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Pakistan are competing with South Africa in Match 26 of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 on the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. With their semi-final aspirations hanging within the steadiness, Pakistan want a victory on this essential conflict to maintain their hopes alive within the match.
Saud Shakeel, Shadab Khan lead Pakistan to a aggressive complete
Pakistan, below Babar Azam‘s captaincy, selected to bat after profitable the toss. The innings had a shaky begin as Abdullah Shafique departed early, and Imam-ul-Haq fell shortly after.
Mohammad Rizwan capitalized on a dropped catch, taking part in aggressively to attain 31 off 27 balls. Nonetheless, he bought out simply earlier than the drinks break.
Iftikhar Ahmed‘s promotion to quantity 5 didn’t end in a major partnership, as he was dismissed for 21. Babar reached his third fifty of the match however fell to Tabraiz Shamsi after a profitable evaluation by skipper Temba Bavuma.
With the Inexperienced Crew struggling at 141/5 within the twenty eighth over, Saud Shakeel (52) and Shadab Khan (43) crafted 84-run partnership, counter-attacking successfully, taking part in an element of their facet’s aggressive complete of 270 runs.
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Quinton de Kock’s brilliance behind the stumps
On fifth supply of the twenty eighth over, Babar tried a lap sweep in opposition to Shamsi’s tossed-up supply, however the ball took a faint edge off his gloves earlier than settling into the palms of wicket-keeper Quinton de Kock. Surprisingly, the dismissal was not instantly confirmed, as Shamsi and de Kock appeared unsure about whether or not the ball had brushed the sting of the bat or the wicket. Nonetheless, the Proteas determined to go for a evaluation.
The proper-handed batter awaited the choice with an air of calm and confidence, seemingly satisfied that it might favour him. Nonetheless, the scenario abruptly turned when the snickometer revealed a definite spike because the ball handed the gloves. It was a stunning twist that left the 29-year-old visibly shocked. Babar returned to the pavilion with a numb expression, contributing 50 runs off 65 balls.
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