A complete performance from South Africa saw them hammer Pakistan by 59 runs in their warm-up match at Trent Bridge on Monday.
Pakistan never really looked like reaching a target of 187, even before a decisive flurry of wickets that saw them slump from 62-2 to 81-7.
Only young opener Ahmed Shehzad put up much resistance with 33 off 27 balls as a succession of experienced team-mates found a variety of manners to depart.
South Africa's opening attack of Dale Steyn and Wayne Parnell kept a tight rein on proceedings after the former bowled Salman Butt with the third ball of the innings.
Slow left-armer Roelof van der Merwe sealed Pakistan's fate with wickets in each of his first two overs to remove Shehzad and Younis Khan (14).
Six of South Africa's seven-man bowling attack enjoyed success as only Shehzad topped 20 for the batting side in a display that will leave their captain, Younis, with plenty to ponder upon.
South Africa's top order laid the foundations for a substantial total of 186-7, after winning the toss, and Albie Morkel issued the coup de grace with 32 off 14 balls.
South Africa got to their 50 in the fifth over, helped in no small part by wides and no balls (with Sohail Tanvir the main culprit).
Captain Graeme Smith's half-century came off just 33 balls but when opening partner Jacques Kallis (26) tried to up the tempo himself he top-edged slow bowler Saeed Ajmal to third man.
Smith continued on his merry way, including a flat six of Shahid Afridi, before the spinner got his revenge. The left-hander advanced down the track on 70 and was deceived in the flight as he failed to get back into his crease before wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal removed the bails.
Herschelle Gibbs then took Afridi for 10 off consecutive balls before he bottom-edged an attempted cut and was bowled for 42 off 22 balls.
That only brought in Morkel, however, who hit Umar Gul for three successive sixes in the 18th over.
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