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
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Rufus Bullough
CricViz analyst
The round the wicket tactic working wonders for Kemp there. She averages 23.20 against right handers in T20 cricket from round the wicket, compared to 25.90 from over the wicket.
Bosch b Kemp 18 (SA 58-3)
Image source, Getty ImagesNat Sciver-Brunt breathes a sigh of relief!
Anneke Bosch had edged the previous ball for four, but gets a bit carried away with her fast start. She takes an almighty heave at Freya Kemp and loses her stumps.
Frustrating for South Africa, with three players getting out after making a promising start.
Tash Farrant
England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
You don't see Nat Sciver-Brunt drop many catches so she will be disappointed. She would have taken that in training 99 times out of 100.
SA 54-2
Oh, no!
Catching continues to haunt England. Sarah Glenn thinks she's got her immediate revenge as Anneke Bosch top-edges a sweep, which goes straight up in the air towards Nat Sciver-Brunt at square leg.
It's the simplest of chances for one of England's best fielders but it somehow slips out.
A tough over for Glenn.
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Anneke Bosch whacks the first six of the innings straight down the ground.
Tricky start for Glenn here, 10 runs coming from her first two balls.
Anneke Bosch gets her first boundary, with a back-foot punch past point for four.
It beats both fielders at point and short third, so Sarah Glenn doesn't look particularly thrilled.
Tash Farrant
England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Very clever bowling from Sophie Ecclestone. She held her pace back and she could feel that Tazmin Brits was going to come down the pitch, having just got that boundary. Sophie always keeps calm out there but you can tell she loved that piece of bowling.
Rufus Bullough
CricViz analyst
Spin has dominated proceedings at East London in Women's T20 cricket. They average just 19.14 compared to pace bowlers 35.21 historically.
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Sophie Ecclestone gets one to turn and bounce past the outside edge. This won't be easy for an already depleted South African line-up.
Brits st Jones b Ecclestone 15 (SA 43-2)
Spoke too soon!
That is why Sophie Ecclestone is the best in the world. She corrects her length immediately, dragging it slightly shorter and quicker, and tempts Tazmin Brits down the pitch.
Brits completely loses her shape and Amy Jones does the rest.
Lovely innovation from Tazmin Brits, who has got to take the upper hand now without Wolvaardt.
She shuffles across her stumps and sweeps Sophie Ecclestone for four welcome runs.
Tash Farrant
England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
It's the huge wicket which every team looks to take early; Laura Wolvaardt has been in fine form lately. England can now try to break down that fragile South Africa middle order, which is lacking Marizanne Kapp, so they will be feeling positive.
Anneke Bosch, the hero of South Africa's epic semi-final win over Australia last month, is in at three.
A brilliant over from Charlie Dean to close the powerplay, with just three singles and the huge wicket coming from it.
Without Marizanne Kapp or Chloe Tryon, this is going to be a big test for the Proteas' batting depth.
Wolvaardt b Dean 22 (SA 35-1)
Charlie Dean gets the big wicket!
Laura Wolvaardt tries to make the most of the final over of the powerplay with a premeditated skip down the pitch to the off-spinner.
Dean sees her coming and fires it in quicker, and the South Africa captain is cleaned up.
Tash Farrant
England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
England have gone for a three-spin attack and they will try to do that as much as they can. It will be interesting to see who will keep their spot, between Sarah Glenn and Charlie Dean, if England decide to bring in a seamer in Lauren Filer.
A couple of nicely-timed strikes into the leg side from both openers but they only manage to pick out the boundary riders.
A tidy over from England's all-rounder, with one more over of the powerplay left for South Africa to try and attack.
More spin, this time from Charlie Dean.
Tazmin Brits takes some of the pressure off her opening partner, who has done most of the scoring so far, by whacking the off-spinner straight down the ground for her first boundary.
Tash Farrant
England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Sophie Ecclestone is the best bowler in the world but she didn't have the best World Cup. Her standards are so high and she has dropped off them slightly over the past few months.
Interesting move from Heather Knight, turning to her trump card Sophie Ecclestone very early.
Ecclestone starts well, just one run scored from her first five balls, before Laura Wolvaardt eases the pressure with a thumping slog-sweep past mid-wicket for four.
Tash Farrant
England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Laura Wolvaardt is looking so good, if you give her any width she is going to smash it away to the boundary. This opening pair is arguably the best in the world at the moment, they are so dangerous when they are on their A game.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wolvaardt,bowled Dean Wolvaardt, bowled Dean | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 115.79 |
Brits,stumped Jones, bowled Ecclestone Brits, stumped Jones, bowled Ecclestone | 15 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 83.33 |
Bosch,bowled Kemp Bosch, bowled Kemp | 18 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 150.00 |
Luus,caught Ecclestone, bowled Dean Luus, caught Ecclestone, bowled Dean | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.00 |
Dercksen,not out Dercksen, not out | 26 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 89.66 |
Shangase,caught Ecclestone, bowled Glenn Shangase, caught Ecclestone, bowled Glenn | 16 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 72.73 |
de Klerk,not out de Klerk, not out | 29 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 181.25 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 14, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 16 Extras, no balls 0, wides 14, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 16 | ||||||
Total,142 for 5 20.0 overs Total,142 for 5 20.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sciver-Brunt | 3.0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5.66 |
Bell | 4.0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 11.50 |
Ecclestone | 4.0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 4.50 |
Dean | 4.0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5.25 |
Glenn | 3.0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 7.66 |
Kemp | 2.0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 7.50 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
35 for 1 (5.2 overs) | Wolvaardt |
43 for 2 (6.4 overs) | Brits |
58 for 3 (8.3 overs) | Bosch |
64 for 4 (9.2 overs) | Luus |
100 for 5 (15.4 overs) | Shangase |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bouchier,bowled Marx Bouchier, bowled Marx | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 117.65 |
Wyatt-Hodge,bowled de Klerk Wyatt-Hodge, bowled de Klerk | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 100.00 |
Dunkley,caught Jafta, bowled de Klerk Dunkley, caught Jafta, bowled de Klerk | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 44.44 |
Sciver-Brunt,caught Mlaba, bowled Marx Sciver-Brunt, caught Mlaba, bowled Marx | 59 | 54 | 7 | 0 | 60 | 109.26 |
Knight,bowled Marx Knight, bowled Marx | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 25.00 |
Jones,bowled Shangase Jones, bowled Shangase | 31 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 163.16 |
Kemp,not out Kemp, not out | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 100.00 |
Ecclestone,not out Ecclestone, not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Extras, no balls 4, wides 3, byes 4, leg byes 1, total 12 Extras, no balls 4, wides 3, byes 4, leg byes 1, total 12 | ||||||
Total,143 for 6 19.2 overs Total,143 for 6 19.2 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hlubi | 3.0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 13.33 |
Luus | 2.0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8.00 |
Marx | 3.2 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 5.70 |
de Klerk | 4.0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 5.00 |
Mlaba | 4.0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 5.75 |
Shangase | 3.0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 6.66 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
29 for 1 (3.3 overs) | Wyatt-Hodge |
35 for 2 (4.5 overs) | Bouchier |
55 for 3 (8.2 overs) | Dunkley |
65 for 4 (10.1 overs) | Knight |
115 for 5 (15.6 overs) | Jones |
142 for 6 (19.1 overs) | Sciver-Brunt |