Pakistan captain Babar Azam was delighted after his aspect defeated South Africa by 33 runs (DLS Method) on Thursday. Opting to bat first, Pakistan confronted a fast fall of wickets however Iftikhar Ahmed and Shadab Khan anchored the innings and took the group’s whole to 185/9 in 20.0 overs of their Super 12 encounter of the continuing T20 World Cup on the Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday. Chasing 186, rain interrupted the sport and goal received revised to 142 in 14 overs. The Pakistan bowlers restricted the Proteas to 108/9, claiming the victory by 33 runs.

“Very happy with the way the team performed. Rizwan and I were not up to the mark, but the way Haris played, he’s a different player and shifted the momentum. Then Shadab and Ifti were outstanding in finishing the innings,” Babar mentioned within the post-match presentation.

“These are our best players and everyone is ready to play. Everyone is a match-winner. The first two matches were close losses, but we’ve given 100 per cent in the last two matches and you never know, cricket is a funny game, we hope for the best,” he added.

Coming to the match, Pakistan saved their slim T20 World Cup hopes alive. Their win means Pakistan can nonetheless attain the World Cup semi-finals in the event that they win their final match towards Bangladesh and different outcomes go their means.

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But they need to depend on each India and South Africa shedding their ultimate video games.

With ANI and AFP Inputs