1st ODI – Pakistan v South Africa
National Stadium, Karachi, 8 September
South Africa 292/4 (50.0) beat Pakistan by runs
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1 – This match marked the start of South Africa women’s first ODI series in Pakistan. The Proteas are the first side from outside Asia to play bilateral women’s ODIs series in all four of Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
292 – South Africa’s total was their highest in the format against Pakistan, and the highest Pakistan have conceded against any side in an ODI on home soil.
Overall, this was South Africa women’s fifth highest ODI total, and their highest in Asia:
- 337/5 v IRE, Potchefstroom, 2017
- 323/8 v IRE, Potchefstroom Uni, 2017
- 305/9 v ENG, Bristol, 2017
- 299/8 v WI, Johannesburg, 2022
- 292/4 v PAK, Karachi, 2023
127 – South Africa’s victory was their second biggest in terms of runs against Pakistan in the format.
68 – South Africa’s powerplay total of 68/3 were the most runs that Pakistan women have conceded in the first 10 overs of an ODI since facing New Zealand at the 2017 World Cup.
100 – Mariznne Kapp’s innings was her second ODI century. Her first was also against Pakistan, at Cuttack during the 2013 World Cup.
Kapp was the first South African woman to score an ODI hundred when batting at #5. The previous record for that position was Kapp’s own 89* against Sri Lanka in 2014.
104 – At 104 balls faced, Kapp’s hundred was the fifth fastest by a South Africa woman in the format:
- 86 Lizelle Leev AUS, 2016
- 89 Mignon du Preez v IRE, 2016
- 91 Lizelle Lee v v ENG, 2018
- 97 Lizelle Lee v IND, 2021
- 104 Marizanne Kapp v PAK, 2023
- 105 Mignon du Preez v BAN, 2013
3 – Having made back to back half-centuries in South Africa’s previous ODI series, Kapp became the fifth South African woman to make three consecutive 50+ run scores in ODIs:
- 4 Laura Wolvaardt, 2022
- 3 Dane van Niekerk, 2018-19
- 3 Lizelle Lee, 2021
- 3 Mignon du Preez, 2021
- 3 Marizanne Kapp, 2022-23*
*in progress
107* – Suné Luus brought up her first international hundred, becoming the eleventh South African woman to score an ODI century. Kapp and Luus were respectively the fifth and sixth visiting players to make women’s ODI hundreds in Pakistan.
40.31 – This innings was emblematic of Luus’ improvement with the bat in recent times. Since the start of 2022, Luus has scored 645 runs n 17 innings at ana average of 40.31 and a strike rate of 71.50 (1×100, 5×50), compared with an average of 21.74 and a strike rate of 60.19 in her 71 career innings until that point (8×50).
2 – Kapp and Luus’ efforts made this the first time that two South African women have scored centuries in the same ODI. This was just the second time for any team in women’s ODI history that two players batting at #4 or lower had made hundreds in the same innings:
- Lydia Greenway #4 & Arran Brindle #5 (ENG) v SA, 2011
- Suné Luus #4 & Marizanne Kapp #5 (SA) v PAK, 2023
183 – Luus and Kapp’s partnership was South Africa women’s second highest 4th wicket stand, and their fourth highest partnership for any wicket in ODIs:
- 224* Johmari Logtenberg & Mignon du Preez v NED, 2007
- 209 Andrie Steyn & Suné Luus v IRE, 2017
- 192 Laura Wolvaardt & Trisha Chetty v IRE, 2016
- 183 Marizanne Kapp & Suné Luus v PAK, 2023
- 179 Laura Wolvaardt & Trisha Chetty v IRE, 2017
South Africa women’s previous highest ODI partnership in Asia was Lee and Wolvaardt’s 169 opening stand against India at Lucknow in 2021.
100 – Nida Dar became the fourth Pakistani woman to earn 100 ODI caps:
- 125 Bimsah Maroof, 2006-23
- 120 Sana Mir, 2005-19
- 116 Javeria Khan, 2008-22
- 100 Nida Dar, 2010-23
1000 – Aliya Riaz (49*) became the eighth Pakistan woman to bring up 1,000 career runs in the format. Aliya was the fourth fastest Pakistan player to that mark in terms of innings batted (48), and the fastest in terms of balls faced (1,563).
Stats derived from ESPNcricinfo statsguru.
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