- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.2 edged and gone! Beaumont goes. She came down the pitch a bit to try and negate the outswing but guides it behind. This was on a good length and moving away, nice length and Beaumont has played a poor shot. South Africa have their first as Kapp roars 10/144.2 after 5 dropped catches, Wyatt is caught at short third man. A couple of South Africans come up to congratulate her. Length ball outside off, sliced in the air and Lee running to her right catches and tumbles to the ground. Wyatt walks off to a standing ovation 242/512.4 loud shout for LBW and South Africa go up again. Given not out and this looks very close. If there's no bat then Knight is in trouble here. No bat and we move on. Gone!. That's a good review. Knight plants her front foot forward and looks to play around that, her bat comes in the way and she misses the inswinger, trapped right in front and surprisingly the umpire says no. There were two noises and maybe she was assuming it was bat. South Africa go for it and there's big celebrations from them once it is confirmed as three reds 51/217.1 top edges to midwicket where Kapp takes the catch and Ismail roars! Big breakthrough for South Africa! Ismail bangs it in short and Sciver goes for the pull but doesn't middle it, and Kapp goes back and to her right from midwicket to get both hands under it comfortably 77/325.4 superb catch from Tryon, not the first time this World Cup! Kapp sees it land in Tryon's hands and turns to Jones to let out a big roar. The ball was angling in and Jones looked to tuck it to leg but got a leading edge off the outside edge as she closed the face of the bat. It was headed towards mid-on but would have landed well short, and Tryon ran back, facing the boundary, to dive and get both hands under it 126/449.1 good length on the stumps, lifted without great timing and Lee runs around to her right to catch at mid-off 281/746.5 so slow and gets Brunt. The slower ball from the slide of the hand, into the pitch, Brunt steps out and swings across the line, misses and the ball falls on off in slow motion 261/649.6 the slower ball gets Ecclestone. She backs away to go inside-out and misses, falls on top of the off-stump. England end on 293 293/8Extras20 (b 4, w 16)TOTAL293/8 (50 Overs, RR: 5.86)Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Tammy Beaumont, 3.2 ov), 2-51 (Heather Knight, 12.4 ov), 3-77 (Nat Sciver-Brunt, 17.1 ov), 4-126 (Amy Jones, 25.4 ov), 5-242 (Danni Wyatt-Hodge, 44.2 ov), 6-261 (Katherine Sciver-Brunt, 46.5 ov), 7-281 (Sophia Dunkley, 49.1 ov), 8-293 (Sophie Ecclestone, 49.6 ov)
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.6 two in two for Shrubsole and England's catching! Full and swinging in, there's a midwicket in place, Lee flicks it away in the air and hands it straight to Sciver for an easy catch 8/21.2 sharp return catch, Wolvaardt is gone for a duck in the semi! Wolvaardt leaned into the length ball with some inswing to flick it half-heartedly and she ended up chipping it back, just below Shrubsole's knees, and she reacts quickly to get both hands to it nicely 1/118.3 Dean comes back and strikes. Goodall shuffles across and exposes all her stumps, misses the paddle and the ball hits middle. England well on top now 67/411.5 goes right through her! Cross breaks another stand, where have we seen that before? She bowls a cutter by running her fingers over it, on the perfect length on fifth stump to draw Luus forward with a gap between bat and pad, and the ball cuts in to sneak through and hit top of off 44/329.6 Ecclestone has her third. South Africa's chase falling apart now. du Preez shuffles across and exposes her stumps, misses the paddle and it's all over for Mignon 110/725.3 Ecclestone makes the breakthrough. Tossed up and it drifts into middle and leg, Kapp whips across the line and misses, the ball turns away past the edge and hits the top of middle. Lovely delivery and she is all smiles 96/527.5 Ecclestone has another. Good catch by mid-wicket. The bottom-hand takes over as Tryon comes down to flick, Sciver moves quickly to her left and snaffles that. Sharp catch 101/637.6 sixth wicket for Ecclestone, what a match she's had! Chetty comes down to swing, misses it completely after the ball turns, and Jones does the rest and England are in their sixth final 156/1035.3 taken at mid-off this time as Ismail swings and manages only an edge. Came down the pitch, swung hard down the ground and the leading edge couldn't go far, and Dean had to come forward again but to get both hands under it this time. Ecclestone has her finger on the lips with a big smile while looking at Ismail 148/837.2 it's a maiden five-for for Ecclestone and it's come in a World Cups semi-final! The celebrations have begun for England. Klaas went against the spin for a big sweep, got a leading edge to point where Beaumont took one of the simplest catches 152/9Extras15 (lb 5, w 10)TOTAL156 all out (38 Overs, RR: 4.1)Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Laura Wolvaardt, 1.2 ov), 2-8 (Lizelle Lee, 3.6 ov), 3-44 (Sune Luus, 11.5 ov), 4-67 (Lara Goodall, 18.3 ov), 5-96 (Marizanne Kapp, 25.3 ov), 6-101 (Chloe Tryon, 27.5 ov), 7-110 (Mignon du Preez, 29.6 ov), 8-148 (Shabnim Ismail, 35.3 ov), 9-152 (Masabata Klaas, 37.2 ov), 10-156 (Trisha Chetty, 37.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB K Sciver-Brunt 4 2 9 0 2.25 22 2 0 1 0 A Shrubsole 5 0 27 2 5.40 18 4 0 0 0 Nat Sciver-Brunt 5 0 16 0 3.20 18 0 0 0 0 KL Cross 6 0 22 1 3.66 22 2 0 1 0 CE Dean 10 0 41 1 4.10 32 1 0 4 0 S Ecclestone 8 0 36 6 4.50 29 4 0 1 0
Match Details
Toss
South Africa Women , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
England Women advanced
Match number
Season
Match days
31 March 2022 - day/night match (50-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 44 runs, 1 wicket)
- Over 8.5: Review by South Africa Women (Bowling), Umpire - E Sheridan, Batter - HC Knight (Struck down)
- England Women: 50 runs in 11.6 overs (72 balls), Extras 5
- Drinks: England Women - 51/2 in 12.4 overs (DN Wyatt 38)
- Over 12.4: Review by South Africa Women (Bowling), Umpire - E Sheridan, Batter - HC Knight (Upheld)
- DN Wyatt: 50 off 56 balls (6 x 4)
- England Women: 100 runs in 21.1 overs (127 balls), Extras 6
- Drinks: England Women - 147/4 in 29.0 overs (DN Wyatt 74, SIR Dunkley 15)
- England Women: 150 runs in 29.5 overs (179 balls), Extras 8
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 53 balls (DN Wyatt 22, SIR Dunkley 26, Ex 2)
- DN Wyatt: 100 off 98 balls (10 x 4)
- England Women: 200 runs in 37.5 overs (227 balls), Extras 14
- 5th Wicket: 100 runs in 97 balls (DN Wyatt 50, SIR Dunkley 41, Ex 9)
- England Women: 250 runs in 45.2 overs (272 balls), Extras 20
- SIR Dunkley: 50 off 62 balls (3 x 4)
- Innings Break: England Women - 293/8 in 50.0 overs (KL Cross 0)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 37 runs, 2 wickets)
- South Africa Women: 50 runs in 13.3 overs (81 balls), Extras 1
- Drinks: South Africa Women - 63/3 in 16.0 overs (L Goodall 27, M du Preez 10)
- South Africa Women: 100 runs in 27.1 overs (163 balls), Extras 4
- Over 27.4: Review by England Women (Bowling), Umpire - E Sheridan, Batter - CL Tryon (Struck down)
- Drinks: South Africa Women - 125/7 in 32.0 overs (T Chetty 10, S Ismail 0)
- South Africa Women: 150 runs in 36.3 overs (219 balls), Extras 15
Match Coverage
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