In the ICC ODI World Cup, Pakistan is struggling with three losses in five matches. If they lose to South Africa today, their chances will be over. So, they needed a strong performance today, but the openers failed again.
South Africa has been doing well in this year’s World Cup, and they last beat Pakistan in a World Cup back in 1999. Pakistan has to win every match, and today, they are facing South Africa. Captain Babar Azam chose to bat first.
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In the fifth over, opener Abdullah Shafiq got out for just 9 runs. In the next over, Marco Jansen took another wicket by dismissing Imam-ul-Haq for 12.
Mohammed Rizwan almost got out to Jansen’s delivery, but he survived. There was a heated moment between Rizwan and Jansen.
In the current standings, the Indian team leads with 5 wins and 10 points. South Africa and New Zealand are in the top four with 8 points each, and Australia has 6 points. All teams have played 5 matches so far. Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Sri Lanka are still in the competition with 4 points each. England, Bangladesh, and Netherlands have won only 1 out of 5 matches, so they are out of the competition.
