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South Africa vs Pakistan Highlights, Women's World Cup 2025: South Africa beat Pakistan by 150 runs (DLS)
South Africa currently holds third place in the standings after recovering from their opening loss to England with four consecutive wins.
Pakistan, with only two points from rain-affected matches, remains at the bottom of the table and must defeat South Africa to maintain any chance of reaching the semifinals.
Pakistan captain Fatima Sana said after winning the toss, "We are going to bowl first. The pitch looks like a good one. The weather is as well. Diana and I are the two frontline pacers, and then we have a good spin attack. Four spinners, to be exact. Everything depends on this game. We need to be calm and composed. We have to be more calm and composed against South Africa. We will try to win. Same team for us."
South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt responded, "Not the worst thing to bat first. We have done well chasing through the competition. Obviously, the last time we batted first in this tournament didn't quite go according to the plan. We have already qualified for the semi-finals. It will be a good thing to test ourselves today. Really proud of the group for how we managed to bounce back. We have put that performance behind us. Hopefully, we put in a better performance today batting first. Just one change. Ayabonga Khaka comes in for Masabata Klaas."
Sadia Iqbal to Marizanne Kapp, FOUR! Sweetly timed! Kapp moves to 49. Short from Sadia, outside off, Marizanne Kapp gets enough width and cuts it off the back foot between backward point and cover-point for a boundary.
- Chloe Tryon 13 (12)
- Marizanne Kapp 45 (35)
Fatima Sana to Chloe Tryon, Just in! A clever slower one from Fatima. Full and right on middle. Chloe Tryon waits what feels like an eternity for it to arrive before heaving it to the right of long on. They’re pushing hard for two, and Marizanne Kapp has to put in the afterburners towards the danger end. The throw comes in flat to the bowler’s end. A direct hit would’ve been close, but the fielder misses, and Kapp’s desperate dive keeps her safe.
Fatima Sana to Marizanne Kapp, Back of a length, onto the pads, Marizanne Kapp nudges it to deep backward square leg for a single.
Fatima Sana to Chloe Tryon, On the stumps, full in length, steered away to deep square leg for a single.
Fatima Sana to Chloe Tryon, Seeing Tryon backing away, Fatima serves it full and wide outside off, Chloe Tryon is forced to reach to smash it inside out over cover, but misses.
Fatima Sana to Marizanne Kapp, Short and at the shoulder height of the batter. Marizanne Kapp is rushed to pull and gets a bit of a top edge. The ball flies over the vacant short fine leg region and is collected by the deep fine leg fielder on a couple of bounces. They cross.
Fatima Sana to Marizanne Kapp, Full, tailing in from off, clipped straight to short mid-wicket.
- Marizanne Kapp 43 (32)
- Chloe Tryon 10 (9)
Rameen Shamim to Marizanne Kapp, Short and on the stumps, Marizanne Kapp hangs back and punches it down to long on for a single. Expensive over from Shamim. 14 runs off it.
Rameen Shamim to Marizanne Kapp, SIX! Brute force from Kapp! She sees the full ball into her slot and gets low and mercilessly slogs it over deep mid-wicket for half a dozen runs.
Rameen Shamim to Chloe Tryon, Half a chance, but put down! Pitched around off, on a fuller length, Chloe Tryon gets her bat under it and spanks it to the left of the bowler. Shamim sticks her left hand out on the follow-through, but just manages to get fingertips on it and the ball rolls to long off for a single.
Rameen Shamim to Chloe Tryon, FOUR! Finds the gap expertly! Short from Rameen, on middle, spinning in. Chloe Tryon hangs deep in the crease and collapses her back knee into the pitch before pulling it away. She manages to bisect the deep mid-wicket and deep square leg fielders for a cracking boundary.
Rameen Shamim to Marizanne Kapp, Full and tossed up, on off, Marizanne Kapp lunges forward and drives it to long on for an easy single.
Rameen Shamim to Chloe Tryon, Too full, on off, Chloe Tryon shimmies down the track and smashes it to long off for a single.
- Chloe Tryon 4 (6)
- Marizanne Kapp 35 (29)
Fatima Sana to Chloe Tryon, Touch full and angling into the batter, Chloe Tryon clips it to the widish mid-wicket region and pinches in a risky single.
Fatima Sana to Marizanne Kapp, Back of a length, nipping away from off, Marizanne Kapp punches off the back foot to the left of cover and sets off for a single. Diana Baig moves to her left and throws it to the batting end, but misses her shy. Had the throw hit, Chloe Tryon was just short of her crease.
Fatima Sana to Marizanne Kapp, Full, on off, Kapp presses forward and defends it to short cover.
Fatima Sana to Chloe Tryon, Back of a length, around off, Chloe Tryon plays from her crease and punches it to the right of mid off and sneaks a quick single.
Fatima Sana to Chloe Tryon, Full and on off, driven firmly to the extra cover fielder.
Fatima Sana to Chloe Tryon, On the stumps, on a length. Chloe Tryon bunts it down the pitch.
- Chloe Tryon 2 (2)
- Marizanne Kapp 34 (27)
Rameen Shamim to Chloe Tryon, Full and on middle, Chloe Tryon drives it to long on for a single.
Rameen Shamim to Marizanne Kapp, Length, on the stumps, Kapp punches off the back foot to long on for a single.
Rameen Shamim to Marizanne Kapp, Had to hurry back! Full and on off, Marizanne Kapp gets across and sweeps it to short fine leg. Chloe Tryon is already more than halfway through for a single but Kapp sends her back. The throw is a bit slow to the bowler which allows Tryon to retreat to the non-striker's end safely.
Rameen Shamim to Marizanne Kapp, Short and outside off. Kapp lets it come at her and opens the bat face at the last second to guide it towards the left of deep third for a couple of runs.
Rameen Shamim to Chloe Tryon, Tossed up, full and on off, Chloe Tryon drives it down to long off for an easy single to get off the mark.
Rameen Shamim to Marizanne Kapp, Dropped short and outside off, Kapp punches it through extra cover for a single.
Chloe Tryon walks in next to bat.
- Karabo Meso 0 (3)
- Marizanne Kapp 30 (23)
Nashra Sundhu to Karabo Meso, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Nashra Sundhu completes her 3-fer, and has turned the screws with a double whammy. She bowls short and on the off pole. Karabo Meso advances down the track and tries to work it to the off side, but the ball dips and turns away from the pitch, taking the outside edge of the bat. Sidra Nawaz takes a sharp catch to her right and also whips the bails off with Meso out of her crease. Karabo Meso departs for a three-ball duck, and South Africa Women are 212/5.
Nashra Sundhu to Karabo Meso, Full again, on the middle stump, Karabo Meso eases it back to the bowler.
Nashra Sundhu to Karabo Meso, Tossed up, full and around off, pushed back to the bowler.
Karabo Meso is the new batter in.
Nashra Sundhu to Laura Wolvaardt, OUT! STUMPED! Clever, very clever bowling on this occasion from Nashra Sundhu. She breaks the 64-run partnership for the fourth wicket. Spotting Wolvaardt stepping out of her crease, Sundhu drags the length back and bowls it slightly outside the off pole. Laura Wolvaardt has to reach for it to slash it away to the off side, but misses as the ball spins away sharply off the deck. Sidra Nawaz collects it behind the stumps and dislodges the bails in a flash before Laura can dive to get in. Laura Wolvaardt misses on her well-deserved century and departs on 90 off 82 deliveries. South Africa Women are 212/4.
Nashra Sundhu to Marizanne Kapp, Too full, on middle, Marizanne Kapp gets across the line and sweeps it over the vacant short fine leg region for a single.
Nashra Sundhu to Laura Wolvaardt, Lands on a shorter length, Laura Wolvaardt drags it off the back foot to long on for a single.
- Laura Wolvaardt 89 (80)
- Marizanne Kapp 29 (22)
Omaima Sohail to Laura Wolvaardt, On the shorter side and outside off, Laura cuts it to the right of backward point for one.
Omaima Sohail to Laura Wolvaardt, Dragged back length and around middle, spinning back in. Laura uses her feet but adjuts her shot to nudge it to mid-wicket.
Omaima Sohail to Laura Wolvaardt, Tossed up, full and around off, Laura Wolvaardt uses her feet and drives it but finds the extra cover fielder.
Omaima Sohail to Marizanne Kapp, Keeps it shorter and around off, Kapp hangs back and punches it through covers for one.
Omaima Sohail to Marizanne Kapp, On the shorter side and around off, dabbed down to backward point off the back foot.
Omaima Sohail to Marizanne Kapp, FOUR! Oh goodness me, what was that? A low full toss, around leg, Marizanne Kapp gets down and sweeps it towards short fine. Sidra Amin moves to her left and tries to collect it on the bounce but seems to have misjudged as the ball turns away from her and trickles away to the fence behind her. Maybe Sidra was not quite observing that the batter had played a sweep, so she had to wait that extra second before moving to that side. Sohail registers her frustrations with that loose effort and rightly so.
- Marizanne Kapp 24 (19)
- Laura Wolvaardt 88 (77)
Diana Baig to Marizanne Kapp, Hard length and outside off, dabbed down to the right of backward point for a quick single. A very expensive over. 15 runs from it. Diana Baig's figures read 5-0-49-0 so far.
Diana Baig to Marizanne Kapp, WIDE! Slides down the leg side, a slower delivery, on a length, Laura uses her feet and tries to tickle it but misses. Called a wide.
Diana Baig to Laura Wolvaardt, Pace off, on a length and around off, Laura waits and punches it through covers for one.
Diana Baig to Marizanne Kapp, On a length and outside off, sliced away to deep point for a single off the back foot.
Diana Baig to Laura Wolvaardt, 200 IS UP FOR SOUTH AFRICA WOMEN! Full and on the pads, nudged away to deep backward square leg for one.
Diana Baig to Marizanne Kapp, WIDE! Sliding in down the leg side, on a fuller length, Kapp tries to tickle but misses. The keeper dives to her left but fumbles and parries it away towards short fine. A bye is sneaked as well and a wide is called. Diana has been way too off the radar this evening. This brings up the 50-run partnership between Laura Wolvaardt and Marizanne Kapp!
Diana Baig to Laura Wolvaardt, Drifts it down leg, on the fuller side, Laura tries to flick but gets an inside edge. The ball thuds her back pad and rolls away towards short fine. A single taken.
Diana Baig to Laura Wolvaardt, On a good length and around off, Laura punches it to extra cover. Oh, dear, Diana Baig has overstepped and it is called a NO BALL. A Free Hit is next up...
Diana Baig to Laura Wolvaardt, SIX! Whoa, that is some strike! On a length and around off, Laura Wolvaardt uses her feet and smashes it ruthlessly over the long on fence for a biggie, hitting through the line.
- Marizanne Kapp 22 (17)
- Laura Wolvaardt 79 (72)
Omaima Sohail to Marizanne Kapp, FOUR! SMART BATTING! Full and around off, Marizanne Kapp gets across, goes down on one knee and paddles it to the left of short fine leg for a boundary.
Omaima Sohail to Marizanne Kapp, Same ball and same shot! Short and outside off, punched down to cover.
South Africa, already assured of a semifinal berth, will look to extend their four-match winning streak when they face Pakistan, who are still searching for their first win of the tournament. The Proteas, sitting third with eight points from five games, have bounced back impressively after their opening defeat to England.
In contrast, Fatima Sana’s side, languishing at the bottom with just two points from rain-affected matches, must halt South Africa’s momentum to keep their slim semifinal hopes alive.
Playing XIs
Pakistan Women: Muneeba Ali, Omaima Sohail, Sidra Ameen, Aliya Riaz, Natalia Pervaiz, Fatima Sana (c), Sidra Nawaz (wk), Rameen Shamim, Diana Baig, Nashra Sandhu, Sadia Iqbal
South Africa Women: Laura Wolvaardt (c), Tazmin Brits, Sune Luus, Annerie Dercksen, Marizanne Kapp, Karabo Meso (wk), Chloe Lesleigh Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Nondumiso Shangase, Ayabonga Khaka, Nonkululeko Mlaba
Match Statistics
Venue
R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
