In the second T20I, the ladies of Pakistan and South Africa resumed their three-game T20I series. On September 18, both teams faced off at the Multan Cricket Stadium. It should be noted that the visitors were aiming for a second straight victory after winning the first Twenty20 International.
Gull Feroza, who opened the game, left the pitch after just 10 runs in 11 deliveries, giving the team a poor start. Nevertheless, Muneeba Ali, her companion, contributed a 45-run hit to steady the innings.
Fatima Sana and Aliya Riaz continued their undefeated streak with scores of 37 and 17 runs, respectively, while Sidra Amin and Nida Dar scored 28 and 29 runs, respectively. The Pakistani women scored a total of 181 runs in the first innings while only losing four wickets.
With two wickets in the first innings for the visiting South Africa women, Tumi Sekhukhune was the leading wicket-taker. Additionally, Sune Luus and Annerie Dercksen each claimed one wicket.
However, after losing the toss, Pakistan’s women batted first in the opening T20I
Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits opened the South African women’s innings with 36 and nine runs, respectively, as they looked to chase down a target of 182 runs. Along with Nadine de Klerk, who contributed 12 runs to the total, Anneke Bosch scored 24 runs.
The goal of the visiting middle order was to stabilise the game following the unsteady start to the run chase. Sune Luus and Chloe Tryon worked really hard to win things over for their side. Tryon scored 30 runs without losing, and Luus scored 53* runs in 29 deliveries. Their taunts, nevertheless, were insufficient to help the South African women prevail.
Also Read: On the International Development Panel of the ICC, Saleema Imtiaz becomes the first female umpire Pakistan
The home team won the match by 13 runs and levelled the series after limiting South Africa to 168 runs in the second innings. With two wickets apiece, Sadia Iqbal and Nashra Sandhu were the only Pakistani women to take wickets in the second innings.
Home