Summary

  • South Africa eliminated; Pakistan keep slim semi-final hopes alive with 49-run win

  • Du Plessis top-scores with 63 for SA - no Proteas player has scored more than 70 in tournament

  • Sohail's aggressive 89 off 59 helps Pakistan post 308-7

  • Tahir stars in field for SA - taking 2-41 in 10 overs, including smart return catch off Imam (44)

  • Leg-spinner becomes SA's leading wicket-taker in World Cup cricket (39)

Live Reporting

Matthew Henry, Jack Skelton and Thomas Mallows

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    Dukkhaboy: I would marry that second cover drive of Imam's.

  2. Phil Tufnell
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    South Africa need to be careful. Pakistan are going in for the kill here.

  3. Pak 25-0

    That's a hit me ball. A proper half-volley.

    Imam makes it back-to-back boundaries by punishing Ngidi.

    This now constitutes a good start from Pakistan.

  4. Pak 21-0

    Imam-ul-Haq gets his first boundary now. He drives a full pitched delivery for four. The crowd are loving this start.

  5. Adam Williams
    BBC Sport at Lord's

    First game of this World Cup at this ground is being played on a wicket quite a way off the central section of the square from what you might normally see in a Test match or one-day international.

    The wicket that's earmarked for the final and possibly England against Australia on Tuesday is three strips across.

    It means a shorter boundary towards the Grant Stand and a longer hit down the famous slope towards the Tavern and Mound Stands.

    The slightly different angle as well on the slope could mean a bit of variation for the bowlers who normally try to use it to their advantage.

  6. Pak 17-0

    Kagiso Rabada was tipped to be one of the best bowlers at this World Cup. Fakhar Zaman is making him look average early here.

    It may be quick but Fakhar doesn't flinch and swipes him off his thigh pad high in the air and down to fine leg.

    Fakhar doesn't care much for Rabada's reputation.

  7. Phil Tufnell
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    Rababa is bowling too straight here. It's quite an interesting battle actually - Pakistan's openers have not got any runs so far in the tournament and South Africa haven't got any wickets. Rababa just doesn't look right to me. His shoulders are down.

  8. Pak 13-0

    Smack. Fakhar Zaman stands with his high backlift baseball-style and crunches away a shorter delivery from Rabada.

    The South Africa quick's difficult World Cup doesn't get any better with a shot like that.

  9. Pak 9-0

    Fakhar scored a fifty in Pakistan's last game against India and Imam has one half-century to his name but neither of these openers have set the world alight in this tournament. As we've seen in the last three matches, runs on the board are crucial.

    Ngidi doesn't cause any panic in his first over.

  10. Lungi Ngidi will open up from the other end.

  11. Adam Williams
    BBC Sport at Lord's

    One over in and the umpires have already called for their coats to be brought on.

    Might be one of those days until the sun comes out properly from behind this fairly high and thick blanket of cloud.

  12. Pak 5-0

    Imam 1, Fakhar 4

    A good response from Rabada as he ends the over with a 90mph delivery that hits Fakhar on the thigh pad. There's no swing for the South Africa quick with his new ball.

  13. Phil Tufnell
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    Anything short and wide and Fakhar dives into it, like left-handers tend to do. He doesn't need time to get his eye in.

  14. Pak 5-0

    And if the first cheers were loud, this is a whole lot louder.

    Fakhar has a look at one ball and then slaps his second through the covers for four.

  15. Pak 1-0

    Loud cheers greet the first runs of the day. Imam-ul-Haq is away.

  16. Phil Tufnell
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    If Fakhar gets going, he could get a hundred. Easily.

  17. As ever Fakhar Zaman and Imam ul-Haq will open the batting for Pakistan.

    The countdown is over and Kagiso Rabada charges in with ball in hand...

  18. Another passionate roar as the Pakistan anthem ends before chants of "Pakistan Zindabad".

    There are South Africa fans in the ground but crowd will be dominated by those supporting the men in green.

    South Africa are in their changed strip of a bright yellow shirt today.

  19. The South Africa national anthem has been sung. Next up, Pakistan...

  20. It's overcast at the moment but the forecast suggests there'll be no interruptions today.

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