Pakistan vs South Africa, 26th Match - Live Cricket Score

ICC Cricket World Cup, 2023 | 27 Oct 2023, Fri, 2:00 PM IST | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

ResultSouth Africa won by 1 wicket
PAK

PAK

270/10 (46.4 ov)

SA

SA

271/9 (47.2 ov)

Player of the Match: Tabraiz Shamsi

Oct 27 2023 11:38 PM

'Ye Keshav Maharaj stud hai' - Ayushmann Khurrana lauds Maharaj's batting with interesting tweet

Bollywood actor Ayushmann Khurrana had quite unique information to share with the world about South Africa's player Keshav Maharaj. Khurrana through a tweet paid emphasis on Maharaj's ancestry which lies in Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. Maharaj hit the winning runs during nail-biting Pakistan vs South Africa ODI World Cup encounter on Friday. 

By Nikesh Sharma
Oct 27 2023 11:03 PM

Babar Azam furious with Mohammad Nawaz for gifting winning runs

An animated Babar Azam could be seen agitated at Mohammad Nawaz for gifting away an easy boundary to Keshav Maharaj in the dying embers of the game. Nawaz bowled a flat delivery on the stumps which was very easily whipped to the backward square for a four. 

As soon as the shot was played, Babar could be seen gesturing at Nawaz, full of anger. 

By Nikesh Sharma
Oct 27 2023 11:02 PM

TABRAIZ SHAMSI ADJUDGED POTM:

"Really happy. I knew I had to do a job there, but the guys before me set it up. Credit goes to those guys too. I’ve played enough cricket to know sometimes it goes for you, sometimes it doesn’t. I didn’t expect to be here with my pads on doing this interview. (On the last over) If I tried to play a big shot and if it didn’t come off, the boys wouldn’t welcome me back to the change room. So there was no doubt in my mind that I had to just defend and get Kesh on strike. These are the kind of moments you dream of, to be in the middle at the end and win your team a game. Kesh was unbelievable out there," Shamsi said.

Thank you for joining us tonight. See you in the double header tomorrow. Goodnight!

By Koustav Sengupta
Oct 27 2023 11:01 PM

Winning skipper Temba Bavuma said:

It is chaos at the moment. The guys are enjoying the moment. The guys are picking up Shamsi. Chaos at the moment. Nail-biting finish, if you are a South African fan, you will be happy. Pressure with us chasing, we haven't done well to rectify that. It will be easier to have those conversations especially after the win. You need to have the guys in the best situations and truly speak out as to what they were thinking. Hard to say now but those conversations will happen. It is something we have spoken and something which has been thrown about. We have a blueprint when we bat first, we can't say with conviction we have that when we are cashing. We want to be a lot more clinical with the bat. That's nice to hear. KG (Rabada) is good, it was more precautionary, he is experiencing lower back issues and a couple of days rest before New Zealand and he will be in contention. Ecstatic for Shamsi, started with the ball, came in when conditions were helpful and then with the bat. We have seen Shamsi gloating on social media about his batting. It won't stop for the next two weeks but it's nice for a senior guy like Shamsi to come out with the bat like that.

By Koustav Sengupta
Oct 27 2023 10:58 PM

Losing skipper Babar Azam said:

"We are very close, we did not finish well. Very disappointing for the whole team. We fought back very well. In the batting we were 10-15 short. The fast bowlers and spinners fought well but unfortunately it was not to be. It is part of the game, in DRS it is part of the game. Had he given it out, it would have favored us. We have an opportunity to win this and stay in the race but not to be. We will try our best in the next 3 matches and put our efforts and play for Pakistan. Let's see where we will stand after that," Babar said.

By Koustav Sengupta
Oct 27 2023 10:50 PM

Highest successful chases by SA in World Cups

297 vs Ind Nagpur 2011
271 vs Pak Chennai 2023
254 vs Ind Hove 1999

By Koustav Sengupta
Oct 27 2023 10:44 PM

INDEED, LONG LIVE ODI CRICKET!

By Koustav Sengupta
Oct 27 2023 10:43 PM

One for the ages!

By Koustav Sengupta
Oct 27 2023 10:42 PM

Keshav Maharaj is pumped up after a thrilling win

Keshav Maharaj is pumped up after a thrilling win. The tailender played an unbeaten innings of 7* (21) to help their side chase win their first game against Pakistan in ODI World Cup after 24 years. He pumped his chest after guiding his team home.

By Rishabh Beniwal
Oct 27 2023 10:34 PM

SOUTH AFRICA WIN BY ONE WICKET!

Nail-biting finish as South Africa wins by the BAREST OF MARGINS. WHAT A GAME IN CHENNAI!

By Koustav Sengupta
Oct 27 2023 10:31 PM

NERVE-WRENCHING SCENES!

South Africa need five runs, Pakistan need one wicket. GOODNESS GRACIOUS! 

By Koustav Sengupta
Oct 27 2023 10:24 PM

End of the 46th over!

South Africa are 263/9. They need eight runs to win the match.

By Koustav Sengupta
Oct 27 2023 10:21 PM

WOW!

By Koustav Sengupta
Oct 27 2023 10:19 PM

Beauty is an understatement!

By Koustav Sengupta
Oct 27 2023 10:19 PM

STUNNING FROM HARIS RAUF!

Sensational catch from Haris Rauf sends Lungi Ngidi back to the pavilion. Extremely difficult on the follow up but he made it possible. PAKISTAN ARE VERY MUCH ALIVE!

By Koustav Sengupta