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South Africa women | Pakistan women | ||
Dates | 20 January – 3 February 2021 | ||
Captains | Suné Luus | Javeria Khan [n 1] | |
One Day International series | |||
Results | South Africa women won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
Most runs | Laura Wolvaardt (125) | Aliya Riaz (136) | |
Most wickets | Ayabonga Khaka (7) Shabnim Ismail (7) | Diana Baig (9) | |
Player of the series | Shabnim Ismail (SA) | ||
Twenty20 International series | |||
Results | South Africa women won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
Most runs | Tazmin Brits (118) | Kainat Imtiaz (79) | |
Most wickets | Shabnim Ismail (7) | Anam Amin (4) | |
Player of the series | Tazmin Brits (SA) |
The Pakistan women's cricket team toured South Africa to play against the South Africa women's cricket team in January and February 2021. [1] [2] The tour consisted of three Women's One Day Internationals (WODIs) and three Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is). [3] Originally, some of the fixtures were scheduled to be played at the City Oval in Pietermaritzburg. [4] However, on 10 January 2021, Cricket South Africa updated the tour itinerary with all the matches being played at the Kingsmead Cricket Ground in Durban. [5]
Ahead of the series, Pakistan's captain Bismah Maroof withdrew from the tour due to family reasons. [6] Javeria Khan was named as Pakistan's captain in her absence. [7] South Africa's captain, Dane van Niekerk, was also ruled out of the series after recovering from a back injury. [8] Suné Luus was named as South Africa's captain in place of van Niekerk. [9]
In the opening WODI match, South Africa beat Pakistan by three runs, [10] after the hosts scored 200/9 batting first. [11] South Africa won the second WODI by 13 runs to take an unassailable lead in the series. [12] The hosts won the third and final WODI by 32 runs, winning the series 3–0. [13]
Javeria Khan was ruled out of Pakistan's squad for the first WT20I due to an injury, with Aliya Riaz leading the side in her absence. [14] South Africa went on to win the opening WT20I by eight wickets. [15] Aliya Riaz also lead Pakistan in the second WT20I, [16] but South Africa won the match by seven wickets to take the series. [17] Javeria Khan returned for the final WT20I, hitting an unbeaten 56 runs. [18] Pakistan went on to win the match by eight runs, to register their first win on the tour, with South Africa winning the series 2–1. [19]
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