runs, Pakistan kept alive their faint hopes of advancing to the T20 World
Cup playoffs.
After being reduced to 43/4 early in their innings, Pakistan battled back
thanks to brilliant half-centuries from Iftikhar Ahmed and Shadab Khan,
posting 185/9 to the pleasure of the boisterous crowd of 30,000 shouting
for them at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Without the early wickets taken by Shaheen Shah Afridi (3/14) and the rapid
dismissals of Temba Bavuma and Aiden Markram, who had put on a promising
third-wicket partnership of 49, South Africa could have been optimistic
about their chances.
With their championships, Praggnanandhaa and Nandhidhaa capped a remarkable
season.
At the Asian Continental Chess Championship, top-seeded Indian Grandmaster
R Praggnanandhaa and compatriot PV Nandhidhaa took first place in the open
and women’s categories, respectively.
