SA reach World Cup final for first time - report
Kapp takes 5-20 as England never recover from falling to 1-3
Wolvaardt's world-class 169 off 143 balls powers SA
Skipper smashes 69 off 28 after reaching century
Ecclestone England's best bowler with 4-44
SA will play Australia or India in Sunday's final
Brits smashes ball through Bell's hands straight down the ground for four
Oooof. Tazmin Brits hammers the ball straight back down the ground for four. Bowler Lauren Bell got a finger to it but it was fiercely struck.
Brits retains the strike for the fourth over, darting through for a leg-bye.
Rufus Bullough
CricViz analyst
Linsey Smith has more powerplay wickets than any other bowler in the competition so far, with seven wickets at an average of 11.28.
Image source, Getty ImagesI agree, Neil. (Elizabeth, in sunny Salford).
Tazmin Brits runs a single to avoid a fourth duck of the tournament.
Laura Wolvaardt adds another boundary to her tally, crisply timing another drive through the covers.
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I feel sorry for Emma Lamb - played out of position and then dropped for not scoring heavily and now not going to play in the semi or final. I just hope our top order don’t prove that decision wrong; our batting hasn’t been great.
Neil, in sunny Preston
Phil Long
BBC Test Match Special statistician
Laura Wolvaardt has taken herself to second place for top runscorers in this tournament, only Smriti Mandhana is ahead of her with 365.
Lauren Bell pulls the first over back with four dots and a wide.
Linsey Smith puts in a good tumbling stop in the covers to save a third boundary. And here she is coming into the bowling attack. Time for spin!
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
If this is the way the game is going to go, I am excited.
What a great start.
'Elegant' Wolvaardt opens innings with back-to-back fours off Bell
Laura Wolvaardt is up and running in classic Laura Wolvaardt style, stepping down and driving Lauren Bell through the covers for four.
A big edge makes it four more!
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Image source, Getty ImagesThis will be no walkover. SA will want revenge for the earlier game. Our spinners might work again, but regardless, we need to have a Plan B should things not go our way.
Dan H, Isle of Wight
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Image source, Getty ImagesSouth Africa are a dangerous side and England will not be complacent going into today.
England know they are the better side and should win today.
The players are out in the middle.
Tazmin Brits and Laura Wolvaardt are opening the batting for South Africa. Lauren Bell has the ball for England.
Will we see a flurry of early wickets or are South Africa's openers in the mood for a big partnership?
Rufus Bullough
CricViz analyst
The last time South Africa beat England when batting first in an ODI was in August 2003. Since then they have had 15 attempts, but failed to win any against England whilst setting the score.
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Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
There are no surprises for England, keeping Danni Wyatt-Hodge in the line-up.
When Sophie Ecclestone went down the other day, you always knew she was going to play no matter what. She has had a scan and seems okay.
Image source, Getty ImagesEight months on from Ashes humiliation, England are on the brink of a remarkable turnaround.
Their first objective has been achieved, with coach Charlotte Edwards putting the semi-finals of the Women's World Cup as her minimum expectation, but the final is now in their sights, too.
It has taken some time, with a few bumps in the road over the summer and some close calls during these group stages, but this team is now becoming Edwards' England.
From humiliation to hope, the legendary former captain's influence is clear to see.
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Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
South Africa are either really good or really bad and there does not seem to be anything in between. I wonder which side of them will come out today?
South Africa have been something of a mixed bag at this tournament.
They started and ended the group stage with heavy defeats to England and Australia, batting first and collapsing against spin on both occasions, but were otherwise unbeaten as they secured qualification for the knockout stages with time to spare.
Captain Laura Wolvaardt has been one of the tournament's standout batters, scoring three half-centuries, while Nadine de Klerk has made some match-saving contributions from the middle/lower order. However, the rest of their batting has been hit and miss.
With the ball, Nonkululeko Mlaba, who has 11 wickets, has been the standout.
South Africa have only won 10 of their 47 ODI matches with England and have lost eight of their past 10 meetings.
Here's a reminder of how England's World Cup has been going.
Charlotte Edwards' side finished second in the group stage, with Australia the only side to beat them. However, the weather did save them against Pakistan...
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Image source, Getty ImagesEngland will be high on confidence heading into their semi-final.
When the two sides met at this stadium at the start of the tournament, England bowled South Africa out for just 69, with spinner Linsey Smith taking 3-7. Sinalo Jafta was the only South Africa player to reach double figures while extras (eight) was their second-highest scorer.
Tammy Beaumont and Amy Jones wrapped up the 10-wicket win inside 15 overs.
And unfortunately for South Africa, their spin struggles have not been a one-off. In their final group match, South Africa were skittled for 97, with spinner Alana King taking 7-18.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wolvaardt,caught Capsey, bowled Bell Wolvaardt, caught Capsey, bowled Bell | 169 | 143 | 60 | 20 | 4 | 184 | 118.18 |
Brits,bowled Ecclestone Brits, bowled Ecclestone | 45 | 65 | 45 | 6 | 1 | 79 | 69.23 |
Bosch,bowled Ecclestone Bosch, bowled Ecclestone | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
Luus,bowled Sciver-Brunt Luus, bowled Sciver-Brunt | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16.67 |
Kapp,caught Dean, bowled Ecclestone Kapp, caught Dean, bowled Ecclestone | 42 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 127.27 |
Jafta,bowled Bell Jafta, bowled Bell | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25.00 |
Dercksen,bowled Ecclestone Dercksen, bowled Ecclestone | 4 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 28.57 |
Tryon,not out Tryon, not out | 33 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 126.92 |
de Klerk,not out de Klerk, not out | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 183.33 |
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,319 for 7 50.0 overs Total,319 for 7 50.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bell | 10.0 | 0 | 55 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 5.50 |
Smith | 10.0 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 6.90 |
Sciver-Brunt | 8.0 | 0 | 67 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8.37 |
Dean | 10.0 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6.70 |
Ecclestone | 10.0 | 1 | 44 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4.40 |
Capsey | 2.0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.50 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
116 for 1 (22.2 overs) | Brits |
116 for 2 (22.5 overs) | Bosch |
119 for 3 (25.3 overs) | Luus |
191 for 4 (36.3 overs) | Kapp |
192 for 5 (37.1 overs) | Jafta |
202 for 6 (40.1 overs) | Dercksen |
291 for 7 (47.6 overs) | Wolvaardt |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jones,bowled Kapp Jones, bowled Kapp | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
Beaumont,caught Jafta, bowled Khaka Beaumont, caught Jafta, bowled Khaka | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.00 |
Knight,bowled Kapp Knight, bowled Kapp | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
Sciver-Brunt,caught Jafta, bowled Kapp Sciver-Brunt, caught Jafta, bowled Kapp | 64 | 76 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 98 | 84.21 |
Capsey,caught de Klerk, bowled Luus Capsey, caught de Klerk, bowled Luus | 50 | 71 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 72 | 70.42 |
Wyatt-Hodge,caught substitute, bowled de Klerk Wyatt-Hodge, caught substitute, bowled de Klerk | 34 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 62 | 109.68 |
Dunkley,caught Jafta, bowled Kapp Dunkley, caught Jafta, bowled Kapp | 2 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 20.00 |
Dean,caught Jafta, bowled Kapp Dean, caught Jafta, bowled Kapp | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Ecclestone,caught Dercksen, bowled Mlaba Ecclestone, caught Dercksen, bowled Mlaba | 2 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16.67 |
Smith,caught Luus, bowled de Klerk Smith, caught Luus, bowled de Klerk | 27 | 36 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 75.00 |
Bell,not out Bell, not out | 9 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 75.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 6, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 6 Extras, no balls 0, wides 6, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 6 | |||||||
Total,194 all out 42.3 overs Total,194 all out 42.3 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kapp | 7.0 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.85 |
Khaka | 8.0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3.50 |
de Klerk | 5.3 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4.36 |
Mlaba | 8.0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 |
Luus | 6.0 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.83 |
Tryon | 8.0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5.12 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
0 for 1 (0.2 overs) | Jones |
0 for 2 (0.5 overs) | Knight |
1 for 3 (1.1 overs) | Beaumont |
108 for 4 (22.5 overs) | Capsey |
138 for 5 (28.3 overs) | Sciver-Brunt |
144 for 6 (30.2 overs) | Dunkley |
144 for 7 (30.3 overs) | Dean |
151 for 8 (33.2 overs) | Ecclestone |
175 for 9 (38.6 overs) | Wyatt-Hodge |
194 for 10 (42.3 overs) | Smith |
