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Pakistan kept their hopes of reaching the semi-finals, with a 49-run victory on Sunday, excluding South Africa from the ICC World Cup. Batting first, the 1992 champion scored 308 runs with Haris Sohail's 89-ball 59-ball 59. In reply, South Africa were restricted to 259 for nine wickets in 50 overs. With just three points out of seven, South Africa is out of the tournament, while Pakistan can still enter the semifinals, provided they win the remaining matches and the other results go in favor of them. Chasing 309, South Africa lost Hashim Amla (2) in the second over. For Mohammed Aamir, it was a straight swing, and even though the big appeal of LBW of Pakistan's fast bowlers did not affect the umpire, hockey showed that the ball would have been on stumps so that he got one wicket on his first ball. Captain Faf du Plessis (63 off 79 balls) joined Quinton de Kock (47 runs in 60 balls) and both shared a 87-run partnership for the second wicket to keep South Africa in the game. D-Co