Women’s T20 World Cup: South Africa Thrash Pakistan To Book Semi-Finals Berth | Cricket News
South Africa have now received three from three in Group B — together with a six-wicket humbling of England and a 113-run thumping of Thailand — to make most effective their 2nd T20 semi-final following their efforts in 2014.
If England beat the West Indies later Sunday, they are going to sign up for them within the remaining 4.
“I am truly satisfied, however have to provide credit score to Pakistan, they gave it an enormous pass and stored coming at us,” stated van Niekerk.
“It used to be a fantastic sport to be part of,” she added, whilst paying tribute to Wolvaardt.
“It is only her 3rd time batting at 5, she generally bats on the most sensible, and to show her abilities like that, she were given us the profitable overall.”
The damaging Lizelle Lee, who smashed a century of their remaining fit towards Thailand, right away went at the assault as she opened the Proteas innings, crashing a 4 off the 3rd supply.
However tempo spearhead Diana Baig bowled a stupendous outswinger and he or she were given an edge to Sidra Nawaz at the back of the stumps in a large step forward for Pakistan.
Baig struck once more with van Niekerk long past for 3, dragging onto her wicket, to go away South Africa at 17 for 2.
Mignon du Preez (17) and Marizanne Kapp (31) steadied the send, then Wolvaardt, 20, performed what proved to be a important knock.
She carved out a top quality unbeaten 53 from 36 balls, together with fours off the general 3 deliveries.
Pakistan made a brisk get started, whacking a handy guide a rough 18 prior to Shabnim Ismail got rid of Muneeba Ali in a unprecedented T20 wicket-maiden.
Omaima Sohail got here to the crease however lasted simply 3 balls prior to being run out in a comical mix-up with stand-in skipper Javeria Khan, then the harmful Nida Dar departed for 3.
A desperately unfortunate Khan used to be batting fantastically in her 100th T20 when she used to be run out for 31, stuck out of doors her crease when Aliya Riaz drove the ball again at bowler Chloe Tryon who were given a hand on it and it rolled onto the stumps.
Wanting 58 off the remaining 5 overs, Aliya Riaz (39 no longer out) and Iram Javed (17 no longer out) did their highest however have been denied by means of tight bowling.
“I might say fielding and bowling used to be excellent for the primary 16 overs after which we misplaced our means a little bit,” stated Khan.
“It used to be a sluggish wicket and we will have to have limited them to beneath 120, If we would completed that, the sport would had been other.”
