Summary

  • England beat South Africa by four wickets in first T20 in East London

  • Tourists chase 143 with four balls to spare

  • Sciver-Brunt top-scores with 59 off 54 balls, while Jones adds 31 off 19

  • South Africa rally from 64-4 to post 142-5

  • Dean pick of England bowlers with 2-21

  • Listen to BBC Radio 5 Live online-only commentary at top of page

Live Reporting

Mike Peter

  1. Umpire review

    Eng 115-4

    Stumps broken again from Shangase's final delivery and Jones is walking off... but hold on, the umpires are making her wait.

    Were the bails dislodged by something other than the ball?

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

    Suddenly this feels like England's game. A huge over for Amy Jones and this will be the last over from Ayanda Hlubi who has been so expensive. She's given away 40 from her 3 overs today!

  3. That over has swung WinViz firmly in England's favour.

    WinViz has it 73-27 in England's favour against South AfricaCricViz/BBC Sport
  4. 6 runs

    Eng 108-4

    35 needed from 30 balls

    The England batters answer my call - did they take a peak at the live text between overs?

    Four boundaries and 22 runs from this over and it's Ayanda Hlubi who continues to be the expensive member of this South African bowling attack.

    Sciver-Brunt turns her first ball through fine leg for four, while Amy Jones join the party as the over comes to a close, powering consecutive shots past mid-off and through square for further boundaries.

    The final Hlubi delivery is yet another overstep and Jones is in no mood to be generous, as she lofts the follow-up ball over square for six.

    A match-turning over?

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

    England are struggling to find the boundary at the moment. South Africa are keeping it so simple and not relieving any sort of pressure. They have backed up their bowlers so well and neither Jones or Sciver-Brunt are finding the boundary at all.

  6. Eng 86-4

    57 needed from 36 balls

    I said England needed a few more boundaries - well, they didn't get any from this Sune Luus over.

    The England batters work her around for six runs, but they need to up the tempo soon if they're going to stand a chance of chasing 143.

  7. Eng 80-4

    63 needed from 42 balls

    A Nadine de Klerk bouncer sits up and Amy Jones doesn't need asking twice, pulling the ball away for a first boundary.

    England will need a few more of those if they're to chase this target, with the required run-rate now exactly nine an over.

  8. Eng 73-4

    70 needed from 48 balls

    Nonkululeko Mlaba rattles through her second over, conceding just three runs.

    The spinner almost has a wicket as Jones knocks a ball up in the air in the covers, but it drops just short of the fielder.

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

    Nat Sciver-BruntGetty Images

    140 would usually feel easily chasable but South Africa are being clever with their bowling changes, keeping England on their toes. Another wicket here could swing the game completely in South Africa's favour.

  10. Eng 70-4

    73 needed from 54 balls

    Jones immediately turns the ball square for an opening single, with three more singles and a wide coming from the rest of the over.

    The required run-rate, which started at 7.15, is up at 8.11 per over.

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

    South Africa are just on top here. The form of Amy Jones and the lack of recent cricket for Freya Kemp are really going to play into South Africa's chance.

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

    England are rocking here, this is more than a wobble. That is Heather Knight's weak spot and she got herself into a right tangle.

  13. wicket

    WICKET

    Knight b Marx 1 (Eng 65-4)

    Skipper's stumps splayed!

    A second wicket for Marx and a third England batter sees themselves castled, with Knight beaten by another low delivery on this somewhat spiteful pitch as East London.

    Perhaps another slight inside edge, with the ball going to skew the stumps in all directions in an aesthetically pleasing manner - not that Heather Knight will appreciate it.

    England moving into "in trouble" territory here, as Amy Jones comes to the crease.

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

    Knight and Sciver-Brunt will need to build a solid partnership now and they can't let the run-rate get too high.

    Nadine de Klerk has really stepped up for South Africa with her experience and she has assessed conditions so well. She's given England nothing at all.

  15. Eng 65-3

    Target 143

    Consecutive boundaries for Sciver-Brunt!

    She faces three dot balls from Shangase before flicking one round the corner, beating the despairing dive of Nonkululeko Mlaba.

    She follows that up with a punch on drive, moving to 25 from 23.

  16. Rufus Bullough
    CricViz analyst

    Heather Knight is one of the world's most prolific sweepers. She has in excess of 1,100 runs playing the reverse, slog and conventional sweeps.

    Since shot type data has been recorded, no player has more runs scored from these shots.

  17. Eng 57-3

    Captain Heather Knight comes to the middle a little earlier than she would have liked.

    De Klerk slides a ball past her off stump, before the England skipper gets off the mark with a knock into the covers.

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

    Sophia Dunkley did all of hard work getting used to the pitch, but Nadine de Klerk is bowling with no pace whatsoever. Dunkley got it out the middle of the bat but without the pace she didn't stand a chance.

  19. wicket

    WICKET

    Dunkley c Jafta b De Klerk 4 (Eng 55-3)

    Ramped straight into the hands of the keeper!

    A second wicket for Nadine De Klerk as she delivers a cutter that befuddles Sophia Dunkley.

    By the time the ball reaches the bat there's an expression on the England batter's face that shows she knows it's going wrong, and so it proves as she gently lifts the ball into Sinalo Jafta's gloves for the simplest of catches.

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

    Nat Sciver-Brunt is undervalued for how well she judges where singles can be picked up. She runs really well and is also making sure her teammate Sophia Dunkley is on strike to pick up runs as well. Very clever playing.