ICC Champions Trophy: 5 best performances from Pakistan's Road to the Final that don't fade away

#5 Imad Wasim’s two important wickets against South Africa

The twin wickets of Amla and ABD started the spark which led Pakistan to the final

Pakistan overcame a strong South African side in another rain-interrupted game of the tournament and emerged victorious by 19 runs. That may not have been possible without Imad Wasim’s two game-changing wickets.

After choosing to bat first, South Africa openers Hashim Amla and Quinton de Kock stitched together 40 runs for the first wicket before Imad removed Amla for an LBW. After removing Amla, he, then, got rid of the dangerous AB de Villiers, which was also the Proteas captain’s first ever ODI duck.

The two batsmen could have caused enough damage to the bowlers if they had not returned to the pavilion early. If you look at the tournament at a macroscopic level, the twin wickets of Amla and ABD started the spark which led Pakistan to the final.