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. Eng 199-6published at 46 overs

    Target 219

    Another Gunn single, Wilson slices one past the despairing dive of the point fielder and it's away for four! The crowd rise with a palpable release of tension. 20 needed from 24 balls.

  2. Postpublished at 16:57 British Summer Time 18 July 2017

    Here's the last England wicket to fall - a wonderful piece of bowling by Moseline Daniels.

  3. Postpublished at 16:56 British Summer Time 18 July 2017

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

    When you hear a crowd vehemently clapping the ones and twos, you know what sort of moment it is in the match!

  4. Eng 194-6published at 45.3 overs

    South Africa continue to rotate their three remaining seamers in one-over spells as Wilson guides Daniels for a single. Gunn hoicks a single which reaches long-on on the first bounce. Wilson forces another single to mid-off. 25 from 27 - nail-biting stuff.

  5. Postpublished at 16:54 British Summer Time 18 July 2017

    Phil Long
    TMS statistician

    At this same stage, South Africa were 191-6. Toe-to-toe!

  6. Eng 191-6published at 45 overs

    Target 219

    Kapp finds her radar with three dot balls to finish the over well - England need 28 from 30 balls.

    And South Africa were 191-6 at this stage too. Super Over, anyone?

  7. Postpublished at 16:53 British Summer Time 18 July 2017

    Mel Jones
    Former Australia batter on BBC Test Match Special

    She's trying to bowl that full, wider length delivery but South Africa have only been in this situation twice before. Collectively, this group haven't been in these situations this much where there's such a big prize at the end of it.

  8. Eng 191-6published at 44.3 overs

    Kapp fires a couple of wides outside off stump - clearly not just the batters (and text commentators) are showing signs of nerves! 28 needed from 33 balls.

  9. Postpublished at 16:52 British Summer Time 18 July 2017

    Isa Guha
    Ex-England seamer on BBC Test Match Special

    Oh, what's going on?! It was a bye in the end but I thought Wilson had got some bat on that. It was a yorker length delivery from Kapp.

  10. Eng 189-6published at 44.3 overs

    Gunn into double figures with a single - while Wilson profits from another Trisha Chetty wicketkeeping fumble as they run a bye to the keeper. 30 needed from 33.

    WilsonImage source, Reuters
  11. Postpublished at 16:51 British Summer Time 18 July 2017

    Mel Jones
    Former Australia batter on BBC Test Match Special

    Pace on the ball, isn't it? Gunn just whipped that through the on side.

  12. Eng 187-6published at 44.1 overs

    The seamer shuffle continues - Kapp for her ninth over, Jenny Gunn whacks her through mid-wicket for four! Good start to the over for England.

  13. How's stat?!published at 16:49 British Summer Time 18 July 2017

    Phil Long
    TMS statistician

    At this same stage, South Africa were 179-6.

  14. Eng 183-6published at 44 overs

    Target 219

    Wilson can't get a slower ball away - but then pulls out an outrageous Dilscoop over the keeper's head for four! But a dot ball to finish means it's an even 36 needed from 36 balls.

  15. Eng 179-6published at 43.3 overs

    South Africa's bowlers are going in one-over spells as Ismail switches to the Pavilion End for the first time. Wilson knocks a single, Gunn swipes one to third man, and Wilson again picks out Van Niekerk at short extra. 40 needed from 39 balls.

  16. Postpublished at 16:47 British Summer Time 18 July 2017

    Isa Guha
    Ex-England seamer on BBC Test Match Special

    Ebony is out on the balcony, trying to alleviate the stress by having a little boogie!

  17. Eng 177-6published at 43 overs

    Target 219

    The tall Jenny Gunn carefully surveys the field, before playing her first ball straight to that short extra cover position where both captains have excelled in the field today. An on-drive brings England two, as Shabnim Ismail rather dives over the ball at wide mid-on. A drive to mid-off... dot ball. But when Daniels strays down the leg side, Gunn helps herself to two to deep square leg.

    England need 42 from 42 balls, and Gunn has four from four.

  18. Postpublished at 16:45 British Summer Time 18 July 2017

    Isa Guha
    Ex-England seamer on BBC Test Match Special

    Jenny Gunn has been in plenty of different situations over her career. England are going to need her experience here. Katherine Brunt had a strong word with Fran before she left, saying "come on mate, you can still do this."

  19. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 42.2 overs

    Brunt b Daniels 12 (Eng 173-6)

    Bowled! Brunt tries to whip Daniels through the leg side and is bowled off her pads for 12 from 27 balls. Jenny Gunn joins Wilson at the crease, with England needing a run a ball for the first time - 46 from 46.

  20. Eng 172-5published at 42 overs

    Target 219

    Brunt moves to 12 with a single down the ground from a full toss. A lot on Fran Wilson's shoulders now - she cuts the fifth ball straight to point, and somehow clubs the last ball into the ground, and it bounces over the keeper's head for a single. 47 from 48 balls to reach Lord's, and I'm starting to feel the tension...