- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR5.1 find the edge, Ismail strikes first ball again! Wyatt was looking to run this to third by didn't get enough on it, and ended up steering a simple catch to the keeper. Vital breakthrough for SA, with England's momentum building. Ismail on the money again 43/21.1 castled! Leg stump flattened! Dunkley does not even get a sighter from the fiery Ismail, who spears a yorker through the England opener's defences. Terrific delivery, and Ismail looks like she can't get enough of it. Dunkley, though, has had her lot 10/112.5 GONE! Capsey down the pitch again, but fails to get the ball above Mlaba, who takes a simple return catch. Huge breakthrough for South Africa... 93/411.4 BIG! Sciver goes for an identical shot to the previous delivery but a bit of extra bounce grabs an edge through to the keeper. The England captain has gone! 89/312.6 NOW THEN! My days! A nicely timed dab into the leg side has a simple single, and possible even two... but Bouchier stops midway through her second run and is run out by a throw from de Klerk, who had charged in from square leg! Two in two 94/5Extras2 (lb 1, w 1)TOTAL167/5 (20 Overs, RR: 8.35)Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Sophia Dunkley, 1.1 ov), 2-43 (Danni Wyatt-Hodge, 5.1 ov), 3-89 (Nat Sciver-Brunt, 11.4 ov), 4-93 (Alice Capsey, 12.5 ov), 5-94 (Maia Bouchier, 12.6 ov)
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR9.1 bowled 'er! England break the opening stand! Perfect length from Ecclestone and Bosch is stuck on the crease, plays around the ball as it grips and spins to hit middle and leg. What will that do to SA's approach? 64/113.1 Brits is beaten outside off trying to come down and play some funky music to a length ball... and Jones whips off the bails. Did she manage to get her back foot over the line? It was an ungainly shot, an attempted reverse-scoop which failed to make contact - and then Jones' hands did the business. Toe still in the air as the zing bails light up, and that is a superb stumping! Jacqueline Williams wants to see this several times, but eventually gives the decision, to the delight of the Edgbaston crowd 87/216.4 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 118/317.2 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 121/4Extras4 (lb 2, w 2)TOTAL141/4 (20 Overs, RR: 7.05)Fall of wickets: 1-64 (Anneke Bosch, 9.1 ov), 2-87 (Tazmin Brits, 13.1 ov), 3-118 (Chloe Tryon, 16.4 ov), 4-121 (Mignon du Preez, 17.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s WD NB K Sciver-Brunt 3 0 16 1 5.33 9 0 0 IECM Wong 2 0 20 0 10.00 3 1 0 FG Kemp 3 0 24 1 8.00 4 1 0 Nat Sciver-Brunt 3 0 18 1 6.00 7 0 0 S Ecclestone 4 0 21 1 5.25 11 0 0 S Glenn 4 0 35 0 8.75 4 0 0 A Capsey 1 0 5 0 5.00 2 0 0
Match Details
Toss
South Africa Women , elected to field first
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
11.00 start, First Session 11.00-12.30, Inierval 12.30-12.50, Second Session 12.50-14.20
Match days
02 August 2022 (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
England Women 2, South Africa Women 0
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