Journalism of Courage
After replacing Kamran Akmal behind the stumps, Sarfaraz Ahmed set a World record on Saturday as he took 6 catches in the World Cup game as Pakistan blazed through the South African lineup with the exception of AB De Villiers. (Source: AP)
Pakistan fans were out in number looking to motivate their team to victory over a strong South African lineup. (Source: Reuters)
The South African's came into the game after a dominant display against Ireland looking to secure their progress to the quarter-finals. (Source: Reuters)
Pakistan had a solid start with Ahmed Shehzad and Sarfaraz Ahmed getting off on the right foot. (Source: AP)
A Dale Steyn blinder dismissed Ahmed Shehzad as Pakistan cracked the 30-run mark but Sarfaraz stood strong as he amassed a decent score before departing one run short of his half-century. (Source: AP)
Younis Khan finally displayed some of his class as he finally got a score on the board with a 37 off 44 while captain Misbah-ul-Haq pushed his average even further up with a 56 of 86 deliveries. (Source: AP)
The South African bowling attack restricted the Pakistani batting lineup to a very gettable score of 222.
Mohammad Irfan sent an out of form South African opener Quinton de Kock back to the pavillion on a duck. (Source: AP)
Faf du Plessis and Hashim Amla then strung together a decent partnership before the former succumbed to Rahat Ali as South Africa lost their second wicket at 67 and their third in the form of Hashim Amla at the same score in the next over to Wahab Riaz. (Source: Reuters)
De Villiers departed for 77 for the ninth wicket and with that Pakistan finally looked to be closing in on a win. The moment finally came when Imran Tahir handed Sarfaraz his 6th catch of the day and Pakistan their third win of the World Cup. (Source: AP)
