England win a Test for first time since 2014 - report
SA crumble to 64 all out in run chase, with injured Hluba not fit to bat
Umpires appear to check for bat-pad edge despite DRS not being in use
England bowled out for 236
Knight finds form with classy 90
Only Test, day three, Bloemfontein
Lydia Greenway
Former England batter on BBC Test Match Special
At one point yesterday we thought it could play out into a draw but things shifted quickly. For England, they will feel firmly in control now, it'll just be about the number of runs they want to set South Africa - and the time as well.
Nadine de Klerk starts with a rather unthreatening over as she attempts to settle into an early rhythm at the Mangaung Oval.
A couple of freebies on the pads of Heather Knight and Tammy Beaumont are comfortably worked into the leg side.
Knight ends the over with a crunching drive through the covers, punishing a delivery which was slightly over pitched by De Klerk.
Seven runs off the first over is a very handy start.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
I would love to see England go out and be aggressive then have a pop with the ball at South Africa tonight. That would be their best chance of forcing a result.
I think they will force a result and the have to. They haven't won a Test match for a decade and they have to find a way to win before going over to The Ashes.
South Africa's players are flipping up their collars, putting on their shades and adjusting their floppy sun hats as they prepare to enter the field.
Heather Knight and Tammy Beaumont, meanwhile, are going through some last-minute stretches.
Play will commence in a couple of minutes.
Image source, BBC WeatherThe sun is cracking the flags in Bloemfontein at the moment, with the Mangaung Oval bathed in glorious sunshine. Play was interrupted by lightning strikes yesterday but we are set fare for the whole of day four.
A chance for England's batters to make hay.
Ffion Wynne
BBC Sport cricket writer
The pitch is showing signs of deteriorating and Tammy Beaumont and Heather Knight had to negotiate some uneven bounce at the end of the day.
England's healthy lead puts them in a commanding position, though a forecast for wet weather on day four could force them to move the game along at a quicker rate today.
Image source, Getty ImagesEngland's men might have wrapped up their 2024 with a thumping defeat at the hands of New Zealand but the year is not quite done for the women's side.
We're finely poised with two days left of an intriguing one-off Test match against South Africa.
A disciplined bowling performance - spearheaded by Lauren Bell - then some gritty batting before the close yesterday put England in a strong position but there could be plenty of twists and turns yet.
Welcome to live text commentary of day three from Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beaumont,caught Luus, bowled Hlubi Beaumont, caught Luus, bowled Hlubi | 21 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 58.33 |
Bouchier,caught Luus, bowled Mlaba Bouchier, caught Luus, bowled Mlaba | 126 | 154 | 22 | 2 | 222 | 81.82 |
Knight,leg before wicket, bowled Sekhukhune Knight, leg before wicket, bowled Sekhukhune | 20 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 64 | 40.00 |
Sciver-Brunt,run out Mlaba Sciver-Brunt, run out Mlaba | 128 | 145 | 18 | 0 | 163 | 88.28 |
Wyatt-Hodge,caught Jafta, bowled Mlaba Wyatt-Hodge, caught Jafta, bowled Mlaba | 12 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 60.00 |
Jones,caught Kapp, bowled Mlaba Jones, caught Kapp, bowled Mlaba | 39 | 85 | 6 | 0 | 63 | 45.88 |
Dean,bowled Mlaba Dean, bowled Mlaba | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 61.54 |
Ecclestone,bowled Hlubi Ecclestone, bowled Hlubi | 21 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 75.00 |
MacDonald-Gay,bowled Kapp MacDonald-Gay, bowled Kapp | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11.76 |
Filer,not out Filer, not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.00 |
Bell,not out Bell, not out | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 4, byes 5, leg byes 9, total 18 Extras, no balls 0, wides 4, byes 5, leg byes 9, total 18 | ||||||
Total,395 for 9 declared 92.0 overs Total,395 for 9 declared 92.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kapp | 7.0 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 2.85 |
Hlubi | 12.0 | 3 | 40 | 2 | 3.33 |
Dercksen | 8.0 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 5.12 |
de Klerk | 9.0 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 4.33 |
Sekhukhune | 7.0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 5.28 |
Mlaba | 20.0 | 2 | 90 | 4 | 4.50 |
Tryon | 5.0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 7.20 |
Luus | 24.0 | 1 | 78 | 0 | 3.25 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
53 for 1 (11.6 overs) | Beaumont |
103 for 2 (27.3 overs) | Knight |
277 for 3 (56.1 overs) | Bouchier |
299 for 4 (62.1 overs) | Wyatt-Hodge |
357 for 5 (78.4 overs) | Sciver-Brunt |
368 for 6 (82.3 overs) | Dean |
371 for 7 (84.4 overs) | Jones |
391 for 8 (90.5 overs) | MacDonald-Gay |
395 for 9 (91.3 overs) | Ecclestone |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wolvaardt,leg before wicket, bowled Ecclestone Wolvaardt, leg before wicket, bowled Ecclestone | 65 | 147 | 11 | 0 | 175 | 44.22 |
Bosch,caught Jones, bowled Bell Bosch, caught Jones, bowled Bell | 6 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 27.27 |
Dercksen,caught Ecclestone, bowled Filer Dercksen, caught Ecclestone, bowled Filer | 41 | 77 | 8 | 0 | 109 | 53.25 |
Luus,caught Jones, bowled Filer Luus, caught Jones, bowled Filer | 56 | 148 | 8 | 0 | 166 | 37.84 |
Kapp,bowled MacDonald-Gay Kapp, bowled MacDonald-Gay | 57 | 74 | 11 | 0 | 101 | 77.03 |
de Klerk,caught Jones, bowled MacDonald-Gay de Klerk, caught Jones, bowled MacDonald-Gay | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 |
Tryon,caught Beaumont, bowled Bell Tryon, caught Beaumont, bowled Bell | 20 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 60.61 |
Jafta,bowled Bell Jafta, bowled Bell | 8 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 50.00 |
Sekhukhune,not out Sekhukhune, not out | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 77.78 |
Mlaba,bowled Bell Mlaba, bowled Bell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Hlubi,leg before wicket, bowled Sciver-Brunt Hlubi, leg before wicket, bowled Sciver-Brunt | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 33.33 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 1, byes 12, leg byes 7, total 20 Extras, no balls 0, wides 1, byes 12, leg byes 7, total 20 | ||||||
Total,281 all out 88.4 overs Total,281 all out 88.4 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Filer | 17.0 | 1 | 53 | 2 | 3.11 |
Bell | 13.0 | 2 | 49 | 4 | 3.76 |
Ecclestone | 25.0 | 9 | 40 | 1 | 1.60 |
Sciver-Brunt | 7.4 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 3.26 |
MacDonald-Gay | 15.0 | 4 | 50 | 2 | 3.33 |
Dean | 11.0 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 4.09 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
21 for 1 (7.3 overs) | Bosch |
113 for 2 (36.2 overs) | Dercksen |
138 for 3 (44.5 overs) | Wolvaardt |
237 for 4 (73.6 overs) | Kapp |
237 for 5 (75.2 overs) | de Klerk |
259 for 6 (82.1 overs) | Luus |
271 for 7 (85.2 overs) | Tryon |
278 for 8 (87.2 overs) | Jafta |
278 for 9 (87.3 overs) | Mlaba |
281 for 10 (88.4 overs) | Hlubi |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bouchier,caught Jafta, bowled Hlubi Bouchier, caught Jafta, bowled Hlubi | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0.00 |
Beaumont,leg before wicket, bowled Sekhukhune Beaumont, leg before wicket, bowled Sekhukhune | 12 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 21.82 |
Knight,leg before wicket, bowled Mlaba Knight, leg before wicket, bowled Mlaba | 90 | 191 | 10 | 0 | 215 | 47.12 |
Sciver-Brunt,bowled Mlaba Sciver-Brunt, bowled Mlaba | 37 | 58 | 6 | 0 | 52 | 63.79 |
Wyatt-Hodge,caught Bosch, bowled Sekhukhune Wyatt-Hodge, caught Bosch, bowled Sekhukhune | 23 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 100.00 |
Jones,caught Wolvaardt, bowled Mlaba Jones, caught Wolvaardt, bowled Mlaba | 24 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 75.00 |
Dean,caught Sekhukhune, bowled Mlaba Dean, caught Sekhukhune, bowled Mlaba | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10.00 |
Ecclestone,leg before wicket, bowled Mlaba Ecclestone, leg before wicket, bowled Mlaba | 16 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 69.57 |
MacDonald-Gay,bowled Mlaba MacDonald-Gay, bowled Mlaba | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 33.33 |
Filer,caught substitute, bowled de Klerk Filer, caught substitute, bowled de Klerk | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 23.08 |
Bell,not out Bell, not out | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 33.33 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 20, leg byes 3, total 23 Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 20, leg byes 3, total 23 | ||||||
Total,236 all out 74.1 overs Total,236 all out 74.1 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kapp | 4.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.50 |
Hlubi | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
Dercksen | 5.0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 4.80 |
Mlaba | 26.0 | 4 | 67 | 6 | 2.57 |
Sekhukhune | 12.0 | 3 | 35 | 2 | 2.91 |
de Klerk | 10.1 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 2.36 |
Tryon | 5.0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 5.60 |
Luus | 9.0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 3.55 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
3 for 1 (5.2 overs) | Bouchier |
42 for 2 (19.4 overs) | Beaumont |
109 for 3 (36.1 overs) | Sciver-Brunt |
140 for 4 (43.4 overs) | Wyatt-Hodge |
182 for 5 (55.2 overs) | Jones |
188 for 6 (57.6 overs) | Dean |
224 for 7 (67.5 overs) | Ecclestone |
229 for 8 (69.1 overs) | Knight |
232 for 9 (71.5 overs) | MacDonald-Gay |
236 for 10 (74.1 overs) | Filer |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wolvaardt,leg before wicket, bowled Bell Wolvaardt, leg before wicket, bowled Bell | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 33.33 |
Bosch,leg before wicket, bowled Filer Bosch, leg before wicket, bowled Filer | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 28.57 |
Dercksen,caught Beaumont, bowled Bell Dercksen, caught Beaumont, bowled Bell | 9 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 42.86 |
Luus,bowled Bell Luus, bowled Bell | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 10.00 |
Kapp,caught Beaumont, bowled Ecclestone Kapp, caught Beaumont, bowled Ecclestone | 21 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 75.00 |
de Klerk,run out Wyatt-Hodge de Klerk, run out Wyatt-Hodge | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.00 |
Tryon,leg before wicket, bowled Ecclestone Tryon, leg before wicket, bowled Ecclestone | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.00 |
Jafta,leg before wicket, bowled Bell Jafta, leg before wicket, bowled Bell | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.00 |
Sekhukhune,not out Sekhukhune, not out | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 50.00 |
Mlaba,run out Bell Mlaba, run out Bell | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 155.56 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 5, leg byes 1, total 6 Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 5, leg byes 1, total 6 | ||||||
Total,64 all out 19.4 overs Total,64 all out 19.4 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bell | 9.0 | 4 | 27 | 4 | 3.00 |
Filer | 5.0 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 2.40 |
Ecclestone | 4.4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1.50 |
MacDonald-Gay | 1.0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
8 for 1 (2.6 overs) | Wolvaardt |
12 for 2 (5.2 overs) | Bosch |
22 for 3 (8.5 overs) | Dercksen |
31 for 4 (10.2 overs) | Luus |
31 for 5 (11.3 overs) | de Klerk |
33 for 6 (13.4 overs) | Tryon |
44 for 7 (14.5 overs) | Jafta |
44 for 8 (17.4 overs) | Kapp |
64 for 9 (19.4 overs) | Mlaba |