Pakistan Keep Hopes Alive; Win by 33 Runs

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Group 2 of the ICC T20 World Cup is going down to the wire. Pakistan had a do-or-die match against South Africa today at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Rain interrupted play once again but eventually, Pakistan emerged victorious by 33 runs.

South Africa was unbeaten so far in the ICC T20 World Cup. They have been the tournament favorites and the way they were proceeding, it was assumed that they would be the first team from group 2 to become Semi-finalists.

Pakistan Had to Play for Their Lives Today

If they would have lost the match today, they were definitely out of the tournament. When you are put in a situation like this, you perform at your very best.

Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first. Once again their main men Rizwan and Azam failed to score big and departed for single digits. Mohammad Haris was the new man in and he proved his place in the team. He might have not got a big score but his 28 off 11 balls changed Pakistan’s first innings.

From Then on It Was an Iftikhar Ahmed and Shadab Khan Show

Shadab Khan gave the fans a glimpse of Shahid Afridi. Shadab’s free will to attack the ball with just raw power left the South African bowlers clueless. Iftikhar scored his second fifty of the tournament. Both Iftikhar and Shadab scored brilliant knocks of 51 and 52 runs, respectively.