South Africa seal 2-0 ODI series win in rain-shortened Lahore

South Africa sealed the three-match ODI series in Lahore with a rain-affected win over Pakistan on Friday, September 19, taking an unassailable 2-0 lead at Gaddafi Stadium. The visitors posted a big total before rain shortened the contest and then defended a revised Duckworth-Lewis-Stern target as Pakistan fell 25 runs short, according to match reports.

The day belonged to South Africa's Tazmin Brits, who was named Player of the Match after an innings reported as 171 from 141 balls with 20 fours and four sixes. Captain Laura Wolvaardt also scored a century, an unbeaten 100 from 129 deliveries in a partnership the reports put at 292 for the opening wicket. Rain curtailed South Africa's innings at 292 for 3 in 46 overs, prompting a DLS revision for the chase.

Pakistan produced a spirited response, led by Sidra Ameen, who struck 122 off 110 balls with 13 boundaries, and Natalia Pervaiz, whose 73 from 60 kept the home side in contention. But regular late wickets halted the chase. Pakistan slipped from a strong position of 247 for 4 to be dismissed for 287 in 44.4 overs, leaving them short by 25 runs under the DLS calculation. South African bowlers Nadine de Klerk, Marizanne Kapp and...