{"id":1641,"date":"2026-02-26T05:31:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T05:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=1641"},"modified":"2026-02-26T05:31:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T05:31:44","slug":"pakistan-fall-short-in-record-chase-against-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=1641","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan Fall Short in Record Chase Against South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>CENTURION:<\/strong> South Africa women defeated Pakistan women by 16 runs in a high-scoring One Day International of the ICC Women\u2019s Championship at SuperSport Park on Wednesday, sealing the three-match series 2-1 with one game remaining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After opting to bat, the hosts posted a formidable 360-run total, built on contributions from <strong>Tasmin Brits<\/strong> (77), <strong>Laura Wolvaardt<\/strong> (20), <strong>Sune Luus<\/strong> (57) and a blistering 90 off 68 balls by <strong>Annerie Dercksen<\/strong>. A late cameo from <strong>Nadine de Klerk<\/strong> further strengthened the total.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chasing a record 361-run target, Pakistan lost an early wicket when <strong>Muneeba Ali<\/strong> was dismissed, but a 97-run partnership between <strong>Sadaf Shams<\/strong> (61) and <strong>Ayesha Zafar<\/strong> (75) revived the innings. Captain <strong>Fatima Sana<\/strong> added a quick 52 off 36 balls to keep Pakistan in contention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite a spirited fightback, Pakistan were bowled out for 345 in the penultimate over, handing South Africa a hard-fought victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The teams will now travel to Durban for the final ODI scheduled on Sunday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CENTURION: South Africa women defeated Pakistan women by 16 runs in a high-scoring One Day International of the ICC Women\u2019s Championship at SuperSport Park on Wednesday, sealing the three-match series&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1642,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[1352,1353,1354,1351,1350],"class_list":["post-1641","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-fatima-sana","tag-icc-womens-championship","tag-odi-cricket","tag-pakistan-women-cricket","tag-south-africa-women-cricket"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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