Summary

Live Reporting

by Sam Drury

  1. Eng 220-2

    A quiet over from Sune Luus as Maia Bouchier just settles back into things after all the excitement.

    She's struck 18 fours and two sixes in this knock so far.

  2. Lydia Greenway
    Former England batter on BBC Test Match Special

    There is real emotion for her and her team mates. Her dad is in the crowd too. She has been pretty chanceless so it is really well deserved.

  3. 100 runs

    100 for Maia Bouchier

    Eng 219-2

    BouchierGetty Images

    A Test debut of dreams for Maia Bouchier!

    Nat Sciver-Brunt kindly takes a single to give her one ball of Chloe Tryon's over to work with, and she slashes it down to deep third to bring up a sensational century from 124 balls.

    The pair share a big hug, and all of England's players are on their feet in applause.

  4. Eng 219-2

    The boundaries continue to flow from Nat Sciver-Brunt.

    To be perfectly honest, South Africa have bowled terribly too her. So much has been short, as she pulls another off Chloe Tryon to the ropes.

  5. Eng 210-2

    Nat Sciver-Brunt nicks the strike from the final ball of the over to keep Maia Bouchier waiting a little longer.

  6. How's stat?!

    Srinivas Vijaykumar
    Cricviz analyst

    44 of Nat Sciver-Brunt's 59 runs in this innings have come through the on-side.

  7. Eng 207-2

    Close!

    Maia Bouchier moves to 97 by edging past Anneke Bosch's outstretched hand at slip.

  8. Lydia Greenway
    Former England batter on BBC Test Match Special

    Chloe Tryon's bad ball is the drag down. Maybe she grips it too tightly or is anxious to bowl well to Nat Sciver-Brunt but it's not a great.

  9. Eng 203-2

    And again!

    Same ball, same result to bring up England's 200 in very good time. Nat Sciver-Brunt could get to three figures first at this rate.

  10. Eng 198-2

    Bouchier is being made to wait, though.

    Chloe Tryon bowls far too short and Nat Sciver-Brunt doesn't hesitate in pulling for four.

  11. How's stat?!

    Srinivas Vijaykumar
    Cricviz analyst

    Maia Bouchier is clearly attacking the second part of an over in this innings. 13 of her 18 boundaries have come in the second half of an over today.

    • First three balls of an over: 29 (57) [4s - 4, 6s - 1]
    • Last three balls of an over: 64 (65) [4s - 12, 6s - 1]

  12. Lydia Greenway
    Former England batter on BBC Test Match Special

    Nat Sciver-Brunt has had to show restraint as well, usually she looks to work the ball much squarer in white-ball cricket but she has kept that discipline today.

  13. Eng 194-2

    Sune Luus closes out the over well with just a single coming from the last ball, as England's pair have a quick chat in the middle before Bouchier gets back to business.

    She's on 93.

  14. 50 runs

    50 for Nat Sciver-Brunt

    Eng 193-2

    England's star all-rounder has her fifty in no time.

    Nat Sciver-Brunt sweeps Sune Luus for four to bring up her half-century from 46 balls.

    Player.

  15. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    The one thing about bowling to Nat Sciver-Brunt is you don't want to just put it there. You've got to try to spin the ball and get some revs on it.

    It's getting trickier to do that though with the wind picking up.

  16. Kevin Howells
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    If England become more positive it's risking making mistakes and giving wickets away. But they need to strive for runs on the board.

    This is an interesting time in the game, it will be quite exciting.

  17. Eng 189-2

    The spin is proving a little bit more difficult.

    Nat Sciver-Brunt gets four more with a mistimed club down the ground, a little lucky that the ball evades mid-off.

    A couple of balls later, one keeps very low and she manages to jam her bat down on it for a single. I hope Sophie Ecclestone is watching!

  18. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    Now would be a good time to settle in for Maia Bouchier. There's nerves, she's thinking about her century and South Africa could really get into her head.

  19. 6 runs

    Eng 182-2

    I'm just going to cover Srinivas here and say that he also added that he's really hoping that stat will not jinx Maia Bouchier.

    Anyway, no danger of that. Maia Bouchier smashes a six down the ground to make her way into the 90s.

  20. How's stat?!

    Srinivas Vijaykumar
    Cricviz analyst

    Century on debut for England in Women's Tests:

    • Enid Bakewell - 113 v Australia in Adelaide, Dec 1968
    • Lesley Cooke - 117 v India in Wetherby, Jun 1986
    • Alice Davidson-Richards - 107 v South Africa in Taunton, Jun 2022