up Abdul Razzaq hit a belligerent unbeaten hundred to help Pakistan pull off an incredible win in the second One-Day International against South Africa here Sunday. The dashing 30-year-old all-rounder hit a quickfire 109 off just 72 balls studded with ten towering sixes and seven fours to help Pakistan overhaul a daunting 288-run target with just one wicket and one delivery to spare. Razzaq's third one-day hundred – crossing the fifty mark for the first time since making 75 not out against England four years ago – helped Pakistan level the five-match series 1-1 at the Abu Dhabi Stadium. South Africa won the first match by eight wickets here Friday. The third match will be played in Dubai Tuesday. Razzaq, who came to the crease at 5-136, added 81 for the sixth wicket with Fawad Alam (48) to raise hopes of Pakistan win and even after Alam fell, he did not lose heart despite Pakistan needing 87 in the last ten overs. He hit Charl Langeveldt for three sixes in 47th over before taking a six and a boundary off the same bowler in the 49th. Pakistan needed 14 off the last over as Razzaq cut loose, hitting sixes off the second and third balls from Albie Morkel to raise his third hundred in one-day cricket, which came off just 70 balls. He then cut through the point for boundary to bring Pakistan's win. Pakistan struggled to 70-4 before Alam and skipper Shahid Afridi (49) added 66 for the fifth wicket to lift the stuttering innings. Afridi hit two sixes and three boundaries off 40 balls before passing the buck to Razzaq. Man of the Match Razzaq said he was happy to play lead role in the victory. “I am elated,” he said after the match. “I am sure this win will lift our morale which was down after Twenty20 series defeat and first one-day loss. I am happy that I am able to hit those. It is the best innings of my career.” – Agence France-PresseScoreboard South Africa H. Amla lbw b Afridi 65 R. Peterson b Razzaq 06 C. Ingram lbw b Riaz 100 AB de Villiers b Afridi 29 JP Duminy c Alam b Akhtar 54 D. Miller c and b Riaz 06 A. Morkel b Hafeez 01 J. Botha run out 09 M. Morkel not out 01 C. Langeveldt not out 04 Extras (1b, lb5, w5): 11 Total (8 wickets): 286 Did not bat: L. Tsotsobe. Falls: 1-24 (Peterson), 2-108 (Amla), 3-194 (De Villiers), 4-216 (Ingram), 5-232 (Miller), 6-236 (A. Morkel), 7-263 (Botha), 8-281 (Duminy). Bowling: Akhtar 10-1-57-1 (1w), Razzaq 5-1-37-1, Hafeez 10-0-49-1 (1w), Riaz 10-0-43-2 (1w), Afridi 10-0-59-2 (1w), Ajmal 5-0-35-0 (1w).Pakistan A. Shafiq c M. Morkel b Langeveldt 01 M. Hafeez c de Villiers b Botha 30 Younis lbw b Langeveldt 18 Misbah lbw b Peterson 17 F. Alam c A. Morkel b Langeveldt 48 S. Afridi c Ingram b Tsotsobe 49 A. Razzaq not out 109 Z. Haider run out 06 W. Riaz run out 00 S. Ajmal run out 01 S. Akhtar not out 00 Extras (lb3, nb2, w5): 10 Total (9 wickets, 49.5 overs): 289 Falls: 1-8 (Shafiq), 2-31 (Younis), 3-58 (Haq), 4-70 (Hafeez), 5-136 (Afridi), 6-217 (Alam), 7-228 (Haider), 8-254 (Riaz), 9-257 (Ajmal). Bowling: Langeveldt 10-0-75-3, Tsotsobe 10-1-39-1 (1nb, 1w), M. Morkel 10-0-39-0 (2w), A. Morkel 4.5-0-52-0 (1nb), Peterson 7-0-40-1, Botha 8-0-41
