In the first match of the one-day triangular series also featuring Sri Lanka, the home side batted first and set an imposing target of 280 for four in its allotted 50 overs.

Then the South African bowlers tore through the Pakistan batting, limiting the visitors to 228 all out in 47.4 overs for the 52-run margin.

Rhodes, 94 not out, and Kallis, 109 not out, both survived close calls in setting the South African record for a fifth-wicket total. The previous record of 131 was held by Rhodes and captain Hansie Cronje.

Chasing an improbable target, Pakistan was reduced to 75 for seven as debut new ball bowlers Steve Elworthy and Roger Telemachus grabbed two wickets each.

Late heroics from Wasim Akram (27) and Moin Khan (45) added 53 runs for the eight wicket, and then Waqar Younis (33) and Abdul Razzaq (46n.o.) blasted a Pakistani record 10th wicket partnership of 72 to make the final score respectable.

SCOREBOARD

South Africa: Gary Kirsten c Wasim b Akram 0, Mike Rindel c Moin b Younis 17, Daryll Cullinan c Wasim b Akram 16, Hansie Cronje run out (Waqar) 34, Jacques Kallis not out 109, Jonty Rhodes not out 94; Extras (b4, lb2, w2, nb2): 10. Total (for 4 wickets in 50 overs): 280

Did not bat: Lance Klusener, Mark Boucher, Steve Elworthy, Pat Symcox, Roger Telemachus

Fall of wickets: 1-1, 2-26, 3-48, 4-97

Bowling: Akram 10-0-39-2 (1w), Younis 10-0-73-1 (1w), Mahmood 10-0-59-0, Razzaq 5.2-0-15-0 (2nb), Afridi 9.4-0-52-0, Sohail 5-0-36-0

Pakistan: Saeed Anwar lbw b Elworthy 0, Shahid Afridi c Cullinan b Elworthy 19, Aamir Sohail b Telemachus 8, Mohammad Wasim c&b Cronje 9, Ijaz Ahmed c Cronje b Klusener 5, Yusuf Youhana run out (Symcox) 15, Moin Khan b Klusener 45, Azhar Mehmood c Kallis b Klusener 1, Wasim Akram b Symcox 27, Abdul Razzaq not out46, Waqar Younis b Telemachus 33; Extras: (2b, 6lb, 5w, 7nb) 20. Total (all out in 47.4): 228

Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-18, 3-37, 4-45, 5-63, 6-72, 7-75, 8-128, 9-156

Bowling: Elworthy 8-0-25-2 (2nb, 1w), Telemachus 8.4-0-40-2 (2nb), Cronje 9-0-31-1 (1w), Klusener 10-2-31-3 (3nb, 2w), Kallis 5-0-50-0 (1w), Symcox 7-0-43-1

Man of the Match: Jacques Kallis (SA).