South Africa secured a confident four-wicket win over Pakistan in their Women’s World Cup warm-up match in Colombo, thanks to half-centuries from Anneke Bosch and Sune Luus. The Proteas chased down 230 after an early wobble, finishing on 233 for 6 in 40.1 overs.
“𝑰𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒚 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒎 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒚 𝒘𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒕𝒔,” 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝑳𝒖𝒖𝒔. “𝑩𝒐𝒔𝒄𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑰 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒄𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎 𝒉𝒐𝒎𝒆.”
Early Wobbles and Crucial Partnership
South Africa lost three wickets for just 27 runs inside the first six overs, putting the chase under pressure. Bosch and Luus steadied the innings with a composed 118-run fourth-wicket stand, retiring on 58 and 54 respectively. Their partnership laid the foundation for the chase and restored momentum for the Proteas.
Chloe Tryon contributed an unbeaten 45 off 39 balls to see South Africa home after a brief middle-order hiccup. Pakistan fought back with Diana Baig taking 2 for 32, but they could claim only six wickets in total.
“𝑻𝒓𝒚𝒐𝒏’𝒔 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒅𝒏’𝒕 𝒍𝒆𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒔𝒍𝒊𝒑,” 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝑩𝒐𝒔𝒄𝒉. “𝑰𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒅 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒕𝒐𝒅𝒂𝒚.”
Pakistan’s Resistance
Earlier, Pakistan posted 229 all out in 45.6 overs. Fatima Sana top-scored with 64 at number seven, stabilizing the innings after early setbacks. Masabata Klaas (2-26) and Ayabonga Khaka (2-40) took regular wickets to keep Pakistan in check, but the middle order couldn’t prevent South Africa from chasing successfully.
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