- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR30.3 Oh, she's gone! Wolvaardt denied a century with a lovely delivery. She premeditated and skipped down the track again so Sandhu pulls it a little shorter and gets it to spin away. Nawaz did the rest and the SA skipper goes after playing a fantastic knock 212/41.4 Edged to first slip! It's a third duck in the World Cup for Tazmin Brits! It's the one that nips away now that does the damage. On a length outside off and seaming away, Brits drives at it away from her body and can only manage a thick edge straight to Natalia Pervaiz's hands 5/116.6 backs away to go inside-out but ends up hitting it hard and flat to Baig at extra cover. Sandhu went over the wicket this time and tossed it on leg-stump, Luus looked to back away to clear the infield but didn't get the elevation. 123/221.5 self-destruct mode on! That was a poor call from Dercksen to go for the run after whipping it straight to midwicket. The throw was on the full to Shamim who whipped the bails off long before the batter put in a dive. A bonus wicket for Pakistan. 148/330.6 Oh, what a beauty! Nashra Sandhu gets this full ball to spin away. Meso was drawn forward and played away from her body. Takes the edge and Nawaz takes a good catch reaching a long way to her right. Takes the bails off too for good measure. Nashra Sandhu is all smiles and she should be. Excellent bowling this over, and the ball is starting to turn a fair bit all of a sudden. Meso goes back for a three-ball duck in her first World Cup innings 212/535.6 Swing and a miss, and Nawaz takes the bails off. Did Tryon get her foot behind? This one spins away as Tryon looks to slog it away. Tryon's back foot was just about on the crease. And looks like she hadn't really got anything behind the crease when Sidra Nawaz took off the bails. Tryon's second life lasts just three balls, but she did add eight quick runs. Good work by Sidra Nawaz again 253/639.2 Taken at deep midwicket. She takes on this full ball on middle with a heave over midwicket, but can't get the distance on this one. Goes straight to Natalia Pervaiz, who makes no mistake 305/739.3 On a length outside off, dropped to point and she's too slow to take off for the single. Kapp never stopped running and Shangase started really late. Muneeba nails the throw at the non-striker's end and catches her short with a good direct hit. A one-ball duck for Shangase, but more importantly than the wicket for Pakistan, is probably that it's a dot ball. But also, Kapp is back on strike, so South Africa won't mind 305/839.6 Looks for the reverse, misses and loses her off stump. But South Africa have finished with an extremely good total here. This was a length ball on off and Mlaba doesn't get anything on it. Sadia Iqbal finishes with three wickets. This is South Africa's highest score in a World Cup match, and it's come in a 40-over game! 312/9Extras22 (b 4, lb 4, nb 2, w 12)TOTAL312/9 (40 Overs, RR: 7.8)Did not bat: A KhakaFall of wickets: 1-5 (Tazmin Brits, 1.4 ov), 2-123 (Sune Luus, 16.6 ov), 3-148 (Annerie Dercksen, 21.5 ov), 4-212 (Laura Wolvaardt, 30.3 ov), 5-212 (Karabo Meso, 30.6 ov), 6-253 (Chloe Tryon, 35.6 ov), 7-305 (Nadine de Klerk, 39.2 ov), 8-305 (Nondumiso Shangase, 39.3 ov), 9-312 (Nonkululeko Mlaba, 39.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Sadia Iqbal 8 0 63 3 7.87 27 7 4 1 0 Fatima Sana 8 0 69 1 8.62 23 8 3 2 1 Diana Baig 5 0 49 0 9.8 10 4 1 8 1 Rameen Shamim 8 0 59 0 7.37 15 4 2 0 0 Nashra Sandhu 8 0 45 3 5.62 22 6 0 0 0 Omaima Sohail 3 0 19 0 6.33 10 2 1 0 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR1.2 Skied and taken at mid-on. Muneeba Ali walks forward and Khaka goes short and wide. She had a heave and it skied up off the top of the toe end. Mlaba adjusts slightly and settles under it and pouches it. Pakistan lose their first 10/16.3 they took a single because the catch went down, but Omaima doesn't enjoy the same luck Sidra did. Kapp bowls full on the stumps, this one decks back in to beat the inside edge. Pinned plumb in front. 31/26.6 gets a thick bottom edge as she attempts to slash that through point. So the reprieve early in the over doesn't cost South Africa anything. Tyron will be relieved. That was a poor shot, a nothing shot really. Meso can't ask for an easier catch than that. Pakistan in trouble or what? 32/38.6 beautiful bowling! Big outs swing, Aliya pokes at one tentatively to get the thinnest of nicks through to the keeper. The batter was expecting a short ball - no feet movement whatsoever. Very poor from Pakistan. 35/414.6 And she's gone. Skips down the track and looks to swing it down the ground. Gets a faint edge and Meso pouches it and takes the bails off as well. But there was an edge, so it will go down as caught behind 66/516.4 Chopped on! Shortish outside off, but it skids on and stays low. Fatima looked for the cut but with the ball spinning in, she ends up dragging it on 70/619.6 On a length outside off, cut to backward point, think there's a run-out at the non-striker's end, but either way, South Africa register a crushing win Yes it is a run-out, the umpire confirms, with Shamim not back in her crease in time. Five wins in a row for South Africa. First time for them in a World Cup. Pakistan, meanwhile, are knocked out 83/7Extras9 (lb 2, w 7)TOTAL83/7 (20 Overs, RR: 4.15)Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Muneeba Ali, 1.2 ov), 2-31 (Omaima Sohail, 6.3 ov), 3-32 (Sidra Amin, 6.6 ov), 4-35 (Aliya Riaz, 8.6 ov), 5-66 (Natalia Pervaiz, 14.6 ov), 6-70 (Fatima Sana, 16.4 ov), 7-83 (Rameen Shamim, 19.6 ov)
Match Details
Toss
Pakistan Women , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
15.00 start, First Session 15.00-18.10, Interval 18.10-18.40, Second Session 18.40-22.10
Match days
21 October 2025 - day/night match (50-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
South Africa Women 2, Pakistan Women 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 8.0 (Mandatory - 53 runs, 1 wicket)
- Rain: South Africa Women - 6/1 in 2.0 overs (L Wolvaardt 4, S Luus 0)
- Wet Ground: South Africa Women - 6/1 in 2.0 overs (L Wolvaardt 4, S Luus 0)
- Rain: South Africa Women - 6/1 in 2.0 overs (L Wolvaardt 4, S Luus 0)
- Wet Ground: South Africa Women - 6/1 in 2.0 overs (L Wolvaardt 4, S Luus 0)
- South Africa Women: 50 runs in 7.5 overs (48 balls), Extras 11
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 41 balls (L Wolvaardt 23, S Luus 17, Ex 10)
- South Africa Women: 100 runs in 14.2 overs (87 balls), Extras 12
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 80 balls (L Wolvaardt 42, S Luus 47, Ex 11)
- Drinks: South Africa Women - 105/1 in 15.0 overs (L Wolvaardt 46, S Luus 47)
- S Luus: 50 off 55 balls (6 x 4, 2 x 6)
- L Wolvaardt: 50 off 42 balls (9 x 4)
- South Africa Women: 150 runs in 22.2 overs (135 balls), Extras 15
- Drinks: South Africa Women - 183/3 in 27.0 overs (L Wolvaardt 79, M Kapp 17)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 40 balls (L Wolvaardt 23, M Kapp 22, Ex 6)
- South Africa Women: 200 runs in 28.3 overs (173 balls), Extras 21
- M Kapp: 50 off 37 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- South Africa Women: 250 runs in 35.5 overs (217 balls), Extras 22
- South Africa Women: 300 runs in 38.6 overs (236 balls), Extras 22
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 19 balls (M Kapp 11, N de Klerk 41, Ex 0)
- Innings Break: South Africa Women - 312/9 in 40.0 overs (M Kapp 68)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 8.0 (Mandatory - 32 runs, 3 wickets)
- Rain: Pakistan Women - 35/4 in 10.0 overs (Natalia Pervaiz 1, Sidra Nawaz 0)
- Rain: Pakistan Women - 35/4 in 10.0 overs (Natalia Pervaiz 1, Sidra Nawaz 0)
- Wet Ground: Pakistan Women - 35/4 in 10.0 overs (Natalia Pervaiz 1, Sidra Nawaz 0)
- Revised DLS Target - 262 runs in 25 overs
- Rain: Pakistan Women - 48/4 in 12.0 overs (Natalia Pervaiz 7, Sidra Nawaz 7)
- Wet Ground: Pakistan Women - 48/4 in 12.0 overs (Natalia Pervaiz 7, Sidra Nawaz 7)
- Pakistan Women: 50 runs in 12.2 overs (74 balls), Extras 7
- Revised DLS Target - 234 runs in 20 overs
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