PAK vs SA- Pakistan’s World Cup 2023 Dream Fade Away, Lost By 1 Wicket To Mighty South African Side

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PAK vs SA- Once Again Pakistan Batting Couldn’t Played 50 Overs In The Match

PAK Vs SA- The World Cup 2023 has proven to be nothing short of a nightmare for Pakistan. A shocking match in Chennai saw South Africa triumph over Pakistan by a mere one wicket. This marks Pakistan’s fourth consecutive loss in the tournament, and it has left cricket enthusiasts in dismay.

Keshav Maharaj and Tabraiz Shamsi, were the stars of the show as they combined for a nail-biting victory. They put up an exceptional 11-run partnership for the 10th wicket. Maharaj smashed a winning boundary off Mohammad Nawaz’s bowling

Aiden Markram’s brilliant batting display added to Pakistan’s woes. He scored an impressive 91 runs, nearly carrying South Africa to victory single-handedly. His stellar performance laid the foundation for South Africa’s miraculous victory.

At the Chepauk Stadium, Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first. However, they managed to post only 270 runs on the board, losing all their wickets in just 46.4 overs. Babar Azam and Saud Shakeel played vital roles by scoring fifties, but the rest of the batting lineup failed to contribute substantially

Chasing the target, South Africa faced a challenging task but managed to achieve it successfully. They lost 9 wickets in the process, reaching the target in 47.2 overs. Shaheen Afridi claimed three crucial wickets for Pakistan, while Mohammad Wasim, Haris Rauf, and Usama Mir took two wickets each.

The 2023 One Day World Cup has brought tremendous disappointment to Pakistan, with four consecutive losses. The heartbreaking one-wicket defeat to South Africa in Chennai remains a bitter memory for Pakistani cricket fans.

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PAK vs SA– Pakistan Innings, Winning The Toss And Batting

Pakistan team saw two changes, Hasan Ali was unwell, Mohammad Wasim Jr. took his place.ce, Mohammad Nawaz was brought back in place of Usama Mir. However, in the second innings, Usama replaced Shadab Khan as a concussion substitute.

On the other hand, in the South African team, captain Temba Bavuma made a comeback. He couldn’t play the previous two matches due to illness, taking Reeza Hendricks’ spot. Lungi Ngidi and Tabraiz Shamsi replaced Kagiso Rabada and Lizaad Williams.

South Africa’s bowlers created pressure from the early overs. Marco Jansen threw the first over. Jansen took Abdullah Shafique’s wicket in the fifth over. At that point, Pakistan’s score was only 20 runs.

In the seventh over, Jansen also sent Imam ul Haq back to the pavilion. During the powerplay’s 10 overs, Pakistan lost 2 wickets, although the team managed to score 58 runs.

Babar Azam managed to score 50 runs before falling victim to Tabraiz Shamsi. This marks his second consecutive half-century in the tournament and the third one in the current World Cup campaign. Earlier, he scored half-centuries against Afghanistan and India. However, he hasn’t been able to convert any of these fifties into centuries.

Pakistan got off to a shaky start as they lost both openers, Abdullah Shafique for 9 runs and Imam-ul-Haq for 12 runs, with the team’s score at just 38 runs. Babar Azam’s 50 and Mohammad Rizwan’s 31 stabilized the team, but after Rizwan’s dismissal, Iftikhar Ahmed contributed with 21 runs.

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However, after Iftikhar’s wicket, the team’s score was 141 for 5 wickets. With the team struggling at 141 for 5, Saud Shakeel and Shadab Khan managed to steer Pakistan’s innings.

They formed a partnership and accelerated the run rate once they were set. Shadab Khan scored 43 runs off 36 balls but was dismissed, breaking their 84-run partnership. Both players had taken Pakistan past 225 runs.

South Africa’s Tabraiz Shamsi played a vital role by taking 4 key wickets. He dismissed Babar Azam, Iftikhar Ahmed, Saud Shakeel, and Shaheen Shah Afridi.

On the other hand, Marco Jansen dismissed both of Pakistan’s openers and also got the wicket of Mohammad Nawaz. Meanwhile, Gerald Coetzee took catches to dismiss Markram and Shadab Khan.

South African Innings

South Africa’s pursuit of a 271-run target began well, with the team scoring 30 runs in just two overs. Iftikhar Ahmed delivered the first over for Pakistan. De Kock scored 19 runs with consecutive boundaries off Shahin Afridi’s first over.

South Africa faced an early setback when Quinton de Kock was dismissed for 24 runs in the fourth over, with Shaheen Afridi taking his wicket. Following this, Temba Bavuma and Rassie van der Dussen steadied the innings, with both players scoring 54 runs off 54 balls, taking the team’s score past 100 runs.

Van der Dussen was dismissed after scoring 21 runs, breaking their partnership, and then Heinrich Klaasen was also dismissed for 12 runs. South Africa had lost four wickets for 136 runs after 10 overs.

Following the dismissal of Van der Dussen, Aiden Markram took charge of the innings, partnering with David Miller. Markram reached his fifty, while Miller targeted Usama Mir’s bowling. Both players had built an 84-run partnership, and South Africa had crossed 225 runs. Saud was dismissed for 52 runs, and shortly after, South Africa experienced another collapse in their batting lineup.

After losing four wickets for 250 runs, Aiden Markram took charge of the innings with Marco Jansen. They added 29 runs with Jansen and 15 runs with Gerald Coetzee. Usama Mir dismissed Markram, and Babar Azam took the catch.

South Africa had lost eight wickets at a score of 250 runs. From South Africa, David Miller scored 29, Marco Jansen 20, Heinrich Klaasen 12, Rassie van der Dussen 21, Temba Bavuma 28, Quinton de Kock 24, and Gerald Coetzee 10 runs.

Shaheen Afridi took 3 wickets for Pakistan. Meanwhile, Mohammad Wasim Jr., Haris Rauf, and Usama Mir each took 2 wickets. Keshav Maharaj remained not out with 7 runs, and Tabraiz Shamsi scored 4 runs.

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With a one-wicket victory against Pakistan, South Africa now sits at the top of the points table. They have won 5 out of 6 matches and have 10 points. On the other hand, the host, India, has also won 5 out of 5 matches, securing 10 points. However, South Africa is ahead due to a better run rate. Pakistan, on the other hand, is at the sixth position with 4 losses in 6 matches.

Tabraiz Shamsi, Player of the Match

Really happy. I knew I had to do a job there, but the guys before me set it up. Credit goes to those guys too. I’ve played enough cricket to know sometimes it goes for you, sometimes it doesn’t.

I didn’t expect to be here with my pads on doing this interview. If I tried to play a big shot and if it didn’t come off, the boys wouldn’t welcome me back to the changeroom.

So there was no doubt in my mind that I had to just defend and get Kesh on strike. These are the kind of moments you dream of, to be in the middle at the end and win your team a game. Kesh was unbelievable out there.

Babar Azam, Pakistan captain

We are very close, we did not finish well. Very disappointing for the whole team. We fought back very well. In the batting we were 10-15 short. The fast bowlers and spinners fought well but unfortunately it was not to be.

It is part of the game, in DRS it is part of the game. Had he given it out, it would have favored us. We have an opportunity to win this and stay in the race but not to be.

We will try our best in the next 3 matches and put our efforts and play for Pakistan. Let’s see where we will stand after that.

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