दक्षिण अफ्रीका vs पाकिस्तान, मैच 11, एजबैस्टन, बर्मिंघम, 17 June 2026 - कमेंट्री

Good length, on middle and off, Nadine De Klerk gets an inside edge to short fine leg and they run one.

 OUT! TIMBER! Too little too late, but only if Sana had held onto those two dropped chances. Good length, around off, Sinalo Jafta looks to hit across the line but misses and the off stump is rattled. 

Full and wide outside off, Shabnim Ismail swings and misses. Muneeba Ali gathers this cleanly and appeals for caught behind but the umpire turns it down. Fatima Sana opts for DRS. Nothing on the UltraEdge as the ball passes the bat and Shabnim Ismail survives. 

Pitched-up delivery, around off, Shabnim Ismail drives this through mid off for a single. SCORES ARE LEVEL.

 OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! A massive deviation off the outside edge but Muneeba Ali holds onto this sharp catch. Back of a length, around off, Nadine De Klerk looks to guide this through the third man region, with a late hit but gets it edged off the outside edge back into the gloves of the keeper. 

WIDE! Oh dear me, Sana has erred in line at the wrong time and this is a wrap to this contest. Full and wide down the leg side. Wided. South Africa Women win by 2 wickets. 

Quicker one around off, Nadine De Klerk cuts this to covers for no run.

SANA HAS DROPPED KLERK! The captain makes a mess of a straightforward chance. De Klerk gets another life, the second one handed to her by the Pakistan skipper. It is a similar delivery. Short and around off, and this time she chips it in the air but did not get enough height to clear extra cover. Sana hops a bit to catch, but it goes in and out of her grasp.

Pushed through on off, Nadine pushes this to covers again for a dot. 

FOUR! Short of a length, on middle and leg, Nadine De Klerk sweeps this behind square on leg for a boundary towards the long leg region. Ordinary bowling from Hassan. A real freebie for someone like Nadine De Klerk.

Tossed up, around middle and leg, Nadine De Klerk swept this to the right of Sadia Iqbal at deep square leg and ran a single. This was bouncing over the fence, but Sadia ran to her right, outstretched her right hand to haul it in, and kept it down to one. 

Tossed up, on off, Sinalo Jafta blocks this one.

OUT! TAKEN EASILY! Soft, soft dismissal. Poor shot and Reyneke pays the price. Not sure what was she thinking to do here. Tossed up on the stumps, on a fuller length. But the batter makes a mess of it, looking to ease it to the leg side but closing the face too early and top-edging it to Fatima at cover, who takes a safe catch. Sadia’s excellent change of pace continues to deliver results for her side. Pakistan Women keep fighting on. South Africa Women are 107/6, needing 20 more from 35 balls.

 FOUR! The rollercoaster of emotions continues in both camps. That's a brave shot from Jafta. A length delivery outside off, Jafta charges down the track and thumps it over mid on. The ball lands outside the 25-yard circle and then, skips away to the fence. 

A flighted delivery that dips on a fuller length outside off, Jafta hangs back and punches it to backward point. Oh, there is an overthrow, and the batters take a single.

 FOUR! Short of a length, around off, Nadine De Klerk rises with the bounce and cuts this past the left of the fielder at covers for a boundary. 

Full and around off, Nadine De Klerk drives this past the covers fielder, to her left for a couple more. 

a lot of drift into the batter, turning it away. Nadine De Klerk dabs this to covers for one.

The conventional off spin from over the stump. Tossed up, on a length, finishing on the off stump. Blocked watchfully by De Klerk.

Cuts in from off, on a length, Nadine De Klerk backs away and eases it to backward point.

Good effort and good running! 100 up for South Africa Women! Short and angling into the pads, De Klerk plays a short arm pull to deep backward square leg, where Ayesha dives to her right to stop it and restricts them to two.

 FOUR! Pressure-releasing shot from De Klerk. Rameen errs in line and length. It's too full and down leg. Nadine De Klerk picks the length in a trice and nails the sweep shot, beating short fine leg to her left for a boundary.

Fuller onto the pads, Nadine De Klerk clips it off the pads through mid on for a single.

Wide outside off, on a fractionally fuller length. Kayla Reyneke opens the bat face at the last second and guides it through the left of short third for a single. South Africa Women need 20 runs in 36 balls

Shortish and around off, Nadine De Klerk hangs back and drags it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Beautiful piece of bowling and things are getting interesting now in Birmingham. Very slow through the air, full and outside off. It lands and grips away from the batter. Chloe Tryon does not move her feetand  tries to drive it away from the body, through cover, but the lack of pace does her in. She goes through her shot early and gets a faint outside edge. Muneeba Ali with a sharp glovework behind the stumps and she doesn't make any mistake. South Africa Women are 93/5, still needing 34 runs from 46 balls.

In-angler, on a slightly fuller length. This is nudged towards mid-wicket for a single.

 FOUR! Finds the gap nicely! Fired on a length, outside off. Nadine De Klerk has enough room to work with and she thrashes it powerfully through covers for a boundary. A loosener from Sadia and she pays the price.

Nice and full, closer to the off pole. Nadine De Klerk leans on and taps it to cover.

Fuller and outside off, De Klerk slices it to backward point, where the fielder lets it through her legs and allows a single.

Drops it full and angles it on the pads. Chloe Tryon pushes it to the vacant mid-wicket region for a single.

 PUT DOWN! Another big moment in the game as Sana is the guilty party. And De Klerk gets a big reprieve. On a fuller outside off, turning away. De Klerk looks to play across to the leg side, but gets a leading edge and chips it towards extra cover to the left of the Pakistan skipper. She runs across, gets both hands to it but cannot hold on. A single is taken.

Too full and on the legs, Chloe Tryon works it to the right of the bowler for a single.

 FOUR! Glorious shot! Short in length, outside off. Nadine De Klerk backs away and punches it through the mid off and cover fielders for a cracking boundary. 36 needed from 50 balls.

Around off and short, De Klerk punches it away to point.

On a length, outside off, crunched away to deep point for a single.

Short outside off, Annerie Dercksen ducks under it.

OUT! BOWLED! Both set-batters are dismissed in the span of just six balls. A fantastic knock from Annerie Dercksen but she fails to get the job done for her team. A length ball on leg stump, Dercksen goes back to pull but misses as she is beaten by the lack of pace and bounce on it. It strikes her thigh and deflects onto the stumps. South Africa Women ar 76/4, needing 51 more runs.

WIDE! Slides down leg, on a length. Chloe Tryon looks to nudge it around the corner, but misses. 

Full and around off, Chloe drills it down to long on for a single.

 FOUR! Runs away! Short on leg, Nadine De Klerk is rushed on the back foot, looks to pull but gets a thick inside edge through short fine leg for a boundary.

Around off, on a length, slammed on the bounce to long off for a single.

Short and outside off. Chloe Tryon rocks back and punches it hard to the cover fielder, who fumbles and allows the single to be taken. A very successful over for Tuba and Pakistan. 8 runs and a wicket from the over.

 FOUR! FIFTY FOR DERCKSEN! Her first-ever half-century in the T20 World Cup, and she gets there in 32 balls. Short and wide of off, Annerie Dercksen rocks back and cuts this late. Gets it through the gap between point and backward point for four runs to bring up a sensational half-century. She is seeing the ball really nicely and has single-handedly led the counter-attack for her team, and will look to get the job done now.

Tossed up, around off, Annerie Dercksen punches this off her back foot in the gap for a strike rotation.

OUT! STUMPED! Excellent glovework from Muneeba Ali helps Pakistan remove Kapp from the middle. Tossed up, around off, Marizanne Kapp looks to drive this through covers but misses. The keeper gathers this behind the stumps and dislodges the bails in a flash. Kapp's back foot got dragged and seeing that, Muneeba Ali appeals for stumping. This is sent upstairs for a stumping check. Replay shows that the back foot of Kapp is inside the crease but no part of her foot is grounded and is in the air when the bails are dislodged. OUT flashes on the giant screen. 

Quicker one, around off, Nadine De Klerk dabs this to covers.

Full and on off, Nadine De Klerk pushes this to mid off.

Flatter and fuller, around off, Nadine De Klerk punches this to covers. 

Googly, on middle and off, Marizanne Kapp flicks this through mid-wicket for a single. 

Flighted, around off, Annerie Dercksen plays the square drive to point for no run.

Genuine leggie, wide outside off. Annerie Dercksen looks for the square cut but misses.

Tosses up, around off, Annerie Dercksen drives this to sweeper cover for a single. 

Pushed through around off, Marizanne Kapp swings and misses. It stays low and nearly takes the off stump. Oh, hang on! There seems to be an under-edge on it as well, but Muneeba fails to gather it cleanly.

 FOUR! A poor delivery to end the over from Tuba and Kapp makes her pay. Full and way down the leg side. Kapp gets down on her knee and smashes this over the backward square leg fielder for a boundary to spoil a tidy over.

Tossed up, around off, Annerie Dercksen punches this firmly to covers.

Fired into the batter, on her pads. Annerie Dercksen gets it edged off the inside onto the pads.

Floated around middle and leg, Annerie Dercksen punches this back to the bowler. 

Short of a length, on middle and leg, Annerie Dercksen punches this down to long on for a single. 

Darted around off, Marizanne Kapp punches this down to long on for one.

 SIX! That's a clean strike! Annerie Dercksen seems to be in a real hurry to wrap things here. Fuller around off, Annerie Dercksen gets right underneath it and smashes this over the sight screen down the ground for a massive biggie. 62 runs needed from 72 balls.

 FOUR! Another boundary to start the other side of the Powerplay. Short of a length, around off, Annerie Dercksen slashes hard at it, gets it edged past the left of the fielder at short third for four runs. 

Flighted, around off, Annerie Dercksen rolls this down to long on for one.

 OUT! CAUGHT! A massive wicket for Pakistan Women as Tuba Hassan sends Laura Wolvaardt back. Tossed up, around middle and off, turning away from the batter. Laura Wolvaardt gets across in the crease and goes for a sweep but gets it top-edged straight into the hands of Sadia Iqbal at short fine leg. Not much impact from Wolvaardt in her 100th T20I game. South Africa Women are 53/2, needing 74 runs.

Quicker one, around off, Marizanne Kapp pushes this back to the bowler. 

Flatter and fuller on off, Marizanne Kapp punches this to covers.

FOUR! Flighted, on the pads, Marizanne Kapp sweeps this well and hits this over the square leg fielder for a boundary. 

Tossed up, around off, Annerie Dercksen toe pokes this to mid on for no run.

 FOUR! Annerie Dercksen is firing on all cylinders here in Birmingham. Tossed up, around off, Annerie Dercksen smashes this over the bowler for a boundary down in front of the sight screen.

Fuller around off, Annerie Dercksen smashes this to long on for one. 

Short and wide of off, Laura Wolvaardt pushes this to covers. 

Quicker one, around off, Laura Wolvaardt cuts this to point for a dot. 

Flighted, around middle and leg, Laura Wolvaardt flicks this towards the cow corner region for two. 

 FOUR! Just short and runs away! Pitched full and in and around off. Annerie Dercksen advances down the track and lofts it off the inner half of the bat towards long on. The ball dips on Aliya Riaz there, who is a bit late to react to run forward, and it evades her to the ropes.

ALMOST ANOTHER CHANCE! A touch fuller, around off, this is lofted hard towards long on, but it holds up just enough in the air. Fatima Sana had moved into position, replacing Aliya Riaz, yet the ball drops a fraction short of her. One taken.

 SIX! That was six the moment it left the bat! Dropped full and into the slot, on middle and leg. Annerie Dercksen clears the front leg and nails the slog sweep over cow corner for a huge six.

 FOUR! Counterattack at its best from Dercksen! Lands it fuller and around off. Annerie Dercksen gets down on her knee and slogs it on the bounce to the right of the deep mid-wicket fielder for another boundary.

 FOUR! Excellent placement! Short-ish outside off at 74.1 kph, Dercksen backs away to create room and cracks it behind backward point for a boundary. Runs are suddenly flowing for the Proteas now.

21 runs off the over. This could prove to be a decisive one in a low scoring game. Dropped short, on off, Annerie drags it across to long on for a single.

A big appeal for LBW, but not given. Nips in and stays low on the back of a length, going down leg. Annerie Dercksen is squared up to work it across and is rapped in front on the pad. Perhaps doing a lot to slide down leg.

BEATEN! Outside off and fuller in length. Annerie Dercksen looks to drive it away, but the ball nips away and beats her up.

Pressure building! Length-delivery, outside off, this is punched away the cover-point fielder.

Back of a length, outside off, Annerie Dercksen hops to ride the bounce and steers it to the cover fielder.

A lot straight on the pads, full in length. Annerie Dercksen whips it to deep backward square leg for a single.

WIDE! Far down leg, full, Laura Wolvaardt gets across to flick it away, but misses. Slick glovework by Muneeba Ali as she collects the ball to her left and threatens to whip the bails off. Laura Wolvaardt, though, has her feet grounded in the crease. Excellent bowling so far by Pakistan. Just 2 runs from the last 2 overs. South Africa Women need 107 runs in 96 balls.

Dropped short, around off, Annerie Dercksen hangs back and eases it to point.

An arm ball, touch full on middle, at 74.7 kph. Annerie Dercksen rocks back and blocks it down the pitch.

Drags the length back by seeing Dercksen advancing. On middle and Annerie Dercksen can only punch it back to the bowler.

Short around off, Annerie Dercksen rocks back and drags it across to long on for a single.

Oh, what happened there? Floats one fuller, and outside the leg stump. It lands and straightens up a bit. Laura tries to clip it through square leg but she misses it.

Slides one on the leg stump. Laura Wolvaardt backs away to flick the ball through mid-wicket, but wears on the front pad.

Full and straight, around off, Luus drives it along the ground, but straight to mid off. Uh, oh! The siren goes off as Fatima has overstepped. No Ball called. Free Hit coming up...

 FOUR! Proves to be a costly overstepping for Sana! Attempted yorker, but lands a fuller one on middle. Luus clears her front leg and airs it over mid-wicket to pick up her first boundary.

 OUT! DRAGGED ON! Sana strikes in her first over and is pumped up to bits. She hurls it around off, on a good length. Sune Luus stays leg side and tries to run it behind to deep third, but perhaps the line is a bit too close to execute that shot. Ends up inside edging it back onto the stumps. Luus goes without much impact and South Africa Women are 11/1, needing 116 runs.

Back of a length, outside off. Annerie Dercksen hits it off the outside edge to the right of the diving first slip fielder for a single.

Length-delivery, outside off, punched on the rise to widish cover for a single.

 FOUR! What a glorious shot! Short of a good length, outside off. Annerie Dercksen stands tall and steers it away to deep backward point, beating Tuba Hassan to her left. Fatima Sana is not happy with the effort.

Slightly fuller, around off, Annerie Dercksen punches it away to deep cover for an easy run. A wicket but 12 runs from the over.

Starts from around the stump. Pushed fuller on off. Laura Wolvaardt lunges in front and eases it to the left of the bowler.

Pitched full and around off. Laura Wolvaardt dances down the track and chips it on the bounce to long off for a single to get off the mark. South Africa Women need 126 runs to win.

Around off, on a fullish length. Blocked watchfully by Luus.

Dropped short, drifting into the batter. Luus hangs deep in the crease and punches it down to long on for a single.

 FOUR! Top shot! Flighted, full and on middle and leg. Laura Wolvaardt charges down the track and heaves it off the inner half of the bat, to the right of the mid-wicket fielder for a boundary.

Floated up, full and on the stumps. Laura Wolvaardt leans on and smothers the spin. 6 runs from the first over.