Pakistan vs South Africa Highlights of ICC World Cup 2019 Match: SA Out of Semis Contention, PAK Stay Alive

That's it! Pakistan beat South Africa by 49 runs. Impressive victory this for Pakistan. With this South Africa are out of semi-finals contention and Pakistan stay alive. So, South Africa manage 259/9 in their 50 overs. ICC CWC 2019 Points Table | PAK vs SA Full Scorecard.

OUT! Wahab Riaz is bowling superbly here. He is getting the ball to reverse swing and that is producing some result. Lungi Ngidi b Riaz 1(6)

Two overs remaining now and South Africa need 63 runs to win. This is looking ugly for them and they are nearing the World Cup exit. Pakistan have some hope left!

OUT! Wahab Riaz strikes! His second wicket this. Cleans up Kagiso Rabada with a beauty. Superb stuff this from Pakistan as they inch closer to the win.  Kagiso Rabada b Riaz 3(7)

OUT! Wahab Riaz strikes! He cleans up Chris Morris. Pakistan inching towards the win. Getting worse and worse for South Africa. Chris Morris b Riaz 16(10)

South Africa need 96 runs off 42 balls with four wickets in hand. Chris Morris and Andile Phehlukwayo are in the middle. Can they take South Africa close to the target. 

OUT! Pakistan strike again! And it is Shahid Afridi who picks his first wicket. It is David Miller who has to go. Afridi bowls him. End of South Africa's chances? Miller b Shaheen Afridi 31(37)

OUT! Shadab Khan strikes for Pakistan. Much needed breakthrough this. This partnership was building and Shadab does exactly what he was brought into the attack for. Rassie van der Dussen skies it high in the air and Mohammad Hafeez completes the catch at cover.  van der Dussen c Hafeez b Shadab Khan 36(47)

The partnership between Rassie van der Dussen and David Miller is now worth  50 off 57 balls. South Africa now need 123 more runs to win from 66 balls. The asking rate is over 11 runs per over now.

15 overs remaining now and South Africa need 149 more runs to win. The asking rate has creeped up to9.93  runs per over. Rassie van der Dussen and David Miller are in the middle for South Africa.

OUT! Mohammad Amir comes back into the attack and strikes. He gets rid of South African captain Faf du Plessis. The South African skipper goes for the big shot, gets the top edge and the ball goes high in the air. Sarfraz Ahmed settles underneath it and completes the catch. Amir now becomes the joint-highest wicket-taker as he joins Jofra Archer and Mitchell Starc. du Plessis c Sarfaraz b Amir 63(79)

OUT! Shadab Khan strikes again. This time he bowls Aiden Markram. He goes for the cut short and misses the line. Timely wicket this for Pakistan. Aiden Markram b Shadab Khan 7(16)

OUT! Shadab Khan strikes for Pakistan. He gets rid of well-set Quinton de Kock. The left-hander is caught at deep mid-wicket. de Kock c Imam b Shadab Khan 47(60)   

15 gone, 35 to go! South Africa need 247 more runs to win from 35 overs at 7.06 runs per over. The partnership between Faf du Plessis and Quinton de Kock has gone past fifty now.

Good over by Imad Wasim. Though he was hit for a boundary early on in the over. But he did well to concede only two from last five balls.  

Wahab Riaz into the attack and he starts on a positive note. Just two runs from this over. It is important for Pakistan that Wahab is in the wickets as soon as possible.

That's fifty up for South Africa. Things looking good for them. Quinton de Kock is batting on 17 off 34 balls while Faf du Plessis is on 31 off 36 balls.

Boundaries have started to come for South Africa. Pakistan's search for wickets continues. Important for them that they don't allow this stand to grow. This is nearing fifty now.

Ten overs gone and that is the end of first Powerplay. Change in bowling and Imad Wasim gets the ball. He gives away six runs from his opening over. Faf du Plessis hit him for a boundary to spoil his over.

The partnership between Faf du Plessis and Quinton de Kock is worth 28 off 47 balls now. Meanwhile, South Africa need 277 more runs to win. The asking rate for them is 6.76 per over.