Pakistan 150 for 5 (Maroof 39, Sekhukhune 2-24) beat South Africa 144 for 5 (Wolvaardt 72, Sandhu 2-16, Iqbal 2-25) by six runs
Dar then joined Maroof and kept the runs flowing. She took Shangase for a six and a four in the 15th over before hitting three fours in the space of seven balls. But the partnership didn’t last long after that, with Tumi Sekhukhune pegging Pakistan back with the wickets of both Maroof and Dar in the 19th over. Muneeba Ali and Aliya Riaz then added 10 more runs to drag Pakistan to 150 for 5.
In reply, South Africa also made 41 in the powerplay, but lost Tazmin Brits to Sandhu in the fifth over. Wolvaardt then came to the crease and steadied the ship, finding the boundary regularly to keep South Africa in the game, despite losing two partners – Bosch and Sune Luus – during her stay. Iqbal, Umm-e-Hani and Dar also kept the scoring in check in the middle overs.
Iqbal, who had also removed Luus, came back to dismiss Wolvaardt to turn the game Pakistan’s way. Iqbal and Sandhu finished with two wickets apiece.
The teams are scheduled to play three ODIs in Karachi starting September 8.
Source: ESPN Crickinfo