- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR5.2 lures her down the pitch with a pin-point accurate one that slides past the outside edge and clatters into middle! Stumps splayed! England have their first wicket. 35/16.4 riposte from Ecclestone! She dances down the pitch, looks to slog leg side but is beaten for pace and Amy Jones whips off the bails! England have another 43/28.3 and there we go, a wicket for Freya Kemp! Bosch shapes to clear mid-off misses completely and has her stumps rearranged! That's encouraging for Kemp who has only returned to bowling relatively recently after a horror run with injury 58/39.2 tossed up outside off, she slashes at it, the ball pops up towards mid off, hearts in mouth, except for and Sophie Ecclestone, who moves calmly to her left to take a the catch! 64/415.4 goes aerial, straight down the ground and into the waiting hands of Sophie Ecclestone! She didn't connect well and found the fielder waiting 100/5Extras16 (lb 2, w 14)TOTAL142/5 (20 Overs, RR: 7.1)Fall of wickets: 1-35 (Laura Wolvaardt, 5.2 ov), 2-43 (Tazmin Brits, 6.4 ov), 3-58 (Anneke Bosch, 8.3 ov), 4-64 (Sune Luus, 9.2 ov), 5-100 (Nondumiso Shangase, 15.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Nat Sciver-Brunt 3 0 17 0 5.66 8 1 0 2 0 LK Bell 4 0 46 0 11.50 3 5 0 3 0 S Ecclestone 4 0 18 1 4.50 16 3 0 0 0 CE Dean 4 0 21 2 5.25 11 2 0 0 0 S Glenn 3 0 23 1 7.66 11 2 1 1 0 FG Kemp 2 0 15 1 7.50 6 3 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.3 straight through her! Wyatt-Hodge was making room to leg, de Klerk found a good length with swing back into the batter, it kept low but she'd been done in the angles before her stumps were broken. Nadine redeems South Africa, for the second time in five overs 29/14.5 Marx on the mark! It's not a clever shot from Bouchier, but Eliz is ecstatic! She reversed her stance, for a pre-meditated launch over backward point, but Marx just held her line and length, and pinged out the top of off stump! 35/28.2 attempted ramp, patted straight to the keeper! England's attempts at getting funky have let them down again! De Klerk just held her line and length, but took the pace off with the cutter. The keeper hopped to her left to snaffle the chance, straight off the face of the bat! 55/319.1 flicked off the legs, straight to backward square! Marx strikes, and England's means of production is seized! It's a standing ovation for Sciver-Brunt though... England can't muff this, can they... 142/610.1 bowled her! Huge blow from Marx! Full length, heavy ball, stumps spread-eagled! Knight was pinned on the back foot as the ball kept low, a slender inside-edge cannoned into the stumps, now England are in some bother again! 65/415.6 huge wipe from Jones and she's bowled! It looked like a muffed stumping at first, but the ball flicked the outside edge of the off stump... Jones waits on the edge of the boundary for confirmation. She went for the blind gallop, looking to seize the moment, and yes, it's a clear deflection off the stump and through the keeper's legs 115/5Extras12 (b 4, lb 1, nb 4, w 3)TOTAL143/6 (19.2 Overs, RR: 7.39)Fall of wickets: 1-29 (Danni Wyatt-Hodge, 3.3 ov), 2-35 (Maia Bouchier, 4.5 ov), 3-55 (Sophia Dunkley, 8.2 ov), 4-65 (Heather Knight, 10.1 ov), 5-115 (Amy Jones, 15.6 ov), 6-142 (Nat Sciver-Brunt, 19.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB A Hlubi 3 0 40 0 13.33 5 5 1 0 4 S Luus 2 0 16 0 8.00 3 2 0 0 0 E Marx 3.2 0 19 3 5.70 8 2 0 1 0 N de Klerk 4 0 20 2 5.00 11 2 0 0 0 N Mlaba 4 0 23 0 5.75 11 2 0 2 0 N Shangase 3 0 20 1 6.66 7 3 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
England Women , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
England Women led the 3-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
14.00 start, First Session 14.00-15.30, Interval 15.30-15.50, Second Session 15.50-17.20
Match days
24 November 2024 (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 38 runs, 1 wicket)
- South Africa Women: 50 runs in 7.2 overs (44 balls), Extras 3
- Over 10.6: Review by England Women (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - L Agenbag, Batter - A Dercksen (Struck down)
- Over 11.6: Review by England Women (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - N Perera, Batter - A Dercksen (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- South Africa Women: 100 runs in 15.3 overs (93 balls), Extras 10
- Innings Break: South Africa Women - 142/5 in 20.0 overs (A Dercksen 26, N de Klerk 29)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 42 runs, 2 wickets)
- England Women: 50 runs in 7.1 overs (46 balls), Extras 4
- England Women: 100 runs in 14.5 overs (93 balls), Extras 7
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 35 balls (Nat Sciver-Brunt 16, AE Jones 31, Ex 3)
- Over 16.1: Review by South Africa Women (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - L Agenbag, Batter - Nat Sciver-Brunt (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Nat Sciver-Brunt: 50 off 46 balls (7 x 4)
Match Coverage
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