South Africa beat Pakistan by 1 wicket to transfer to prime of desk. (AP Image)
South Africa now have 5 wins and one defeat from six video games whereas Pakistan have misplaced 4 matches in succession
South Africa edged previous Pakistan with a 1-wicket win in Chennai to transfer to the highest of the factors desk in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 on Friday. It was an exhilarating recreation of cricket the place Keshav Maharaj and Tabraiz Shamsi held their nerves to take their group over the road. Maharaj hit the profitable runs for the group with a boundary of Mohammad Nawaz’s supply in the forty eighth over. This is South Africa’s first World Cup win in opposition to Pakistan for the reason that 1999 version whereas Babar Azam’s males’s fourth loss on the trot is the nation’s first in the worldwide occasion.
Chasing 271 to win, South Africa reached their goal with 16 balls to spare as Pakistan’s probabilities of getting to the semifinals acquired slimmer.
ICC ODI World Cup 2023 Points Table
With the shut win, South Africa pipped India on the factors desk with a greater NRR. The Proteas have gained 5 out of their six matches in the match up to now. On the opposite hand, India have been the one aspect who’ve been unbeatable with 5 wins in a row.
New Zealand remained in the third spot on the factors desk with 4 wins in 5 matches as they solely misplaced to India up to now in the match. They will subsequent face fourth-placed Australia who’re using excessive on confidence with wins in the final three matches. The five-time champions have collected six factors in 5 matches and can look to get extra on Saturday in Dharamsala.
With the win over England, Sri Lanka are positioned on the fifth spot on the factors. They have the identical factors as Pakistan and Afghanistan however managed to overtake them on higher NRR -0.205.
Meanwhile, Pakistan stay intact on the fifth spot after shedding to South Africa as their probabilities to qualify for the semis are actually very much less they usually now have to depend upon different groups’ outcomes too.
Bangladesh are positioned on the eighth spot and they’re going to face the Netherlands on Saturday as they are going to look to transfer up on the factors desk at Eden Gardens.
Defending champions England have been the most important disappointment in this WC up to now and are positioned on the ninth spot with only one win in 5 matches. They are simply above the bottom-placed Netherlands on a greater NRR.
