Pakistan needed 10 runs in the last over.
Mount Monganui, Fast bowler Shabnam Ismail took two wickets in the last over as South Africa beat Pakistan by six runs in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 match on Friday.
Pakistan needed 10 runs in the last over. Ismail took two wickets for three runs to give his team their second win in the tournament. Earlier, South Africa scored 223 for nine with the help of half-centuries from Laura Wolvaert (75) and captain Suner Loos (62).
#TeamSouthAfrica win a thriller
Shabnim Ismail’s stunning final over helps them register a six-run victory against #TeamPakistan #CWC22 pic.twitter.com/quL7RKedha
— ICC (@ICC) March 11, 2022
For Pakistan, spinner Ghulam Fatima took three wickets for 52 runs. Omaima Sohail scored 65 and Nida Dar scored 55 runs for Pakistan but could not win the team. With this win, South Africa are unbeaten after two matches and are third in the table. Pakistan are at the bottom of all matches lost.
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When sent to bat first, Wolvaert hit ten fours in his 91-ball innings for South Africa. At the same time, Captain Loos supported him well and added 62 runs in 102 balls. Both shared an 89-run partnership for the third wicket. Fatima curbed South Africa’s run-rate by taking three wickets in two overs. C Tryon (31) and Trisha Shetty (31) added 55 runs to take the team past 200.
Nahida Khan (40) and Sidra Amin (12) gave Pakistan a good start. Islami broke the partnership by dismissing Amin. After that on the next ball, captain Bismah Maroof was out without opening the account. The Pakistani team could not recover from these setbacks. (agency)