A dominant batting show propelled South Africa to a 150-run victory over Pakistan (DLS methodology) in a rain-hit encounter in Colombo, knocking the guests out of semifinal competition and sending the Proteas to the highest of the factors desk. In a match lowered to 40 overs per facet, South Africa had been powered by Laura Wolvaardt’s fluent 90, brisk half-centuries from Sune Luus and Marizanne Kapp, and a whirlwind 41 off 16 balls from Nadine de Clerk, posting a large 312/9.
Pakistan’s chase, initially set at 306 in 40 overs, was repeatedly revised because of rain interruptions. The sport teetered on the sting of being deserted however a end result was finally achieved, with Pakistan ending 83/7 whereas chasing a revised goal of 234 in 20 overs.
The win marked South Africa’s fifth consecutive victory, lifting them to the highest of the factors desk with one group-stage sport remaining towards Australia in Indore. It additionally capped a outstanding turnaround after their disastrous begin towards England in Guwahati three weeks in the past, once they had been bowled out for simply 69 and suffered a ten-wicket defeat.
Had the match been washed out, South Africa, already assured of a semifinal spot, would have been annoyed with shared factors, leaving them third on the desk because of an inferior internet run charge. Nevertheless, the Proteas managed to finish 20 overs within the second innings to safe a end result.
SA vs PAK, Girls’s World Cup: HIGHLIGHTS
Despatched in to bat, Wolvaardt began confidently, hitting a boundary off the very first supply. Tazmin Brits, nevertheless, fell for a duck, edging Fatima Sana to first slip. Regardless of a rain delay of almost two and a half hours, South Africa launched a commanding assault as soon as play resumed. Wolvaardt stored the scoreboard ticking, whereas Luus cleared the ropes a few occasions and located the gaps frequently, serving to the facet race previous 100 inside 15 overs. Luus reached a 55-ball half-century earlier than being dismissed by Nashra Sandhu, ending a second-wicket stand of 118 off 93 balls.
Wolvaardt quickly introduced up her fifty however noticed one other wicket on the different finish when Annerie Dercksen was run out. Kapp joined the skipper and added 64 runs for the fourth wicket, powering South Africa previous 200 in simply 29 overs. Wolvaardt narrowly missed a century, being stumped by Sandhu, who additionally dismissed Karabo Meso in the identical over, leaving the crew at 212/5.
Kapp went on to finish a well-paced fifty, supported by Chloe Tryon’s fast runs, earlier than Nadine de Klerk produced a blistering cameo, hitting three fours and 4 sixes. De Klerk struck two maximums within the thirty eighth over and added 25 extra within the thirty ninth, serving to South Africa cross 300. Regardless of dropping three wickets within the last over, the crew completed with a mammoth complete.
Muneeba Ali struck a 4 off the primary ball of the innings, however the chase rapidly unraveled. She fell to Ayabonga Khaka after edging throughout the road, and Sidra Amin’s probabilities went uncapitalized as she was caught behind off Kapp. Omaima Sohail was trapped lbw in the identical over, and Kapp additionally dismissed Aliya Riaz, leaving Pakistan at 35/4 in 10 overs.
Rain interruptions pressured a number of DLS revisions, lowering the goal to 299 in 37 overs, then 270 in 27 overs, and at last 262 in 25 overs. After the ultimate resumption, South Africa’s spinners Nonkululeuko Mlaba and Nondumiso Shangase bowled their full quotas, with Natalia Pervaiz caught behind off Shangase and Sana bowled in her last over. Tryon and Luus wrapped up the remaining overs to make sure a convincing South African win.
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