What a thriller this was. One of the closest match in this ongoing worldcup. But , the Keshav Maharaj keeps his nreves to win this for SouthAfrica. A thrilling encounter so far in this tournament. As, South African team one this by only one wicket. Pakistan braced their fourt consecutive defeat in this world cup.
After winning the toss Baber Azam opted to bat first and this was South African bowling that kept the lines tight and never get the Pakistan batters going .
They South African team tooks wickets on regular basis and kept their lines and lengths accurate. Baber Azam made his fifty on slowy side but at the end Saud shakeel and shadab khan made valueable contribution.
Pakistan team should bowled out less than what they scored on the end of match as it was due to lot of free hits and extras bowled by the South African team. Saud shakeel made his fifty but won’t be able to convert it into big one and Muhammad Nawaz fire works at the end took the total to 270 in 46.4 overs . Tabraiz shamsi took 4 wickets and was pick of the bowler and got the man of the match award for his exceptional bowling.
The target of 270 looks compeyas the pitch as uneven bounce and pace and Pakistan fancied their bowling to defend this . But at the end they fall short.
Dekock and Bavuma made good contribution at the start but Shaheen shah afridi took the first blood and get him caught .a Bavuma also got out .
A major blow to Pakistan team was Injured Shadab khan and concussion substitute Usama mir came in and bowled well as he get the Rasse van dussen out and at the end and crucial stage get markarm out who was batting quite exceptionally in his 90s. David miller cheers the crowd with some lusty blows but falls short by Shaheen shah Afridi good bowling.
This match was going from here to their as Pakistan bolwers almost got the team bowled out but it was the Maharaj who kept his nerves and hit a four to nawaz to win the match.
This was quite a nervy chase by South African as they are not good in chasing and this is highest chase againt Pakistan in any oneday game .
What a cracker of game it was! and what a match oh! The fans were cheering for their teams .
pakistan lost their 4th consecutive match and their chances to semis diminished but what happened at the end ,no one knows .
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