South Africa rise to the top by the barest of margins in thriller against Pakistan

The victory was set up by their bowlers – Tabraiz Shamsi and Marco Jansen in particular – who dismissed Pakistan for 270 in 46.4 overs despite them having been well placed at 225 for 5 in the 40th over. And when Aiden Markram, who overtook Virat Kohli to become the second-highest run scorer of the World Cup during his innings of 91, and David Miller were putting together their 70-run stand for the fifth wicket, a South African win looked comfortable. All that changed when Miller edged Shaheen Shah Afridi behind in the 34th over, with the target still 65 runs away.