T20 World Cup:South Africa beat Pakistan in Women's World Cup
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South Africa made it to the semi-final by beating Pakistan by 17 runs in the crucial match of the Women's T20 World Cup, thanks to Laura Wallard's aggressive half-century.
South Africa won the toss and decided to bat first in the match played in Sydney at the Australia Women's World Cup.
Thanks to Diana Baig's excellent bowling, Pakistan scored two victories early in the match and the South African team lost both openers on 17 runs.
At this stage, Marijne Cop and Magnus du Preeze handled the batting line, setting up a 37-run partnership for the third wicket to reach 54.Before this partnership proved to be a dangerous one, Nada Dar smashed the wickets of Prez while the South African team had lost 4 wickets when the Cops returned 31 runs on an overall score of 64.
South Africa's run rate was very low after falling three wickets, but the aggressive batting of Valvard changed the course of the match and the South African team managed to settle on a good overall scoreboard.He played an unbeaten 53 off just 36 balls, including six fours, thanks to which the South African team managed to make 136 for six in the stipulated overs.
Pakistan's Diana Baig was the most successful bowler with 2 wickets while Anam Amin, Nada Dar, Ayman Anwar and Aruba Shah took one wicket each.
Ayman Anwar's over proved to be extremely expensive, giving him 43 runs in 4 overs and these runs proved to be the real difference in the match.
Pakistan's openers provided the team with an 18-run start, but after losing three wickets in a row, the national team lost three players for 26 runs.
Aaliyah Riaz came in with the help of captain Jurya Khan and the duo set up a partnership of 29 runs to bring the score to 55.
In the meantime, the required run rate went up sharply and the Pakistani women's team did not try aggressive batting on any occasion without realizing the circumstances, resulting in only 119 runs despite losing five wickets in the stipulated overs. Riyadh remained unbeaten on 39 runsSouth Africa won the match by 17 runs and made it to the semi-finals of the Women's T20 World Cup.
Laura Wallard was named the best player of the match on a brilliant half-century.
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