Summary

  • Group B, Dubai

  • South Africa move top of group after 80-run win

  • Scotland, chasing 167, bowled out for 86

  • Scots eliminated from semi-final contention with one group game left

  • SA post 166-5 - highest total of tournament so far - Kapp 43 (24), Brits 43 (35), Wolvaardt 40 (27)

  • Scroll back through live text to watch highlights

Live Reporting

by Sam Dalling & Ffion Wynne

  1. Luus takes a screamer

    'Brilliant caught & bowled!' - Jack-Brown caught for nine

    Here is that return catch from Luus to dismiss Jack-Brown. Spectacular.

  2. Sco 75-8

    Boundary to end the over from Katherine Fraser. Six runs from that Chloe Tryon over.

  3. Sco 69-8

    Clinical so far from South Africa, who need just two wickets to close this out now.

    A 58-run victory (or better) will give them a better net-run-rate than the West Indies. That seems very likely.

  4. Tash Farrant
    England bowler on BBC Sounds

    A short-lived innings, but a fun innings for Rachel Slater.

    She gets the outside edge of the bat and it is the easiest of catches for Laura Wolvaardt.

    Slater hit a nice couple of boundaries, but Scotland have got too much to do.

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    WICKET

    Slater c Wolvaardt b Dercksen 8 (Sco 67-8)

    Slater falls for eight

    Laura Wolvaardt is having a belter of a day as skipper. Another change of bowling brings another wicket. This time Annerie Dercksen has Rachel Slater caught by Wolvaardt at cover.

  6. 64-7

    Nine off of Suné Luus' first over. Unfortunately for Scotland, they lost yet another wicket.

  7. Sco 64-7

    Back-to-back boundaries for Slater. Swept. Swept hard. Swept hard and into the gap.

  8. Sco 60-7

    Nice shot from Rachel Slater. Luus drops a fraction short and she is pulled for four.

  9. Tash Farrant
    England bowler on BBC Sounds

    That was an unbelievable catch from Sune Luus.

    That come back so quickly, Luus had so much hang time in the air. It felt like she hovered in the air to take the catch.

    She gets both mitts around the ball and makes it look easy.

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    WICKET

    Jack-Brown c & b Luus 9 (Sco 56-7)

    'Brilliant caught & bowled!' - Jack-Brown caught for nine

    Third caught and bowled of the innings and that is the best of them by quite some distance. Jack-Brown struck that hard and Suné Luus took the catch low to her left. Both feet were off the ground for good measure.

  11. Sco 55-6

    This is a masterclass from Mlaba. Even with the boundary Lorna Jack-Brown picked up in that over, Mlaba has conceded just 10 runs from her 18 balls so far.

    The difference between Mlaba's quickest and slowest balls is almost 30 kph. That sort of variation makes life extremely tough for batters.

  12. South Africa have caught the worm early

    Look away now Scotland fans...the worm does not make pretty viewing.

    A worm graph showing Scotland are a long way behind the required run rateCricViz

  13. Sco 50-6

    In some ways, we are half way there. At least, that is, we are half way through the reply. However, Scotland are a long way from where they would have hoped to have been by now. They still need 117 runs from the last 10 overs and have just four wickets in hand.

    Surely there is some good news to be had somewhere? Well, Scotland will not hold the unwanted record of the lowest total in a women's T20 World Cup. Bangladesh's 46 from way back in 2018 is safe.

  14. Mlaba with a little magic

    'Brilliant bit of bowling' - Mlaba bowls Lister for 12

    Here is that Mlaba delivery to dismiss Lister that I was talking up earlier. Brilliant, wasn't it?!

  15. Sco 46-6

    England beat Pakistan by 114 runs at Cape Town back in February 2023. Scotland currently trail South Africa by 120 runs.

  16. Sco 45-6

    Fraser survives the hat-trick ball.

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    Carter b Mlaba 0 (Sco 45-6)

    Mlaba takes her second wicket as she bowls Carter

    Or have I spoken too soon?! Darcey Carter is bowled around her legs. Mlaba's response is simply a shrug.

    Mlaba is on a hat-trick.

  18. Sco 45-5

    Strange over from de Klerk. Four dots, three wides, an outside edge for four and a wicket.

    I reckon Scotland need another eight runs to avoid the heaviest women's T20 World Cup defeat of all time. They should get that, right?!

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    WICKET

    Chatterji b de Klerk 4 (Sco 39-5)

    De Klerk bowls Chatterji for four

    Oh dear. This is all going south rapidly for Scotland. This could end up being embarrassing.

    Nadine de Klerk picks up a wicket with only her second ball. Chatterji was trying to be a little too cute and gets bowled.

  20. Firdose Moonda
    Cricinfo writer on BBC Sounds

    Nonkululeko Mlaba takes her sixth wicket of the tournament as she joins the top of the wicket taking list.

    Nonkululeko Mlaba of South Africa celebratesGetty Images