Pakistan vs South Africa Highlights, World Cup 2023: South Africa grab fifth win to push Pakistan on brink of World Cup exit

OUT! Marco Jansen grabs his third as Mohammad Nawaz is caught by David Miller for 24. A full length delivery outside off from Jansen and Nawaz was looking to belt it down the ground. Mistimes and the ball shoots straight up. Miller completes a terrific catch. PAK 268/9

OUT! A fourth wicket for Tabraiz Shamsi as Shaheen Afridi is beaten all ends up. Edged and taken at first slip! A ripper from Shamsi going away and Shaheen is caught at the crease. Outside edge and Keshav Maharaj completes an easy catch in the slip. Shaheen departs for 2.

Pakistan vs South Africa Live Score - PAK 259/8 in 44.2 overs

Mohammad Nawaz has quickly raised 23 off just 20 balls as he is some adding crucial runs to the Pakistan total in these death overs. Ends the Marco Jansen 8-run over with a boundary to the backward-point fence.

Pakistan vs South Africa Live Score - PAK 259/7 in 44 overs

OUT! Third wicket for Tabraiz Shamsi. A short ball at off from Shamsi that skidded after pitching. Saud Shakeel was looking to cut it to third-man but edges. QDK takes a sharp catch behind the stumps. Saud walks back for 52 and Pakistan are now 7 down.

Pakistan vs South Africa Live Score - PAK 240/7 in 42.1 overs

A terrific knock this has been from Saud Shakeel. Saud along with Shadab Khan has batted beautifully after the fall of Babar Azam. Pakistan were under pressure after being 5 down in the 28th over but Saud and Shadab produced a terrific counter-attacking stand to bail their side out of trouble. Shadab Khan has fallen but Saud continues the good work. Raises his third ODI half-century off 50 balls.

Pakistan vs South Africa Live Score - PAK 229/6 in 40.3 overs

OUT! Gerald Coetzee gets the wicket South Africa were desperately looking for. A terrific 84-run sixth-wicket partnership comes to an end. A sharp bouncer from Coetzee and Shadab Khan goes for the pull. Mistimes and is caught by Keshav Maharaj at mid-wicket. Shadab departs for 43.

Pakistan vs South Africa Live Score - PAK 225/6 in 39.4 overs

FOUR! A slower, short ball from Lungi Ngidi outside off and Shadab Khan slaps it to the extra cover fence. Finds the gap beautifully as the ball races to the fence.

Pakistan vs South Africa Live Score - PAK 218/5 in 38.2 overs

FOUR! Gerald Coetzee bowls full and into the pads and Shadab Khan middles it to perfection. Flicks it to the deep mid-wicket fence in style!

Pakistan vs South Africa Live Score - PAK 205/5 in 37.1 overs

FOUR! A wonderful pick-up shot from Saud Shakeel off Gerald Coetzee on the on-side as he brings up the fifty-run partnership. Both Saud and Shadab Khan have brought back momentum to this Pakistan innings and are looking really threatening. South Africa leaking runs!

Pakistan vs South Africa Live Score - PAK 194/5 in 35.2 overs

SIX! Shadab Khan fires his second maximum. Slams Tabraiz Shamsi down the ground over long-off. A tossed up delivery from Shamsi and Shadab made room for himself. A lofted drive from Shadab and he middles the ball to perfection. The ball sails over the fence with ease. Shadab and Saud Shakeel in counterattack mode at the moment. Both have got some quick boundaries and their partnership has raised to 40 off 35 balls.

Pakistan vs South Africa Live Score - PAK 181/5 in 33.2 overs

FOUR! Shadab Khan gets his first boundary. Keshav Maharaj comes back into the attack and bowls a half-tracker. Shadab rock on to the backfoot and pulls the ball to the deep fence.

Pakistan vs South Africa Live Score - PAK 166/5 in 32.1 overs

As Saud Shakeel and Shadab Khan look to build a much-needed partnership, South African bowlers keep it tight. Just 6 runs scored in the last couple of overs as Saud and Shadab look to settle in. After a three-run over from Tabraiz Shamsi, Marco Jansen also bowls a tidy over. Shamsi to continue for the Proteas.

Pakistan vs South Africa Live Score - PAK 154/5 in 31 overs

OUT! What a review! The South Africans remove Babar Azam with the help of a timely review. Tabraiz Shamsi grabs his second wicket as Pakistan slide in this contest. It was a tossed up delivery from Shamsi on leg and Babar went for the sweep. Misses it as Quinton de Kock took a sharp catch. The Proteas took a review for caught behind and UltraEdge shows that Babar's glove was involved as he missed the sweep. An unfortunate dismissal as Babar falls for 50 with Pakistan in deep trouble now.

Pakistan vs South Africa Live Score - PAK 141/5 in 27.5 overs

Swept for FOUR! Saud Shakeel gets on the move as he hits his first boundary. An over-cooked ball from Tabraiz Shamsi and Saud gets down on one knee and sweeps the ball behind square on the on-side in style.

Pakistan vs South Africa Live Score - PAK 1140/0 in 27.1 overs

Captain leading his team from the front. Third half-century of the tournament for Babar Azam. Gets to his 31st ODI fifty off 64 balls. A terrific knock this has been from the skipper in this must-win game for Pakistan. Babar has played with immense responsibility and maturity despite wickets falling regularly at the other end. He has held his end firmly but Pakistan need a big knock from him if they are to post a big total.

Pakistan vs South Africa Live Score - PAK 135/4 in 26.1 overs

OUT! Breakthrough for South Africa as Iftikhar Ahmed departs for 21. Tabraiz Shamsi breaks the dangerous-looking 43-run partnership. A tossed up wrong'un from Shamsi and Iftikhar was looking to belt it over long-on. Mistimes as the ball shoots straight up. Klaasen takes a good catch at the fence. Shamsi has his first wicket.

Pakistan vs South Africa Live Score - PAK 129/4 in 25.1 overs

Babar Azam 47*
Iftikhar Ahmed 21*
Partnership: 43*(55)

FOUR! Iftikhar Ahmed welcomes Lungi Ngidi back into the attack with a cracking hit to the deep fence. A length ball from Lungi around off and Iftikhar read it early. The ball races to the fence in no time. Iftikhar growing in confidence!

Pakistan vs South Africa Live Score - PAK 124/3 in 24.2 overs

SIX! Babar Azam cracks his first maximum. A half-tracker from Keshav Maharaj on middle stump. Babar rocks on to the backfoot and belts the ball over the deep mid-wicket fence.

Pakistan vs South Africa Live Score - PAK 119/3 in 22.3 overs

SIX! A massive strike from Iftikhar Ahmed and the ball lands over the deep mid-wicket ropes. A flighted delivery at off from Keshav Maharaj and Iftikhar dances down the track and smokes the ball to the fence in style. Iftikhar fires his first boundary of the innings.

Pakistan vs South Africa Live Score - PAK 108/3 in 20.1 overs

Babar Azam 36* | Iftikhar Ahmed 5* | Partnership: 16*(25)

Babar Azam now has to lead from the front and come up with a good score for Pakistan to post a good total. South African pacers have used the extra bounce in the pitch to good effect.

Pakistan vs South Africa Live Score: Pakistan 97/3 after 19 overs

Mohammad Rizwan just hit the first six of the match and was looking good for a few more. But a change in the attack did the trick for South Africa. Gerald Coetzee bowled a good short delivery, Rizwan tried to pull but got an edge and Quinton de Kock took an easy catch.

Pakistan vs South Africa Live Score: Pakistan 86/3 after 16 overs

With the Powerplay over, South Africa turned to their slow bowlers Aiden Markram and Keshav Maharaj. But Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan didn't het them settle down and scored briskly. Both Markram and Maharaj were hit for boundaries.

Pakistan vs South Africa Live Score: Pakistan 71/2 after 13 overs

Mohammad Rizwan brought up the fifty for Pakistan in 8.5 overs. Rizwan has to put up a big stand with his skipper Babar Azam if Pakistan are looking for a formidable total. Rizwan has already hit 3 boundaries and is looking good at the crease. End of Powerplay 1

Pakistan vs South Africa Live Score: Pakistan 58/2 after 10 overs

Marco Jansen got the second breakthrough for the Proteas. Jansen pitched up a delivery, Imam-ul-Haq went for a lazy drive, got a leading edge and as caught by Aiden Markram at first slip. Mohammad Rizwan got off the mark with a boundary.

Pakistan vs South Africa Live Score: Pakistan 42/2 after 7 overs

The 6'8" tall Marco Jansen again used his height to full effect, bowling a brilliant bouncer to Abdullah Shafique who got cramped for the pull shot and edged to the fine leg fence where Lungi Ngidi took an easy catch. That brought Pakistan captain Babar Azam to the crease. But a charged up Jansen bowls two successive no-balls to Azam who got off the mark with a boundary off the free hit.

Pakistan vs South Africa Live Score: Pakistan 28/1 after 5 overs

The early deliveries have shown that this is a really slow pitch, and even the outfield seems slow. Lungi Ngidi who, shared the new ball with Marco Jansen is getting the ball to angle across to the left-hander. Imam-ul-Haq has hit a boundary so far, a crisp glance to the mid-wicket fence. Using his 6'8" frame to full effect, Marco Jansen got one ball to bounce over the keeper but it was not wide for height, runs away for four.

Pakistan vs South Africa Live Score: Pakistan 11/0 after 3 overs

Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq open the batting for Pakistan, Marco Jansen first up with the new ball for South Africa

Quinton de Kock(w), Temba Bavuma(c), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Tabraiz Shamsi, Lungi Ngidi

Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Saud Shakeel, Shadab Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Haris Rauf

But Pakistan will also have their demons of being unable to defend 282 against Afghanistan and all these will add to the intrigue of a crucial clash just before the World Cup gets into the business end

The only concern for South Africa could be chasing a big total - they lost to Netherlands in Lucknow - on a Chepauk track where the ball can stop a bit in the evening session

The explosive South African top-order has been superb so far in the World Cup while the pace and spin attacks have looked the part

Skipper Temba Bavuma, who was out with a stomach illness, is likely to back in place of Reeza Hendricks, who was also fitting in well

While it's all about chopping and changing on the Pakistan front, things have been relatively smooth for South Africa

It will mean that Imam-ul-Haq will hold on to his place despite doing nothing special till now

Attacking opener Fakhar Zaman also had two long stints in the nets but sources close to the team suggested the left-hander, coming back from an injury, isn't looking up to scratch

Medium-pacer Mohammed Wasim jr is also likely to find a place with a below-par Hasan Ali making way

With the finger-spin options running thin, a fit left-arm spinner Mohammed Nawaz should come back into the team in place of struggling leggie Usama Mir