PAK C vs SA C WCL 2025 Highlights: Pakistan beat South Africa by 31 runs

Pakistan won the match by 31 runs. South Africa suffer their first defeat of the campaign. Pakistan win their second.

Chris Morris departed after scoring 10 runs off seven balls. Tanvir picked up the wicket.

South Africa are 156/8 after 19 overs. 43 runs are needed to win in the final over.

South Africa 137/8 after 18 overs.

Wayne Parnell departed after scoring 21 runs off 9 balls. Proteas are reduced to 128/8

Wan Vyk smashed a huge six off Sohail but it won't help South Africa. These are just late fireworks. SA need 81 from 18.

South Africa will get a major drubbing here as Pakistan bowlers have bossed this match. The Proteas are seven down for 106 after 16.

Phaginso departed for 13 runs off eight balls. South Africa are 93/7 after 15 overs.

South Africa are 84/6 after 14 overs.

JP Duminy departed for 11 runs off 13 balls. Another wicket for Shoaib Malik. South Africa are now 78/6

The over ends with a boundary. 10 runs off it. South Africa are 76/5 after 13 overs.

South Africa are 66/5

Rudolph van der Merwe departed for 10 runs off 11 balls. Souuth Africa are 58/5. Rudolph departed for a duck. 

Mohammad Hafeez picked up the fourth wicket. South Africa are reduced to 46/4. Sarel Erwee departed for 12 runs.

Mohammad Hafeez picked up the fourth wicket. South Africa are reduced to 46/4. Sarel Erwee departed for 12 runs.

Hasim Amla departed for 12 runs off 18 balls. Sohail Khan gave the breakthrough. South Africa are 42/3

Pakistan are 41/2 after six overs.

South Africa are 31/2

South Africa lose their second wicket. Davids departed for six runs. 

South Africa are 20/1 after three overs.

Smuts departed for 10 runs off 7 balls. Raees gave the breakthrough.

South Africa are 18/0 after two overs.

South Africa are 13/0 after the first over.

Hashim Amla and JJ Smuts open the batting for South Africa. Rumman Raees opens the bowling for Pakistan.

Pakistan posted 198/5 in the first innings. 58 runs were scored in the last five overs. The chase will begin after a short break.

Asif Ali departed for 23 runs off 11 balls. Pakistan are 187/5

Pakistan are 187/4

Pakistan are 183/4 after 18 overs. 23 runs off the over.

Pakistan are 151/3

Amin completes his half-century with a cracking six.

24 runs off the over. Pakistan are 126/3 after 14 overs.

Pakistan are 92/3 after 12 overs.

Pakistan are 89/3

Pakistan are 83/3 after 10 overs.

Pakistan are 78/3

Mohammed Hafeez departed after scoring 8 runs off seven balls. JP Duniny gave the breakthrough. Pakistan are 76/3

Amin and Hafeez look good in the middle. Pakistan are 76/2 after 8 overs.

Pakistan batters are well in control. 13 runs off the over. Pakistan are 68/2 after seven overs.

Pakistan are 55/2 after the powerplay.

Kamran Akmal departed for 17 runs off 11 balls. Pakistan are 54/2. Oliver picked up the wicket.

Pakistan champions are 53/1 after five overs.

The scoreboard keeps ticking. Pakistan are 48/1 after four overs.

Pakistan are 36/1. Akmal and Amin are batting in the middle.

Erwee picked up a phenomenal catch to send Sharjeel back to the pavilion. He departed scoring 19 runs. Pakistan are 27/1

End of the second over, Pakistan are 23/0

11 runs off the first over. 

Sharjeel and Kamran Akmal open for Pakistan. Viljoen has been handed the new ball.

South Africa and Pakistan players line up for the national anthems of respective countries.

Kamran Akmal (wk), Sharjeel Khan, Umar Amin, Mohammad Hafeez (c), Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Imad Wasim, Aamer Yamin, Sohail Khan, Sohail Tanvir, Wahab Riaz

Hashim Amla, Henry Davids, JJ Smuts, Sarel Erwee, Jean-Paul Duminy, Morne van Wyk (wk), Chris Morris, Wayne Parnell, Aaron Phangiso (c), Hardus Viljoen, Duanne Olivier

South Africa have won the toss and opted to field first.

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