Pakistan kept their semi-final hopes alive after beating South Africa by 33 runs in the DLS method in the T20 World Cup played in Sydney on Thursday. Chasing the revised target of 142 runs in 14 overs, South Africa could manage only 108 runs for nine wickets.
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For South Africa, captain and opener Temba Bavuma scored 36 runs in 19 balls while Aiden Markram scored 20 runs.
Shaheen Shah Afridi was Pakistan’s most successful bowler with figures of 3/14 while Shadab Khan took two wickets.
Earlier, Pakistan scored 43 for four and scored 185 for nine.
Shadab Khan (52 off 22) and Iftikhar Ahmed (51 off 35) scored captivating half-centuries to help the team post challenging scores.
Brief Scores:
Pakistan 185/9 in 20 overs (Shadab Khan 52, Iftikhar Ahmed 51; Enrique Nortje 4/41).
South Africa: 108 for 9 in 14 overs (D/L method) (Temba Bavuma 36; Shaheen Shah Afridi 3/14).
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