{"id":7571,"date":"2023-10-28T14:56:03","date_gmt":"2023-10-28T09:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=367303"},"modified":"2023-10-28T14:56:03","modified_gmt":"2023-10-28T09:26:03","slug":"cwc-23-pakistan-lose-4-matches-in-a-row-for-the-first-time-in-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/cwc-23-pakistan-lose-4-matches-in-a-row-for-the-first-time-in-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"CWC 23: Pakistan lose 4 matches in a row for the first time in World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">In a high-stakes clash at Chennai\u2019s MA Chidambaram Stadium during the ICC World Cup 2023, South Africa emerged victorious, edging out Pakistan by a single wicket. Pakistan, opting to bat first, displayed commendable performance with a total of 270 runs, led by standout contributions from Babar Azam (50), Saud Shakeel (52), and Shadab Khan (43). Tabraiz Shamsi proved pivotal for the Proteas, securing four crucial wickets. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">In pursuit of 271, South Africa faced challenges, but Aiden Markram\u2019s exceptional 91 ultimately sealed a heart-pounding one-wicket win with 16 balls remaining. Pakistan\u2019s Shaheen Shah Afridi played a key role, taking three crucial wickets in the match.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">Pakistan\u2019s 4th Consecutive Loss in World Cup: Check Stats<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">This defeat marks Pakistan\u2019s first-ever streak of four consecutive losses in Cricket World Cup history. Meanwhile, South Africa\u2019s triumph propels them to the top of the points table, putting them in a strong position for the semi-finals. On the contrary, this unprecedented string of losses jeopardizes Pakistan\u2019s semi-final prospects, prompting them to reevaluate their strategy.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a high-stakes clash at Chennai\u2019s MA Chidambaram Stadium during the ICC World Cup 2023, South Africa emerged victorious, edging\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":250,"featured_media":30472,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3637],"class_list":["post-7571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cricket","tag-world-cup-2023"],"reading_time":"1 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/250"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7571"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7571\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}