Summary

  • England win with two balls to spare

  • SA 218-6: Du Preez 76*, Wolvaardt 66

  • Wickets for Shrubsole, Sciver, Gunn & Knight

  • Taylor's superb stumping removes Chetty

  • England play Australia or India in Lord's final

  1. Postpublished at 13:35 British Summer Time 18 July 2017

    Heather Knight wrote in her latest BBC Sport column about how the England team have been amusing themselves at this World Cup by compiling a video "blooper reel" of fielding errors.

    "It's important to see the funny side of things and have a laugh at yourselves and your team-mates. Unfortunately I've made the video a few times, with a terrible throw against Australia being the most embarrassing," she wrote.

    I think there may have just been another entry from the last ball of that innings...

    KnightImage source, Getty Images
  2. Postpublished at 13:33 British Summer Time 18 July 2017

    Natalie Germanos
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    That was naughty from England, and totally unnecessary. They were never going to get a run out.

  3. SA 218-6published at 50 overs

    Du Preez 76, Luus 21

    With Shrubsole off the field, Danielle Wyatt comes on as substitute fielder for the last three balls of the innings, and is immediately called into action as Luus guides another two to long-on. Luus can't get the fifth ball away, and the last of the innings is drilled straight to Heather Knight at cover. However, even though the batters weren't running, Knight throws at the unguarded stumps and they run an overthrow.

  4. Postpublished at 13:33 British Summer Time 18 July 2017

    Natalie Germanos
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    The physio is coming in to have a quick look at Shrubsole. She does look like she's in a bit of pain after landing awkwardly.

  5. ouch!

    SA 213-6published at 49.3 overs

    Du Preez 76, Luus 18

    Jenny Gunn has been a reliable death bowler for England in this tournament, and is thrown the ball for the last over. Both batters sweep for singles, Luus drills a two back past the bowler where it's fielded by Anya Shrubsole, who lands awkwardly and calls for the physio.

  6. Postpublished at 13:30 British Summer Time 18 July 2017

    Ebony Rainford-Brent
    Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special

    If I was Fran Wilson there, I wouldn't' run past Katherine Brunt f she's just been hit for four and then you've mis-fielded off her! She's seriously chuntering to herself.

  7. SA 211-6published at 49 overs

    Brunt 10-1-40-0

    Luus singles to mid-wicket, and Brunt doesn't look happy as Du Preez steps outside leg stump and manages to crack a four through the covers - while a misfield from Fran Wilson off Brunt's last ball ensures an unearned second run, and Brunt has 0-40 against her name - but can take credit for bowling a maiden in the powerplay.

  8. Postpublished at 13:27 British Summer Time 18 July 2017

    Natalie Germanos
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    England have really done their homework on these players. They've got good plans.

  9. SA 204-6published at 48.3 overs

    Katherine Brunt to bowl the penultimate over. Du Preez can only pick up singles - she's only hit four boundaries all day - while Luus aims a cross-batted blast but can't connect cleanly. Another dot ball as a mistimed shot goes straight to mid-on. Great suffocating from England.

  10. Postpublished at 13:26 British Summer Time 18 July 2017

    Ebony Rainford-Brent
    Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special

    I think Shrubsole has got her mojo back. She's been building throughout this tournament. At the start, it wasn't really clicking, but now we're seeing her getting back to her best. We'd all take that in a semi-final!

    ShrubsoleImage source, Reuters
  11. SA 203-6published at 48 overs

    Shrubsole 10-1-33-1

    Mignon du Preez knocks one to deep mid-on, but England will be pleased to have dried up the boundaries. Sune Luus gets lucky with an inside edge past the stumps - and MDP keeps the strike with a single. Shrubsole finishes with 1-33.

    Du PreezImage source, Getty Images
  12. Postpublished at 13:24 British Summer Time 18 July 2017

    Ebony Rainford-Brent
    Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special

    I love Brunt's plans. It's a clear plan of bowling a lot of slower balls and forcing the batsmen to go through the off-side, which is hard with no pace. It's really smart stuff and she executed in perfectly.

  13. SA 200-6published at 47.3 overs

    Shrubsole will be the first England bowler to complete her spell (though it leaves a puzzle as to who bowls the last over - Gunn?). Du Preez lifts a single to deep square leg, Luus knocks one straight to fine leg - dot ball. A single to deep mid-wicket takes South Africa to the milestone of 200.

  14. Postpublished at 13:22 British Summer Time 18 July 2017

    Ebony Rainford-Brent
    Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special

    It's an interesting wicket. It's not a road - I think we've been watching a lot of batters try and get their hands through it.

  15. SA 198-6published at 47 overs

    Du Preez 65, Luus 12

    A stifled appeal from Brunt as Du Preez is rapped on the pad by a ball drifting down the leg side. She then gives herself room to try to pierce that off-side ring, hitting inside-out, but picks out a fielder. A hustled single to deep square leg rounds out another tight over.

  16. Postpublished at 13:20 British Summer Time 18 July 2017

    Former captain Mignon du Preeze stuck it out to reach her first half-century of this World Cup. She brought it up with some oomph, too...

  17. SA 197-6published at 46.3 overs

    Katherine Brunt can finish up from the Ashley Down Road End here with the 47th and 49th overs - she has a ring of off-side fielders on the edge of the circle, with scouts back on the leg-side boundary for Du Preez, who adds a single. It's a more orthodox field for Luus who punches a single to long-on.

  18. Postpublished at 13:18 British Summer Time 18 July 2017

    Chloe Tryon is a dangerous player, but she lasted just three balls before this smart caught-and-bowled from Jenny Gunn.

  19. Postpublished at 13:18 British Summer Time 18 July 2017

    Ebony Rainford-Brent
    Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special

    Shrubsole has been back on good form today. You can tell with the way she gets through the crease - her rhythm is much better.

    ShrubsoleImage source, Getty Images
  20. SA 195-6published at 46 overs

    Du Preez 63, Luus 11

    Anya Shrubsole back into the attack, Du Preez has a long look around the field before lofting a two over wide mid-on. She's been very strong both sides of the wicket, but has barely scored a run in the "V" either side of the bowler. Four from the over, four to come.