Pakistan ladies have been bowled out for 345 in pursuit of a 362-run goal within the second ODI as South Africa gained a 2-0 lead within the sequence right here on the SuperSport Park in Centurion on Wednesday night time. Pakistan registered their highest ever ODI whole surpassing the earlier 335-3 towards Eire ladies in 2022 in Lahore.
The third ODI of the sequence will happen on Sunday, 1 March on the Kingsmead Cricket Stadium in Durban.
Pakistan’s spirited effort was led by fluent half-centuries from Ayesha Zafar, Sadaf Shamas and skipper Fatima Sana. Syeda Aroob Shah and Diana Baig additionally chipped in with helpful contributions decrease down the order because the guests threatened to set the document for the very best ever profitable chase in ladies’s ODIs.
At the beginning of the chase, Pakistan misplaced Muneeba Ali in second over and Sidra Amin in sixth with 24 runs on the board. Opening batter Sadaf Shamas then knitted an 87-ball 97-run partnership for the third wicket with top-scorer Ayesha Zafar (75, 68b, 8x4s), who scored her second consecutive half-century.
Sadaf departed on the penultimate supply of the twentieth over after attending to her second ODI half-century, scoring 61 off 62 together with 9 fours. Sune Luus supplied South Africa the very important breakthrough.
Ayesha then mixed with Natalia Parvaiz (27, 32b, 3x4s) so as to add 76 runs for the fourth wicket off 60 balls as Pakistan have been 197-3, requiring one other 165 off 122 balls.
At this level, South Africa have been introduced again into the competition by Nondumiso Shangase and participant of the match Annerie Drecksen. Shangase eliminated Ayesha and Aliya Zafar on the final two balls of the thirtieth over, whereas Drecksen removed Natalia within the subsequent over to scale back Pakistan to 199-6.
Skipper Fatima Sana then took it upon herself to proceed the momentum as she mixed with Syeda Aroob Shah so as to add 81 runs off 65 balls for the seventh wicket. Fatima’s 52, her fouth ODI half-century, got here off 36 balls on the again of six fours and one six earlier than falling within the forty second over with 280 runs on the board.
With 82 required off 49 balls, Aroob (40, 44b, 4x4s) knitted a 34-run alliance with Diana Baig earlier than to maintain Pakistan within the hunt. South Africa once more managed to struck twice in an over with Nadine de Klerk eking out the scalps of well-set Aroob and Nashra Sundhu in forty seventh over.
Diana Baig and Sadia Iqbal then received into the act as Pakistan have been confronted with an uphill job of scoring 46 off the final three overs. The duo hit a 4 every within the forty eighth over to take 12 runs, whereas Diana hit a six and a 4 towards de Klerk within the penultimate over because the guests wanted 23 runs off the ultimate six balls.
Diana remained unbeaten on 38 off 25, her profession greatest rating, with the assistance of 5 fours and a six as Pakistan have been bowled out for 345 in 49.5 overs.
For South Africa, Dercksen bagged three for 59, whereas Shangase (5-0-30-2), de Klerk (9-0-66-2) and Nonkululeko Mlaba (9.5-1-68-2) picked up two wickets every.
Earlier, South Africa posted their second-highest whole in WODIs after being requested to bat first. They have been aided by No.5 batter Dercksen, who top-scored with a 68-ball 90, hitting six fours and 4 sixes after strolling in to bat at 118-3 in 18.5 overs.
Opening batter Tazmin Brits scored 77 off 62 balls, that includes ten fours and two sixes, after dropping her Laura Wolvaardt for 20 because the duo placed on 55 off the primary 8.4 overs. Pakistan struck in sixteenth and nineteenth over as Faye Tunnicliffe and Brits departed to spinners Aroob and Nashra, respectively.
At this juncture, Luus (57, 67b, 4x4s) and Dercksen shared a significant 102-run stand to take the rating to 220-4 in 37.1 overs with the previous pinned leg-before by Aroob. An over later Sadia Iqbal castled Sinalo Jafta to 234-5 in 39.2 overs.
Whereas Fatima denied Dercksen her second ODI century, Nadine de Klerk (49, 26b, 7x4s, 1×6), batting at no.8, and Chloe Tryon (37, 23b, 5x4s, 1×6) at 9, went all weapons blazing as South Africa ransacked 127 runs off the final 62 balls of their innings.
For Pakistan, Sadia, Fatima and Aroob picked up two wickets every.
