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Match Ended
2nd Semi-Final, The Oval, London
, Jul 02, 2026
169/5
(20.0/20)
129/8
(20.0/20)
England Women beat South Africa Women by 40 runs
% Chance to Win
ENG-W
SA-W
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Then there were two - Righto, the two giants of the Women's game are back in the Final, going head-to-head in what is anticipated to be an iconic match at 'the home of cricket.' On one side stand England Women, the hosts, champions in 2009 and the team that's never lost a home World Cup Final. On the other side stand the mighty Australia Women, who have 6 T20 World Cups to their name. Both teams have an unblemished record heading into the Final, but there can be only one winner. A blockbuster Finale for the 2026 ICC Women's T20 World Cup is all set, and it all begins on Sunday, July 5, at the iconic Lord's. The match is scheduled to begin at 2.30 pm GMT, but you can join us sooner for the build-up to the action. Until then, it's goodbye from us. Cheers!
Nat Sciver-Brunt of England Women - She describes the Oval as a special place to play cricket and says she has loved playing there over the years. It is a fantastic venue, she adds, to show people what it means to represent England and inspire the next generation. Sciver-Brunt says she always had complete faith in England's batting unit. After being reduced to 23/3, she and Heather Knight knew they had an important job to do. She praises the composure they showed, adding that they approached the innings differently from a typical T20 knock. On the pitch, Sciver-Brunt says there was variable bounce throughout. Keeping the stumps in play was important, while cutters and cross-seam deliveries proved effective. She thanks the crowds for their support throughout the tournament, saying the atmosphere has been incredible. Even during the game, she managed to take it all in and is already looking forward to experiencing it again at Lord's. On her fitness, Sciver-Brunt says her calf is feeling good. Looking ahead to the final, she calls it a massive occasion and says playing a World Cup final at Lord's is a dream. Adds that Australia are a hugely successful and immensely talented side.
Laura Wolvaardt of South Africa Women - Wolvaardt, on being asked about her emotions, says that it's a disappointing result, but also says that the English side deserved to win. On being asked what the difference was, she answers that England were good with the ball and had a big partnership, which they really lacked in their innings. About the pitch, she says that the track was pretty good to bat on as the ball was coming nicely to the bat. Reckons that 170 was a par total and the outfield was lightning fast. On the support in the stadium, she says that she is very happy and grateful for the fans who turned up in the stadium to support them. On their tournament as a whole, she says that they had a decent campaign. They didn't quite find the tempo in the batting unit throughout the tournament, but their bowling and fielding were up to the mark.
Let's now listen to what the two captains have to say...
Skipper returns with a bang - Earlier in the day, Nat Sciver-Brunt was back in the side for England Women, and even though she wasn't 100 percent fit, she led the fightback for her side. South Africa Women had the hosts reeling at 23/3 with Marizanne Kapp and Shabnim Ismail breathing fire. However, Nat and former skipper Heather Knight put on a 133-run stand that changed the complexion of the game. Nat was the standout, scoring 75 off just 47 balls, but Knight too struck a half-century. The Proteas pulled things back in the last couple of overs and kept England down to 169 runs.
Another day, another heartbreak - South Africa Women did really well to topple India and reach yet another semi-final, but their shaky batting cost them dearly as it did against the Aussies in their opening encounter as well. Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits did give the Proteas a decent start, putting on 43 runs for the opening wicket, but Wolvaardt gave her wicket away, and things changed. Brits tried to build a few stands and reached fifty, but the wickets just kept on falling, and Brits too got out soon after. There wasn't much fight from the middle order, and South Africa were blown away with ease.
Player of the Match - England's skipper, Nat Sciver-Brunt, is handed the award for her game-changing knock of 75 off just 47 balls. Returning to the side, Sciver-Brunt admits there were plenty of nerves, made bigger by the occasion of a World Cup semifinal. Adds that there were a lot of emotions before the game, but once the warm-up began, she was able to switch on and simply enjoy herself. On facing Marizanne Kapp and Shabnim Ismail, Sciver-Brunt says they are world-class opening bowlers. Shares that the plan was to nullify their threat early and then capitalise against the rest of the attack. Speaking about the pitch, Sciver-Brunt says there was a bit of variable bounce. Mentions that the idea was to stay strong on the stumps and be clear about the scoring areas. Adds that spending time at the crease made batting much easier, while it was difficult for new batters coming in.
Prolific in the field - England Women had the runs on the board, but it was a gettable target. However, once Sophie Ecclestone snaffled that catch of Laura Wolvaardt, the hosts pounced and they were relentless. It was a well-rounded bowling performance with the spinners having their say on a drying track, and Freya Kemp was simply brilliant with her slower ones. Everyone, barring Danielle Gibson, picked up a wicket, but she did bowl just the solo over. All in all, a performance worthy of sealing a place in the Final.
Back in the Final - England Women have made it back into the Women's T20 World Cup final, and their streak of winning all home World Cups at home is still alive. A completely dominant performance, barring the first few overs of the game, and they have thumped South Africa Women by a huge margin.
End Of The Over 20 : 129/8
6 Runs
- 219.1
- 119.2
- 119.3
- 019.4
- 119.5
- 119.6
S. Ismail
2 (2)
De Klerk
14 (14)
L. Smith
4-0-25-1
19.6
1
Linsey Smith To Shabnim Ismail
England are through to the final, where they will meet Australia. Smith drops it a bit short, on middle. Shabnim hangs back and shovels it wide of short fine leg for just a single. Hugs and smiles all around in the English camp.
19.5
1
Linsey Smith To Nadine De Klerk
Flighted delivery, a bit fuller, on off. Nadine De Klerk has a swing at it and ends up slicing it down to long off, where the fielder does not commit herself to the catch and hangs back to collect it on the bounce. Linsey Smith is not happy one bit.
19.4
0
Linsey Smith To Nadine De Klerk
Bowled with more of a round-arm action, fractionally short, on middle. Nadine makes room to force it away on the off side but the ball does not rise much. Chops it down off a bottom edge towards short fine leg.
19.3
1
Linsey Smith To Shabnim Ismail
Pulls the length back, a bit of turn, on middle. Ismail whips it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
19.2
1
Linsey Smith To Nadine De Klerk
Fuller and quicker, outside off. Nadine walks across the stumps and goes hard on the sweep. It goes off a top edge but lands safely in front of deep mid-wicket. They cross.
19.1
2
Linsey Smith To Nadine De Klerk
Darted in from around the wicket, short and on middle and leg. Nadine De Klerk makes room and cuts it past point. Freya Kemp goes after it and hauls it in with a slide. Two runs taken.
Shabnim Ismail walks in at number 10 for South Africa Women. Also, Linsey Smith will bowl the final over of the game.
End Of The Over 19 : 123/8
4 Runs
- 018.1
- 018.2
- W 18.3
- 018.4
- 418.5
- W 18.6
A. Khaka
4 (3)
De Klerk
10 (10)
L. Bell
4-0-28-2
18.6
W
Lauren Bell To Ayabonga Khaka OUT!
OUT! CASTLED! The slower ball does the trick for Lauren Bell. This is at the stumps, fuller in length. Khaka does not pick the change of pace and has a heave across the line. The ball drops on her and goes under the blade before disturbing the furniture.
18.5
4
Lauren Bell To Ayabonga Khaka
FOUR! That has somehow gone to the fence. There's that surprise bouncer at pace by Bell, over the right shoulder. Khaka swings her bat ungainly. It goes off a top edge down to the deep third fence.
18.4
0
Lauren Bell To Ayabonga Khaka
Another loopy slower ball, on middle. Khaka bunts it down the strip.
Ayabonga Khaka is the new batter in.
18.3
W
Lauren Bell To Sinalo Jafta OUT!
OUT! SINALO JAFTA IS RUN OUT! Danni Wyatt-Hodge produces the direct hit and that sums up England's effort in the field. On off, on a length. Jafta dabs it with an angled bat face to backward point and is off for the run. Danni Wyatt-Hodge moves to her left, picks the ball up and has a shy at the batting end. Having been sent back, Sinalo is struggling to return and the direct hit from Danni catches her short.
18.2
0
Lauren Bell To Sinalo Jafta
Sticks to the leg-cutter, on a good length, outside off. Sinalo pushes away from her body and is beaten past the outside edge.
18.1
0
Lauren Bell To Sinalo Jafta
Pace off now, on a nagging length. Jafta waits for an eternitty before attempting the scoop over the keeper but misses.
End Of The Over 18 : 119/6
6 Runs
- 417.1
- 017.2
- 117.3
- W 17.4
- 117.5
- 017.6
De Klerk
10 (10)
S. Jafta
1 (1)
S. Ecclestone
4-0-21-1
17.6
0
Sophie Ecclestone To Nadine De Klerk
Very full, on off. Nadine smacks it hard but picks out the cover fielder.
17.5
1
Sophie Ecclestone To Sinalo Jafta
Full and at the sticks. Jafta pushes it wide of extra cover for a single.
Sinalo Jafta is in next.
17.4
W
Sophie Ecclestone To Chloe Tryon OUT!
OUT! TIMBER! Chloe Tryon bites the dust now. This is slower by Sophie, on a good length, angled in at the leg stump. Tryon reaches out in front and has a heave across the line. The ball sneaks under her blade and crashes into the leg pole. South Africa Women are now 118/6, needing 52 runs from 14 balls.
17.3
1
Sophie Ecclestone To Nadine De Klerk
Full and around leg. Nadine works it wide of short fine leg to her left for a quick single.
17.2
0
Sophie Ecclestone To Nadine De Klerk
Run out chance missed! Very full, on middle. Nadine drills it to cover, where Freya Kemp makes a half stop. Nadine wants to sneak in a quick single and is nearly halfway before being sent back. The ball gets lost at the feet of Kemp, who recovers and hurriedly fires in a wayward throw, well wide of the keeper. That allows De Klerk to get home.
17.1
4
Sophie Ecclestone To Nadine De Klerk
FOUR! Now Nadine De Klerk gets one away. From around the wicket, speared in, on a good length. De Klerk makes room for herself and carves it over cover for a four.
End Of The Over 17 : 113/5
12 Runs
- 116.1
- 216.2
- 116.3
- 416.4
- 416.5
- 016.6
C. Tryon
12 (10)
De Klerk
5 (6)
C. Dean
4-0-31-2
16.6
0
Charlie Dean To Chloe Tryon
On the pads, the length stays full. Tryon helps it to short fine leg. 12 runs off the over. 57 needed off 18.
16.5
4
Charlie Dean To Chloe Tryon
FOUR! Untidy by Linsey Smith. Dean switches to around the wicket, full and quick, on middle. Tryon makes room and powers it down to long off, where Linsey moves to her right and gets low but lets it through her legs.
16.4
4
Charlie Dean To Chloe Tryon
FOUR! Up and over. At the sticks, on a length. The field is up on the off side and Tryon backs away before going inside out over extra cover for a boundary.
16.3
1
Charlie Dean To Nadine De Klerk
From around the wicket now. On a length, Dean pushes it through again and tucks the batter up for room. De Klerk swings it away towards mid-wicket for a run.
16.2
2
Charlie Dean To Nadine De Klerk
No air given, flatter and on a good length. Nadine punches it past extra cover. Nat Sciver-Brunt goes after it and hauls it in. Two runs taken.
16.1
1
Charlie Dean To Chloe Tryon
Fired in, full and on middle. Tryon steps out and forces it down to long on for a single.
End Of The Over 16 : 101/5
3 Runs
- 015.1
- 015.2
- 115.3
- 015.4
- 115.5
- 1 LB 15.6
C. Tryon
3 (6)
De Klerk
2 (4)
F. Kemp
3-0-11-1
15.6
lb
Freya Kemp To Chloe Tryon
Fullish, outside leg, Chloe Tryon misses her flick and thuds on the pad. The ball dribbles away toward short fine leg, where the fielder picks it up and scores a direct hit at the striker's end as the batter takes a single. However, Nadine De Klerk is already inside the crease.
15.5
1
Freya Kemp To Nadine De Klerk
Low full toss, outside off, Nadine De Klerk punches it wide of the extra cover fielder and gets a quick single. 100 up for South Africa!
15.4
0
Freya Kemp To Nadine De Klerk
A touch fuller, on off, Nadine De Klerk pushes it to cover-point.
15.3
1
Freya Kemp To Chloe Tryon
Drags the length back, on off and middle. Tryon dabs it to the right of point and gets to the other end.
15.2
0
Freya Kemp To Chloe Tryon
Wide not given, much to the surprise of Chloe Tryon. Down leg, on a good length. Chloe misses out on the tickle. The umpire reckons that it brushed the pads of the batter before going through to the keeper.
15.1
0
Freya Kemp To Chloe Tryon
Pace off, full and going across. Tryon angles the drive to backward point.
End Of The Over 15 : 98/5
7 Runs
- 414.1
- W 14.2
- 114.3
- 014.4
- 114.5
- 114.6
C. Tryon
2 (2)
De Klerk
1 (2)
C. Dean
3-0-19-2
14.6
1
Charlie Dean To Chloe Tryon
Full, on off, Chloe Tryon nudges it to long on for one.
14.5
1
Charlie Dean To Nadine De Klerk
Short, around middle, Nadine De Klerk goes deep into the crease and flicks it with soft hands toward the vacant square leg region to get a double. Charlie Dean sprints herself toward it and slides to cut it to one run.
14.4
0
Charlie Dean To Nadine De Klerk
On a nagging length, on off, Nadine De Klerk defends it back to the bowler.
14.3
1
Charlie Dean To Chloe Tryon
Attacking the front pad. Tryon clips it to deep mid-wicket and takes a single.
Chloe Tryon walks in at number 7 now.
14.2
W
Charlie Dean To Tazmin Brits OUT!
OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE. Fifty and out for Tazmin Brits. Another threat has been nipped in the bud by England. Two wickets in three balls for the home side. Full and quick, on middle. Brits charges down the track and has a swipe across the line. She loses her shape and it is skewed off a leading edge to cover, where Nat Sciver-Brunt pouches it safely. Wicket number 2 for Dean.
14.1
4
Charlie Dean To Tazmin Brits
FOUR! Gets it away and that brings up a FIFTY for Tazmin Brits, her 16th in T20Is. She has it all to do with the chase slipping away here for South Africa. Flat and short, on off. Brits makes room for herself to force it away on the off side. It goes off the toe end and races past short third for a boundary.
DRINKS! Another Protea wicket falls and their hopes dwindle even further. Tazmin Brits is still out there, but she needs more support. Brits has the hitting ability to change the game, but right now, England Women are doing everything right with the ball, and in the field as well. With 79 needed off 36 balls, South Africa Women will certainly need a bit of luck as well if they are to get over the line. With that said, Nadine De Klerk walks out to bat next.
End Of The Over 14 : 91/4
8 Runs
- 013.1
- 113.2
- 113.3
- 213.4
- 413.5
- W 13.6
S. Luus
11 (13)
T. Brits
47 (43)
L. Bell
3-0-24-1
13.6
W
Lauren Bell To Sune Luus OUT!
OUT! CAUGHT! Lauren Bell strikes right back. Bell digs it in short at pace this time, over the right shoulder. Luus gets her hands high for the pull but is rushed and ends up playing it half-heartedly. The ball gets big on her and a top edge is found. Sophie Ecclestone runs over her left shoulder at short fine leg and extends her hands to take a fine catch. South Africa lose their fourth wicket, needing 79 runs in 36 balls.
13.5
4
Lauren Bell To Sune Luus
FOUR! What a shot that is from Luus! Back of a length, outside off. Sune Luus hangs on her back foot and pulls it away to the left of deep mid-wicket for four runs. No chance for the fielder to get to it.
13.4
2
Lauren Bell To Sune Luus
Bell bends her back and offers a bouncer, just outside off. Sune Luus pulls it to the left of deep mid-wicket and gets a couple of runs.
13.3
1
Lauren Bell To Tazmin Brits
Into the wicket, on off. Brits is early into the pull and chops it down behind on the leg side. Just a single.
13.2
1
Lauren Bell To Sune Luus
Had to hurry! A bit more loop on this slower ball by Bell, fuller and on off. Luus slams it wide of extra cover and sets off for the run. Charlie Dean is quick to her right and fires in a throw on the bounce at the batting end. Amy Jones is late getting up to the stumps, and that allows Brits to get home with a dive. Tazmin was gone with a direct hit, or if Jones had gotten up to the stumps earlier.
13.1
0
Lauren Bell To Sune Luus
Starts with the off-pace ball, on a good length, around off. Sune makes room to open up the off side but slices it off the outer half to backward point.
End Of The Over 13 : 83/3
4 Runs
- 112.1
- 012.2
- 112.3
- 012.4
- 112.5
- 112.6
S. Luus
4 (8)
T. Brits
46 (42)
S. Ecclestone
3-0-15-0
12.6
1
Sophie Ecclestone To Sune Luus
A touch fuller, around off. Sune Luus slog sweeps it to deep mid-wicket and gets a single. The Proteas need 87 more runs in 42 balls.
12.5
1
Sophie Ecclestone To Tazmin Brits
Tossed up, fuller, on off, Tazmin Brits drives it to long off for one.
12.4
0
Sophie Ecclestone To Tazmin Brits
Short, just outside off, Tazmin Brits makes room and cuts at it. The backward point fielder moves to her left and stops it well.
12.3
1
Sophie Ecclestone To Sune Luus
Darted in just outside the off stump. Sune walks across and plays the sweep to deep square leg for a run.
12.2
0
Sophie Ecclestone To Sune Luus
Nice and full, at the sticks. Luus taps it back to the bowler.
12.1
1
Sophie Ecclestone To Tazmin Brits
Speared in, on middle. Brits swings across but loses her shape. Gets it off the inner half to deep square leg for a single.
End Of The Over 12 : 79/3
10 Runs
- 011.1
- 111.2
- 011.3
- 411.4
- 111.5
- 4 B 11.6
S. Luus
2 (5)
T. Brits
44 (39)
D. Gibson
1-0-6-0
11.6
b
Danielle Gibson To Sune Luus
FOUR BYES! Some free runs for South Africa. Fuller and wide outside off, beyond the tramline. Sune Luus shuffles across the stumps to reverse ramp it, but fails to get the connection. The ball goes past the keeper as well and races away to deep third for four runs.
11.5
1
Danielle Gibson To Tazmin Brits
Back of a length, around middle and leg, Tazmin Brits walks down the track, misses her flick on the inside edge and wears on the back thigh pad.
11.4
4
Danielle Gibson To Tazmin Brits
FOUR! Short and punished! Gibson hits the deck hard to generate some bounce, over off. Tazmin Brits stands tall and pulls it hard toward deep mid-wicket for four runs.
11.3
0
Danielle Gibson To Tazmin Brits
Gibson spots Brits charging down the track and cleverly pulls the length back. Tazmin tries to nudge it away on the leg side but ekes out an inside edge onto the pads.
11.2
1
Danielle Gibson To Sune Luus
Cross-seam ball, on the shorter side, on off. Sune dabs it to the right of backward point for a single.
11.1
0
Danielle Gibson To Sune Luus
Goes past the bat! Serves it on a back of a length, outside off, with the keeper up to the stumps. Luus flashes at the ball but misses.
Danielle Gibson to have a bowl now.
End Of The Over 11 : 69/3
6 Runs
- 410.1
- 010.2
- 110.3
- W 10.4
- 010.5
- 110.6
S. Luus
1 (2)
T. Brits
39 (36)
C. Dean
2-0-12-1
10.6
1
Charlie Dean To Sune Luus
Tossed up, fuller, at the stumps. Sune Luus slog sweeps it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
10.5
0
Charlie Dean To Sune Luus
On a nagging length, around middle, Sune Luus defends it to short mid-wicket.
Sune Luus walks out to bat at number 5.
10.4
W
Charlie Dean To Marizanne Kapp OUT!
OUT! CAUGHT! No rescue act from Marizanne Kapp today. England are jubilant as they have the big fish. Pushed through by Dean, full and in line with the off stump. Kapp steps out and shapes up to clip it away with a closed bat face. The ball comes on slower than she expected. The ball balloons off a leading edge to cover, where Nat Sciver-Brunt gobbles it up. South Africa Women are 68/3, chasing 170.
10.3
1
Charlie Dean To Tazmin Brits
Flatter and shorter, on middle. Brits presses back and crouches to shovel it away. Gets it off the splice of the bat and it lands safely in the mid-wicket region. They cross.
10.2
0
Charlie Dean To Tazmin Brits
Full and fired in, on middle. Brits pushes it back to the bowler.
10.1
4
Charlie Dean To Tazmin Brits
FOUR! First boundary outside the Powerplay for South Africa. Flighted up, on off. Brits charges down the track and stays leg side before smacking it to the left of long off.
Halfway through the chase. No boundary since the 6th over for the Proteas. England scored 101 runs in the second half of their innings. South Africa require 107 runs. Charlie Dean is back for her off-breaks.
End Of The Over 10 : 63/2
5 Runs
- 09.1
- 19.2
- 19.3
- 19.4
- 19.5
- 19.6
T. Brits
34 (33)
M. Kapp
5 (6)
F. Kemp
2-0-9-1
9.6
1
Freya Kemp To Tazmin Brits
Spraying down the leg side, on a good length, Tazmin Brits flicks it from the toe end of the bat toward the left of the deep square leg fielder for one.
9.5
1
Freya Kemp To Marizanne Kapp
Shaping away, well outside off, Marizanne Kapp tries to slap it away, but chops it down to cover-point. Single taken.
9.4
1
Freya Kemp To Tazmin Brits
A tad fuller, on middle, Tazmin Brits punches it to long on for one.
9.3
1
Freya Kemp To Marizanne Kapp
Pitched fuller and at the stumps, flicked through the vacant mid-wicket region for just one more. South Africa Women need to get a move on soon enough, or else, it might be too late.
9.2
1
Freya Kemp To Tazmin Brits
Similar line and length to the previous ball, Tazmin Brits comes forward to flick but gets an inside edge off the pads and behind square leg for a single.
9.1
0
Freya Kemp To Tazmin Brits
Half a shout for LBW, but it's pitching outside leg. Good length on the legs, Brits looks to work it away but misses and gets hit on the pads.
End Of The Over 9 : 58/2
7 Runs
- 18.1
- 08.2
- 18.3
- 38.4
- 18.5
- 18.6
T. Brits
31 (29)
M. Kapp
3 (4)
S. Ecclestone
2-0-11-0
8.6
1
Sophie Ecclestone To Tazmin Brits
Full, around middle and leg, Tazmin Brits thumps it to long on and gets a single.
8.5
1
Sophie Ecclestone To Marizanne Kapp
Full, on middle, Marizanne Kapp flicks it to deep backward square leg for one.
8.4
3
Sophie Ecclestone To Tazmin Brits
Excellent work in the deep! Short of a length, just outside off. Tazmin Brits hangs back and cuts it into the gap between backward point and cover-point. Danni Wyatt-Hodge at backward point, dives to her right but fails to stop it. The ball rolls away toward deep point. Linsey Smith goes after it, dives, and flicks the ball just before it touches the boundary cushion to save a run for the team.
8.3
1
Sophie Ecclestone To Marizanne Kapp
A few inches shorter now, on off, Kapp leans back and cuts it to the left of point, where the fielder dives across and makes a half-stop, keeping it down to a run.
8.2
0
Sophie Ecclestone To Marizanne Kapp
At the stumps this time, Marizanne Kapp walks inside the line of the ball and clips it to mid on.
8.1
1
Sophie Ecclestone To Tazmin Brits
Tossed up on off, Brits advances and drills it to the left of the bowler. Sophie puts in a dive but it rockets past her, down to long off for a single.
Sophie Ecclestone to continue. With this being the third game on this surface, the cutters that would usually slide onto the bat under lights on a fresh wicket are holding in the surface, reckons Nasser Hussain.
End Of The Over 8 : 51/2
4 Runs
- 17.1
- 17.2
- W 7.3
- 17.4
- 07.5
- 17.6
T. Brits
26 (26)
M. Kapp
1 (1)
F. Kemp
1-0-4-1
7.6
1
Freya Kemp To Tazmin Brits
On a nagging length, around the leg stump. Tazmin Brits flicks it to short fine leg for one.
7.5
0
Freya Kemp To Tazmin Brits
Beaten! Angling across the batter, outside off. Tazmin Brits tries to punch it away, through cover, but it gets past the outside edge with a decent amount of gap.
7.4
1
Freya Kemp To Marizanne Kapp
Good-length delivery, around the pads of the batter. Marizanne Kapp tucks it through backward square leg and gets a single to get off the mark.
In walks Marizanne Kapp. It was this very pair of Kapp and Tazmin Brits that steered South Africa out of choppy waters against India earlier in the tournament, and the Proteas will dearly hope they can produce another rescue act with a place in the final on the line.
7.3
W
Freya Kemp To Annerie Dercksen OUT!
OUT! CAUGHT! The angle of the left-armer does the trick here. Freya Kemp brings out the cutter, bowling it shorter and angling it across the right-hander. Annerie Dercksen is a bit adamant to go leg side and she hangs back to swing but splices it off the bat towards backward point. Heather Knight takes a few steps back and reverse-cups it with ease. South Africa Women are 49/2, chasing 170 for the win.
7.2
1
Freya Kemp To Tazmin Brits
Full again, a bit on the pads, clipped away past square leg for a single.
7.1
1
Freya Kemp To Annerie Dercksen
A leading edge now, but lands safely. Freya Kemp pitches it up on middle, and the ball holds a bit. Dercksen looks to flick it leg side but gets a leading edge, well to the left of the cover fielder and a single is taken.
Pace back on through Freya Kemp.
End Of The Over 7 : 47/1
4 Runs
- 16.1
- 16.2
- 16.3
- 16.4
- 06.5
- 06.6
T. Brits
24 (23)
A. Dercksen
2 (4)
S. Ecclestone
1-0-4-0
6.6
0
Sophie Ecclestone To Tazmin Brits
Short, just outside off, Tazmin Brits dabs it to point.
6.5
0
Sophie Ecclestone To Tazmin Brits
Half-hearted appeal for LBW, but the umpire remains unmoved. Pitches it fuller outside off, Tazmin Brits shuffles across the stumps and misses her sweep. The ball hits the back leg, before it rolls away toward short third. The impact is surely outside off.
6.4
1
Sophie Ecclestone To Annerie Dercksen
Fuller, on off, Annerie Dercksen opens her stance and punches it toward deep extra cover for one.
6.3
1
Sophie Ecclestone To Tazmin Brits
Fired in, full and straight, driven back past the bowler and down to long off for another run.
6.2
1
Sophie Ecclestone To Annerie Dercksen
PUT DOWN! A brilliant effort, but Charlie Dean has dropped it. Sophie Ecclestone floats the ball up on the off stump. Annerie Dercksen stays put and looks to hit it over mid off, but the elevation isn't quite there. Dean leaps up high and sticks out a left hand, but as she lands, the ball pops out of her hands as well. Single taken.
6.1
1
Sophie Ecclestone To Tazmin Brits
Tossed up on middle, a hint of turn to begin with. Tazmin Brits leans on and eases it down to long on for a single.
Done with the Powerplay. At the same stage, England were 35/3. Having already made an impact in the field, Sophie Ecclestone is now introduced into the attack.
End Of The Over 6 : 43/1
7 Runs
- 25.1
- 15.2
- 45.3
- W 5.4
- 05.5
- 05.6
A. Dercksen
0 (2)
T. Brits
22 (19)
L. Smith
3-0-19-1
5.6
0
Linsey Smith To Annerie Dercksen
Another fuller delivery, around off, Annerie Dercksen strides out and pushes it to extra cover. A positive over for England. A wicket and 7 runs from it. After 6 overs, South Africa Women are 43/1.
5.5
0
Linsey Smith To Annerie Dercksen
Much fuller, just outside off, Annerie Dercksen drives it to extra cover.
DRINKS! England will be delighted to have seen the back of the South African skipper. They haven't quite been at their best with the ball, but managing to remove Laura Wolvaardt inside the Powerplay is a significant breakthrough. It has still been a decent enough start for South Africa to build on. The required rate is hovering around 9, though, and they will have to keep it in check against a varied England bowling attack. Annerie Dercksen is in at number 3.
5.4
W
Linsey Smith To Laura Wolvaardt OUT!
OUT! TAKEN! What a grab and what a time to do it as well. Linsey Smith bowls it a bit more round-arm and pushes it into the batter. Laura Wolvaardt comes down the track again but gets the lofted shot off the inside half of the blade. There's not enough elevation on it and Sophie Ecclestone puts in a well-timed leap, grabbing it beautifully over her right shoulder with both hands. The Protea skipper departs, and that's got the home crowd going.
5.3
4
Linsey Smith To Laura Wolvaardt
FOUR! Clean strike from Wolvaardt. A bit more floated up, Wolvaardt comes down the pitch, gets to the pitch of the ball and hammers it over mid on for a boundary.
5.2
1
Linsey Smith To Tazmin Brits
Fractionally short, angled back into the stumps, Brits hoicks it over mid-wicket and picks up a single.
5.1
2
Linsey Smith To Tazmin Brits
Awkwardly done by Brits. Flatter on off, angled in. Brits tries to reverse but hits it like swinging a frying pan and down to deep third for a couple of runs.
Change of ends for Linsey Smith.
End Of The Over 5 : 36/0
8 Runs
- 44.1
- 04.2
- 14.3
- 2 B 4.4
- 14.5
- 04.6
L. Wolvaardt
13 (13)
T. Brits
19 (17)
C. Dean
1-0-6-0
4.6
0
Charlie Dean To Laura Wolvaardt
Short, on off and middle, Laura Wolvaardt pushes it back to the bowler.
4.5
1
Charlie Dean To Tazmin Brits
Flatter and a bit fuller, on off, Tazmin Brits works it across the line to long on for one.
4.4
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Charlie Dean To Tazmin Brits
Oh, beaten on the inside edge! Short of a length, on middle. Tazmin Brits looks to flick it, but misses on the inside edge. The keeper fails to glove it as the ball rolls to deep fine leg for a couple of byes.
4.3
1
Charlie Dean To Laura Wolvaardt
Nice and full, drifted into middle and leg, worked away in front of mid-wicket for a single.
4.2
0
Charlie Dean To Laura Wolvaardt
A bit fuller and flatter, Wolvaardt comes forward and makes a bit of room to open up the off side, but ends up hitting it straight to mid off.
4.1
4
Charlie Dean To Laura Wolvaardt
FOUR! Wolvaardt has her dancing shoes on now. Floated up on the stumps, Wolvaardt is quick to step out and controls the lofted shot back over the bowler's head perfectly, picking up a boundary.
It has been an indifferent start with the ball from England. Charlie Dean comes into the attack as the first bowling change.
End Of The Over 4 : 28/0
7 Runs
- 03.1
- 13.2
- 13.3
- 43.4
- 03.5
- 13.6
L. Wolvaardt
8 (9)
T. Brits
18 (15)
L. Bell
2-0-16-0
3.6
1
Lauren Bell To Laura Wolvaardt
Banged in short and wide, Wolvaardt gets on her toes and hits it to deep point for a run.
3.5
0
Lauren Bell To Laura Wolvaardt
Bell pulls the length back a few inches and angles it in, Wolvaardt stays on the front foot and just nudges it into the leg side.
3.4
4
Lauren Bell To Laura Wolvaardt
FOUR! Top shot! Pitched full and on off, shapes back in but Laura Wolvaardt gets well forward and smacks the straight drive well to the right of Nat Sciver-Brunt at mid off for a boundary.
3.3
1
Lauren Bell To Tazmin Brits
Even fuller, darted into middle and leg, clipped away behind square leg for one more.
3.2
1
Lauren Bell To Laura Wolvaardt
Pitched up full at the stumps, driven back past the bowler and to the left of mid on for a single.
3.1
0
Lauren Bell To Laura Wolvaardt
Back of a length, over middle and leg, angling in, Laura Wolvaardt gets inside the line to glance it away but misses.
End Of The Over 3 : 21/0
10 Runs
- 42.1
- 12.2
- 12.3
- 42.4
- 02.5
- 02.6
T. Brits
17 (14)
L. Wolvaardt
2 (4)
L. Smith
2-0-12-0
2.6
0
Linsey Smith To Tazmin Brits
Tossed up, full and on off, Brits gets forward and eases it to mid off.
2.5
0
Linsey Smith To Tazmin Brits
Floated up full and on off, Brits looks to drive but gets an inside edge onto the pads.
2.4
4
Linsey Smith To Tazmin Brits
FOUR! There to be hit and easily put away. Full and well outside off, Tazmin Brits drills the drive between point and covers and the ball races away to the fence.
2.3
1
Linsey Smith To Laura Wolvaardt
Targeting the stumps now, wristed away through mid-wicket for a run.
2.2
1
Linsey Smith To Tazmin Brits
Dragged short on off, Brits waits well and punches it sweetly towards extra cover for a single. Sharp fielding from Freya Kemp as well.
2.1
4
Linsey Smith To Tazmin Brits
FOUR! Too much width on offer. Floated up wide outside off, Tazmin Brits flashes and flashes hard, slicing it through the short third region for a boundary.
End Of The Over 2 : 11/0
9 Runs
- 01.1
- 21.2
- 01.3
- 1 WD 1.4
- 1 WD 1.4
- 41.4
- 11.5
- 01.6
L. Wolvaardt
1 (3)
T. Brits
8 (9)
L. Bell
1-0-9-0
1.6
0
Lauren Bell To Laura Wolvaardt
Hard length, in the channel, Wolvaardt stands tall and punches it down to short cover. South Africa Women are 11/0 after 2 overs.
1.5
1
Lauren Bell To Tazmin Brits
Nice and full again, angled into the pads, Brits flicks it away in front of square on the leg side for a single.
1.4
4
Lauren Bell To Tazmin Brits
FOUR! Tazmin Brits is very strong down the ground. Fuller one at the stumps, Brits goes after it and doesn't get all of it, but clears the in-field, and the ball dribbles away to the long on fence.
1.4
wd
Lauren Bell To Tazmin Brits
WIDE! A loose ball from Bell, shortish length, angled well down the leg side.
1.4
wd
Lauren Bell To Tazmin Brits
WIDE! Dug in halfway down the pitch, around off, Brits sways her head away from the line of the ball and it is called a wide for being too high.
1.3
0
Lauren Bell To Tazmin Brits
Pitched fuller now, on off and middle, no swing again. Brits punches it out to mid off.
1.2
2
Lauren Bell To Tazmin Brits
Back of a length again, straighter too, Brits presses back and works it through mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
1.1
0
Lauren Bell To Tazmin Brits
Too high! Bell hits the back of a length and bowls it on middle. There's not much movement, and the ball just skids through. Brits looks to pull but misses and gets hit on the right hip, and it is a bit of a sore one as well.
The tall Lauren Bell will operate from the other end. Will she get any movement through the air?
End Of The Over 1 : 2/0
2 Runs
- 00.1
- 10.2
- 00.3
- 00.4
- 00.5
- 10.6
T. Brits
1 (4)
L. Wolvaardt
1 (2)
L. Smith
1-0-2-0
0.6
1
Linsey Smith To Tazmin Brits
Just a single to end the over, tidy start from Linsey Smith. Drags the length short, does Smith and Brits pulls it away to deep square leg for a run.
0.5
0
Linsey Smith To Tazmin Brits
Fuller now, tight line on off, Tazmin Brits drives it away to mid off.
0.4
0
Linsey Smith To Tazmin Brits
Flatter one, on a good length and on off, punched away to cover.
0.3
0
Linsey Smith To Tazmin Brits
Oh, that nearly scraped through. Linsey Smith bowls it more round-arm and darts it into middle and leg. The ball keeps low and Tazmin Brits gets pegged back, just about managing to jam it out on the on side.
0.2
1
Linsey Smith To Laura Wolvaardt
Wolvaardt and South Africa Women are off the mark. Tossed up again, fuller and on off, driven past the diving bowler and down to long off for a single.
0.1
0
Linsey Smith To Laura Wolvaardt
Floated up outside off, drifted in, Laura Wolvaardt gets on the front foot and smacks it to covers.
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Match Info
- Venue The Oval, London
- Weather Clear
- Toss South Africa Women won the toss and elected to field
- Result England Women beat South Africa Women by 40 runs
- Player of the Match Nat Sciver-Brunt
- Umpire Eloise Sheridan (AUS), Jacqueline Williams (WI) and Claire Polosak (AUS)
- Referee Trudy Anderson (NZ)
Match Notes
- Innings Break: England Women 169/5 in 20.0 overs
- England Women 153/3 in 17.4 overs
- N Brunt 10th T20I fifty: 52 runs in 42 balls (4x5) (6x1)
- 4th wkt Partnership: 100 off 76 balls between N Brunt (53) and H Knight (45)
- Drinks: England Women 113/3 in 14.0 overs
- N Brunt 19th T20I fifty: 53 runs in 35 balls (4x9) (6x0)
- England Women 100/3 in 13.0 overs
- 4th wkt Partnership: 53 off 44 balls between N Brunt (30) and H Knight (21)
- Referral 2 (8.1 ovs): SA-W against N Brunt (LBW) Successful (ENG-W: 2, SA-W: 0)
- England Women 50/3 in 7.5 overs
- Mandatory Power play (1-6): England Women 35/3
- Referral 1 (3.1 ovs): SA-W against N Brunt (LBW) Successful (ENG-W: 2, SA-W: 1)
- South Africa Women 100/5 in 15.5 overs
- T Brits 16th T20I fifty: 51 runs in 44 balls (4x6) (6x0)
- Drinks: South Africa Women 91/1 in 14.0 overs
- South Africa Women 50/2 in 7.4 overs
- T Brits dropped on 23 by C Dean in 6.2 overs
- Mandatory Power play (1-6): South Africa Women 43/1
- Drinks: South Africa Women 43/1 in 5.4 overs
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