Potchefstroom: Pakistan off-spinner Sana Mir took the 146th wicket of herODI career to join Anisa Mohammed and Lisa Sthalekar on the top of themost-wickets list for spinners in women’s ODI cricket as South Africa beatPakistan by 8 wickets in the 2nd ICC Women’s Championship match.
Sana took Steyn’s wicket in the 23rd over the match (117th match of hercareer), Sana’s seventh of her spell of 9-1-35-1.
South Africa chased down the 148-run target in 36.4 overs for the loss oftwo wickets. Opener Laura Wolvaardt led her side’s chase, remainingunbeaten on 74 off 114 balls with the help of nine fours.
Wolvaardt added 76 for the first wicket with Lizelle Lee who made 40 runsoff 43 balls with the help of six fours. After Steyn’s dismissal at thetotal of 97, Wolvaardt added 51 runs for the unbroken third wicketpartnership with captain Sune Luus who scored 21 off 41 balls.
Umaima Sohail was the other successful Pakistan bowler besides Sana, shetook one wicket for 24 runs in five overs.
Earlier, Pakistan, asked to bat first, were dismissed for 147 runs in 42overs after a bright 50-run opening partnership between Nahida Khan (37)and Sidra Amin (25). Nahida who top-scored for the visitors was the firstwicket to fall, she was dismissed on the last ball of the 12th over.
Nahida’s 34-ball innings included six fours. Sidra and Javeria Khan (20)took the total to 84, however, both fell at the same total, while Nida Dar(two) fell in the 25th over with the score at 99.
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Captain Bismah Maroof (32 off 49 balls, four fours) and Aliya Riaz (17 off46 balls, two fours) took the score to 141, adding 42 runs for the fifthwicket. Bismah was dismissed by Shabnim Ismail in the 37th over.
Player of the match Masabata Klaas then took a hat-trick dismissing Aliya,Omaima Sohail (five) and Sidra Nawaz (nought) off three successivedeliveries of the 39th over to peg Pakistan back.
The last five wickets fell for the addition of six runs as Pakistancollapsed from 141 for five to 147 all out.
Klaas (3 for 27) was the most successful South Africa bowler. TumiSekhukhune and Sune Luus took two wickets each. The third and final matchwill be played in Benoni on 12 May.
