Keshav Maharaj was in euphoria after smacking the successful 4 within the nail-biting affair in opposition to Pakistan within the World Cup 2023. The spin bowler guided Pakistan spinner Mohammad Nawaz to a boundary in the direction of backward sq. leg to clinch the thriller on the Chepauk Stadium in Chennai. What adopted that was ecstasy within the South Africa marketing campaign.
The Proteas captain Temba Bavuma additionally claimed that the win has made them actually completely satisfied. “It is chaos at the moment. The guys are enjoying the moment. The guys are picking up Shamsi. Chaos at the moment. Nail-biting finish, if you are a South African fan, you will be happy,” Bavuma had mentioned after South Africa’s win over Pakistan.
Meanwhile, Maharaj has additionally posted a special message on his social media after the workforce’s win in Chennai. “In God I Trust. What a special result by the boys, awesome to see the performances from Shamsi & Aiden Markram. Jai Shree Hanuman,” the Proteas star wrote with a collection of images on Instagram.
Pakistan sink additional
The loss meant Pakistan’s hopes of creating it to the semifinals of the World Cup have gone down significantly properly. Their likelihood is hanging by a skinny thread after having solely 2 wins of their first 6 matches. This was additionally the primary time that the Men in Green have misplaced 4 consecutive matches in a single version of ODI World Cup 2023. Pakistan are in sixth place within the World Cup factors desk and have three extra video games to play within the league section.
The win has propelled South Africa to the highest spot within the factors desk. They have 5 wins in six matches and have even gone previous the undefeated Indian workforce by advantage of a superior web run fee.Â