The rains, a ordinary disruptor on the R. Premadasa Stadium, had been on Tuesday an uncommon spectator, watching Pakistan get overpowered by a dominant South Africa of their Girls’s ODI World Cup 2025 conflict.
What started as a frightening 306-run chase was shortly derailed by frequent wickets and stop-start showers. The struggles started early, with Muneeba Ali falling within the second over. From there, South Africa’s Marizanne Kapp took cost, denting the line-up with a double-strike over that included the important thing wicket of Sidra Amin.
The impatient rain saved slicing into Pakistan’s already dwindling probabilities. By the ultimate resumption, 186 runs had been wanted off the final eight overs — a herculean process, but it surely was the case even earlier than the chase started.
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Below strain and unable to construct momentum, Fatima Sana’s facet crumbled, handing the Proteas a confidence-boosting 150-run win (DLS)— a consequence that additionally ended Pakistan’s hopes of reaching the knockouts.
Marizanne Kapp was medical with bat and ball, scoring a vital 43-ball 68 and taking three wickets in 5 overs, to seal the sport in South Africa’s favour.
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Marizanne Kapp was medical with bat and ball, scoring a vital 43-ball 68 and taking three wickets in 5 overs, to seal the sport in South Africa’s favour.
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Earlier within the day, South Africa got here out with aggressive intent regardless of an early setback. Within the rain-trimmed 40-over contest, skipper Laura Wolvaardt led the best way.
The opener started with class and timing by the off-side earlier than rising more and more aggressive. She introduced up her fifty with a crisp drive by cowl, then began taking part in her pure sport — stepping out, rotating strike effortlessly, and dictating the tempo.
Essential partnerships with Sune Luus and Kapp performed helped the Proteas dominate all by. Wolvaardt and Luus added 118 runs for the second wicket, steadying the innings and dulling Pakistan’s early edge when it dismissed Tazmin Brits for her third duck of the match.
Luus settled in, picked her gaps, and bought to a well-made 61 earlier than falling to Nashra Sandhu. Kapp then joined Wolvaardt for a 64-run stand, with the skipper inching in direction of a deserved century earlier than falling prey to Sandhu.
The skilled Kapp saved the runs flowing, notching up a composed but fast half-century. She took a backseat when Nadine de Klerk entered the fray within the final leg, whose 41-run blitz off simply 16 balls, pushed South Africa comfortably previous the 300-run mark, which proved far an excessive amount of for Pakistan.
Printed on Oct 21, 2025