Summary

  • Second T20, Benoni - England lead three-match series 1-0

  • South Africa need 205 to win

  • Glenn takes three wickets as Proteas fall far behind required rate

  • England 204-4: Wyatt-Hodge 78 (45), Sciver-Brunt 67* (43)

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Live Reporting

by Ffion Wynne

  1. SA 86-5

    Target 205

    Nadine de Klerk survives.

  2. wicket

    WICKET

    Shangase b Glenn 0 (SA 86-5)

    Two in two!

    This could all unravel pretty quickly now for South Africa.

    Nondumiso Shangase is bowled, prodding uncertainly at a full-length delivery and Sarah Glenn is on a hat-trick!

  3. wicket

    WICKET

    Dercksen b Glenn 24 (SA 86-4)

    Annerie Dercksen's fun comes to an end.

    Another batter tries to swipe against the spin and Sarah Glenn is on target.

    However, an entertaining and promising cameo from Dercksen who departs for 24 from 15 balls.

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

    A good move from Heather Knight to try and rush Chloe Tryon with Lauren Filer. Filer didn't used to have much pace but she has worked so hard with the coaches to combine that with the shape she has. She also hides the ball behind her as she runs, which must be so hard for a batter facing her.

  5. SA 84-3

    Target 205

    Filer gets away with the free-hit as she nails her yorker legally this time, which is a dot ball.

    It's followed by a wide before a beauty beats Chloe Tryon for pace. Filer is still pretty raw and erratic but you can see why England are so excited about investing in her - when she gets it right, she's such a handful.

  6. SA 82-3

    Oh no, Lauren Filer's had a shocker.

    A perfect fast yorker bowls Annerie Dercksen but the third umpire calls a no-ball!

  7. SA 81-3

    Glorious!

    Annerie Dercksen makes the most of Lauren Filer's pace and whips the ball through mid-wicket for four.

  8. Henry Moeran
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    England are so far ahead of the game now but they need to keep standards up; they can't let it get sloppy.

  9. Rufus Bullough
    CricViz analyst

    Charlie Dean has a very good record against South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt.

    The off-spinner has got Wolvaardt out four times, and only conceded 53 runs from the 41 balls bowled to her.

  10. SA 76-3

    Target 205

    Great commitment to entertaining from young Annerie Dercksen.

    She scoops Charlie Dean for four, but in the process ends up in the splits and has to get up and run without her bat - even though it turns out the running wasn't necessary in the end.

    Dean then grimaces in frustration as she gifts South Africa five runs with a wide that also beats Amy Jones.

    At the halfway mark, South Africa are way behind the rate but to their credit, they haven't crumbled.

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

    Charlie Dean took the pace off again and entices Laura Wolvaardt into the full-blooded drive. Wolvaardt wasn't really able to get going at all and it's going to be down to Tryon and Dercksen now if South Africa have any hope.

  12. wicket

    WICKET

    Wolvaardt c Filer b Dean 25 (SA 66-3)

    The perfect response from Charlie Dean.

    A little fuller, tempting Laura Wolvaardt into a cover drive, which she usually plays so elegantly.

    But it flies off the outside edge and Lauren Filer takes a sharp catch at short third.

  13. SA 66-2

    Back-to-back boundaries from Laura Wolvaardt.

    The first is pulled sweetly past square leg but the second is thanks to a shocker from Nat Sciver-Brunt, who clumsily lets one through her legs at long-off.

    Turns out she does make mistakes sometimes!

  14. Rufus Bullough
    CricViz analyst

    Sarah Glenn is having her best year in an England shirt in T20 cricket. She has 22 wickets at an average of 11.59 and an economy of 5.03 in 2024. The most wickets and lowest economy and average of any year since her debut in 2019.

  15. SA 58-2

    Target 205

    Freya Kemp responds well with a good slower ball which deceives Dercksen and pins her in the stomach.

    A nasty one but she shares a laugh with her captain.

  16. 6 runs

    SA 56-2

    Two in two!

    Another short ball, another pull for six.

    I love this approach from Dercksen. South Africa are probably going to finish significantly short of the total but she might as well have some fun while she's out there.

  17. 6 runs

    SA 50-2

    Told you!

    Annerie Dercksen greets Freya Kemp into the attack, clubbing the first ball of the over the ropes for six.

    Great shot.

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

    Sarah Glenn took the pace off and a there was a little bit of turn, which we don't usually see from her. Slowing it down completely was a good ploy to Faye Tunnicliffe as she favours the sweep shot, but Faye went too early. She did show some promise though in her innings.

  19. SA 44-2

    Target 205

    Annerie Dercksen joins her captain in the middle, and she is a genuinely exciting prospect for the future of South Africa.

  20. wicket

    WICKET

    Tunnicliffe b Glenn 22 (SA 43-2)

    Sarah Glenn strikes!

    A risky shot from Faye Tunnicliffe, sweeping against the spin, and she loses her off stump in the process.

    A difficult innings for the newcomer.