- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.1 loud lbw shout straightaway! Length delivery that seamed back into the leftie. The umpire was quick to turn Kapp down, but South Africa are not convinced. They review right away. There's no bat involved, and ball-tracking shows it was hitting the top of leg! . Muneeba goes first ball, and South Africa have the perfect start! 0/10.6 ahh, cleans her up with a peach! 3/22.4 Kapp has her revenge! Full delivery hits her flush on the foot as she tried to play across the line. The umpire had no hesitation raising the finger. For some reason, Ayesha has opted to review this. Hits her on the foot in front of middle, it's hitting leg, and Pakistan are three down 14/33.2 drags on! This goes from bad to worse for Pakistan! Kept a little low, and she got an underedge onto it before it rattles the base of the stumps 14/45.4 absolute farce for Pakistan Rameen stood watching the ball instead of her partner, who drove to cover and called for a single quickly. Rameen responded late and then tried to make up for lost ground, but it was a hopeless cause, even with the dive she put in. She has a go at her partner - I don't know what for - because that was all on her 29/57.2 another run out, truly amateurish stuff. It's a conventional little flick to midwicket, where the fielder is in close. Iram, for some reason, decides there's a run on there, to the horror of Aliya, who can do little as Iram sprints halfway down the pitch, before ultimately turning around in a vain attempt to make it back. Pakistan continue shooting themselves in the foot 33/69.6 And there's the wicket! Great bowling change from the captain. Short of a length outside off. Aliya came down the track and went for a cut but ended up depositing straight under backward point's throat. Problems continue to compound for Pakistan. 45/710.4 Massive, massive mix up! This is now a proper disaster unfolding. On a length on off. Nashra chipped it over the bowler and scampered towards the non-striker's end. Fatima tripped over the bowler who had dived to take the catch when she finally took off and both the batter were at the same end in the end. 50/819.4 On a length outside off and Fatima smashes it down the ground again. It doesn't connect as well as the last two balls and falls just in front of Ismail whose rocket throw towards the non-striker's end ends Tuba's stay at the crease. She sacrificed her wicket to make sure Fatima remains on strike. 121/9Extras7 (b 1, lb 2, w 4)TOTAL126/9 (20 Overs, RR: 6.3)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Muneeba Ali, 0.1 ov), 2-3 (Gull Feroza, 0.6 ov), 3-14 (Ayesha Zafar, 2.4 ov), 4-14 (Natalia Pervaiz, 3.2 ov), 5-29 (Rameen Shamim, 5.4 ov), 6-33 (Iram Javed, 7.2 ov), 7-45 (Aliya Riaz, 9.6 ov), 8-50 (Nashra Sandhu, 10.4 ov), 9-121 (Tuba Hassan, 19.4 ov)
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR6.3 takes it! Soft dismissal. She tried to sweep it up and over fine leg, but it takes a top edge and loops up harmlessly for Sadia, who takes a straightforward catch 53/21.2 Sana strikes back immediately! What a day she's having. Luus tried to guide it down to third man, but she gets an inside edge onto the stumps. Sana pumps her fists and screams out in celebration. Pakistan are buoyant! 11/110.2 Incredible! She has nutmeg her. Slowish leg-break ball pitched on length and it straightens from the line of leg stump. The batter looks to ease it towards the leg side but is beaten by the lack of pace and the ball goes through her legs. The game is wide open! 76/49.3 a bit of extra turn beats the bat, and sharp work from Muneeba means she whips off the bails before Kapp's had the chance to get her foot back in. Pakistan get a breakthrough that just about keeps them in the hunt 76/316.5 It is not over! Back of a length ball and de Klerk is caught behind. She opens the face of her bat to play it to third but a faint edge is collected brilliantly by Muneeba who is standing up. 126/812.2 There's a faint edge! What a beautiful delivery. She lands it on length outside off and makes Tryon lean on her front foot. She goes for the drive but it is too far to be drive. The ball kisses her leading edge on its way to Muneeba's gloves. This is an epic turnaround from Pakistan. 93/514.1 Left-arm spin from around the wicket. What a terrific start for Pakistan after drinks. Tossed up in stumps and the batter makes a hash of it. Looks to ease it to the legside but ends up closing the face of the bat too early and edges it to Fatima who grabs it safely at cover. Sadia has been exceptional with the change in pace today and it continues to pay reward 107/616.2 Uproots the offstump! Jafta looks to pull that one but it was too full for that shot. Length ball sneaks under her bat. 125/7Extras3 (nb 1, w 2)TOTAL127/8 (16.5 Overs, RR: 7.54)Did not bat: N MlabaFall of wickets: 1-11 (Sune Luus, 1.2 ov), 2-53 (Laura Wolvaardt, 6.3 ov), 3-76 (Marizanne Kapp, 9.3 ov), 4-76 (Annerie Dercksen, 10.2 ov), 5-93 (Chloe Tryon, 12.2 ov), 6-107 (Kayla Reyneke, 14.1 ov), 7-125 (Sinalo Jafta, 16.2 ov), 8-126 (Nadine de Klerk, 16.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Sadia Iqbal 4 0 26 2 6.5 11 4 0 0 0 Fatima Sana 2.5 0 16 3 5.64 9 2 0 1 1 Rameen Shamim 2 0 29 0 14.5 2 4 1 0 0 Nashra Sandhu 4 0 28 1 7 11 3 1 0 0 Tuba Hassan 4 0 28 2 7 12 5 0 1 0
Match Details
Toss
Pakistan Women , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
18.30 start, First Session 18.30-20.00, Interval 20.00-20.20, Second Session 20.20-21.50
Match days
17 June 2026 - day/night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
South Africa Women 2, Pakistan Women 0
Match Notes
- Over 0.1: Review by South Africa Women (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AY Harris, Batter - Muneeba Ali (Upheld)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 29 runs, 5 wickets)
- Over 2.4: Review by Pakistan Women (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AY Harris, Batter - Ayesha Zafar (Struck down)
- Drinks: Pakistan Women - 29/5 in 5.4 overs (Iram Javed 8)
- Pakistan Women: 50 runs in 10.2 overs (62 balls), Extras 3
- Drinks: Pakistan Women - 74/8 in 14.0 overs (Fatima Sana 21, Tuba Hassan 8)
- Pakistan Women: 100 runs in 18.2 overs (110 balls), Extras 5
- 9th Wicket: 50 runs in 46 balls (Fatima Sana 31, Tuba Hassan 17, Ex 2)
- Fatima Sana: 50 off 35 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Innings Break: Pakistan Women - 126/9 in 20.0 overs (Fatima Sana 55, Sadia Iqbal 0)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 48 runs, 1 wicket)
- Drinks: South Africa Women - 48/1 in 6.0 overs (L Wolvaardt 8, A Dercksen 34)
- South Africa Women: 50 runs in 6.1 overs (38 balls), Extras 1
- A Dercksen: 50 off 32 balls (7 x 4, 2 x 6)
- South Africa Women: 100 runs in 13.3 overs (82 balls), Extras 2
- Drinks: South Africa Women - 107/5 in 14.0 overs (N de Klerk 24, K Reyneke 2)
- Over 16.3: Review by Pakistan Women (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AY Harris, Batter - S Ismail (Struck down)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsIssues abound for South Africa, but at least they are on the board
Nervy finish chimed with the sense that this is a misfiring unit, but one that could yet get it all right
Dercksen, Kapp help SA stumble past Pakistan, despite Sana heroics
Fielding errors and poor running cost Pakistan dear, as De Klerk helps SA over the line
Pakistan opt to bat, and play Javed and Tuba; SA unchanged
Both teams enter the contest on the back of defeats in their respective opening matches of the T20 World Cup
SA want to avoid 'overthinking' and 'just get that first W'
After a big loss against Australia, they face Pakistan, which Jafta says is the "most important game that we're going to play in this World Cup"
Wednesday triple-header: Australia, India look to continue good form; SA, Pakistan eye comebacks
Headingley will host Australia vs Bangladesh and India vs Netherlands before South Africa take on Pakistan in Birmingham






