Pakistan vs South Africa World Cup 2023 Highlights: South Africa almost threw a winning match away but held their nerves till the end as Pakistan’s night ended in heartbreak as they fell to the Proteas by 1 wicket. Aiden Markram starred with 91 while Shaheen Shah Afridi picked up 3. In the first innings, South Africa spinner Tabraiz Shamsi took 4 wickets while Saud Shakeel and Shadab Khan played a crucial partnership to help Pakistan post 270 against the Proteas on Friday.
Pakistan vs South Africa Early, Babar Azam won the toss and decided to bat first at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Temba Bavuma said at the toss that he would have liked to bat first as well. Despite a shaky start, Pakistan managed to put up 270 runs on the scoreboard after losing all its wickets. For Pakistan, Skipper Babar Azam (50), Saud Shakeel (52), and Shadab Khan (43) helped the Pakistani team score some runs. For the Proteas, Tabraiz Shamsi took 4 wickets, Marco Jansen picked 3 wickets, Gerald Coetzee took 2 wickets and Lungi Ngidi clinched one wicket.
Chasing 271, the Proteas lost de Kock soon, but Temba Bavuma (28), Rassie van der Dussen (21) kept the momentum going. Despite losing wickets in between, the Proteas did sail the Pakistani high tidal bowling attack, all thanks to Aiden Markram’s (91) brilliant knock. In the end, Keshav Aharaj finished the game with a boundary on the second delivery of the 48th over and the Proteas won the match by 1 wicket with 16 balls remaining.
With this win, South Africa is at the top of the ICC points table, ahead of India, with 10 points.