Pretoria, May 15 -- : After a competitive One-Day International series between the two teams, the Proteas women are set to take on the touring Pakistan outfit in a five-match T20 series, getting underway on Wednesday at Assupol Tuks Oval in Pretoria.

The recently-concluded ICC Women's Championship (IWC) ended one-all as Pakistan fought back to tie the deciding match, posting 265/9 in reply to South Africa's total of 265/6 in their 50 overs quota. Despite key performances from stand-in captain Sune Luus (80 off 84 balls) and Masabata Klaas (3/55), the tourists stood up to the challenge with Javeria Khan (74 off 103 balls) and Aliya Riaz (71 from 82 balls) playing crucial knocks to ensure a shared result.

Luus admitted her disappointment fo...