- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR15.4 Ecclestone gets the big fish, and she roars in delight! Slanted in on a length on middle and leg. Wolvaardt, knowing her team needs to get a move on, clears her front leg and has a yahoo across the line. Loses her shape, though, and loses track of the delivery. The ball sneaks past her flailing blade and thunders into middle and leg stump. Massive moment in the game! 88/35.1 Smith breaks through, and there will be no heroics from Tazmin Brits tonight! Dangles the carrot outside off and Brits bites. She advances, trying to muscle it downtown but does not get the contact she desires. The bat face closes upon impact and she arrows it to long on. Gibson tracks it all the way and makes no mistake. South Africa, after a solid start, have been pegged back! 31/113.2 four and out! Glenn puts Bosch out of her misery! Zipped in much fuller and flatter on middle and leg. Bosch, after playing the reverse the last ball, looks for the lap this time. Gets into an awkward position and gets nutmegged. Hears the death rattle soon after and Bosch departs for a 26-ball 18! 71/218.1 Ecclestone does the business for England again! Slowed up a smidgen on a length on middle and off, and that does Kapp all ends up. She advances but soon realizes she is nowhere to the pitch of the ball. Has an agricultural swipe at it eventually and misses (unsurprisingly). Stumps disturbed again, and England keep chipping away! 110/516.6 knocks her over! Dean gets a wicket with her last ball of the evening! Fizzed through full and straight, slanting slightly into leg stump. Tryon, perhaps in pre-meditated fashion, gives Dean the charge but ends up yorking herself. The ball goes past the bat, pin-balls off the pads and into the stumps. SA losing their way! 99/419.1 oh dear - when things aren't going your way, they aren't going your way! Slanted in very full outside off. Dercksen drills it back at NSB, who, perhaps in trying to get her foot out of the way, plays the perfect outside-of-the-boot pass onto the stumps at the bowler's end. Luus is stranded, and England have another. Beth Mead would have been proud of that bit of footwork! 114/6Extras1 (w 1)TOTAL124/6 (20 Overs, RR: 6.2)Fall of wickets: 1-31 (Tazmin Brits, 5.1 ov), 2-71 (Anneke Bosch, 13.2 ov), 3-88 (Laura Wolvaardt, 15.4 ov), 4-99 (Chloe Tryon, 16.6 ov), 5-110 (Marizanne Kapp, 18.1 ov), 6-114 (Sune Luus, 19.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Nat Sciver-Brunt 4 0 34 0 8.50 6 4 0 1 0 LCN Smith 4 0 32 1 8.00 5 2 1 0 0 CE Dean 4 0 25 1 6.25 11 3 0 0 0 S Ecclestone 4 0 15 2 3.75 13 0 0 0 0 S Glenn 4 0 18 1 4.50 11 1 0 0 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.3 big appeal, and Kapp has a wicket in her third over, yet again! Slanted in full on middle and off. Bouchier moves across her crease and then swishes at it. Misses it completely and gets pinned right in front. Looked pretty out but Bouchier has decided to review. Not sure if this is a very judicious decision. No bat involved and Ball Tracking reckons the ball would have clipped the outside of leg stump. Umpire's Call, which means Bouchier has to go! 16/117.6 stumped by a mile! Now then. Now then! Looped up deliciously on a length outside off. Wyatt-Hodge's eyes light up and she tears down the track. Has an almighty swish at it but only connects with fresh air. Jafta accounts for the spin off the surface and whips off the bails. Too little, too late, or is this a lifeline for SA? 114/38.5 a soft, soft dismissal, and Capsey has to make the long walk back! Off-pace on a full length just outside off. Seems like a leg-spin release. Capsey wanted to go down the ground but the lack of pace meant she had to check her stroke. Ended up clinking it straight back to de Klerk, who made no mistake. Vital wicket for SA at this stage! 50/2Extras7 (b 5, lb 2)TOTAL125/3 (19.2 Overs, RR: 6.46)Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Maia Bouchier, 4.3 ov), 2-50 (Alice Capsey, 8.5 ov), 3-114 (Danni Wyatt-Hodge, 17.6 ov)
Match Details
Toss
South Africa Women , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Match days
7 October 2024 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
England Women 2, South Africa Women 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 37 runs, 1 wicket)
- South Africa Women: 50 runs in 8.4 overs (52 balls), Extras 1
- Drinks: South Africa Women - 54/1 in 10.0 overs (L Wolvaardt 34, A Bosch 6)
- South Africa Women: 100 runs in 17.1 overs (103 balls), Extras 1
- Innings Break: South Africa Women - 124/6 in 20.0 overs (A Dercksen 20, N de Klerk 1)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 28 runs, 1 wicket)
- Over 4.3: Review by England Women (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - CA Polosak, Batter - ME Bouchier (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- England Women: 50 runs in 8.4 overs (52 balls), Extras 5
- Drinks: England Women - 55/2 in 10.0 overs (DN Wyatt 21, Nat Sciver-Brunt 2)
- England Women: 100 runs in 15.5 overs (95 balls), Extras 6
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 42 balls (DN Wyatt 18, Nat Sciver-Brunt 31, Ex 1)
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