25/07Result
3rd T20I (N), South Africa Women tour of England at Derby, Jul 25 2022
ENG Women won by 38 runs
Player of the Match
Sophie Ecclestone
Sophie EcclestoneEngland Women
25/07Result
3rd T20I (N), South Africa Women tour of England at Derby, Jul 25 2022
ENG Women won by 38 runs
Player of the Match
Sophie Ecclestone
Sophie EcclestoneEngland Women

END OF OVER:
20 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | SA-W: 134/5 (43 runs required, RR: 6.70)

  • Delmi Tucker7 (5b)
  • Sophie Ecclestone4-0-24-2
  • Issy Wong4-0-40-1

9.25pm And that's the end of that. A hugely impressive performance from England - finished off by Ecclestone with both ball and earlier, bat, thanks to her 33 not out from 12 balls. That capped a hard-hitting approach all down the order, with Alice Capsey lighting the fuse after the first-ball loss of Sophia Dunkley, but after that it was all about the kids with the ball. Issy Wong with a fine maiden T20I wicket to Freya Kemp, the pick of the bowlers with two well-earned wickets on her own debut.

And with that, England complete a clean-sweep of the white-ball legs of the multi-format series. 3-0, 3-0 and a drawn Test giving them a 14-2 points victory. Can't say fairer than that. They head off to the Commonwealth Games next week with a real shot at a medal, thanks to a rejuvenated approach that, whisper it, could even give the Aussies a run for their money. As for South Africa, there's not a lot of joy. Nonkululenko Mlaba was excellent with the ball and Tamzin Brits hung in there with the bat. But they've had a rough time of it on this tour, and have been soundly beaten. Thanks for joining us, until the next time, good night!

19.6
W
Ecclestone to Tryon, OUT, bowled her! Round the wicket, right up to the blockhole, Tryon swings for the hills and gets her timbers splattered!

CL Tryon b Ecclestone 14 (15m 13b 2x4 0x6) SR: 107.69

19.5
4
Ecclestone to Tryon, FOUR, clawed through square leg, South Africa keep swinging to the last
19.4
1
Ecclestone to Tucker, 1 run, down the track, under-edge, and Jones can't gather! Missed the off-stump by a whisker and nutmegged the keeper after a deflection off the pads
19.3
1
Ecclestone to Tryon, 1 run, hauled to the on-side, from outside off
19.2
2
Ecclestone to Tryon, 2 runs, cuffed across the line, a very thick edge out through square leg and hunted down inside the rope
19.1
1
Ecclestone to Tucker, 1 run, heaved out to deep midwicket

END OF OVER:
19 | 13 Runs | SA-W: 129/5 (48 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 6.78, RRR: 48.00)

  • Chloe Tryon7 (9b)
  • Delmi Tucker5 (3b)
  • Issy Wong4-0-40-1
  • Freya Kemp3-0-18-2

Right, just the small matter of 48 from the last. Could have been a temptation to try Kemp once more, but it's Ecclestone to finish off

18.6
0
Wong to Tryon, no run, another slowie, outside off, Tryon had made room to leg and can't connect
18.5
4
Wong to Tryon, FOUR, bouncer, Tryon is expecting that, and rocks back on a flat pull through midwicket

Jones reverts to standing back after that one

18.5
5w
Wong to Tryon, 5 wides, misses her line, fired past everything, on the full
18.4
0
Wong to Tryon, no run, beauty! Wong serves up the back-of-the-hander too, outside off, and beating a wild swish
18.3
2
Wong to Tryon, 2 runs, dragged from outside off, to the on-side

Rose: "Valiant maybe, but not a good innings. <105 SR with this target is a huge negative impact" I'd say she wasn't solely at fault...

18.2
1
Wong to Tucker, 1 run, leg-sided again, cuffed to square leg on a full length
18.1
1lb
Wong to Tryon, 1 leg bye, slower ball from Wong, hits the pads and deflected to the leg side

END OF OVER:
18 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | SA-W: 116/5 (61 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 6.44, RRR: 30.50)

  • Delmi Tucker4 (2b)
  • Chloe Tryon1 (4b)
  • Freya Kemp3-0-18-2
  • Sarah Glenn4-0-23-1
17.6
4
Kemp to Tucker, FOUR, and another slower ball, swinging across the right-hander again, should have been toe-ended to cover but a sloppy misfield gives away the boundary. Still, that was very impressive
17.5
0
Kemp to Tucker, no run, brilliant. A fluent, swinging, length delivery, another slower ball, curling away outside off, and through to the keeper
17.4
1
Kemp to Tryon, 1 run, four from four, another one looped up and landing on middle and leg, clipped uppishly to midwicket
17.3
0
Kemp to Tryon, no run, outstanding again, another slower ball, swinging away on the perfect length, outside off, and through to the keeper

A valiant innings, but all in vain. Here's Tucker

17.2
W
Kemp to Brits, OUT, back of the hand again, hoisted to deep midwicket, holds up in the breeze, and swallowed by Ecclestone! Just lovely bowling, trusting her variations and hooking the big fish!

T Brits c Ecclestone b Kemp 59 (67m 57b 6x4 0x6) SR: 103.50

17.1
2
Kemp to Brits, 2 runs, back of the hand, very cheeky delivery, would have been a wide but the batter was committed and thinned an edge down through deep third, good slide from Sciver

This is sinking fast. One more tight over and South Africa will need more than just snookers. Here's Kemp, with a switch of ends

END OF OVER:
17 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | SA-W: 109/4 (68 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 6.41, RRR: 22.66)

  • Chloe Tryon0 (2b)
  • Tazmin Brits57 (55b)
  • Sarah Glenn4-0-23-1
  • Nat Sciver-Brunt2-0-15-0
16.6
0
Glenn to Tryon, no run, on the back foot, opens the face for a firm push to cover
16.5
0
Glenn to Tryon, no run, tossed up, dipping on middle and leg and defended

Shilpa: "Hey Andrew, any possibility to see Marizanne Kapp back in team for Commonwealth games? The balance she adds to South African team is inexplicable!" No word yet, but it feels doubtful to judge by her statement and family situation, sadly

16.4
W
Glenn to du Preez, OUT, that won't help! Short, slapped, straight at Capsey in the covers! Rocks back to give it some humpty, but straight at the fielder.

M du Preez c Capsey b Glenn 15 (13m 11b 2x4 0x6) SR: 136.36

16.3
4
Glenn to du Preez, FOUR, clipped very sweetly off the toes out through deep midwicket. That will help...
16.2
2
Glenn to du Preez, 2 runs, opens the face to launch an inside-out drive over the covers, mopped up in the deep

SA Women 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st3A BoschL Goodall
2nd54A BoschT Brits
3rd27T BritsL Wolvaardt
4th25M du PreezT Brits
5th2CL TryonT Brits
6th27CL TryonD Tucker