T20 ICC WORLD TWENTY20 WEST INDIES 2010 - Super Eight:PAK Vs SA

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Gros Islet (Saint Lucia): Defending champions Pakistan knocked South Africa out of the World Twenty20 with an 11-run Super Eights win at the Beausejour Stadium here on Monday. Pakistan's win also meant England would qualify for the semifinals, regardless of the result of their match against New Zealand.

        But, in order for Pakistan to progress to the last four, they have to hope England heat New Aealand by a sufficiently wide margin to go through on net run-rate.

         Earlier Umar Akmal led a Pakistan revival as the defending World Twenty20 champions made 148 for seven. Pakistan slumped to 18 for three but Akaml's quickfire 51 helped prevent total collapse.

        A stand of 51 in six overs between Umar and his brother Kamran Akmal (37) revived the innings before Umar put on 61 with captain Shahid Afridi (30), who'd won the toss.

         Fast-medium bowler Charl Langeveldt, maintaining an admirable line, took four wickets for just 19 runs from his maximum four overs. South Africa's seamers had early success, Dale Steyn breaking through with his fourth ball when Salman Butt miscued a pull and was well caught by proteas captain Graeme Smith, running back from mid-on.

          Khalid Latif fell in similar fashion and then Mohammad Hafeez was plumb lbw to Langeveldt for one. But the Akmal brothers got the innings going again, Kamran slog-sweeping Roelof van der Merwe and Umar playing a similar stroke for six against the left-arm spinner as 14 runs came off the eighth over.

        At the halfway stage Pakistan were 50 for three and that became 69 for four after an eventful 11th over. It began with Umar Akmal lofting van der Merwe for a straight six. Kamran then drive two sixes off the fourth and fifth deliveries, the first straight, the second soaring high over wide long-on.