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CHENNAI, India (AP) — Keshav Maharaj led South Africa to a narrow one-ground victory over Pakistan on Friday at the Cricket World Cup and propelled the Proteas to the top of the table with five wins.
Maharaj’s unbeaten 10 helped the South Africans to a 271-9 run and inflict Pakistan their fourth straight defeat while thwarting Pakistan’s speed with No. 11 Tabraiz Shamsi.
Maharaj stood tall in front of the Pakistani bowlers who were behind in the attack before taking left-arm spinner Mohammad Nawaz to the back of the square stretch for the winning limit, lifting South Africa ahead of hosts India on the trouble table thanks to a bigger net run. rate.
Pakistan had scored 270 in part of a century thanks to Saud Shakeel (52) and captain Babar Azam (50) before being knocked out in 47. 2 overs.
“It’s a bit chaotic at the moment, the guys are enjoying it,” South African captain Temba Bavuma said after the biting finish. “If a South African fan, a bit happier. We didn’t do well in the chase. It’s less difficult to have those conversations now.
Bavuma has been recovering from an abdominal ailment that forced him to miss South Africa’s last two big wins against Bangladesh and England, but came close when the Netherlands recorded a blissful 38-point win over the Proteas in Dharamsala.
Shamsi, the left-wristed pitcher who was one of three adjustments South Africa made to their lineup, took 4-60 and never allowed Pakistan to slip away as he grabbed ground from Babar and Shakeel.
Aiden Markram, the most level-headed scorer with 91, looked to have secured South Africa’s fifth win of the tournament, but his sending off in the 41st minute brought Pakistan back into the game.
Concussion replacement Usama Mir, who replaced the injured Shadab Khan, opened the game when he was loaned out by Markram, and Shaheen Afridi (3-45) found Gerald Coetzee’s outside advantage to allow South Africa to want 21 with two wickets. in the hand.
Haris Rauf (2-62) then returned with one hand to the lead of Lungi Ngidi to leave South Africa at 260-9 before Maharaj and Shamsi saw their team embark on the biggest chase in an ODI opposed to Pakistan.
Rauf almost sealed the game for Pakistan as South Africa needed 8 to win, but Shamsi survived the Pakistan stretch before television was ejected at the box office.
Pakistan have lost four World Cup head-to-head matches for the first time and have four problems in two wins over the Netherlands and Sri Lanka.
“Very disappointing, we fought well but we were missing between 10 and 15 numbers,” Babar said. “We had a chance to win that match and stay in the tournament, but we missed it. We’ll do it in the next 3 games and make our efforts, so let’s see where we are after the 3 games.
It was Pakistan’s second defeat this week at Chennai’s Chidambaram Stadium, where Afghanistan stunned the 1992 champions across eight wickets on Monday chasing 282 points.
Quinton de Kock, South Africa’s running back with three centuries to his credit at this World Cup, crossed four boundaries against Africh’s first four valid passes before the left-arm point guard pinned him to the deep leg at the time.
Markram kept the run in combination when Bavuma (28) fell to Mohammad Wasim, who was making his World Cup debut, and Mir unseated Rassie van Dussen (21) and batsman Heinrich Klassen (12).
David Miller made an important 29 and shared a 70-point position with Markram, who scored seven fours and three sixes before Afridi hit Miller on his return and Mir boosted Pakistan’s hopes with Markram’s wicket.
However, Maharaj kept his cool and Shamsi worked well for South Africa to beat Pakistan at the World Cup for the first time since 1999.
Pakistan will face Bangladesh in Kolkata on Tuesday, while South Africa will face New Zealand in Pune on Wednesday.
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