South Africa women's cricket team in Pakistan in 2023

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South Africa women's cricket team in Pakistan in 2023
 
  Pakistan South Africa
Dates 1 – 14 September 2023
Captains Nida Dar Laura Wolvaardt
One Day International series
Results South Africa won the 3-match series 2–1
Most runs Aliya Riaz (121) Marizanne Kapp (150)
Most wickets Sadia Iqbal (4)
Nashra Sandhu (4)		 Nadine de Klerk (8)
Player of the series Nadine de Klerk (SA)
Twenty20 International series
Results Pakistan won the 3-match series 3–0
Most runs Sidra Ameen (133) Laura Wolvaardt (157)
Most wickets Nashra Sandhu (4)
Sadia Iqbal (4)		 Nonkululeko Mlaba (3)
Player of the series Laura Wolvaardt (SA)

The South Africa women's cricket team toured Pakistan in September 2023 to play three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1][2] The ODI series formed part of the 2022–2025 ICC Women's Championship.[3][4] In June 2023, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced the schedule of the tour.[5][6] It was the South African women's team's first tour of Pakistan.[7][8]

Pakistan won the T20I series 3–0.[9] It was Pakistan's first ever whitewash of South Africa in the format.[10] South Africa won the ODI series 2–1.[11]

Squads

 Pakistan  South Africa
ODIs[12] T20Is[13] ODIs and T20Is[14]

Pakistan named Anoosha Nasir, Omaima Sohail and Waheeda Akhtar as reserves for the T20Is,[15] while Najiha Alvi, Natalia Pervaiz and Tuba Hassan were named as reserves for the ODIs.[16]

Initially, South Africa did not name any captain.[17] However, on 24 August 2023, Laura Wolvaardt was appointed to lead the side for the tour.[18]

T20I series

1st T20I

1 September 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
South Africa 
150/3 (20 overs)
v
 Pakistan
151/5 (20 overs)
Tazmin Brits 78 (64)
Nashra Sandhu 1/20 (4 overs)
Bismah Maroof 37 (30)
Marizanne Kapp 1/24 (4 overs)
Pakistan won by 5 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Tazmin Brits (SA)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
  • Shawaal Zulfiqar (Pak) made her T20I debut.
  • This was Pakistan's highest successful run chase in T20Is.[19]

2nd T20I

3 September 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
South Africa 
150/3 (20 overs)
v
 Pakistan
156/3 (19.1 overs)
Tazmin Brits 46 (48)
Sadia Iqbal 1/22 (4 overs)
Sidra Ameen 61 (44)
Nonkululeko Mlaba 2/20 (3 overs)
Pakistan won by 7 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Tariq Rasheed (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Sidra Ameen (Pak)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
  • Umm-e-Hani (Pak) made her T20I debut.

3rd T20I

4 September 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Pakistan 
150/5 (20 overs)
v
 South Africa
144/5 (20 overs)
Bismah Maroof 39 (34)
Tumi Sekhukhune 2/24 (4 overs)
Laura Wolvaardt 72 (54)
Nashra Sandhu 2/16 (4 overs)
Pakistan won by 6 runs
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Tariq Rasheed (Pak)
Player of the match: Laura Wolvaardt (SA)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
  • Mieke de Ridder (SA) made her T20I debut.

ODI series

1st ODI

8 September 2023
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
South Africa 
292/4 (50 overs)
v
 Pakistan
165 (36.5 overs)
Suné Luus 107* (129)
Nashra Sandhu 2/50 (10 overs)
Aliya Riaz 49* (58)
Nadine de Klerk 3/23 (6 overs)
South Africa won by 127 runs
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Marizanne Kapp (SA)

2nd ODI

11 September 2023
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Pakistan 
168 (44.2 overs)
v
 South Africa
169/4 (34 overs)
Fatima Sana 69 (87)
Nadine de Klerk 4/32 (8 overs)
Tazmin Brits 45 (54)
Sadia Iqbal 2/32 (10 overs)
South Africa won by 6 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Tariq Rasheed (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Nadine de Klerk (SA)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Women's Championship points: South Africa 2, Pakistan 0.

3rd ODI

14 September 2023
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
South Africa 
185 (48.1 overs)
v
 Pakistan
186/2 (38 overs)
Nadine de Klerk 60 (95)
Sadia Iqbal 2/26 (10 overs)
Sidra Ameen 68 (82)
Ayabonga Khaka 1/27 (8 overs)
Pakistan won by 8 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Tariq Rasheed (Pak)
Player of the match: Sidra Ameen (Pak)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Waheeda Akhtar (Pak) made her ODI debut.
  • Women's Championship points: Pakistan 2, South Africa 0.

References

  1. ^ "Women's FTP for 2022-25 announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Women's Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Proteas women's first-ever tour to Pakistan confirmed for September". SuperSport. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  4. ^ "ICC Women's Championship 2022-25 Matchups". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  5. ^ "First-ever home series against South Africa to kick-start busy season for Pakistan women cricketers". Pakistan Cricket Board. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  6. ^ "South Africa women's cricket team set for historic tour of Pakistan". Cricket Pakistan. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Pakistan confirm schedule of first-ever home series against South Africa". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Pakistan women's team to host South Africa in first-ever home series in September". Dawn. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  9. ^ "History made as Pakistan register first series sweep over South Africa". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Dar, Sandhu, Iqbal star as Pakistan complete first-ever whitewash against SA". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Pakistan women's team win last ODI against South Africa". Geo Super. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  12. ^ "Pakistan Women's squad for series against South Africa announced". Female Cricket. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Diana Baig returns to Pakistan squad for South Africa series". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  14. ^ "South Africa name 15-strong squad for upcoming tour of Pakistan". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  15. ^ "Pakistan women's squad for white-ball series against South Africa announced". Pakistan Cricket Board. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  16. ^ "Baig back in ODI squad for home South Africa series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  17. ^ "Luus steps down as South Africa captain ahead of Pakistan tour". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  18. ^ "South Africa name Wolvaardt as women's team interim captain". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  19. ^ "Batters star as Pakistan complete their highest successful chase in T20Is". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  20. ^ "Luus, Kapp centuries flatten Pakistan as South Africa go 1-0 up". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 September 2023.

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