Pakistan vs South Africa, World Cup 2023 Highlights: South Africa hold their nerves, beat Pakistan by 1 wicket in thriller

Mohammad Wasim to bowl the 47th and starts with a wide. Maharaj swings and mises the next ball and takes a single off the next. 6 needed. Shamsi defends the 3rd delivery. Gets it away to 3rd man. 5 needed now. 

Huge shout for an LBW now. Babar is not convinced but they'll still take it. Twisting and turning this game. Looks like no bat. Wickets umpire's call!! Massive!!

Haris Rauf in the attack now and he'll hope to clean up this SA tail. In the aaaaiiiiir and Rauf has taken it. One handed too. Pakistan almost there as SA fall prey to familiar scenario.

Wasim will bowl the next one and he is cramping up a bit but he is insisting on bowling this over. Leg bye to start this one off amd Maharaj with a single to bring the target down to 13. Another quick single off the pads. And a wide follows. 11 more needed. 

Here goes Afridi for his final over. Starts with a dot and a wide. Ngidi navigates the next ball as the SA batters hope to see off this over without any incidents. Edged and a single next. Just 2 from this one. 

Usama Mir in the attack and Ngidi with a single, followed by another one by Maharaj. Another single and just 17 needed. Surely, South Africa are not throwing this one away. They have ample balls left to see this match out. 

This one is turning out to be a thriller. And Afridi strikes!!!! Pakistan believe they can pull this one off. Coetzee edges and Rizwan takes the catch. Who's your money on now!!!

Usama Mir back and Coetzee takes a single to start this one off. 250 up for SA. And Markram is gone!! It's surely too late for Pakistan now? Don't think so. Babar with the catch as Pakistan smell an opportunity here. 

Shaheen Afridi in the attack and gives away 3 from the first couple of deliveries. South Afroca won't mind this pace at all. Another quick single and Markram escapes by the skin of his teeth as Pakistan can't hit the target. Misfield to give away 2 from the last ball. 22 needed.

Haris Rauf will continue and Coetzee with a placed shot to 3rd man for a single. Markram with a single of his own as Pakistan grow desperate for a wicket. Takes a quick two next and SA are waltzing towards the target. Excellent work from Afridi to save a boundary as he keeps it down to 2. 6 runs from this over.

Wasim in to bowl the next one and Markram navigates the first ball and tries to push the second away but it's well fielded. He finally takes a single to put the young Coetzee on strike. Just 2 from this one.

Haris Rauf in to bowl the next over and Markram with a single to start. And Jansen has just placed the second ball for a boundary!! Oh dear god!! The next one is pummelled straight down the ground for a huge six!! And Babar takes a catch to dismiss him. Everything happening in this over.

Mohammad Wasim back in the attack and Jansen starts this one off with a single. Pakistan with now review for a caught behind on Markram. No one looked interested but they still review. And yes, no bat, says UltraEdge. Pakistan lose a review. The next ball is smashed down the ground for a 4 by Markram. And another!!! This time by Jansen to long on. 

Usama Mir back in the attack and Markram with a single to start. Jansen returns the favour with a single of his own with the SA players dealing in singles. 6 from the over.

Shaheen continues and he has taken Miller. He gets a faint edge and Rizwan has taken the catch. Huge wicket for Pakistan as they lose their 5th wicket. 

Haris Rauf in the attack now and Markeam with a boundary to start this one off. 3 more from this over as SA go closer and closer to the the target.

Shaheen Afridi will continue and gives away 2 from the first 2 balls as the SA batters are content to just rotate strikes. Meanwhile, Wasim has hurt himself, trying to get a run out. The physio is here and he'll check what's wrong. Might be cramps.

Haris Rauf in the attack again and starts with back to back dots as SA play the patience game. Just 2 from the next 2 balls as this stand continues to frustrate Pakistan. 3 from this one

Shaheen Afridi is back in the attack. Pakistan need a wicket and they need it fast as this partnership is taking the game further and further away from them. Just 3 from this over.

Iftikhar Ahmed is brought back in the attack in order to nullify David Miller. Markram with a single to give the strike to him and he returns the favour. Markram back on strike and he smashes Ahmed for a six as the target keeps getting smaller and smaller. 

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Mohammad Wasim steams in to bowl the next over and Markram and Miller take singles from the first 2 balls. Another short one and it's over Markram's head for 1 bye. Miller edges for 4 next as the target comes under 100. Another edge and this time a slip fielder is in place but it still goes over him and races into the boundary. 

Usama Mir continues and Miller with a 6!! And just like that, the pressure has been lifted from the SA players' shoulders. Just a wide from the remaining balls.

Mohammad Wasim again and Miller starts the over with 2 runs. Nice ball from the bowler which cuts him in half. Not a good shot anyway. Rectifies the mistake and slaps the last ball for a four.

Mir will continue and gives away 2 runs from the first 2 balls. 2 more singles to bring up the 150 for the Proteas. A loud shout for catch ot off the last delivery but it results in a boundary from Markram. That's his 50 as well

Wasim bowling the 24th over and Markram starts with a defemce before pulling for a single. Leg bye. Oufffff, wow. Just whistled past Miller did that delivery. Great over. Just 1 from it.

Usama Mir in to bowl the next one and after 2 dots, Markram slices the third to deep backward point for 2 runs. Miller on strike and has hit Mir for a six!! 9 from this one. 

Wasim back into the attack and Klaasen takes a tight run and he was almost caught out but he makes it. And Klaasen is not for long in the middle as he tries to hit the short ball and does not get a good nick. Usama Mir takes the catch. Pakistan are smelling a opportunity here.

Mir will continue and Klaasen welcomes him back with a monstrous six!!! Takes 2 more from the 3rd one as the scoreboard keeps ticking. 9 from this over.

Nawaz in to bowl the next over and Pakistan will hope to press on from here and peg back SA. Markram and Klaasen, meanwhile, are content to just take singles at the moment.

The comcussion sub Usama Mir has been handed the ball and Markram laced the first ball towards the boundary but is saved for only one. Huge shout for a n LBW now and it's been given!! van der Dussen will review. Impact is umpire's call and van der Dussen has to walk.

Nawaz will continue and gives away three from the first four balls as the batters bring up a 50-run partnership. 3 from this over as SA trudge along.

Haris Rauf continues and well, well, well, Rizwan has hit the stumps as Markram strolled out after the first delivery. Shades of Bairstow-Carrey in the Ashes but this ends in a friendlier term as Rizwan says he was just having a laugh. 5 from the over.

Nawaz in to bowl the 16th over and Markram takes a single off the first 2 balls. Just 2 more from the next 4 balls as Pakistan look to slow down SA

Haris Rauf in to bowl after drinks. Meanwhile, Shadab Khan is out for this game and Pakistan will have a concussion sub on for him. Just 5 from this over.

Nawaz will continue and Markram takes a single off the second delivery. Rassie returns the favour and Markram has smashed the ensuing delivery for a huge six!! 100 up for SA

Haris Rauf in for the next over and Rassie with a single right off the bat. Oh wow!! What smart shot by Markram as he navigates the short ball over third man for a huge six!! 8 from the over

Wasim continues and van der Dussen with a single off the second ball to put Markram on strike. He pulls the fourth, back of the length delivery and that's gone for four. Another glorious boundary to end the over.

Haris Rauf in to bowl the 11th and starts with 2 as the two new batters keep rotating the strikes. Owww. A 150lph ball has rattled the helmet of Rassie. Looks ok but a concussion check is now in process. Back in the match and Markram has crunched the 5th one through the covers for a boundary. 

Mohammad Wasim Jr is introduced in the attack and starts with back to back dots. Make it 3 in a row as van der Dussen struggles to get off the mark. Finally a single to put Bavuma on strike and he's gone!!! Poor shot selection as it loops into the hands of Shakeel. 

Haris Rauf has been brought into the attack now and van der Dussen takes a single to start this over off. Bavuma comes into the attack and smashes the 3rd for a six!! Where has this player been so far in this World Cup? 9 from this over

Shaheen in to bowl the next over and gives just 1 from the first 2 deliveries. Nothing from the next 2 balls as the scoreboard stays the same. Bavuma throws a spanner into the plans and ends the over with a four!!

Nawaz will continue and Bavuma with a deft touch to get a boundary from the second ball. The next ball is hit over the circle and towards long off for back to back boundaries. The 5th is pierced through mid wicket and long on for boundary number 3 of this over!!! 13 from this one as SA go past 50

Afridi steams in to bowl the 6th over and van der Dussen defends. Meanwhile, it's confirmed on air that Shadab will return. A single next and Bavuma is on strike. Just 1 from the over.

Nawaz in the attack now and a great save by the fielder to keep the first ball at 1 run. That will lift everyone's spirits. There was a shout for maar de maar de, indicating a run out and the fielder has thrown it straight into Nawaz. Comedy of errors here. 3 from this over.

AND GONE!!! What a breakthrough. de Kock continued going for the big hits and this time he has played it straight down the thraot of Wasim, situated perfectly near the ropes. Afridi gets his man.

Iftikhar Ahmed in to bowl the 3rd after that onslaught by de Kock in the previous over. He'll be bowling to Bavuma who hasn't had a tournament to write home about. Just 4 from this one ultimately as Ahmed brngs some semblance of sanity to the proceedings.

Shaheen Afridi in to bowl the second and de Kock drives the first ball for a boundary!! Follows it up with a wide. Close!!! de Kock gets an edge and it's just cleared the slips for four more!! Good ball but just hard luck for Shaheen. And again!! de Kock comes on the front foot and just drives the next ball for another boundary!! Same goes for the 4th ball as QDK is hitting the ball at every angle of the pitch. Takes 2 more off the 5th and ends the over with a dot. 

Back into the match and de Kock slaps Ahmed for a boundary as the runs keep coming. 11 runs from this over as South Africa pile on the pressure from the very first over.

Back for the run chase and Bavuma and de Kock strides into the middle. Iftikhar Ahmed will open the attack and he gives away 5 wides to start!! Not what PAK needed. Gets worse for PAK as Shadab has hurt himself while trying to get a batter run out. Got hurt when he hit the ground. A stretcher is out now and this does not look good. He makes his way off the pitch on his own two feet though so that's a bit of a good news.

Nigidi will bowl the next and after adot, gves away back to back wides. SA should hope that these extras do not come back to haunt them. And that's it. Ngidi takes a wicket to end this innings. PAK bundled out for 270 as Wasim is the last man to fall. It's a fighting total and SA will hop that they won't collapse like the last time they chased. 

Jansen continues and Nawaz takes a single to start this over. Wasim with a single of his own next as the batters keep the scoreboard busy. Nawaz tries to break the shackles next and he has hit it high into the night sky and Miller takes it.

And that;'s another one down and it's gone to Shamsi again. Afridi edges and the fielder at slip takes the catch!! Marvellous bit of captaincy by Bavuma to put the a fielder there.

Jansen back to bowl the 44th over and Nawaz takes 2 to start this one off. No run from the next 2 balls. Back to back wides as Jansen can't finish the over on a high. Nawaz slaps him for a four to finally draw curtains to this over.

Shamsi in the attack next and he has snapped up the well-set Saud Shakeel. Gets an edge and de Kock with the catch!! Pakistan go 7 down and Shamsi has his 3rd.

Coetzee will continue and what a save by van der Dussen to prevent a four. Just 2 from it as Nawaz struggles to go off the mark. And just as I was typing, he has smashed the fourth for a huge six to deep third man!! 

Shamsi in the attack now and Saud Shakeel takes 2 to start this over off. Takes a single next and brings up his 50. Good over for SA. just 6 from it.

Coetzee will continue and gives away 2 from the first 2 balls as the PAK batters rotate strikes. And Shadab is gone. He tries a pull, gets an edge and it's safely taken by Maharaj

Ngidi in the attack again and Shadab ahs smacked his second ball for a boundary. Leaking runs at the moment. 2 from the next 3 balls as the SA bowlers' body language looks a little off. 8 from the over.