• South Africa knocked out of World Cup
Let there be no further ambiguity about it: South Africa are out of the World Cup. They had been hanging on for some 18 days since losing a third straight fixture to begin their ill-fated campaign but a limp loss to Pakistan by 49 runs sealed their fate at last. By contrast, Pakistan, nearly as abject as the Proteas at times across their three losses, move on to Birmingham on Tuesday with hope. They need to run the table against New Zealand, Afghanistan and Bangladesh, but thanks to Haris Sohail’s exhilarating 89 and five wickets shared by Mohammad Amir and Shadhab Khan, their route to the final four remains.
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Written by Adam Collins at Lord’s
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jun/23/pakistan-south-africa-cricket-world-cup-match-report under the title “Haris Sohail steers Pakistan to victory and sends South Africa packing”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
