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South Africa survived a late charge from Pakistan to pull off a thrilling one-wicket win and move closer to the semi-finals of the World Cup on Friday.<\/p>\n
Aiden Markram hit a solid 91 and at 206-4 South Africa were well on course to comfortably chase down a 271-run target.<\/p>\n
However, it was left to the last pair of Keshav Maharaj and Tabraiz Shamsi to score 11 runs while surviving 11 balls.<\/p>\n
Shamsi survived a leg-before appeal that went to umpire\u2019s call off fast bowler Haris Rauf with eight needed before Maharaj hit spinner Mohammad Nawaz to the square-leg boundary to pull off the win in 47.2 overs, sparking wild celebrations in his team\u2019s dressing room.<\/p>\n
Maharaj (seven not out) also added 10 runs for the ninth wicket with Lungi Ngidi (four) but Rauf took a stunning catch off his own bowling to send Ngidi back.<\/p>\n
The win took South Africa top of the table with 10 points from five wins in six matches.<\/p>\n
Pakistan, however, have lost four in succession after opening the tournament with back-to-back wins.<\/p>\n
They have four points and will need results to fall in their favour if they are to sneak into the semi-finals.<\/p>\n
This was only the seventh one-wicket by a team in all World Cups and second by South Africa.<\/p>\n
Left-arm spinner Shamsi took 4-60 in Pakistan\u2019s 270 all out in 46.4 overs with 52 from Saud Shakeel, 50 from skipper Babar Azam and 43 from Shadab Khan.<\/p>\n
Markram shone and with a 70-run stand for the fifth wicket with David Miller who scored a 33-ball 29 with two sixes and as many boundaries.<\/p>\n
At that moment the Proteas seemed on course for a straightforward win.<\/p>\n
But late drama unfolded at Chidambaram Stadium as Pakistan fought back as South Africa slipped to 250-8 from 206-4.<\/p>\n
Shaheen Shah Afridi removed Miller in the 34th over while Rauf had Marco Jansen for 20 three overs later.<\/p>\n
Markram hit three sixes and seven boundaries off 93 balls, his fourth fifty in the World Cup, also completing 2,000 ODI runs in his 61st match.<\/p>\n
Earlier, it was Shamsi and Jansen who derailed Pakistan\u2019s innings.<\/p>\n
The 33-year-old leg-spinner finished with figures of 4-60 while pace bowler Jansen took 3-43 after Pakistan won the toss and batted, looking for a win to revive their World Cup hopes.<\/p>\n
Pakistan would have scored fewer runs had Shakeel and Shadab not lifted them with an 84-run stand for the sixth wicket off 71 balls following Azam\u2019s dismissal at 141.<\/p>\n
Shadab hit two sixes and three boundaries while Shakeel\u2019s second fifty in the tournament had seven hits to the rope.<\/p>\n
It was Jansen who hit Pakistan early with the wickets of openers Abdullah Shafique (nine) and Imam-ul-Haq (12) in the first seven overs.<\/p>\n
Azam added 48 runs for the third wicket with Mohammad Rizwan who made 31 with a six and four boundaries.<\/p>\n
The skipper added another 43 for the next wicket with Iftikhar Ahmed who scored 21 with a six and a boundary.<\/p>\n
Shamsi dismissed Iftikhar caught at long-on and Azam behind the wicket sweeping to derail the innings until Shakeel and Shadab rebuilt.<\/p>\n
Fast bowler Gerald Cotzee broke the stand by dismissing Shadab in the 40th over while Shamsi sent back Shakeel and Shaheen (two).<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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