Sana scripts Pakistan biggest ODI victory against S Africa
Last updated on: 06 May,2019 07:07 pm
The victory has moved Pakistan ahead of South Africa and on equal points (14) with New Zealand.
JOHANNESBURG (Dunya News) – Pakistan Women recorded their biggest ODI victory (in terms of balls remaining) with an eight-wicket win over hosts South Africa Women.
The win, also their first in the country, was achieved with 35.2 overs to spare and gave them crucial points for the ICC ODI Championship.
Sana Mir starred with the ball for Pakistan, picking figures of 6-1-11-4 to crash the party for Marizanne Kapp, who became the third South Africa woman to play 100 ODIs.
The victory has moved Pakistan ahead of South Africa and on equal points (14) with New Zealand. However, Pakistan is placed below New Zealand in fifth position on net run-rate.
Pakistan has played two less matches than New Zealand and if they can maintain their winning spree in the upcoming two ICC Women’s Championship matches, they will join England in second place on 18 points.
Sent in to bat, South Africa collapsed to 63 all out in only 22.5 overs, their second-lowest total in the format. Mir picked four out of the first five wickets to fall, which included wickets of Laura Wolvaardt and Sune Luus, the opposition captain, off consecutive deliveries.
South Africa were three down inside two overs and the only respite came in the form of a 22-run stand for the fourth wicket. But once that Mir broke that partnership too, South Africa could never recover, continuing to stutter against Nashra Sandhu and Nida Dar, both of whom picked two wickets each.
Mignon du Preez (18 off 17) and Chloe Tryon (21 off 32) were the only batters in double-digits, compiling small partnerships to get South Africa to 63.