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Centuries power South Africa to win

Herschelle Gibbs and A.B. de Villiers smashed hundreds and Makhaya Ntini took five wickets to lead South Africa to a 45-run win in the first one-day international against Pakistan at Gaddafi stadium yesterday.

Ntini sliced through the top order with the new ball, taking four for 69 as Pakistan were bowled out for 249 in 46.3 overs in reply to South Africa's 294 for five.

The paceman struck in his second, third, fourth and sixth overs as the home team stumbled to 55 for four.

Mohammad Yousuf stood firm with 53 before Shahid Afridi belted 47 with five fours and two sixes to lead a late surge.

Afridi put on 43 for the eighth wicket in 25 balls with Sohail Tanvir, who hit two sixes in his 26.

After Charl Langeveldt removed Misbah-ul-Haq (20), Yousuf and Kamran Akmal (35) put on 60 for the sixth wicket.

Jacques Kallis then struck twice to have Yousuf caught at short mid-wicket by captain Graeme Smith and clean bowling Akmal.

Earlier, Gibbs (102) and de Villiers (103 not out) added 137 for the third wicket after South Africa chose to bat first.
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