Pakistan missed this bowler, he was injured and out of the match.

Highlights

Shadab Khan was injured while fielding
Shadab can wreak havoc on the Chennai pitch
Spinner Shamsi took 4 wickets on Chennai’s slow wicket.

New Delhi. Pakistan cricket team has faced fourth defeat in ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. South Africa defeated Pakistan by 6 wickets to dash their hopes of reaching the semi-finals. Pakistan lost bowling all-rounder Shadab Khan in this match. Shadab splashed his bat while batting but could not bowl. Pakistan’s match-winning bowler got injured in the middle of the match and withdrew from the field. However, his replacement Osama Mir got a chance as a substitute for Concussion. But Osama could not compensate for the lack of experienced Shadab.

Leg spinner Tabriz Shamsi showed his spin magic for South Africa at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai and took 4 wickets for Pakistan. After this, all eyes were on Shadab Khan on Chennai’s slow pitch. But while fielding in the first over of the Proteas’ innings, Shadab got injured and had to be ruled out of the match. There is no update yet on the severity of Shadab’s injury. Osama Mir was fielded in his place. South Africa beat Pakistan by 1 wicket to register their fifth win in World Cup 2023. With this win, they have 10 points from 6 matches and the Proteas team has overtaken India to reach the first position in the points table.

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Shadab suffered a head injury
Shadab Khan played an innings of 43 runs in 36 balls with the help of 3 fours and 2 sixes. Osama Mir took 2 wickets for 42 runs in 6 overs. Shadab Khan may be out of the World Cup. In the very first over of the Proteas team’s innings, the batsman flicked Iftikhar’s ball towards mid-on and quickly ran for a run. Meanwhile, Shadab Khan tried to stop the ball by diving. Shadab was successful in this but suffered a head injury in the process. However, he later walked himself off the field with a physio. After which he could not return to the field again.

Tags: ODI World Cup, Pakistan vs South Africa, Shadab Khan

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