At one stage Pakistan was 48 for 4 and they again had a bad start as usual. The openers again failed along with the top order batsmen. However, later Nawaz , Iftikhar and Shadab turned the table around and Pakistan managed to score much needed 185 runs. This was a match winning total and with the bowling of Pakistan, it was hard to chase this total.
The rain also helped Pakistan and made the target difficult for South Africa. However, even with the loss, South Africa is in a better position on the table, and they have greater chances of making it to the Semifinal.