South Africa survived a late comeback attempt from Pakistan to secure a thrilling one-wicket victory in Chennai, moving to the top of the table. Aiden Markram was the star of the night, scoring 91 runs, but his dismissal opened the door for Pakistan to mount a comeback.
Markram was dismissed in the 41st over with South Africa still needing 21 runs to win and three wickets remaining. Over the next six overs, Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf, along with Mohammad.
Pakistan Gave Target Of 271
Chasing 271 to win, South Africa reached their target with 16 balls to spare when tailender Keshav Maharaj hit a boundary off spinner Mohammad Nawaz.
South Africa now has five wins and one defeat from six games while Pakistan have lost four matches in succession after winning their first two but remains in semi-final contention.
South Africa won by 1 Wicket
Markram was also out after taking South Africa past 250 runs. After this, it seemed that Pakistan could win this match. SA was 11 runs away from victory when Lungi Ngidi was out after scoring four runs. In such a situation, Tabrez Shamsi and Keshav Maharaj did not lose their wickets and gave victory to SA by one run. Shaheen Afridi took three wickets for Pakistan. Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim, and Usama Mir took two wickets each.
South Africa Reached Top Of The Table
With the victory in this match, the SA team has reached the top of the points table. At the same time, the doors to the semi-finals are almost closed for Pakistan. Pakistan has suffered its fourth consecutive defeat in this World Cup. Now even after winning all their remaining matches, Babar Azam’s team will have a maximum of 10 points and this team will be dependent on luck to play the semi-finals.