| South Africa 223-9 (50 overs): Wolvaardt 75, Luus 62 |
| Pakistan 217 all out (49.5 overs): Omaima 65, Ismail 3-41 |
| South Africa received by six runs |
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South Africa survived to beat Pakistan by six runs in one other thrilling end on the Women’s Cricket World Cup.
After Laura Wolvaardt made 75 and Sune Luus 62 to take South Africa to 223-9, Pakistan seemed overwhelmed when needing 52 from six overs with 4 wickets left.
But Nida Dar and Diana Baig saved them in it, just for Dar to crucially be run out for 55 within the forty ninth over.
With 10 required off the final, Shabnim Ismail brilliantly held Baig, and Pakistan had been 217 all out.
The grandstand finale in Tauranga is yet one more very good conclusion at a match which has already seen West Indies pull off shut wins towards New Zealand and England, who themselves nearly accomplished an audacious run-chase towards Australia.
It leaves South Africa with two victories from two matches earlier than their assembly with winless England on Monday.
For Pakistan, the lowest-ranked facet within the match, it’s an agonising defeat, however one other very good exhibiting after they acquitted themselves properly towards India and Australia.
Their chase was constructed on persistence. Omaima Sohail took 104 balls over 65, sharing stands of 69 with Nahida Khan and 49 with Dar.
Just as Omaima and Dar had been wanting to speed up, Dar was caught at deep sq. leg off Masabata Klaas, the primary of three wickets for 18 runs.
Still, Dar chipped away, first with Sidra Nawaz, then Baig. With 22 required from the ultimate two overs, Baig hit back-to-back boundaries, just for Dar to be run out on the non-striker’s finish by Chloe Tryon’s throw from long-on.
Baig was on strike for the ultimate over, however Ismail held her nerve, operating in the direction of mid-wicket to maintain an excellent catch off her personal bowling and successfully finish the competition.
While the Proteas had been indebted to Ismail’s coolness below strain, additionally they wanted Wolvaardt and captain Luus to earlier share a stand of 89 after that they had been diminished to 21-2.
Dar dropping Wolvaardt on 4 was pricey for Pakistan, whereas Luus additionally overturned being given out lbw on 12 and 23.
Even once they had been parted, South Africa misplaced three wickets for 10 runs, with cameos from Tryon and Trisha Chetty, who every made 31, getting the Proteas to a complete that was simply sufficient.
