South Africa handed a 1 wicket defeat to Pakistan in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. In a nail-biting match, the Protese chased down the target of 271 runs in 47.2 overs with the help of Aiden Markram, who scored 91 runs off 93 deliveries. At the end Keshav Maharaj scored the winning runs. Pakistan posted 270/10 in 46.4 overs helped by the half-centuaries from Babar Azam and Saud Shakeel. A MASSIVE VICTORY FOR THE PROTEAS 🇿🇦A remarkable chase from the Proteas which went to the very end🔥What A Win !🥳#PAKvSA #CWC23 #BePartOfIt pic.twitter.com/jXmaHUZzRa— Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA) October 27, 2023Earlier, Pakistani skipper Babar Azam won the toss and decided to bat first, which proved to be a horrible decision as the Protese removed both the openers in the first mandatory powerplay. (More to follow)
