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Sydney, March 1: <\/strong> Laura Wolvaardt drove South Africa into the ICC Womens T20 World Cup semi-finals as her second T20I half-century helped them past Pakistan by 17 runs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The Proteas posted 136 for six thanks to a late flurry from 20-year-old Wolvaardt, who took four fours from the final eight balls of the innings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

And with Pakistan falling short with 119 for five, South Africa earned a third successive win to join India in securing a place in Thursday's semi-finals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

A centurion against Thailand, Lizelle Lee (4) did not last long as Diana Baig took the edge and struck in her first over for the third game running.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Diana got just desserts for a probing opening spell when Dane van Niekerk (3) dragged on to end a difficult ten-ball stay.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Marizanne Kapp ended the Powerplay with a wristy flick for four as South Africa reached 23 for two.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Mignon du Preez looked assured in advancing to 17 but mis-timed her reverse sweep off Nida Dar and played on to make it 54 for three.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Wolvaardt came to the middle and struggled to get going with Kapp (31), who drilled to long-off for teenager Syeda Aroob Shah's maiden Women's T20 World Cup wicket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Nida dried up runs as the Proteas went 35 balls without a boundary before Wolvaardt lifted her over mid-off for four.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Wolvaardt's abiding impact on the World Cup had been a stunning catch against Thailand but went through the gears with back-to-back fours off Aiman Anwar.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

South Africa's score ticked past 100 in the 17th over and that saw Sune Luus depart for 12, looping Aiman to Omaima Sohail at point.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Wolvaardt reeled off a pair of cover drives in the penultimate over as Aiman's tendency to leak runs reared its head.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Wolvaardt's classy hand reached its zenith in the final over as she pierced the gap between two fielders through long-on and then twice stayed leg side to heave over cover.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Momentum from South Africa's finish remained with them as Muneeba Ali (12) miscued Shabnim Ismail to mid-on in the fourth over.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Confusion reigned as Umaima Sohail drove Van Niekerk straight to Wolvaardt at cover and set off, stranded for a duck with Javeria unmoved at the other end.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Van Niekerk was maddened by a pair of misfields in her second over and responded by taking pace off to trap Nida lbw as Pakistan sunk to 26 for three.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Javeria battled on, taking boundaries in three successive overs, but her 100th T20I ended in cruel fashion on 31 when Chloe Tryon deflected Aliya Riaz's drive onto her stumps.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Aliya came off in style with 41 against England but could not get going with Sidra Nawaz, the keeper-batter clean bowled by Nonkululeko Mlaba in the 15th over at 72 for five.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The six-hitting ability of Iram and Aliya kept Pakistan in the game and they both cleared the rope after the fifth wicket fell, but an unbeaten 47-run partnership proved in vain.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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