Group B, Sharjah
England chase 125 to win by seven wickets with four balls to spare
Sciver-Brunt hits unbeaten 48 and Wyatt-Hodge makes fine 43
SA 124-6 (20.0 overs): Wolvaardt 42 (39); Ecclestone 2-15
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Alice Capsey looks like she could be key for England here.
Having swept Chloe Tryon in the previous over, Capsey skips down the pitch and biffs her over the head of mid-off for four.
How crucial will the drop off Marizanne Kapp prove for South Africa?
Capsey survives as she's dropped by Bosch
Firdose Moonda
Cricinfo writer on BBC Sounds
I think South Africa would have been more comfortable with a score of 140.
England are just lagging behind on the worm at the moment after a tight start by the South Africa attack.
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Katherine Sciver-Brunt
Ex-England bowler on BBC Sounds
I think this innings will test the fitness of our girls.
Henry Moeran
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds
Clever batting from Alice Casey with the ramp shots.
Left-arm spinner Nonkululeko Mlaba, who bagged four in South Africa's opener against Bangladesh, into the attack.
Alice Capsey ramps Mlaba's first two deliveries - picking up two from the first but settling from a bye after failing to connect with the second.
England opener Danni Wyatt-Hodge has scored 40 plus runs in three of her last six T20 international innings, including a knock of 41 runs from 40 balls against Bangladesh in England’s opening game of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024.
A much more profitable over for England as Alice Capsey brings out the sweep to Chloe Tryon.
Twice Capsey reaches outside of off stump and powerfully whips the ball square and to the boundary.
Daniel Norcross
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds
South Africa are on top here, England can't seem to get going.
Katherine Sciver-Brunt
Ex-England bowler on BBC Sounds
The best bit about that was Marizanne Kapp celebrating far too early.
Marizanne Kapp is absolutely fuming.
Alice Capsey drives the South Africa all-rounder on the up but Anneke Bosch dives forward and ends up spilling the catch.
A wicket maiden for Kapp.
Capsey survives as she's dropped by Bosch
Daniel Norcross
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds
It was all a bit claggy from Maia Bouchier, she never really got going.
A bit of a scratchy innings from Maia Bouchier, if the truth be told.
Alice Capsey is the new batter.
Katherine Sciver-Brunt
Ex-England bowler on BBC Sounds
That is a very generous call, there's no way I'd every get that call.
Bouchier lbw b Kapp 8 (Eng 16-1)
That looked a decent decision to review by Maia Bouchier - it looked high and potentially slipping down leg - but the technology backs up the umpire's decision.
Bouchier falls lbw to Kapp for eight
Daniel Norcross
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds
They're going upstairs, instinctively I'm not sure.
Marizanne Kapp is going through the full range of expressions between deliveries.
She is appealing wildly after Maia Bouchier goes down the pitch and attempts to whip it to leg.
Bouchier is given out lbw on field.
Katherine Sciver-Brunt
Ex-England bowler on BBC Sounds
The three boundaries that we've seen have been because they've used their feet.
Daniel Norcross
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds
Great use of the feet to send that one away.
Danni Wyatt-Hodge is her usual busy self and skips down the pitch to Ayabonga Khaka's penultimate delivery and chips it over the bowler's head for four.
A bit more purpose to England's innings after a stodgy start.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wolvaardt,bowled Ecclestone Wolvaardt, bowled Ecclestone | 42 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 107.69 |
Brits,caught Gibson, bowled Smith Brits, caught Gibson, bowled Smith | 13 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 68.42 |
Bosch,bowled Glenn Bosch, bowled Glenn | 18 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 69.23 |
Kapp,bowled Ecclestone Kapp, bowled Ecclestone | 26 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 152.94 |
Tryon,bowled Dean Tryon, bowled Dean | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 40.00 |
Dercksen,not out Dercksen, not out | 20 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 181.82 |
Luus,run out Sciver-Brunt Luus, run out Sciver-Brunt | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 50.00 |
de Klerk,not out de Klerk, not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 1, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 1 Extras, no balls 0, wides 1, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 1 | ||||||
Total,124 for 6 20.0 overs Total,124 for 6 20.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sciver-Brunt | 4.0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 8.50 |
Smith | 4.0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 8.00 |
Dean | 4.0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6.25 |
Ecclestone | 4.0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 3.75 |
Glenn | 4.0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 4.50 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
31 for 1 (5.1 overs) | Brits |
71 for 2 (13.2 overs) | Bosch |
88 for 3 (15.4 overs) | Wolvaardt |
99 for 4 (16.6 overs) | Tryon |
110 for 5 (18.1 overs) | Kapp |
114 for 6 (19.1 overs) | Luus |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bouchier,leg before wicket, bowled Kapp Bouchier, leg before wicket, bowled Kapp | 8 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 40.00 |
Wyatt-Hodge,stumped Jafta, bowled Mlaba Wyatt-Hodge, stumped Jafta, bowled Mlaba | 43 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 74 | 100.00 |
Capsey,caught and bowled de Klerk Capsey, caught and bowled de Klerk | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 118.75 |
Sciver-Brunt,not out Sciver-Brunt, not out | 48 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 133.33 |
Knight,not out Knight, not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 5, leg byes 2, total 7 Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 5, leg byes 2, total 7 | ||||||
Total,125 for 3 19.2 overs Total,125 for 3 19.2 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kapp | 4.0 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 4.25 |
Khaka | 3.2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 6.30 |
Tryon | 3.0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 8.33 |
Mlaba | 4.0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 5.50 |
de Klerk | 4.0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 5.75 |
Luus | 1.0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
16 for 1 (4.3 overs) | Bouchier |
50 for 2 (8.5 overs) | Capsey |
114 for 3 (17.6 overs) | Wyatt-Hodge |