02/08Result
7th Match, Group A, Commonwealth Games Women's Cricket Competition at Birmingham, Aug 2 2022
ENG Women won by 26 runs
02/08Result
7th Match, Group A, Commonwealth Games Women's Cricket Competition at Birmingham, Aug 2 2022
ENG Women won by 26 runs

END OF OVER:
20 | 10 Runs | SA-W: 137/4 (31 runs required, RR: 6.85)

  • Sune Luus9 (9b)
  • Laura Wolvaardt41 (33b)
  • Freya Kemp3-0-24-1
  • Sophie Ecclestone4-0-21-1

1.55pm: Pretty clinical from England, who make it two from two at the Commonwealth Games. If New Zealand also win later today, then both they and England will be through to the semis. Some Lionesses-style celebrations from the England players, but they'll face stiffer challenges if they to win a gold medal here. SA laid a solid foundation for their chase, with a 68-run opening stand, but the run rate was always creeping up. In the end, although England only took four wickets, there was a pretty comfortably margin between the sides. Cheers for your comments, we'll be back for more later. Bye!

19.6
4
Kemp to Luus, FOUR, full toss slotted through midwicket, but it's not enough for South Africa to get close. England close things out for a 26-run win to move top of Group B
19.5
1
Kemp to Wolvaardt, 1 run, length ball outside leg stump, cracked out to deep square leg on the bounce
19.4
1
Kemp to Luus, 1 run, swatted behind square on the leg side, beats the infielder but still just a single
19.3
1
Kemp to Wolvaardt, 1 run, pace off and Wolvaardt has to manufacture power, heaving out to deep midwicket
19.2
1
Kemp to Luus, 1 run, dropped at mid-off! Mistimed off the back foot and Sciver got a hand to it, but it went straight down
19.1
1
Kemp to Wolvaardt, 1 run, length ball on the stumps, swished out to deep square leg on the bounce
19.1
1w
Kemp to Wolvaardt, 1 wide, slower ball, sliding outside the tramlines on the off side

Kemp to bowl out

END OF OVER:
19 | 4 Runs | SA-W: 131/4 (37 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 6.89, RRR: 37.00)

  • Sune Luus3 (6b)
  • Laura Wolvaardt38 (30b)
  • Sophie Ecclestone4-0-21-1
  • Nat Sciver-Brunt3-0-18-1
18.6
0
Ecclestone to Luus, no run, sliced in the air towards short third... where Wong slips over backwards, but manages to stop the ball on the bounce. Ecclestone seems miffed she didn't attempt to dive forwards for the catch
18.5
1
Ecclestone to Wolvaardt, 1 run, length ball, dragged through midiwcket off an inside edge

"Being so few wickets down and yet so far behind the modest RR really shows SA have no second gear now no Lee," muses Alistair

18.4
1
Ecclestone to Luus, 1 run, flighted outside off stump, chopped into the covers
18.3
0
Ecclestone to Luus, no run, fired into the pads with Luus looking to sweep
18.2
1
Ecclestone to Wolvaardt, 1 run, 81kph, floated up on leg stump, Wolvaardt plays a crisp golf shot out to deep midwicket
18.1
1
Ecclestone to Luus, 1 run, pushed through wide of the stumps, Luus cuts for one

Ecclestone again, 41 needed from 12

END OF OVER:
18 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | SA-W: 127/4 (41 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.05, RRR: 20.50)

  • Sune Luus1 (2b)
  • Laura Wolvaardt36 (28b)
  • Nat Sciver-Brunt3-0-18-1
  • Katherine Sciver-Brunt3-0-16-1
17.6
1
Sciver to Luus, 1 run, into the body, pace down to 86kph and Luus can only manage a tickle wide of the keeper for one
17.5
0
Sciver to Luus, no run, length outside off, 90kph and Luus swings and misses
17.4
1
Sciver to Wolvaardt, 1 run, pitched up and twocked into the leg side, just one to the sweeper
17.3
4
Sciver to Wolvaardt, FOUR, pounded down the ground! Picks the pace-off delivery and swings through the line

Sune Luus is in at No. 6, Wolvaardt on strike as they crossed (yep, that's still the rule here)

17.2
W
Sciver to du Preez, OUT, swung leg side, Dunkley takes the catch! Du Preez struck it pretty well but the fielder didn't have far to move at deep square leg and made no mistake this time. England closing in

M du Preez c Dunkley b Sciver 1 (4m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00

17.1
1
Sciver to Wolvaardt, 1 run, back of a length and slapped to mid-off

END OF OVER:
17 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | SA-W: 120/3 (48 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.05, RRR: 16.00)

  • Laura Wolvaardt30 (25b)
  • Mignon du Preez1 (1b)
  • Katherine Sciver-Brunt3-0-16-1
  • Sophie Ecclestone3-0-17-1

Has that over holed SA below the waterline? They need 48 from from the last 18 balls

16.6
1
Brunt to Wolvaardt, 1 run, length ball, backs away and slaps one to mid-off
16.5
1
Brunt to du Preez, 1 run, fired in on leg stump, tucked

Out comes Mignon du Preez, crunch time in this chase

16.4
W
Brunt to Tryon, OUT, holes out to long-on! The pressure tells, and the big-hitting Tryon cracks. She knew she hadn't got enough on that, stock still and looking to pump Brunt down the ground... only for Kemp to hold a nerveless catch in front of the rope. Back-of-the-hand slower ball, and Tryon couldn't manufacture the power

CL Tryon c Kemp b Brunt 16 (14m 11b 3x4 0x6) SR: 145.45

SA Women 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st64A BoschT Brits
2nd23T BritsL Wolvaardt
3rd31CL TryonL Wolvaardt
4th3M du PreezL Wolvaardt
5th20S LuusL Wolvaardt