South Africa women crush Pakistan

In a near-replay of the match against Ireland on Wednesday, Pakistan Women sat at the receiving end of controlled spin bowling to end up losing by seven wickets to their South African counterparts with almost 20 overs to spare in the ICC Women Cricket Challenge.

The hosts ensured Pakistan struggled for runs against spin as Sunette Loubser and Dane van Niekerk shared five wickets between them for 49 runs in 20 overs.

South Africa, in reply, chased down the paltry 124-run target for the loss of just three wickets in the 31st over.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 8^th, 2010.