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South Africa hurt India and Pakistan

South Africa registered 5 wickets win over India at Perth on Sunday. With that win against India, South Africa moved up to the point table with 5 points. This result hurt India as well as Pakistan. Because India’s defeat against South Africa will complicates the qualification for Pakistan.

If Pakistan win their next two matches against South Africa and Bangladesh, They will able to get 6 points. But South Africa win one of their reaming matches, they will definitely get 7 points. However, Pakistan still got a limited chance to qualify for the Semi Finals. But Net run rate could be a factor and they have to win their next two matches with big margin.

However, India had a chance to win against South Africa with that start they have got in the second innings. They took early wickets and put pressure on South Africa. But Virat Kohli  dropped catch of Aiden Markram at crucial time of the match and it helped South Africa to win the match. 

End of the match, Former Pakistan fast bowler Muhammad Asif tweeted and said that  with that drop catch Pakistan officially knocked out from the T20 World Cup.

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