On October 21, the South Africa W vs Pakistan W match in the 2025 Women’s World Cup took place at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Just like all the previous matches held in Colombo, this match also saw multiple rain interruptions, and as a result, it was initially shortened to a 40-over contest for each side. The Pakistani women’s team won the toss and they decided to bowl first.
During their innings, the South African women’s team completely outclassed the Pakistani bowling. South African captain, Laura Wolvaardt, continued her great form, scoring 90 runs off 82 balls. Marizanne Kapp also scored very crucial runs in the final overs; she scored 68* in just 43 balls. With Kapp’s quick innings, South Africa was able to score 312 runs for 9 wickets in 40 overs.
While chasing, the Pakistani women’s team’s innings was interrupted by rain multiple times, and as a result, due to the DLS method, the revised target for the Pakistani team was set to be 234 runs in 20 overs. The Pakistani women’s team lost multiple wickets in the early overs and were unable to find a single suitable partnership in this chase. In this run chase, Pakistan was only able to score 83 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs, and with that, South Africa defeated Pakistan by 150 runs. The Player of the match was awarded to Marizanne Kapp; she scored 68* runs and took 3 wickets in her 5 overs.
South Africa W vs Pakistan W 2025 Women’s World Cup: What’s Next For South Africa?
After winning the South Africa W vs Pakistan W match, the South Africa women’s team has moved to the top of the points table with 10 points and a net run rate of +0.276. This was the 5th back-to-back win for the South African women’s team. So far in this tournament, South Africa has played 6 matches, and they have just one more match remaining in their group stage schedule. Their next and final group stage match is scheduled against the Australian women’s team on 25 October 2025.
Here is an updated points table for the top 4 teams in the 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup:
| Teams | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| South Africa Women | 6 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 0.276 |
| Australia Women | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1.818 |
| England Women | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1.49 |
| India Women | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0.526 |
South Africa W vs Pakistan W 2025 Women’s World Cup: What’s Next For Pakistan?
The Pakistani women’s team has already been eliminated from the 2025 Women’s World Cup. So far in this tournament, Pakistan has played 6 matches; they have lost 4 matches, and 2 of their matches were abandoned because of rain. Pakistan has not won any match in this tournament; they have just one more match remaining in their group stage schedule, and they will be looking to end this tournament on a high note by winning their last match. In their next match, the Pakistani women’s team will be facing the Sri Lankan women’s team on 24 October 2025.
FAQs
Q. Has the South African women’s team qualified for the semi-finals in the 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup?
A. Yes, the South African women’s team has successfully qualified for the semi-finals in the 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup.
Q. Why are all the Pakistani women’s team matches being held in Sri Lanka?
A. All the Pakistani women’s team matches are being played in Sri Lanka because of the recent military conflict between India and Pakistan.
Q. Who has scored the most sixes in the 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup?
A. South Africa’s Nadine de Klerk has scored the most sixes in the 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup.
Q. Has the Pakistani women’s team been eliminated from the 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup?
A. Yes, the Pakistani women’s team has been eliminated from the 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup.
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