Left-hander Ingram shared a third-wicket stand of 66 with JP Duminy (41) that helped the Proteas reach their target of 120 with ease. The duo had come together with their side in a spot of bother at 26-3 in their reply.Loots Bosman and AB de Villiers had already fallen to Shoaib Akthar with the score on 16 when having hit three fours to reach 13, Graeme Smith was bowled by Mohammad Hafeez at the start of the fifth over. However Duminy and Ingram, who hit a century on his ODI debut in the recent series against Zimbabwe on home soil, rebuilt the innings.
The pair moved their partnership through to 50 in 7.3 overs before Duminy departed to a diving catch by Umar Akmal off Saeed Ajmal's bowling.
Impressive
David Miller (13 not out) came out at the fall of the fourth wicket and quickly helped Ingram, whose impressive 38-ball knock included two sixes and four fours, take South Africa over the finishing line with 10 balls to spare.
Earlier, Lonwabo Tsotsobe claimed 3-16, while Twenty20 skipper Johan Botha picked up 3-31, as Pakistan crumbled to 119 all out in 18 overs.
They had, however, got off to a decent start; Albie Morkel's first over seeing them pick up 14 runs including four separate wides from the all-rounder.
Tsotsobe, though, was not so easy to get away. The seamer dismissed opening duo Shahzaib Hasan and Imran Farhat in his first spell before returning in the closing stages to send Umar Gul packing for a duck.
Captain Shahid Afridi provided a lively seven-ball cameo worth 25 that included him depositing the first ball he faced over long-on for six.
The only other contribution of note came from Misbah-ul-Haq, who top-scored with 26 not out. He smashed three full tosses to the ropes in the last two overs but was given little support by the tail - the final five wickets fell for 29 runs.
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