Pakistan 306 for 8 (Shamas 97, Sana 60, Luus 3-42) beat South Africa 187 (Dercksen 54, Tunnicliffe 47, Sadia 3-41) by 119 runs<\/p>\n
Heading into the contest 2-0 down, Pakistan were put in to bat. Shamas led Pakistan’s charge, though fellow opener Gull Feroza departed early for 13.<\/p>\n
Shamas put on a 130-run partnership with Sidra Amin<\/a> for the second wicket, and struck 16 fours and one six. She was eventually caught and bowled by Sune Luus<\/a>, who snared her first wicket in a spell of 3 for 42. The second wicket came in her next over, when she bowled Amin for 41 to reduce Pakistan to 164 for 3 in the 27th over.However, Pakistan never took their foot off the pedal: they chugged along nicely until captain Fatima Sana<\/a>, slotting in at No. 7 at the end of the 39th over, entered to give Pakistan the finishing kick. She hit five sixes and three fours during her 41-ball 60, which helped launch their total past the 300-run mark.<\/p>\n In response, South Africa never settled into a big partnership during a chase of 307. Tasmia Rubab and Sana knocked over South Africa’s top order early in the powerplay, reducing them to 7 for 3 by the end of just the second over.<\/p>\n Faye Tunnicliffe<\/a> and Annerie Dercksen<\/a> – whose heroics in the second ODI had taken South Africa to the series win – combined for an 85-run partnership for the fourth wicket. By the time Tunniclifee was dismissed for a 51-ball 47 by Nashru Sandhu, South Africa had managed to reach 92 for 4.<\/p>\n Wicketkeeper-batter Sinalo Jafta and Dercksen put up another 50-run partnership, but in back-to-back overs, Jafta (33) and Dercksen (54) were taken out to snuff any hopes of a comeback win for South Africa. By then, they had been reduced to 147 for 6.<\/p>\n