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Women WC: Pakistan Lose Opening Game Against S.Africa

Web Desk (June 25, 2017): Pakistan has lost to South Africa in their first league match of ICC Women’s World Cup hosted by England.

Pakistan played the South Africans in their first match of the ICC World Cup today and put together 206 for 8 with Nahida Khan adding 79, highest ever by any Pakistani in Women’s World Cup.

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It should be noted here that South Africa, out of the 30 times it had to chase 200 or above target in the past, succeeded only four times barring today’s win.

SA chased the target with three fours in the second to last over. The South African side needed 16 off the last two overs.

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The World Cup kicked off with New Zealand Vs Sri Lanka game in England on Saturday while England and India occupied another stadium at the same time with the hosts clinching the victory.

India piled up an imposing 281 for three in their 50 overs thanks to fifties from Smriti Mandhana (90) and Punam Raut (86), who put on 144 for the first wicket, as well as 71 from skipper Mithali Raj.

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Only reigning world champions Australia had previously made a success of chasing a bigger target in a women’s one-day international.

England just about kept themselves in the hunt and were still in with a chance thanks to Fran Wilson’s maiden fifty at 229 for six in the 44th over.

Sana Mir-led Pakistan eleven are to lock horns with arch rival India on July 2nd.

Eight teams are in action in the Women’s World Cup, and top four sides will qualify for the semifinals after the league matches.

ICC Women’s World Cup started in 1973, and out of the ten editions, Australia have become champions six times. England remained victorious three times, and New Zealand claimed the title once.

Pakistan are currently ranked seventh in ICC ranking while Australia top the list.

Pakistan Women innings (50 overs maximum) R M B 4s 6s SR
View dismissal Ayesha Zafar b Kapp 9 7 7 2 0 128.57
View dismissal Nahida Khan run out (Ismail/Kapp) 79 151 101 9 1 78.21
View dismissal Javeria Khan b Daniels 17 29 29 3 0 58.62
View dismissal Bismah Maroof st †Chetty b van Niekerk 10 37 28 1 0 35.71
View dismissal Nain Abidi st †Chetty b Luus 22 50 54 1 0 40.74
View dismissal Kainat Imtiaz c Kapp b Daniels 13 34 22 1 0 59.09
View dismissal Asmavia Iqbal c Daniels b Ismail 27 44 38 2 0 71.05
View dismissal Sana Mir* c †Chetty b Ismail 15 30 20 1 0 75.00
Sidra Nawaz not out 1 4 2 0 0 50.00
Extras (b 2, lb 3, w 7, nb 1) 13
Total (8 wickets; 50 overs) 206 (4.12 runs per over)
Bowling O M R W Econ
View wickets S Ismail 9 0 52 2 5.77 (1nb, 1w)
View wicket M Kapp 10 1 48 1 4.80 (2w)
A Khaka 10 1 33 0 3.30 (1w)
View wickets M Daniels 10 4 21 2 2.10 (1w)
View wicket D van Niekerk 5 0 14 1 2.80
CL Tryon 2 0 15 0 7.50 (1w)
View wicket S Luus 4 0 18 1 4.50
South Africa Women innings (target: 207 runs from 50 overs) R M B 4s 6s SR
View dismissal L Wolvaardt run out (†Sidra Nawaz/Ayesha Zafar) 52 105 87 5 0 59.77
View dismissal L Lee lbw b Sana Mir 60 89 79 8 3 75.94
View dismissal T Chetty c Javeria Khan b Bismah Maroof 11 31 24 0 0 45.83
View dismissal M du Preez c Asmavia Iqbal b Sadia Yousuf 30 60 40 2 0 75.00
View dismissal M Kapp run out (†Sidra Nawaz/Javeria Khan) 1 6 7 0 0 14.28
View dismissal CL Tryon b Sadia Yousuf 3 12 8 0 0 37.50
View dismissal D van Niekerk* run out (Asmavia Iqbal) 5 15 15 0 0 33.33
S Luus not out 15 34 18 1 0 83.33
S Ismail not out 22 21 16 3 0 137.50
Extras (w 8) 8
Total (7 wickets; 49 overs) 207 (4.22 runs per over)
Bowling O M R W Econ
Asmavia Iqbal 10 0 55 0 5.50 (1w)
View wickets Sadia Yousuf 10 0 30 2 3.00 (1w)
View wicket Sana Mir 9 1 27 1 3.00 (1w)
Nashra Sandhu 10 2 32 0 3.20 (1w)
Kainat Imtiaz 8 0 56 0 7.00 (3w)
View wicket Bismah Maroof 2 0 7 1 3.50

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