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#3 Bilateral ODI Series, 2010 - Pakistan vs South Africa at Abu Dhabi - Pakistan won by one wicket

Abdul Razzaq was sensational with the bat in both the matches.

If there was any match that completely belonged to Abdul Razzaq, it was this one. In the second ODI of a bilateral series between two competitive teams, just months before the World Cup, South Africa registered a good score of 286 for 8 in challenging conditions in Abu Dhabi.

Colin Ingram got a century, while Hashim Amla and JP Duminy scored fifties. In the first 30 overs, Pakistan lost half their side. Pakistan needed 151 off 124 balls with five wickets remaining, when Razzaq - who took one wicket earlier in the day - came out to bat.

Razzaq and Fawad Alam registered a run-a-ball 81-run partnership, but once Fawad was gone, it was totally up to Razzaq. With 70 needed off 49, Razzaq faced most of the balls and dealt only in boundaries. Zulqarnain Haider, Wahab Riaz as well as Saeed Ajmal were run out - all trying to get Razzaq on strike.

But when last man Shoaib Akhtar came in, Pakistan needed 30 off 15. Razzaq continued to attack, and by the time he reached his century in less than 70 balls, he had already hit nine sixes. With four needed off the last two, Razzaq smashed the ball for yet another six - his tenth.

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Bonus ODI #2: Bilateral ODI Series, 2010 - Pakistan vs South Africa at Dubai - Pakistan won by one wicket

The 4th ODI of the series, played just 5 days later, read exactly the same result as the second ODI of the series - Pakistan winning by one wicket with one over to spare. The aggregate scores in this game were slightly lower than the previous one.

South Africa scored 274 for 6 with Shoaib Akhtar, Wahab Riaz and Mohammad Hafeez all getting two wickets apiece. Proteas captain Graeme Smith just missed out on a century, scoring 92.

Pakistan kept losing wickets in regular intervals, but most of their batsmen scored runs in the double figures. A three-wicket haul from Morne Morkel was well dealt by Younis Khan, who scored 73 in the final analysis.

However, Pakistan's real challenge came when they lost Razzaq, with the team now needing 31 off 23 with just two wickets in hand. Wahab Riaz, as well as wicket-keeper batsman Zulqarnain Haider, played to the situation perfectly, but Wahab got run out with just three runs needed off the last three balls.

The good news for Pakistan was that number eleven Shoaib Akhtar was off-strike, and Haider managed the pressure extremely well - scoring two of the fourth and the winning runs off the fifth ball of the over.

It still remains a mystery why Haider, who has a decent overall record, never got another chance to represent Pakistan internationally.