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BIRMINGHAM – Pakistan defeated South Africa by 19 runs via Duckworth-Lewis method at the Edgbaston on Wednesday.
Sent into the bowl first, Pakistan restricted South Africa to 220 runs for eight wickets in Group B day/night One-day International.
Pacer Hasan Ali took 2-34, Junaid Khan picked up 2-53 and the spin duo of Imad Wasim (2-20) and Mohammad Hafeez (1-51) thwarted South Africa’s highly-rated batting line-up restricting them to a modest 219-3. David Miller with a sedate 75 from 104 balls was the only South African batsman to put up a real fight.
In reply, Pakistan were given a flying start by debutant opener Fakhar Zaman who hit six fours in his 23-ball knock before Mohammad Hafeez *(26 off 53 balls), Babar Azam (31* from 51) balls and Shoaib Malik (16* off 14) took the side to 119-3 in 27 break. Then there was rain. Play was stopped and the umpires waited for almost two hours before deciding that resumption wasn’t possible. The par score at that stage was 100 and Pakistan were declared winners. If the Pakistanis go on to beat Sri Lanka in their last Pool B game in Cardiff on June 12, they could be in the last-four.
Sent into the bowl first, Pakistan restricted South Africa to 220 runs for eight wickets in Group B day/night One-day International.
Pacer Hasan Ali took 2-34, Junaid Khan picked up 2-53 and the spin duo of Imad Wasim (2-20) and Mohammad Hafeez (1-51) thwarted South Africa’s highly-rated batting line-up restricting them to a modest 219-3. David Miller with a sedate 75 from 104 balls was the only South African batsman to put up a real fight.
In reply, Pakistan were given a flying start by debutant opener Fakhar Zaman who hit six fours in his 23-ball knock before Mohammad Hafeez *(26 off 53 balls), Babar Azam (31* from 51) balls and Shoaib Malik (16* off 14) took the side to 119-3 in 27 break. Then there was rain. Play was stopped and the umpires waited for almost two hours before deciding that resumption wasn’t possible. The par score at that stage was 100 and Pakistan were declared winners. If the Pakistanis go on to beat Sri Lanka in their last Pool B game in Cardiff on June 12, they could be in the last-four.
.. BUT (Pak-china Friendship zindabad 
).. this is the thing that can bring happiness for us
