Pakistan Coach Mickey Arthur was in all praise for batsman Haris Sohail during a press conference after ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 match between South Africa and Pakistan on June 23. Arther slammed a journalist who raised questions on Pakistani cricketer who played a fine knock of 89 against South Africa. He questioned Sohail's slow batting in the last few overs of Pakistan innings, saying that he looked exhausted during the death overs and the team could score only 20 runs off the last three overs. Pakistan vs South Africa Stat Highlights, ICC World Cup 2019 Match: PAK Stay in Contention for Semi Final Spot, Beat SA by 49 Runs. 

Listening to the question, Arthur was quick to defend Sohail, who had scored 89 runs from 59 deliveries and played an important role to take Pakistan to a 300-plus score. Arther mentioned that Sohail's knock was one of the all-time best he has seen and urged the reporter to write something positive for a change. Have a look at the video below.

Well Said, Mickey Arthur

After losing to India in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, Pakistan bounced back with a fabulous victory against South Africa by 49 runs. After Pakistani skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed opted to bat first post winning the toss, openers Imam-ul-Haq (44) and Fakhar Zaman (44) gave Pakistan a solid start with an 81-run partnership. Later, one-down Babar Azam followed up their hard work with his slow but crucial innings of 69 off 80 balls. But the star of the Pakistani innings was Haris Sohail, who played a quick-fire knock of 89 off 59 balls, taking Pakistan to 308/7 in their 50 overs. 'Sorry Sarfaraz' Say Twitterati As Pakistan Bounce Back to Register Win Over South Africa in CWC 2019 Match at Lord's. 

Bowlers Wahab Riaz and Shadab Khan took three wickets each to deprive South Africa of any chances of victory and send them out of the race to qualify for semi-finals. Pakistan will now face New Zealand on June 26 at Edgbaston, Birmingham.

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