The thrilling first T20 match was decided on the last ball.
finished on the wrong side of a nail-biting contest at the National Stadium in Karachi on Friday as Pakistan secured a five-wicket triumph in the first of three T20 Internationals to take a 1-0 series lead.
With her opening partner back in the dugout, Brits took charge of the contest, going on to bring up her eighth T20I fifty and her highest score in the shorter format. The top-order batter found a willing partner in the experienced all-rounder Marizanne Kapp before eventually falling in the final over as South Africa ended on 150/3 in their allotted 20 overs.
Despite suffering four run outs through tidy Proteas Women fielding, the host nation held their nerve and navigated their way out of trouble with the help of Aliya Riaz’ undefeated knock of 28 as the veteran all-rounder scored six of the eight runs required in the last over to hand Pakistan a memorable victory on home soil.
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