First ODI, Kimberley
South Africa cruise to six-wicket victory with 11.4 overs to spare
Proteas take 1-0 lead in three-match series
South Africa 189-4 (38.2 overs): Wolvaardt 59* (114), De Klerk 48* (28)
England 186 (38.4 overs): Dean 47* (57), Knight 40 (63); Dercksen 3-16, Kapp 3-24
Second ODI in Durban on Sunday (08:00 GMT)
England bring Lauren Bell back into the attack to try and snare a wicket. But Laura Wolvaardt relishes the extra pace, smacking a four through mid-wicket before clipping a leg-side delivery through fine leg.
That brings up three figures and the 50 partnership.
Daniel Norcross
Test Match Special commentator
It will take something of a collapse for this game to go in England's favour now.
Sophie Ecclestone has her head in her hands as Annerie Dercksen rocks onto her back foot and plays the ball very, very late. But play it she does and South Africa run a single.
It is slim pickings out there for England at the moment.
Lydia Greenway
Former England batter on BBC Test Match Special
South Africa are looking very comfortable at the moment but I do like the fact that Heather still has a slip in play, that's a good call.
Target 187
That's a lovely shot from Annerie Dercksen. She seizes on a slightly over-pitched delivery from Lauren Bell and smacks it over mid-wicket for four.
The target dips below double figures.
Thanks, Ffion.
This is bubbling up nicely. On the face of it South Africa are pretty comfortable. But a wicket never feels that far away.
Target 187
Another misfield gives away a single, this time Lauren Filer the culprit at mid-off, and she wryly apologises to Ecclestone.
But Annerie Dercksen is playing with fire here, constantly going back to Ecclestone and only just getting away with it.
We could be in for a nail-biter here and to take you through until the end, here's Tom Mallows.
Lydia Greenway
Former England batter on BBC Test Match Special
England need to spend more time playing 50-over cricket. They should be wanting to play it to help them get better, particularly players like Alice Capsey.
Australia would rarely miss a domestic 50 over game, and England's younger players need to play a lot more.
Target 187
Charlie Dean takes a break after a miserly six-over spell and Heather Knight turns back to Lauren Bell.
She starts nicely with three dots before a needless misfield at cover from Knight gifts Dercksen the single. The ball was trickling easily to Sophia Dunkley at extra cover but for some reason, Knight decided to dive in front of her and palmed it away.
Lydia Greenway
Former England batter on BBC Test Match Special
England need to identify players' fielding strengths and use them to help choose positioning. Sophia Dunkley has got to be taking that catch.
It is difficult at the moment with the low sun but there's no real excuse for drops.
Target 187
South Africa conceded 22 runs from wides during their bowling innings and England have conceded 11. It could be that players are trying almost too hard to bowl straight because it's so much easier to play width on this pitch, but could prove costly.
Five wides!
That is a rare blemish for Sophie Ecclestone and Amy Jones. Precious runs for South Africa, though.
Target 187
England are really piling on the pressure now and playing on Laura Wolvaardt's patience.
Charlie Dean plugs away, and it's an intriguing battle with neither willing to back down.
Rufus Bullough
CricViz analyst
Of the nine players to have scored 2000+ ODI runs in chases, only Meg Lanning (66) and Mithali Raj (63) have a higher batting average than Laura Wolvaardt.
No!
Missing leg stump - what a good review from South Africa.
And breathe...
It's all happening!
Is Annerie Dercksen out lbw now?
SA 71-2
A lot to unpack here!
A filthy full toss is clubbed out to deep square leg by Wolvaardt, perfectly picking out the only fielder on the boundary as Ecclestone squeezes her.
But Sophia Dunkley puts it down and Wolvaardt - who has already been dropped on five - gets another life.
And here is the first of those Ecclestone overs, with Wolvaardt driving safely to mid-off from the first ball.
Rufus Bullough
CricViz analyst
Laura Wolvaardt has a superb record in chases for South Africa, averaging 55 when batting second with three hundreds in ODIs.
In chases where she faces 50 or more balls, South Africa win just over three quarters of their games.
Target 187
Charlie Dean continues to twirl away effectively, with figures of 1-16 from her five overs so far.
England still have 10 Sophie Ecclestone overs in the bank, remember...
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dunkley,caught Jafta, bowled Kapp Dunkley, caught Jafta, bowled Kapp | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 80.00 |
Beaumont,bowled Kapp Beaumont, bowled Kapp | 11 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 64.71 |
Knight,leg before wicket, bowled Mlaba Knight, leg before wicket, bowled Mlaba | 40 | 63 | 5 | 0 | 102 | 63.49 |
Sciver-Brunt,leg before wicket, bowled Kapp Sciver-Brunt, leg before wicket, bowled Kapp | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 |
Wyatt-Hodge,leg before wicket, bowled de Klerk Wyatt-Hodge, leg before wicket, bowled de Klerk | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 110.00 |
Jones,caught Tryon, bowled Dercksen Jones, caught Tryon, bowled Dercksen | 21 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 80.77 |
Capsey,leg before wicket, bowled Mlaba Capsey, leg before wicket, bowled Mlaba | 8 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 53.33 |
Dean,not out Dean, not out | 47 | 57 | 6 | 0 | 65 | 82.46 |
Ecclestone,caught de Klerk, bowled Dercksen Ecclestone, caught de Klerk, bowled Dercksen | 17 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 62.96 |
Filer,bowled Dercksen Filer, bowled Dercksen | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14.29 |
Bell,run out Hlubi Bell, run out Hlubi | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 |
Extras, no balls 1, wides 22, byes 0, leg byes 3, total 26 Extras, no balls 1, wides 22, byes 0, leg byes 3, total 26 | ||||||
Total,186 all out 38.4 overs Total,186 all out 38.4 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kapp | 5.0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 4.80 |
Khaka | 5.0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 4.00 |
Hlubi | 4.0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 5.75 |
de Klerk | 7.0 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 4.57 |
Mlaba | 8.0 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 5.87 |
Dercksen | 5.0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 3.20 |
Tryon | 3.0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5.00 |
Luus | 1.4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3.60 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
6 for 1 (0.6 overs) | Dunkley |
29 for 2 (6.1 overs) | Beaumont |
29 for 3 (6.4 overs) | Sciver-Brunt |
50 for 4 (10.1 overs) | Wyatt-Hodge |
77 for 5 (16.3 overs) | Jones |
91 for 6 (21.1 overs) | Capsey |
106 for 7 (25.1 overs) | Knight |
173 for 8 (35.5 overs) | Ecclestone |
185 for 9 (37.5 overs) | Filer |
186 for 10 (38.4 overs) | Bell |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wolvaardt,not out Wolvaardt, not out | 59 | 114 | 7 | 0 | 145 | 51.75 |
Brits,leg before wicket, bowled Bell Brits, leg before wicket, bowled Bell | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 185.71 |
Luus,leg before wicket, bowled Dean Luus, leg before wicket, bowled Dean | 7 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 36.84 |
Dercksen,caught Beaumont, bowled Filer Dercksen, caught Beaumont, bowled Filer | 27 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 67.50 |
Kapp,bowled Sciver-Brunt Kapp, bowled Sciver-Brunt | 22 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 100.00 |
de Klerk,not out de Klerk, not out | 48 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 24 | 171.43 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 11, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 13 Extras, no balls 0, wides 11, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 13 | ||||||
Total,189 for 4 38.2 overs Total,189 for 4 38.2 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bell | 6.0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 5.00 |
Filer | 6.0 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 7.50 |
Dean | 9.2 | 1 | 49 | 1 | 5.25 |
Sciver-Brunt | 7.0 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 4.85 |
Ecclestone | 10.0 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 2.90 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
19 for 1 (2.1 overs) | Brits |
46 for 2 (10.5 overs) | Luus |
105 for 3 (24.3 overs) | Dercksen |
136 for 4 (31.5 overs) | Kapp |