Pakistan win CT warm-up against South Africa

LONDON: Pakistan beat South Africa by six wickets in a Champions Trophy warm-up match here at The Oval on Monday.

Chasing an easy target of 203, Pakistan completed the victory with 27 balls to spare.

Opener Imran Farhat and one-down batsman Mohammad Hafeez hit half centuries to pave the way for Pakistan win.

Imran made 56 with five fours and Hafeez retired out after scoring 54 with eight fours. Both added 85 runs for the second wicket partnership.

Later, captain Misbah-ul-Haq and young batsman Umar Amin added 51 for an unbeaten fifth wicket stand to see Pakistan reach the winning target in 45.3 overs.
Misbah remained not out on 24 while Umar was 27 not out.

Earlier, Pakistan seamers restricted South Africa to 202-9 after putting them into bat.

The Proteas were in immense pressure losing seven wickets for only 83 runs before lower-order batsmen Jean-Paul Duminy (43) and Ryan McLaren (55) saved them from an embarrassed situation with a 94-run eighth wicket partnership.

For Pakistan, Asad Ali and Wahab Riaz both captured three for 30 each while Junaid Khan claimed two wickets.

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