<p>Pakistan put their miserable hammering by arch-rivals India behind them with a shock 19-run win via D/L method over South Africa at Edgbaston on Wednesday that kept their Champions Trophy semifinal hopes alive.<br /><br />Just three days after suffering a humiliating 124-run defeat by title-holders India at Edgbaston in their opening group match, with former skipper Shahid Afridi among those slamming a "clueless" display, Pakistan's return to the Birmingham ground saw them make a mockery of the rankings which had them bottom and South Africa top.<br /><br />Having conceded 319 for three against title-holders India, Pakistan restricted South Africa to 219 for eight after losing the toss.<br /><br />After the spinners did the initial damage, paceman Hasan Ali took three for 24 in eight overs.<br />David Miller's unbeaten 75 kept the Proteas in the game.<br /><br />And when fast bowler Morne Morkel took two wickets in three balls, Pakistan were faltering at 41 for two under the floodlights in the day/night fixture.<br /><br />But Babar Azam (31 not out) and Shoaib Malik (16 not out) took Pakistan to 119/3 off 27 overs when heavy rain stopped play at 7:41 pm local time.<br /><br />That left them well ahead of their target score of 101 so that when the umpires finally decided more than two hours later that a resumption was impossible, Pakistan had beaten South Africa under the Duckworth/Lewis method.<br /><br />It left Group B wide open, with three teams on a win apiece. "It's a very important win for us," said Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed. "We were good in all departments today.”<br /><br /></p>
<p>Pakistan put their miserable hammering by arch-rivals India behind them with a shock 19-run win via D/L method over South Africa at Edgbaston on Wednesday that kept their Champions Trophy semifinal hopes alive.<br /><br />Just three days after suffering a humiliating 124-run defeat by title-holders India at Edgbaston in their opening group match, with former skipper Shahid Afridi among those slamming a "clueless" display, Pakistan's return to the Birmingham ground saw them make a mockery of the rankings which had them bottom and South Africa top.<br /><br />Having conceded 319 for three against title-holders India, Pakistan restricted South Africa to 219 for eight after losing the toss.<br /><br />After the spinners did the initial damage, paceman Hasan Ali took three for 24 in eight overs.<br />David Miller's unbeaten 75 kept the Proteas in the game.<br /><br />And when fast bowler Morne Morkel took two wickets in three balls, Pakistan were faltering at 41 for two under the floodlights in the day/night fixture.<br /><br />But Babar Azam (31 not out) and Shoaib Malik (16 not out) took Pakistan to 119/3 off 27 overs when heavy rain stopped play at 7:41 pm local time.<br /><br />That left them well ahead of their target score of 101 so that when the umpires finally decided more than two hours later that a resumption was impossible, Pakistan had beaten South Africa under the Duckworth/Lewis method.<br /><br />It left Group B wide open, with three teams on a win apiece. "It's a very important win for us," said Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed. "We were good in all departments today.”<br /><br /></p>