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.
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.
