Babar Azam Loses 1 Wicket Against South Africa and Gets Furious With Muhammad Nawaz

commanded by Babar Azam In the current ICC ODI World Cup 2023, Pakistan has lost four games in a row after losing to Temba Bavuma’s South Africa by one wicket on October 27 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. Pakistan’s ranking plummeted to number six in the points table as a result of the defeat, and even their captain was clearly upset. His response to Mohammad Nawaz after Keshav Maharaj’s spectacular boundary-winning hit is becoming viral on the internet.

Keshav Maharaj took advantage of Nawaz’s inability to bowl a ball on a straight line by hitting a boundary that would win the match in the 48th over. The PAK captain was seen chatting with Nawaz thereafter, indicating that he was not pleased. On the internet, the video of this brief exchange is now becoming quite popular.

With Markram scoring 91, South Africa almost botched a simple chase, losing three wickets for 10 runs until Tabraiz Shamsi (4 off 6) and Keshav Maharaj (7 off 21) pulled off a thrilling one-wicket triumph, their first over Pakistan in 24 years.

With a better Net Run Rate of 2.032 against 1.353 for India, who also have 10 points from five wins, the Proteas secured their fifth win in six games and shot to the top of the table. The nerve-wracking victory was made possible by the South African bowlers, who bowled out Pakistan for 270 in 46.4 overs.

With crucial contributions from David Miller (29), Temba Bavuma (28) and Rassie van der Dussen (21) to keep the innings together, Markram managed to hit seven boundaries and three sixes in a 93-ball knock. When he was out in the 41st over, he gave a catch to Babar Azam off Usama Mir.

Gerald Coetzee was out on the same score, and when Lungi Ngidi was caught and bowled by Haris Rauf for four, South Africa collapsed to 260/9 with 11 runs required to win, with Tabraiz Shamsi and Keshav Maharaj, who had taken 4-60 earlier in the game, at the end of the wicket. After withstanding a few test overs from the Pakistani pacers, Keshav Maharaj struck a boundary to cap off a thrilling win for South Africa.

In the end, South Africa won the match by one wicket with a total of 271/9 in 47.2 overs. Pakistan suffered their first-ever World Cup loss and now have very little chance of advancing to the next round, despite their bowlers’ remarkable comeback in the last few overs.

In his ten overs, Shaheen Shah Afridi scored 345 runs for Pakistan. Haris Rauf (2-62), Mohammad Wasim (2-60), and Usman Mir (2-45) all made contributions with the ball, but ultimately, their efforts were in naught as Pakistan lost a nail-biting match.