Marizanne Kapp, Tumi Sekhukhune keep England at bay as rain forces draw
South Africa pair hold out as weather curtails final day's play
27/06Result
Only Test, South Africa Women tour of England at Taunton, Jun 27-30 2022
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![South Africa Women]( "South Africa Women")
284 & 181/5 (68.1 ov) -
![England Women]( "England Women")
Player of the Match
27/06Result
Only Test, South Africa Women tour of England at Taunton, Jun 27-30 2022
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![South Africa Women]( "South Africa Women")
284 & 181/5 (68.1 ov) -
![England Women]( "England Women")
Player of the Match
Day 4
Day 3
Issy Wong double-strike, Nat Sciver's 169* keep England on top on rain-hit day
South Africa three wickets down and still 78 runs behind heading into final day
Four-day cut-off robs yet another women's Test the room to thrive
Scheduling intransigence causes series of outstanding performances to be overshadowed
Issy Wong rides the emotions as England sense their chance on rain-wracked day
England quick feared she was surplus to requirements before reality of cap presentation
Day 2
Centuries to Nat Sciver and Alice Davidson-Richards put England back in front
Stalwart and debutant, friends since school, take hosts from precarious position to 44-run lead
Alice Davidson-Richards seizes day that she always hoped would come again
Debutant feels 'bloody brilliant' after starring alongside former school captain
Day 1
Marizanne Kapp's epic 150 keeps South Africa afloat on return to Test cricket
England kept at bay by star allrounder as South Africa recover from 45 for 4 to 284 all out
Issy Wong, Lauren Bell seize chance to shine in front of England's old guard
Debutant seamers play their part in rocking South Africa top order
Marizanne Kapp scores record ton in South Africa rescue act
Allrounder records highest Test score by South African woman in lifting her side from trouble
Marizanne Kapp: 'I played the warm-up and thought I shouldn't be playing Test matches'
Allrounder produces "special" innings to lift South Africa out of trouble on Test return
Others
Six uncapped players in South Africa's squad for one-off women's Test against Australia
Chloe Tryon returns after missing South Africa's previous Test; Ayabonga Khaka was unavailable
England's eye to the future after bowling greats leave the stage
South Africa will be without Shabnim Ismail, Chloe Tryon and Ayabonga Khaka for their first Test since 2014
Childhood memories fuel Kate Cross' Test hunger
First use of Dukes ball excites England's new attack leader ahead of South Africa Test
South Africa look to take lessons from Mysore into Taunton Test
Four players who featured in that 2014 game - SA's last Test match - are part of the squad that's currently touring England
Tryon wants South Africa's concentration higher than usual against England
South Africa, who will be playing their first Test in more than seven years, should "apply themselves over long periods of time," she says