Summary

  • South Africa shock defending champions Australia to reach final

  • Proteas chase 135 in 17.2 overs to win by eight wickets

  • Australia struggle for fluency on slow pitch - Mooney top-scores with 44

  • Australia had won past three T20 World Cups and six of past seven

  • West Indies face New Zealand in second semi on Friday

  • Final will be first in women's T20 or 50-over to not feature one of Australia or England

  • Listen to BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra commentary at top of page

Live Reporting

Mike Peter & Ffion Wynne

  1. SA 33-1

    Anneke Bosch is the new batter, she takes a run into mid-wicket and makes the single tighter than it needs to be by not running her bat in - a replay shows she just made it home.

    Woolvardt then smacks a four through the same region, then clips a two down to long leg.

    Eight runs and a wicket from the over.

  2. That wicket has brought WinViz in. It's tight, very tight.

    WinViz has it 52-48 in South Africa's favour against AustraliaBBC Sport/CricViz

  3. Daniel Norcross
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    That has beaten Tazmin Brits all ends up! She did not expect that at all, it took her completely by surprise.

  4. wicket

    WICKET

    Brits b Sutherland 15 (SA 25-1)

    Sutherland bowls Brits for 15 with 'beauty' of a delivery

    Sutherland stikes straight away!

    Nipping back and beating Brits for pace, the ball crashing into the stumps.

    Brits departs for a run-a-ball 15.

  5. South Africa are favourites...

    WinViz has it 61-39 in South Africa's favour against AustraliaBBC Sport/CricViz

  6. SA 25-0

    Wolvaardt closes the over with a clipped two through mid-wicket, beating the diving fielder but cleaned up by the sweeper.

    A decent start for South Africa.

  7. Daniel Norcross
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Tazmin Brits has decided to take this game to Australia with that six.

  8. 6 runs

    SA 22-0

    Well, Brits got hold of that!

    She absolutely cleaves Gardner's off-break down the ground - Annabel Sutherland down there again at long-on but she can't get near it.

    The first six of the match.

  9. SA 16-0

    Megan Schutt reactsGetty Images

    Four more!

    A cutter from Schutt and Woolvardt edges through an empty cordon region, with the ball beating the chasing fielder to the ropes.

    Schutt throws her hands up in frustration.

  10. SA 11-0

    Clouted!

    Brits, who seems to want to start positively, heaves the ball over Schutt's head.

    It seems destined to be fielded by Annabel Sutherland down on the boundary, but she gets in an odd position and sees the ball break through her grasp and over the ropes.

    Oddly, there's another ball sat just inside the boundary - they need to get rid of that.

    Brits hits Gardner down the ground for six

  11. Tash Farrant
    England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Tazmin Brits plays a shotGetty Images

    South Africa will be hoping the pitch is different in this innings. They need to not get stuck in this powerplay, they've got to stay above that run-rate.

  12. SA 4-0

    Spin at the other end for Australia, with Ash Gardner taking the ball.

    Brits clubs her opening delivery over mid-off for two, but can't get any of the over's remaining deliveries away.

    The required run-rate, which started at 6.75, is already up over seven.

  13. SA 2-0

    Wolvaardt gets South Africa off the mark, turning Schutt's second ball square for a single.

    Tazmin Brits then pulls a short delivery down to long leg for her first run.

    Beth Mooney is standing up to the Australia opening seamer, as she done for much of this tournament.

  14. SA 0-0

    Time to get on with it, the formidable Megan Schutt is to open the bowling for Australia.

    Her first delivery swings in a little to South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt, who defends.

  15. 'We know that we can chase 135'

    South Africa's Nonkululeko Mlaba: "I think what worked well today was our changes of pace. Personally, I was happy that I managed to bowl 4 overs for 31 runs. It was hard out there but I was happy that we managed to slow Australia down, as we know that they can come hard at you.

    "This will be a good chase for our batters. We know that we can chase 135, we are capable of doing that so I am excited to see our batters put some solid runs on the board."

  16. Firdose Moonda
    Cricinfo writer on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    If you had told South Africa this at the start, they would have been happy. Australia were certainly cautious and conservative with there batting but I would say that this is a 150 pitch max.

    It will be a nervy chase and we are in for a nail-biter.

  17. Here is the actual WinViz, by the way.

    WinViz has it 67-33 in Australia's favour against South AfricaBBC Sport/CricViz

  18. Thanks Ffion.

    WynneViz - it's a thing.

    Can't really use my surname in a similar fashion - all I can say is hope this is an exciting chase and doesn't peter out.

    To mangle a Peep Show quote, let's hope it hits Maximum Peter.

  19. I'm not sure what to make of that. The pitch definitely didn't look as good for batting as the other day, but West Indies did prove that it was a lot easier to bat second at this ground.

    Then again, Australia have the best bowling attack going.

    So I'm going to put my WynneViz out there (credit the incoming Mike Peter for that one) - and say South Africa have got this.

    And that's my cue to hand over for the upcoming chase.

  20. wicket

    WICKET

    Perry c Brits b Khaka 31 (Aus 134-5)

    'A fine catch!' - Brits dismisses Perry for 31 with diving grab

    Tazmin Brits makes up for it with a stunner!

    Ellyse Perry looks to be ending the innings in style as the ball flies over to the mid-wicket boundary as Ayabonga Khaka gifts her a full toss, but Brits appears from nowhere to take a brilliant grab on the move.

    After a strange innings, South Africa need 135 to win.