30/11Result
3rd T20I (N), England Women tour of South Africa at Centurion, Nov 30 2024
ENG Women won by 9 wkts (51b rem)
Player of the Match
Charlie Dean
Charlie DeanEngland Women
30/11Result
3rd T20I (N), England Women tour of South Africa at Centurion, Nov 30 2024
ENG Women won by 9 wkts (51b rem)
Player of the Match
Charlie Dean
Charlie DeanEngland Women

Knight collects the winner's trophy with a beaming smile and is soon joined by her team-mates. A top way to start the South Africa tour and they will want to continue with this run come the ODIs which get underway on December 4 in Kimberley. We will be there nice and early, but till then, this is me Ashish Pant signing off on behalf of Sudeep. Ciao!

Heather Knight: [On the win] Really pleasing. To have that dominant performance was great. We played freely through the series and did that again tonight wit the bat and and ball. [Moved on from the WC] 100% and we have talked about it a lot. We don't want to rip up trees and we want to get back to winning ways. We have been dominant with the bat and want to continue with that. [Performance tonight?] Right up there. The two at the top set the tone early. Lauren was bowling thunderbolts.Was nice to see them [Bell and Filer] bowl together. The bowlers were brave and the batters were comprehensive The batters took the game on and they got the job done. The pitches in the last two games have been great for women's great. The crowds have been great too. [ODI] Time off, we travel down tomorrow, get focussed and get used to one-day cricket.

Chloe Tryon, the South African stand-in captain: We were completely outplayed. England played good cricket. We were not at our best today. 2-0 down you want to find some energy. We wanted to find some character today, but we were completely outplayed. Got some youngsters coming through. We have got some depth in our team and they put their hands up. They have been learning. They have been playing good domestic cricket. They have a lot of belief and want to do the best for the country. Lots of learnings for the series. [Plan for ODI series] Just take a breather, and regroup for Kimberley. We want to reflect on the series and take it forward.

Nat Sciver-Brunt is the player of the series: We are used to ease ourselves into the series. But we hit that ground running and it has been fun. [On the pitches] Little bit different conditions and different wickets. Just learning to play on the different wickets. I am enjoying it. I can use the seam and also continue to communicate with the seam bowlers. We want to keep that bravery and intent. We are looking forward to 50-overs cricket. Has been a while.

Charlie Dean is the player of the match: [Pitch] We knew it was going to be fairly similar to what we had in the earlier game. Both Laurens started brilliantly and they took early wickets. I am starting to come into my own a little more. I am starting to come in the powerplay. I am also starting to park it when I am leaking runs. I feel very lucky to bowl with Ecclestone and Glenn. It was a bit odd without Glenn. We are on that plane, and on to the ODIs. My favourite format.

Do hang around for the presentation

A couple of stat nuggets from Sudarshanan:

- Fourth time that SA have been whitewashed by England in WT20Is - Only their second whitewash at home in T20Is - first time since 2009

8.32pm Wow, that's an absolute drubbing from England. They not only clean sweep the three-match series 3-0, but win this third T20I by nine wickets with 51 balls to spare. Chasing 125, England came out with intent from the get-go. Bouchier and Wyatt-Hodge added 56 off 34 balls for the first wicket before Bouchier fell to a stunning catch by Shangase. Dunkley came in and remained unbeaten on 24 off 17 while Wyatt-Hodge continued with her good run. They added an unbeaten 72 run-stand off 35 balls and took England home with plenty to spare. That's some way to dent the opposition's confidence ahead of the ODI series.

11.3
4
Tryon to Wyatt, FOUR, That's that! Danni Wyatt-Hodge fittingly hits the winning runs and also gets to her second straight fifty. Tossed up on off, she stays leg side of the ball and creams this through covers for a four. England win the third and final T20I by nine wickets.
11.2
0
Tryon to Wyatt, no run, Fuller outside off, she pushes to mid-off
11.1
0
Tryon to Wyatt, no run, Another one down. Tossed up on middle, she spanks that firmly back to Tryon who can't hang on .

Surely the last over of the game. Tryon to bowl

END OF OVER:
11 | 16 Runs | ENG-W: 124/1 (1 run required from 54 balls, RR: 11.27, RRR: 0.11)

  • Danni Wyatt-Hodge49 (28b)
  • Sophia Dunkley24 (17b)
  • Nondumiso Shangase2-0-14-0
  • Sune Luus1-0-14-0
10.6
1
Shangase to Wyatt, 1 run, Another chance goes down. Was a very tough one, I must add. Floated fuller on leg, she smashes this over the bowler's head. She stretches and gets one hand up. The ball does not stick
10.5
4
Shangase to Wyatt, FOUR, short, wide and four. Dragged down outside off, she has smashed this over the covers in the infield
10.4
6
Shangase to Wyatt, SIX, ONTO THE BANKS! Length ball on her pads. She jumps down the track and absolutely thrashes this across the line over deep square leg for a huge six
10.3
0
Shangase to Wyatt, no run, Flatter outside off, punches to extra cover
10.2
1b
Shangase to Dunkley, 1 bye, Another attempted reverse, goes through the keeper again. Was a touch fuller outside off, she misses the reverse
10.1
4b
Shangase to Dunkley, 4 byes, Through the keeper, and England get four byes. Fuller down leg, she shapes up for the reverse, misses and so does the keeper

END OF OVER:
10 | 15 Runs | ENG-W: 108/1 (17 runs required from 60 balls, RR: 10.80, RRR: 1.70)

  • Danni Wyatt-Hodge38 (24b)
  • Sophia Dunkley24 (15b)
  • Sune Luus1-0-14-0
  • Nondumiso Shangase1-0-3-0
9.6
4
Luus to Wyatt, FOUR, Oh, dear me! Another chance goes a begging and SA are all over the place. Tossed up on leg stump. She sweeps, gets another top edge and the ball bursts through Hlubi's hands at deep backward square leg
9.5
4
Luus to Wyatt, FOUR, Excellent placement. Short and outside off, she gets herself outside leg, and slaps this in the gap between point and backward point
9.4
1
Luus to Dunkley, 1 run, Heaved away, gets it off the inside half of the bat to deep backward square leg for a run
9.3
4
Luus to Dunkley, FOUR, Reverse sweep and there's another four. Length on off, she bends low and reverses this past backward point
9.2
1b
Luus to Wyatt, 1 bye, Oh, missed stumping. Flatter on leg stump. She jumps down, misses the line completely but Jafta can't hang on
9.1
1
Luus to Dunkley, 1 run, A tad short on middle and leg, she pulls to deep midwicket

More offspin. Luus from over the wicket

END OF OVER:
9 | 3 Runs | ENG-W: 93/1 (32 runs required from 11 overs, RR: 10.33, RRR: 2.90)

  • Danni Wyatt-Hodge30 (21b)
  • Sophia Dunkley18 (12b)
  • Nondumiso Shangase1-0-3-0
  • Nadine de Klerk2-0-18-0
8.6
2
Shangase to Wyatt, 2 runs, Oh, De Klerk almost takes another stunning catch. Tossed up on off, she sweeps, gets a big top edge in the gap between deep midwicket and long-on. De Klerk runs to her right from long-on, dives and gets both hands to it. The balls just slips out of her grasp.
8.5
0
Shangase to Wyatt, no run, Cut but can't get this through. Was on a length on off, but she goes back and slaps this with cover point doing the mopping up
8.4
0
Shangase to Wyatt, no run, Slower through the air on leg stump, she works this to short fine leg
8.3
1
Shangase to Dunkley, 1 run, Fuller on leg stump, she pushes to long on
8.2
0
Shangase to Dunkley, no run, Quicker on leg stump, she clips to the right of short midwicket where Tryon dives and saves a runs
8.1
0
Shangase to Dunkley, no run, Flatter on leg stump, she shuffles down a touch and ticks this to midwicket

Shangase on for a bowl. Over the wicket

END OF OVER:
8 | 16 Runs | ENG-W: 90/1 (35 runs required from 12 overs, RR: 11.25, RRR: 2.91)

  • Danni Wyatt-Hodge28 (18b)
  • Sophia Dunkley17 (9b)
  • Nadine de Klerk2-0-18-0
  • Tumi Sekhukhune1-0-13-0
7.6
4
de Klerk to Wyatt, FOUR, Too easy for England this. Back of a length ball outside off, but that was too full. Wyatt-Hodge advances down and spanks this over mid-off
7.5
1
de Klerk to Dunkley, 1 run, Slower length ball on middle, she bunts this to the off side for a quick run
7.4
6
de Klerk to Dunkley, SIX, Oh, shot! That was right in her slot outside off. Dunkley shimmies down the pitch again, clears her front leg and clears mid-off with ease and eventually sends it over the ropes
7.3
0
de Klerk to Dunkley, no run, Change of pace, and Dunkley can't beat backward point. Was short and wide, she cuts it but can't get it past the fielder