Pakistan kept their hopes of reaching the semi-finals of the 2019 ICC World Cup alive after beating South Africa by 49 runs at Lord’s on Sunday.
Sarfaraz Ahmed opted to bat first winning the toss and Pakistan got off to a good start with Imam-ul-Haq and Fakhar Zaman providing a great platform for Pakistan to build a big score.
Shoaib Malik’s replacement in the side Haris Sohail justified his selection ahead of the veteran after he made 89 off just 59 deliveries to take Pakistan to a score of 308/7.
With the bowl, Pakistan bowlers were at it from the start and never let the South Africans stay with the required run rate. Wahab Riaz and Shadab Khan picked up three wickets each as Pakistan wrapped up the South African innings to claim a crucial win. Sarafaraz Ahmed and Co play New Zealand next on Wednesday.
Twitter fell in love in Pakistan again after the bashing it served the team after the loss to India. Here are some of the reactions
Pakistan fighting back with a spirit. Fielding lapses need to be paid attention to. Well done guys.
— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) June 23, 2019
Now on to the all important match against New Zealand on Wednesday. #PAKvSA #CWC19
A banner at Lord's today #PAKvSA #CWC19 pic.twitter.com/jpr8av8dJS
— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) June 23, 2019
Winning is 1 of the delightful moments for Pakistan.The timely & great comeback has brought the energy in us.Haris Sohail's performance was remarkable to lift the team.He incredibly played for his team.Overall,Pakistan showed hunger to win this match.#PAKvSA #wehavewewill #CWC19 pic.twitter.com/CFKy4w3wht
— VEENA MALIK (@iVeenaKhan) June 23, 2019
Just scrolling through people going back on their words!🙈
— MAWRA HOCANE (@MawraHocane) June 23, 2019
Love you team green!
Keep delivering please!!!!! #PakVSA
Good game today🇵🇰❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
This just made my day. Best thing on internet today❣#spiriteofcricket #WeHaveWeWill #PAKvSA pic.twitter.com/3x4s2lykO1
— Anas Rajpoot (@anax_rajpoot) June 23, 2019
Superb come back Pakistan! Congratulations upon a tremendous victory #PAKvSA Failure ll never overtake u if ur determination to succeed is strong enough. What a brilliant turnaround performance - This is the kind of approach always required to win the matches #KeepGoing #CWC19
— Faisal Javed Khan (@FaisalJavedKhan) June 23, 2019
1 down ✔️
— Rao Abulhassan (@RaoAbulhassan21) June 24, 2019
3 More to go ✅
InshaAllah Pakistan will do it.
Pakistan became most dangerous when they have nothing to loss.#PAKvSA #PakvsNZ #PakvsAfg #PakvsBan#CWC19#MenInGreen#WeHaveWeWill#HumariBari
They dropped 5 still win by 49 runs#PAKvSA #Pakistan #ICCWorldCup2019 #CWC19 #cwc2019 pic.twitter.com/0PCqQDEDyH
— Here I am (@ibn_rasheed8) June 24, 2019
Excellent performance Pakistan! The bowlers backed up Haris Sohail's brilliant batting effort. Hope the momentum will be sustained in the games ahead. BUT the fielding must improve so many dropped catches, can't be excused at all! #WeHaveWeWill
— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) June 23, 2019