Birmingham: South Africa's weakened bowling attack revived the team's Champions Trophy hopes on Monday, running through Pakistan for 167 to clinch a 67-run win at Edgbaston on Monday.
The Pakistanis' second straight loss in Group B leaves them on the brink of elimination, with their flimsy batting lineup collapsing despite South Africa being without injured strike bowlers Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel and protecting a meager 234 for 9 on a good pitch.
In front of raucous support from the large Pakistani community in Birmingham, Misbah-ul-Haq (55) was the only batsman to provide any resistance as Ryan McLaren grabbed 4 for 19 and Chris Morris took 2 for 25 on his ODI debut. Pakistan must now beat fierce rival India on Saturday to have any chance of making the semi-finals.
Opener Hashim Amla led the scoring with a measured 81 for South Africa. The Proteas' chances suddenly look much rosier than they did a few days ago - particularly with Steyn back in the nets and potentially returning from a side strain in time for Friday's make-or-break match against the West Indies....
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01:18 AM, Jun 11, 2013
South Africa allrounder Chris Morris has been called into their Champions Trophy squad after paceman Morne Morkel was ruled out of the tournament through injury. Morkel hurt his groin in Thursday's opening Group B loss to India in Cardiff and has been ruled out for the next three weeks, having been forced to bat as last man with the problem. The 26-year-old Morris has yet to play for his country...
06:03 PM, Jun 07, 2013
New Delhi: Coming off an upset defeat to Pune Warriors at home, two-time IPL winners Chennai Super Kings got back to winning ways against the poorest team in the league, Delhi Daredevils. Those who came to the Feroz Shah Kotla on Thursday witnessed an utter mismatch, with CSK drubbing this season's laughing stock by 86 runs to move up to fourth on the IPL 6 leaderboard. The tactic of keeping...
11:15 PM, Apr 18, 2013
Live updates from Game 24 of IPL season 6 between Delhi Daredevils and Chennai Super Kings at Feroz shah Kotla. Battered and bruised after five consecutive losses, Delhi Daredevils will look to finally get a win under their belt when they take on the inconsistent Chennai Super Kings in game 24 of IPL 6 at the Feroz Shah Kotla in New Delhi on Thursday. Looking at the points table, curtains...
07:15 PM, Apr 18, 2013
Chennai: Clutch innings from two Australian imports at either end of Pune Warriors 20 overs set up a match-winning total of 159 for 5, which was made to appear like a lot more for Chennai Super Kings against a superb catching performance. Aaron Finch took on a strong CSK bowling attack from the start, dominating an opening stand worth 96, and after a flurry of wickets it was Steven Smith's...
11:25 PM, Apr 15, 2013
They may not have set the international stage on fire yet, but these six cricketers found themselves very rich after the 2013 IPL auction. ...
06:02 PM, Feb 03, 2013
Michael Lumb scored an unbeaten 82 off 42 balls as Sixers won the one-sided contest by ten wickets. ...
07:54 PM, Oct 28, 2012
Morris returned figures of 2 for seven in his four overs, getting rid of the dangerous duo of David Warner (21) and Kevin Pietersen (50). ...
11:12 AM, Oct 26, 2012
On a bouncy Kingsmead pitch, Highveld Lions got a decent 139 for 5 and then restricted Delhi Daredevils to only 117 for 9. ...
12:47 AM, Oct 26, 2012
Behardien and Vilas also recalled to T20 squad for unofficial Zimbabwe and Bangladesh series in June. ...
07:55 PM, May 30, 2012
