Laura Wolvaardt’s brilliant 90 set up a dominant 150-run win (DLS method) for South Africa over Pakistan at the Women’s Cricket World Cup yesterday.
The Proteas blasted their way to a formidable total of 312 for nine from just 40 overs after their innings was punctuated by bad weather.
Marizanne Kapp (68 not out) and Sune Luus (61) also made half-centuries in Colombo before Nadine de Klerk struck 41 from just 16 balls as South Africa won a fifth consecutive World Cup match for the first time in their history.
Kapp (three for 20) then produced a star turn with the ball to restrict Pakistan to 35 for four in response, and there was no way back either side of the showers as South Africa moved to the top of the group stage table. — Allied Media
