Sune Luus, seen in action during the 2023 T20 World Cup, top scored for the Proteas during their match against Pakistan on Wednesday FILE - Sune Luus, seen in action during the 2023 T20 World Cup, top scored for the Proteas during their match against Pakistan on Wednesday. Photo: Marco Longari/AFP
Sune Luus scored a brilliant unbeaten 53 on Wednesday, but it was not enough to get the Proteas Women over the line in their T20I against Pakistan in Multan.
Pakistan won the match by 13 runs to level their series 1-1 after two games, with one more still to play.
After their 20 overs, Pakistan set South Africa massive target of 182, and captain Laura Wolvaardt and her team took the challenge to their hosts as they tried to fight back.
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Defeat in the 2nd T20i
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The Proteas lost Tazmin Brits early on, but a number of solid partnerships had them believing they could chase down the target.
Anneke Bosch and skipper Wolvaardt took a proactive approach to the run chase and shared a 50-run partnership for the second wicket.
But, it was the 80-run stand between Luus and Chloe Tryon that had the Proteas believing they could pull off a result and seal the series.
However, there just weren’t enough overs and they fell agonisngly short in the end to lose the game by 13 runs.
Scorecard
Pakistan 181/4: Muneeba Ali 45, Fatima Sana 37, Tumi Sekhukhune 2/30, Sune Luus 1/10
South Africa 168/4: Sune Luus 53, Laura Wolvaardt 36, Nashra Sandhu 2/20, Sadia Iqbal 2/27
Pakistan win by 13 runs, level series 1-1.
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