World Cup: Rain fails to save Pakistan; South Africa seal 150-run victory

South Africa secured a decisive 150-run triumph against Pakistan successful a rain-affected World Cup lucifer connected Tuesday astatine R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, moving to the apical of the points table.With 10 points from six matches, South Africa temporarily pb Australia and England, some with 9 points, who look each different connected Wednesday successful Indore.The lucifer was shortened to 40 overs per broadside owed to archetypal delays, with South Africa posting 312 for 9. Laura Wolvaardt scored 90, portion Sune Luus and Marizanne Kapp contributed 61 and 68, respectively.Rain interruptions led to further adjustments, mounting Pakistan a revised DLS people of 234 successful 20 overs. Pakistan struggled, managing lone 83 for seven.Pakistan's pursuit got disconnected to a mediocre start, reaching conscionable 35 for 4 by the tenth implicit earlier rainfall intervened.Marizanne Kapp, who earlier scored 68, dominated Pakistan's apical bid by taking 3 of the 4 aboriginal wickets.After the rainfall delay, South Africa secured their well-deserved 2 points.Laura Wolvaardt provided beardown batting with 90 runs disconnected 82 balls, including 10 fours and 2 sixes. She partnered with Sune Luus for a 118-run second-wicket partnership.Kapp's 68-run publication included a 60-run concern with Wolvaardt for the 4th wicket.

Pakistan skipper Fatima Sana struggled with her bowling, conceding 69 runs successful 8 overs. Spinner Sadia Iqbal faced dense hitting, portion Diana Baig gave distant 49 runs successful 5 overs.Nadine de Klerk continued her awesome tourney show arsenic a finisher, scoring 41 runs disconnected conscionable 16 balls.De Klerk's innings included 3 fours and 4 sixes, with singular shots implicit long-off against Iqbal and 2 almighty hits against Fatima.Kapp enhanced South Africa's ascendant show by hitting Sadia Iqbal's transportation implicit midwicket and striking different six disconnected Fatima implicit quadrate leg.