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South Africa crushed Pakistan by 125 runs with nearly 14 overs to spare to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match ODI series at Bloemfontein on Sunday.
Pakistan were never in the hunt chasing a mammoth target of 316 after South Africa put into bat made 315-4 in 50 overs.
Afridi was the last man out for a brilliant cameo of 34 off 16 balls which contained three sixes and two fours.
He was brilliantly caught in the deep by Behardien failing to get on top of a bouncer from Rory Kleinveldt who finished with best figures of four for 22 from 5.2 overs.
Rory McLaren also claimed three for 19 from seven overs as South Africa strangled Pakistan during the run chase.
Afridi was the last man out for a brilliant cameo of 34 off 16 balls which contained three sixes and two fours.
He was brilliantly caught in the deep by Behardien failing to get on top of a bouncer from Rory Kleinveldt who finished with best figures of four for 22 from 5.2 overs.
Rory McLaren also claimed three for 19 from seven overs as South Africa strangled Pakistan during the run chase.
Pakistan captain Misbah ul Haq did not rue his decision to put South Africa into bat first.
"The way the ball was moving, 270-280 would have been a par score. The way it was seaming in the start with the little bit of moisture, we should have exploited the conditions better. They kept the wickets for the first 10-15 overs, which was the key," said Misbah.
South African one-day captain AB de Villiers was pleased with their day's work.
"Very proud of the boys. Really excites me to see the boys perform like that. The Pakistan bowlers bowled really well up front. That opening partnership freed the middle order up. Colin played a great game, congrats to that," said de Villiers.
South Africa's match winning total revolved round Colin Ingram's unbeaten century, featuring in a 120-run partnership for the third wicket with Amla (43).
Ingram finished with 105 off 104 balls as he and Farhaan Behardien battered the bowlers in a sparkling 50-run unbeaten partnership at the end of the innings.
Man of the match Colin Ingram said he enjoyed and was glad to contribute to the victory.
"Just enjoyed batting with some of the other guys, who helped me along the way. AB looked like he had his game together, I fed off that, and we ran well. Magic knock from Farhaan," said Ingram.
Behardien's swashbuckling 34 off 14 balls threatened to steal the limelight and deny Ingram the strike and a chance to reach his ton as the innings neared a close.
But the 27-year-old Ingram drove the first ball of the last over away for a four to bring up his third one day century, hitting it between mid-off and cover to the delight of the fans.
Ingram and captain AB de Villiers put together a 120-run partnership for the third wicket after Graeme Smith and Hashim Amla had laid a decent foundation but then got out in quick succession.
De Villiers was caught for 65 trying to go over extra cover off Saeed Ajmal, who took two of the wickets.
Smith was caught behind off his gloves for 30 and Amla top edged to deep square leg for 43 as all the South African batsmen got among the runs.
Scoreboard at the end of the first one-day international between South
Africa and Pakistan on Sunday.
Pakistan won the toss and elected to field
South Africa
G. Smith c Kamran Akmal b Sajeed Ajmal 30
H. Amla c Shoaib Malik b Mohammad Hafeez 43
AB de Villiers c Younus Khan b Saeed Ajmal 65
C. Ingram not out 105
F. du Plessis c Umar Gul b Junaid Khan 26
F. Behardien not out 34
Extras (b-1, lb-5, w-6) 12
Total (for four wickets, 50 overs) 315
Did not bat: R. McLaren, R. Peterson, R. Kleinveldt, K.
Abbott, L. Tsotsobe
Fall of wickets: 1-72 2-83 3-203 4-265
Bowling: Junaid Khan 9-0-59-1, Umar Gul 10-1-68-0 (1w),
Mohammad Hafeez 10-0-48-1 (3w), Saeed Ajmal 10-0-53-2 (1w),
Shahid Afridi 8-0-60-0 (1w), Shoaib Malik 3-0-21-0
Pakistan
Mohammad Hafeez run out 25
Nasir Jamshed c Smith b Kleiveldt 25
Younus Khan c de Villiers b Abbott 30
Asad Shafiq c Abbott b McLaren 5
Misbah-ul-Haq c de Villiers b McLaren 38
Shoaib Malik c McLaren b Tsotsobe 19
Kamran Akmal c Smith b McLaren 2
Sahid Afridi c Behardien b Kleinveldt 34
Umar Gul c and b Kleinveldt 2
Saeed Ajmal lbw b Kleiveldt 0
Junaid Khan not out 0
Extras (lb-6, w-4) 10
Total (all out, 36.2 overs) 190
Fall of wickets: 1-42 2-52 3-65 4-114 5-135 6-148 7-165 8-178
9-178
Bowling: Tsotsobe 9-0-52-1 (3w), Abbott 6-0-35-1, Kleinveldt
5.2-2-22-4 (1w), Peterson 8-0-47-0, McLaren 7-0-19-3, Behardien
1-0-9-0
Result - South Africa won by 125 runs.
PAKISTAN INNINGS
Afridi is entertaining the crowd with a some thundering blows of Tsotsobe, one of which lands in the car park outside the stadium for his third six.
Pakistan are all out for 190 in 36.2 overs chasing a target of 316 in the first one-day international against South Africa at Bloemfentein on Sunday.
Kleinveldt's hat-trick ball is hurtled down the leg side for a wide.
Ajmal goes for a first-ball duck adjudged leg before off Kleinveldt who claims his third wicket.
Gul lasts just two balls offering a return catch to Kleinveldt.
It is all over bar the shouting but Afridi is refusing to go down without a fight hitting a couple of lusty blows including an extraordinary flat batted six over midwicket off Kleinveldt.
Tsotsobe strikes with a slower delivery in the 34th over as Malik slashes at it only to spoon it to McLaren at short third man.
Malik departs for 19 off 21 balls.
Pakistan have taken the Batting Powerplay in the 34th over with Malik and Afridi in the middle.
Afridi has belted Peterson for a six over extra cover as Pakistan refuse to throw in the towel.
Ryan McLaren strikes again with a bouncer with Kamran Akmal falling for it to offer a simple catch to Smith at fine leg.
Kamran made two off 10 balls.
Shoaib Malik has decided to attack Farhaan Behardien slamming two consecutive boundaries on either side of the wicket.
Misbah's belligerent knock comes to an end as he gloves a short delivery on the leg side to AB de Villiers off Abbott.
The Pakistan skipper made 38 off 44 balls with four boundaries and a six.
Misbah is turning it on keeping the scoreboard ticking along nicely paddle sweeping Peterson for a boundary this time.
Misbah has played perhaps the shot of the day giving himself room and smacking Tsotsobe for a huge six over long on.
Just when things were looking up for Pakistan, Abbott strikes as Younis Khan perishes get a thick outside edge to be caught behind by AB de Villiers.
It is Abbott's maiden one-day international wicket.
Khan made 30 off 51 balls with one boundary adding 49 off 60 balls with Misbah for the fourth wicket.
Misbah ul Haq and Younis Khan have stepped on the pedal as Pakistan enjoyed a couple of good overs but can they really shift the momentum of the match chasing a massive target.
Younis Khan not to be outdone finishes off a good over for Pakistan with a scorching off drive to the fence off Abbott.
Misbah seems to have found his bearings, pulling Abbott through midwicket for another boundary to bring up the 100 of the Pakistan innings in the 24th over.
Misbah hits his first boundary and the first for Pakistan after 94 balls when he drags a delivery from Peterson to midwicket and caps a good over by slogging another one to deep midwicket.
Boundaries have also dried up for Pakistan with the last one coming nearly 12 overs ago though one comes up in the 20th over via leg byes.
Pakistan are faltering chasing a mammoth target of 316 with three batsmen back in the pavilion.
Pakistan are in deep trouble as Asad Shafiq goes hooking a bouncer from Ryan McLaren which is taken by Abbott at long leg.
Hafeez is out in a bizarre manner run out at the bowler's end after Younis Khan's shot was deflected by Kleinfeldt and given after much deliberation once again.
Hafeez made 25 off 38 balls with three boundaries.
South Africa are unsuccessful with a decision with AB de Villiers and Peterson appealing for a catch behind off Younis Khan.
Left arm spinner Robin Petersen comes into the attack with Pakistan 47-1 after 10 overs.
Hafeez (17) survives when Faf du Plessis floors a straight forward chance off Tsotsobe but Smith at slip makes no mistake when Jamshed edges the next ball from Kleinveldt as Pakistan lose their first wicket in the eighth over.Jamshed departs for a fluent knock of 25 off 19 balls having struck five boundaries.
Jamshed has cracked two consecutive boundaries off Rory Kleinveldt as Pakistan get off to a flying start.
Hafeez hooked a bouncer from Tsotsobe to the square leg fence while left-hander Jamshed slams two consecutive boundaries off Abbot as Pakistan make a solid start.
Hafeez punched Abbott through extra cover while Jamshed eased it back past the bowler for a boundary.
Nasir Jamshed and Hafeez hit boundaries off Kyle Abbott's first over which is the second of the second of the Pakistan innings.
SOUTH AFRICA INNINGS
Ingram reaches his third ODI century and second against Pakistan in the first ball of the final over bowled by Gul with an extraordinary shot to the extra cover boundary.
His century which came off 101 balls contained nine boundaries celebrating it with another boundary off Gul.
Behardien has slammed two consecutive sixes off Junaid Khan in the 49th over.
Gul has gone for 17 in the 48th over with Behardien getting a couple of boundaries.
Gul takes a good catch running back from short fine leg as Faf du Plessis miscues a scoop off Junaid Khan after making 26 off 29 balls and figuring in a run ball stand of 62 for the fourth wicket with Ingram.
The 50 partnership for the fourth wicket between Ingram and Faf du Plessis comes in 51 balls.
Afridi has gone for 21 runs in his eighth over with Ingram cracking two boundaries while Faf du Plessis goes one better crashing him to the fence thrice in succession.
Pakistan are unsuccessful with a decision review after Afridi appeals for a leg before against Ingram with the original not out decision being upheld after much deliberation.
Pakistan get some relief as AB de Villiers smashes Ajmal straight to Younis Khan at short cover after making 65 off 63 balls with three boundaries.
AB de Villiers departs after being associated in a 120-run partnership in 20 overs for the third wicket with Ingram.
AB de Villiers has smashed Afridi over extra cover with the ball just failing to clear the boundary.
AB de Villiers completed his 30th ODI fifthy and sixth against Pakistan with consecutive boundaries off Ajmal.
Ingram completes his second ODI fifty with a single off Junaid Khan.
It came off 55 balls and has contained four boundaries so far.
Ingram has cracked two boundaries off one over from Ajmal to long leg and third man to overhaul AB de Villiers and be in sight of his half century.
AB de Villiers has hit the first boundary after 52 deliveries flicking Malik to midwicket to move into 40s.
The boundaries have dried up for South Africa who have gone 47 balls without a hit to the fence.
The 50 partnership for the third wicket between AB de Villiers and Ingram comes up in 58 balls as South Africa rebuild their innings after losing their openers in quick succession.
Colin Ingram has swept Afridi in his fourth over which goes for 11.
South Africa lose their second wicket with Amla miscuing a sweep shot to Shoaib Malik off Hafeez.
Amla made a run a ball 43 which contained six boundaries.
Shahid Afridi playing his 350th ODI has introduced into the attack with South Africa 79-1 after 15 overs.
Ajmal strikes in his second over as Smith commits hara kiri attempt a reverse sweep only to glove it with the ball looping for Kamran Akmal to take a well judged catch.
Smith made 30 off 47 balls with four boundaries.
Amla has punched Hafeez through the covers for another boundary to frustrate Pakistan.
Amla continues to live dangerously edgeing Ajmal to the fine leg fence.
Smith has cut Ajmal uppishly over point for a boundary.
Spin has been introduced after 10 overs with Muhammad Hafeez coming into the attack with South Africa on top while Saeed Ajmal comes on from the other end.
Amla has hit another boundary off Gul steering him to third man using soft hands.
Smith has walked down the pitch and pulled Gul for his second boundary in th eighth over.
Graeme Smith has hit his first boundary clipping Junaid Khan through mid wicket in the seventh over and a straight drive past the bowler three balls later.
Amla seems to be dealing boundaries edging an Umar Gul delivery to fine leg.
Amla has hit another boundary off Junaid Khan pulling him to midwicket.
Hashim Amla has hit the first boundary of the match off Junaid Khan in the third over cracking him through the covers.
Umar Gul has opened with a maiden over to Graeme Smith.
Pakistan have won the toss and elected to bowl in the first one-day international against South Africa at Bloemfontein on Sunday.
Kyle Abbott is making his debut for South Africa in place of Morne Morkel who had injury concern.
Teams
South Africa: Graeme Smith, Hashim Amla, Colin Ingram, AB de Villiers (captain), Faf du Plessis, Farhaan Behardien, Ryan McLaren, Robin Peterson, Rory Kleinveldt, Kyle Abbott, Lonwabo Tsotsobe
Pakistan: Nasir Jamshed, Mohammad Hafeez, Younis Khan, Asad Shafiq, Misbah-ul-Haq (captain), Shoaib Malik, Kamran Akmal, Shahid Afridi, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Junaid Khan
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