'Absurd' Pakistan star keeps World Cup dream alive

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Pakistan all-rounder Shadab Khan has shown wherefore helium is regarded arsenic 1 of the world's astir invaluable T20 cricketers, starring successful a overmuch needed triumph implicit South Africa astatine the World Cup.

After losing its archetypal 2 matches successful heartbreaking circumstances, Pakistan kept its faint semi-final hopes live with a 33-run triumph implicit the Proteas astatine the SCG successful a rain-hit clash.

A Pakistan triumph seemed similar an absurd result erstwhile it slumped to 4-43 successful the seventh implicit earlier Shadab combined with Iftikhar Ahmed to boost Pakistan to an imposing full of 185.

The brace enactment connected 82 runs successful the abstraction of six overs, with Shadab whacking his maiden T20 planetary half-century disconnected conscionable 20 deliveries earlier being dismissed for 52. It was the second-fastest 50 of the tourney down Marcus Stoinis' blitz against Sri Lanka.

Iftikhar helped the innings unneurotic expertly, finishing with 51 disconnected conscionable 35 deliveries.

Shaheen Shah Afridi struck doubly aboriginal successful the tally chase, removing the unsafe Quinton de Kock and Rilee Rossouw.

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South African skipper Temba Bavuma and Aiden Markram maintained the required complaint earlier Shadab entered and removed the brace wrong his archetypal 3 balls, putting Pakistan good up of the DLS people people arsenic rainfall forced the players disconnected the ground.

The contention was shortened to 14 overs a side, leaving South Africa with a stiff task and 1 it could not complete, arsenic Pakistan's gait bowlers enactment connected a session connected however to execute successful the decease overs.

Pakistan remains 3rd successful Group 2 down South Africa and India and volition necessitate an upset successful the last circular of radical signifier matches to advance.

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