Habib Bank Limited won a high-scoring match against Pakistan International Airlines by 27 runs in Karachi. HBL were put in to bat and started inauspiciously as Imran Farhat was dismissed first ball of the innings. Ahmed Shehzad and Younus Khan then put on a 142-run partnership for the second wicket before Shehzad fell to Shoaib Malik leg before. Younush and Asad Shafiq then combined for 118 runs for the third wicket. Younus, recently omitted from the 30-man pool for the Champions Trophy, finally fell for 101, with Shafiq scoring a quick fire 92 off 74 balls.

By Nick Said BENONI, South Africa (Reuters) - AB de Villiers survived being dropped early to smash a series-winning unbeaten 95 for South Africa who beat Pakistan by six wickets in the deciding match of their one-day international series on Sunday. De Villiers offered a routine opportunity to Younus Khan at slip when he had just one and made Pakistan pay dearly for that miss by guiding his side to a 3-2 series success with six overs to spare.

PRETORIA, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Scoreboard at the end of the third test, on day three, between South Africa and Pakistan at Centurion on Sunday. South Africa won by an innings and 18 runs to clinch the three-match series 3-0. South Africa first innings 409 (AB de Villiers 121, H. Amla 92, V. Philander 74; Rahat Ali 6-127) Pakistan first innings 156 (Younus Khan 33; K.

Kyle Abbott took seven for 29 on his Test debut to send Pakistan crashing to 156 all out on the second day of the third and final Test against South Africa at SuperSport Park on Saturday. Pakistan, forced to follow on 253 runs behind, were 14 for one at the close, with Mohammad Hafeez bowled by Dale Steyn with the first ball of the second innings. It left Pakistan facing an almost hopeless task as they tried to avoid a series whitewash although Hafeez vowed: "We will be trying to fight it out."