PAK vs SA / Pakistan lost its fourth consecutive match – South Africa won by one wicket

PAK vs SA: The 2023 ODI World Cup is no less than a nightmare for Pakistan. Now the team was defeated by South Africa by one wicket in a thrilling match in Chennai. This is Pakistan's fourth consecutive defeat in this tournament. For South Africa, Keshav Maharaj and Tabrez Shamsi added 11 runs for the 10th wicket. Maharaj hit the winning four on the bowling of Mohammad Nawaz. Aiden Markram scored 91 runs, while Shamsi took 4 wickets in the first innings.

At Chepauk Stadium, Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat, the team was all out after scoring 270 runs in 46.4 overs. Babar Azam and Saud Shakeel scored fifties. South Africa achieved the target by losing 9 wickets in 47.2 overs. Shaheen Afridi took 3 wickets from Pakistan. Whereas Mohammad Wasim, Haris Rauf and Usama Mir took 2-2 wickets.

Shaheen took 3 wickets

From South Africa, David Miller 29, Marco Jansen 20, Heinrich Klaasen 12, Rassie van der Dussen 21, Temba Bavuma 28, Quinton de Kock 24 and Gerald Coetzee were out after scoring 10 runs. Shaheen Afridi took 3 wickets from Pakistan. Whereas Mohammad Wasim Junior, Haris Rauf and Usama Mir got 2 successes each.

Markram was caught after scoring 91 runs

After Miller's wicket, Aiden Markram took over the innings with Marco Janson. He added 29 runs with Yanson and 15 runs with Gerald Cooties. But after scoring 91 runs, Usama was caught on the bowling of Mir, Babar caught him. After him, Gerald Cooties also got out after scoring 10 runs in the next over. South Africa lost 8 wickets for 250 runs.

Miller-Markram partnership crossed 200

After the score of 136 runs and loss of 4 wickets, Aiden Markram took over the innings with David Miller. Markram completed his fifty, on the other hand Miller attacked Usama Mir. Both the players had made a partnership of 70 runs, when Shaheen Shah Afridi got Miller caught out. Miller was out after scoring 29 runs and the partnership between the two broke.

Van der Dussen and Markram took over the innings

South Africa lost the wickets of both the openers in the first 10 overs. From here Aiden Markram and Rassie van der Dussen took the innings forward. Both of them made a partnership of 54 runs on 54 balls and took the team's score beyond 100 runs. Van der Dussen was out after scoring 21 runs and their partnership broke. After Dusson, Heinrich Klaasen was also out after scoring 12 runs and South Africa's score became 136 runs for 4 wickets.

Shadab got hurt, Usama Mir got concussion

Shadab Khan got injured while fielding in the very first over of South Africa's innings. He fell while throwing, due to which he suffered a head injury. He came to field after staying in the dugout for about 8 overs. But he again left the field in the 14th over, Usama Mir came to field in his place. In the 15th over, Shadab was replaced by Usama under the concussion rule. Now Shadab will not take part in the match, Usama Mir will bowl in his place.

South Africa lost 2 wickets in the first 10 overs

The South African team, which set out to chase the target of 271 runs, had a good start. The team scored 30 runs in just 2 overs. Iftikhar Ahmed from Pakistan bowled the first over with the new ball. De Kock scored 19 runs in Shaheen's first over by hitting 4 consecutive fours.

South Africa also got its first blow in the fourth over, Quinton de Kock became the victim of Shaheen Afridi after scoring 24 runs. After him Temba Bavuma and Rassie Van der Dussen took over the innings. But Bavuma was also caught in the 10th over, he was sent to the pavilion by Mohammad Wasim. The team lost 2 wickets in 10 overs but also scored 67 runs.

Pakistan lost the last 5 wickets in scoring 45 runs.

After the dismissal of Saud and Shadab, another collapse of Pakistan batting was seen. Shadab was out on the score of 225 runs, the team could score only 45 runs from here and also lost the last 4 wickets. Apart from Mohammad Nawaz (24 runs), other batsmen could not do anything special. Shaheen Afridi could score only 2 runs, Haris Rauf 0 and Mohammad Wasim Junior could score only 7 runs.

Tabrez Shamsi took 4 wickets

Tabrez Shamsi took 4 important wickets from South Africa. He sent Babar Azam, Iftikhar Ahmed, Saud Shakeel and Shaheen Shah Afridi to the pavilion. Marco Janson dismissed both Pakistan openers along with Mohammad Nawaz. Whereas Gerald Cootzie got Marco Janson and Shadab Khan caught out.

Saud-Shadab partnership took care of Pakistan

After half the team was out before 150 runs, Saud Shakeel and Shadab Khan took Pakistan's innings forward. Both of them batted carefully and scored runs quickly after getting set. Shadab was out after scoring 43 runs on 36 balls and the partnership of 84 runs between the two was broken. However, with their partnership, both of them had taken Pakistan beyond 225 runs. Saud also got out after some time after scoring 52 runs.

Lost 5 wickets for 141 runs

Pakistan team had a bad start, having lost 3 consecutive matches in the tournament. The team lost the openers for 38 runs, Abdullah Shafiq could score only 9 and Imam-ul-Haq could score only 12 runs. Babar Azam led the team by scoring 50 runs and Mohammad Rizwan scored 31 runs, but after Rizwan's wicket, Iftikhar was also out after scoring 21 runs and the team's score became 141 runs for 5 wickets.

Babar was out after making his third fifty in the tournament

Pakistan captain Babar Azam scored fifty on 64 balls against South Africa. He became the victim of Tabrez Shamsi after scoring 50 runs. This was his second consecutive fifty in the tournament and third in the current season. Earlier, he had also scored half-centuries against Afghanistan and India. However, he has not been able to convert even a single fifty into a century.

Pakistan lost 2 wickets in Powerplay-1

South African bowlers created pressure from the initial overs. Marco Janson bowled the first over maiden. Yanson took the wicket of Abdullah Shafiq in the fifth over. Then Pakistan's score was only 20 runs. In the 7th over, Janson also sent Imam-ul-Haq to the pavilion. Pakistan lost 2 wickets in 10 overs of powerplay, although the team also scored 58 runs.

Playing eleven of both the teams

South Africa: Temba Bavuma (captain), Quinton de Kock, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansson, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi, Gerald Coetzee.

Pakistan: Babar Azam (captain), Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafiq, Mohammad Rizwan, Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim Jr. and Haris Rauf.