Pakistan were all set to chase South Africa\u2019s daunting 313-run total, but fell 25 runs short in their second one-day international (ODI) pre- Women\u2019s World Cup ODI encounter in Lahore.<\/p>\n
A spectacular knock by Sidra Amin, who brought up her second consecutive century of the series, brought them close, but in the end, the Duckworth-Lewis method adjusted 313-run target was a step too far.<\/p>\n
Set a mammoth score to chase after the Proteas batters ruled the roost in the first innings, Sidra stepped up again under the Gaddafi Stadium lights to score a sublime hundred \u2014 but failed to close the chase.<\/p>\n
What could have been a night to remember for the fans in the rain-affected ODI clash saw the Women in Green falter in the final stages of the chase \u2014 which, if they had come through, would have been their second-highest chase ever.<\/p>\n
The match saw the Proteas reach 292-3 in 46 overs before the total was adjusted to 313 according to the D\/L method after a disruption in play as the Pakistani bowlers had a forgettable day with the ball.<\/p>\n
Player of the match and opening batter Tazmin Brits continued her dominant run with the bat \u2014 notching up a mammoth unbeaten 171 in just deliveries.<\/p>\n
Proteas skipper Laura Wolvaardt ably supported Brits with a hundred of her own as the two batters set up the third-highest Women-ODI opening partnership of all time of 260.<\/p>\n
Pacer Diana Baig was the only Pakistan bowler to get wickets, ending up with figures of 2-45 off her five overs as the spinners went wicketless.<\/p>\n
Speaking to Dawn.com in the build-up to the World Cup, Pakistan bowling coach Junaid Khan had termed the fast-bowling line-up of the team as a much-improved unit.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo doubt our spinners were number one in the world, but now the fast bowlers have also stepped up \u2014 I applied my learnings from my recent experience in international cricket \u2014 I helped them apply their skills and we saw the results in the World Cup Qualifiers as well,\u201d Junaid said in an interview at the National Stadium in Karachi last month.<\/p>\n
Pakistan\u2019s chase
\nThe Pakistan reply saw the early fall of the in-form left-hand bat Muneeba Ali to the medium pace of Marizanne Kapp.<\/p>\n
Omaima Sohail \u2014 returning to the side, hit a quick-fire 43 of 38 deliveries before falling to Masabata Klaas.<\/p>\n
Sidra stepped up yet again to get 122 of just 110 deliveries \u2014 but after her fall, the lower order failed to complete the job.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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