LAHORE – Nida Dar-led Pakistan girls’s facet will goal to proceed their good run within the ODI collection in opposition to South Africa after clear sweeping the touring facet 3-Zero within the T20I collection performed on the Nationwide Financial institution Stadium in Karachi from 1 to Four September.
The three ODIs, that are additionally a part of the ICC Ladies’s Championship 2022- 25, shall be performed on the Nationwide Financial institution Stadium on 8, 11 and 14 September. The primary ODI between either side will mark skipper Nida Dar’s 100th ODI, and he or she shall be wanting to make it a memorable one. All-rounder Nida has performed 16 ODIs in opposition to South Africa, scoring 246 runs, together with three half-centuries and has taken 18 wickets with 4-15 her finest in opposition to the opposition. The toss will happen in the present day at 1500, whereas the primary ball shall be bowled at 1530 PST.
Pakistan, at the moment ranked fourth within the ICC Ladies’s Championship with 10 factors from 9 matches, will goal to get most factors within the forthcoming ODI collection. This shall be Pakistan’s third ICC Ladies’s Championship collection at dwelling in simply over a yr. Final yr, Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka by 2-1 in Karachi and later clear swept Eire in a three-match ODI collection in Lahore. In an away collection in opposition to Australia in January this yr, Pakistan girls’s workforce misplaced 3-0.
Alternatively, South Africa, ranked ninth within the ICC Championship 2022-25, have performed and gained their solely collection within the ICC Ladies’s Championship until date, defeating Eire 3-0. They’re at the moment third within the ODI rankings, whereas the hosts are ranked 10th. In head-to-head encounters, Pakistan and South Africa have confronted one another in 25 matches up to now. South Africa have gained 19 matches, whereas Pakistan have gained in 4 outings. One match was tied, whereas one led to a no-result.
Left-arm spinner Nashra Sundhu, who has bowled economically in opposition to South Africa within the T20I collection and bagged 4 wickets, mentioned: “Our current 3-Zero victory within the T20I collection in opposition to South Africa was a implausible confidence booster for the workforce. We now have been working tirelessly on our abilities, and it’s clear that our arduous work is paying off.
“We’re effectively conscious that South Africa is a formidable opponent within the ODI format, and we’re able to face the challenge. Our objective is to place up sturdy performances and safe most factors to solidify our place within the ICC Women’s Championship standings.”
South Africa’s all-rounder Marizanne Kapp, who has bagged 17 wickets and scored 406 runs in 16 ODI matches in opposition to Pakistan mentioned: “I like taking part in in opposition to Pakistan, and ODI cricket is my most well-liked format of selection and it additionally my strongest format, so I stay up for the ODI collection. In all three T20I video games, we weren’t capable of end video games leading to three shut losses, however within the ODI collection, we’re looking ahead to producing optimistic outcomes.”
PAKISTAN ODI SQUAD: Nida Dar (c), Aliya Riaz, Bismah Maroof, Diana Baig, Fatima Sana, Ghulam Fatima, Muneeba Ali, Nashra Sundhu, Omaima Sohail, Sadaf Shamas, Sadia Iqbal, Shawaal Zulfiqar, Sidra Amin, Sidra Nawaz (wk), Umm-e-Hani and Waheeda Akhtar