South Africa vs Pakistan, Women’s ODI World Cup 2025: Luus and Wolvaardt Steady in Dynamic 40-Over Clash

Welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 match between South Africa and Pakistan, held at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, this Tuesday.

LIVE UPDATES: SOUTH AFRICA VS PAKISTAN

5:20 PM IST: The match is set to begin at 5:30 PM. It will now be a 40-over match for each side with an eight-over PowerPlay.

5:18 PM IST: The covers have been removed again. The weather in Colombo is causing quite the delay.

5:00 PM IST: Unfortunately, the covers are back on as it rains again, leading to further overs being lost.

4:42 PM IST: The rain has stopped in Colombo. Ground staff are attending to the outfield, which was hit by the rain earlier. The umpires have inspected the field, and we’re expecting an update soon. Sawdust is being used on some problematic areas.

3:10 PM IST: Play has been interrupted by rain in Colombo after just two overs. Conditions changed rapidly from sunny to heavy rain in a short time, much to Tazmin’s disappointment.

TOSS

Fatima Sana won the toss and chose to field. Pakistan makes no changes, while Ayabonga Khaka replaces Masabata Klaas for South Africa. Sinalo Jafta is still not part of the lineup.

PLAYING XIs

South Africa: Laura Wolvaardt (captain), Tazmin Brits, Sune Luus, Marizanne Kapp, Annerie Dercksen, Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Karabo Meso (wicketkeeper), Nondumiso Shangase, Ayabonga Khaka, Nonkululeko Mlaba

Pakistan: Omaima Sohail, Muneeba Ali, Sidra Amin, Aliya Riaz, Natalia Pervaiz, Fatima Sana (captain), Sidra Nawaz (wicketkeeper), Rameen Shamim, Diana Baig, Nashra Sandhu, Sadia Iqbal

MATCH PREVIEW

Recent matches at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo during the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 have seen more rain interruptions than results, leading to many missed opportunities.

Pakistan’s campaign has been marked by narrow losses against top teams, rain disruptions, and challenges in team cohesion.

South Africa, already in the semifinals, aims to maintain its unbeaten streak of four games. They previously overpowered Sri Lanka in a 20-over match and seek to finish their Colombo matches with a win.

Read the full preview by Kavita Menon here.

LIVE STREAMING INFORMATION

The South Africa vs. Pakistan Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 match will be aired on the Star Sports Network.

The match will be live-streamed on JioHotstar.

SQUADS

South Africa: Laura Wolvaardt (captain), Ayabonga Khaka, Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Marizanne Kapp, Tazmin Brits, Sinalo Jafta, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Annerie Dercksen, Anneke Bosch, Masabata Klaas, Sune Luus, Karabo Meso, Tumi Sekhukhune, Nondumiso Shangase. Reserves: Miane Smit

Pakistan: Fatima Sana (captain), Muneeba Ali Siddiqui (vice-captain), Aliya Riaz, Diana Baig, Eyman Fatima, Nashra Sundhu, Natalia Parvaiz, Omaima Sohail, Rameen Shamim, Sadaf Shamas, Sadia Iqbal, Shawaal Zulfiqar, Sidra Amin, Sidra Nawaz, Syeda Aroob Shah. Reserves: Gull Feroza, Najiha Alvi, Tuba Hassan, Umm-e-Hani, Waheeda Akhtar

Published on October 21, 2025