PAK vs SA HIGHLIGHTS: South Africa Clinch A Thriller, Beat Pakistan By 1 Wicket To Go Top Of The Table
ODI World Cup 2023, PAK vs SA Live: Check below latest updates, live scorecard from Pakistan vs South Africa ICC Cricket World Cup match at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Shamsi Gets Player Of The Match for his 4/60. He also chipped in with the bat scoring 4 off 6.
South AFrica beat Pakistan by a wicket. Keshav Maharaj hits the winning runs. It's a boundary off Nawaz. What a thriller.
WICKET! And just when we thought they could Haris Rauf has managed a caught and bowled to dismiss Ngidi. Leading edge and a superb catch from Rauf on to his wrong side. SA- 260/9 after 45.3 Overs.
Lungi Ngidi, Keshav Maharaj holding their nerves. They have reduced to the deficit to 11. Can they take the Proteas home?
Pakistan believe. They have reduced SA to 250/8 in 41.1 Overs. Still needed 21 needed but just 2 wickets remaining. Balls not a problem at the moment with over 50 remaining. Shaheen Shah Afridi strikes as he gets rid of Gerald Coetzee.
Gerald Coetzee has joined Markram in the middle.
Another wicket falls and this time is Marco Jansen who has to depart, falling to Haris Rauf. Can Pakistan still win this from here? SA-235/6 after 36.5 Overs. They need 36 runs in 79 balls.
Miller may have departed but Makram is the key now and the way he is going about things at the moment, South Africa look set to win this game with comfortable number of balls remaining.
Aiden Markram- David Miller Stand taking the game away from Pakistan. The duo have added 60 off 58 already- the highest partnership in this run chase and are looking set to add a lot more to this tally. Required run rate around 4 at the moment. So no real pressure.
Half-century up for Markram. But South Africa need him to carry on.
David Miller has joined Aiden Markram in the middle.
Massive moment in the game as Mohammad Wasim gets the wicket of in-form Heinrich Klaasen. Goes for the big shot towards the deep third-man region but finds the fielder. Klassen departs for 136/4 after 21.4 Overs. The batter made an individual contribution of 12 off 10 balls.
Heinrich Klaasen joins Aiden Markram in the middle.
Concussion Sub Usama Mir Strikes in his first over. Van der Dussen departs for 21 off 39. SA- 121/3 after 18.5 Overs as the batter is given out and the decision stays the same on umpire's call after batter opts for DRS.
Second wicket goes down as Temba Bavuma falls for 28 off 27. SA- 67/2 in 9.5 Overs. Mohammad Wasim gets the wicket for Men in Green. Pakistan use 5 bowlers inside 10 overs.
Rassie van der Dussen has joined Temba Bavuma in the middle. Iftikhar Ahmed had started off the proceedings with the new ball for Pakistan, by the way along with Shaheen. Mohammad Nawaz comes in one change. Desperate times call for desperate measures, that's what seems to be the case for Pakistan.
South Africa Lose A Wicket Early in their run chase of 271. Shaheen Shah Afridi gets rid of Quinton de Kock who was looking in great nick batting on 24 off 14 balls. SA- 34 /1 after 3.3 overs.
Another batting innings with which Pakistan will not entirely be proud of. They have posted 270 in an innings in which quite a few of their batters got starts but none could carry on. Two made half-centuries with Babar Azam making 50 and Saud Shakeen a run-a-ball 52. If not for the 84-run stand between Shakeel and Shadab Khan (43 off 36), this could have been even worse for the Men in Green. For South Africa, Shamsi was exceptional, picking 4 wickets for 60 runs, while Jansen (3/43 off 9), Gerald Coetzee (2 for 42 off 7) and Lungi Ngidi (1/45 in 7.4 overs) were the other wicket-takers. South Africa need 271 to win. We will be back with the chase.
Pakistan are bowled out for 270. Ngidi gets the last man out. Mohammad Wasim departs for 7. South Africa need 271 to win.
Pakistan innings coming to a quick end. Will they be able to play out their 50 overs? They are 9 down for 268 in 45.5 overs as Mohammad Nawaz tried to go for the big shot but manages a leading edge which is caught. Jansen gets his third wicket of the day.
Another wicket for Tabraiz Shamsi as Shaheen Shah Afridi edges on to slips. Shamsi gets his fourth to end his quota of overs with 10 overs 4 wickets for 60 runs. At the fall of the wicket, PAK were 259/8 after 44.2 Overs. After the end of over, Pakistan- 265/8 after 45 overs.
Shadab and Shakeel did put on an 84-run stand but batters dismissed in quick succeession. Shadab is first removed by Coetzee falling for 43 off 36, another bat dismissed by a short-ball. Shadab only managed to give a catch to midwicket as Pak were 225/6 after 39.4 overs. Soon after, Saud Shakeel was dismissed by Shami who gets his third wicket of the day. A quicker leg break that produced the outside edge and straight to De Kock. PAK- 240/7 in 42.1 overs.
Half-Century of the partnership comes up between Saud Shakeel and Shadab Khan. Much needed for Pakistan.
Tabraiz Shamsi, Marco Jansen have picked two wickets apiece while Gerald Coetzee has taken the other Pakistan wicket to fall.
Another Match Slipping Away From Pakistan and with that their chances of securing a place in the semis. Shadab Khan and Saud Shakeel the two batters out in the middle.
Another wicket for Shamsi. This time he gets the rid of Babar Azam. Pakistan- 141/5 after 27.5 overs. Caught behind. 50 and out for Babar and the Pakistan skipper walks back, failing to convert another start into a big score with his teams back against the wall.
WICKET! Fourth wicket down. This time it is Iftikhar who departs, falling to Shamsi off 21 from 31 balls. PAK- 129/4 after 25.1 overs.
Iftikhar Ahmed has joined Babar Azam in the middle.
And another wicket down. This time it is Rizwan who falls to a bouncer. A top-edge to the keeper off the bowling of Coetzee. PAK- 86/3 after 15.5 overs.
Aiden Markram, Keshav Maharaj to chip in a few overs of spin here.
Two of Pakistan's most experienced batters Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan out in the middle.
And another match where Pakistan are on the backfoot. They have lost both their openers inside the powerplay and it is Marco Jansen who has picked both the wickets. First Jansen bounced Shafique out caught at backward square leg before a beautiful ball in the corridor of uncertainty produced another wicket, that of Imam. PAK- 38/2 in 6.3 overs.
Pakistan vs South Africa, here we go. Abdullah Shafique and Imam ul Haq open for Pakistan while Marco Jansen and Lungi Ngidi have taken the new ball from both the ends for South Africa.
South Africa (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock(w), Temba Bavuma(c), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Tabraiz Shamsi, Lungi Ngidi
Pakistan (Playing XI): Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Saud Shakeel, Shadab Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Haris Rauf
Babar Azam: We'll bat first. Every match is important now and we are focusing on that. All departments we need to improve, fielding especially. We need to stick together and discuss how to get better. I'm happy to do well myself now. Two changes - Hasan Ali is sick, so Waseem Jr comes in.
In the 82 ODIs between Pakistan and South Africa, Pakistan has won 30 matches, while South Africa has emerged victorious in 51 matches.
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Pakistan vs South Africa Live Score: Hello and welcome to live coverage of PAK vs SA ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 match. Pakistan vs South Africa ICC Men's ODI World Cup 2023 match will take place on October 27, 2023 at 14:00 IST at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Pakistan vs South Africa ODI World Cup 2023 match is expected to be a thriller. The teams of Pakistan and South Africa will square off in the 26th match of ICC World Cup 2023 tournament on Friday (October 27) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
Babar Azam-led Pakistan cricket team's position in the ongoing ICC Men's ODI World Cup 2023 tournament is indeed precarious. Pakistan were off to a strong start in ODI World Cup 2023, securing consecutive victories, but the Men in Green then went on to face three consecutive defeats, including a significant loss to underdogs Afghanistan. To have a chance of qualifying for the ODI World Cup 2023 semifinals, it is now important for Pakistan cricket team to register victories in all their remaining four ODI World Cup 2023 matches. The competition is fierce, and every match becomes crucial in determining their fate in the tournament. Pakistan will need to regroup and perform at their best to keep their ODI World Cup 2023 semifinal hopes alive.
Back-to-back strong performances from South Africa have positioned them as one of the top contenders in ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 tournament. The Proteas have been in superb form throughout ODI World Cup 2023, with their only loss occurring when they batted second against the Netherlands.
Pakistan vs South Africa ICC Cricket World Cup Match Probable Playing 11
South Africa probable playing 11 for PAK vs SA ODI World Cup 2023 match: Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (c), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lizaad Williams/Tabraiz Shamsi
Pakistan probable playing 11 for PAK vs SA ODI World Cup 2023 match: Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq/Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Usama Mir, Shaheen Afridi, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf/Mohammad Wasim Jr.
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