Postpublished at 03:54 British Summer Time 31 March 2022
Alex Hartley
England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
South Africa have been involved in so many close games, you think one might go the other way.
Summary
England reach World Cup final - will play Australia on Sunday in Christchurch (02:00 BST)
Ecclestone (6-36) takes first international five-wicket haul
Shrubsole takes two wickets with new ball
England post 293-8 after being asked to bat first
Wyatt - dropped five times - makes 129 off 125 balls
Opener shares stand of 116 with Dunkley (60) for fifth wicket
Postpublished at 03:54 British Summer Time 31 March 2022
Eng 126-4published at 26 overs
The pattern of this innings continues with England getting themselves into promising positions, only to lose a wicket and hand the initiative back to South Africa.
Danni Wyatt is still there though and is joined in the middle by Sophia Dunkley.
Postpublished at 03:52 British Summer Time 31 March 2022
Natalie Germanos
BBC Test Match Special
Image source, Getty ImagesSouth Africa are winning the big moments.
Postpublished at 03:51 British Summer Time 31 March 2022
Alex Hartley
England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
Image source, Getty ImagesWe knew that was coming, it's been bubbling up for the last couple of overs. It's a poor shot from Amy Jones.
WICKETpublished at 25.4 overs
Jones c Tryon b Kapp 28 (Eng 126-4)
Thanks, Ffion. Not the ideal start to my stint from an England perspective!
Marizanne Kapp breaks a dangerous stand as a leading edge from Amy Jones loops into the leg side and Chloe Tryon does well to get across from mid-wicket and hold onto the catch.
Eng 121-3published at 25 overs
Wyatt 64, Jones 28
Wyatt and Jones are looking set now and ready to hit the accelerator. Wyatt lofts Klaas down the ground for three more before Mignon du Preez pulls off a stunning dive on the cover boundary to save another run.
Can South Africa make the crucial breakthrough? Here's Sam Drury to take you through the second half of England's innings.
Postpublished at 03:43 British Summer Time 31 March 2022
Henry Moeran
BBC Test Match Special
Image source, Getty ImagesEngland are starting to find a foothold but every time we have said this, they have lost a wicket.
Eng 113-3published at 24 overs
Wyatt 59, Jones 25
Sune Luus searches for a wicket by bringing Kapp back on. It doesn't quite pay off from the first over back.
Postpublished at 03:41 British Summer Time 31 March 2022
Alex Hartley
England spinner on BBC Test Match SpecialThat is the perfect cover drive, and she held the pose.
Eng 112-3published at 23.2 overs
Amy Jones looks in good form. Another one threaded gloriously past cover for four runs.
Eng 108-3published at 23 overs
Image source, Getty ImagesA decent over from Masabata Klaas concedes just four.
Hard to tell who's on top at the moment, it's like both teams are just sizing each other up and waiting for something to happen. I'd probably say England are just edging it.
Postpublished at 03:36 British Summer Time 31 March 2022
Here's how England lost their third wicket, that of Nat Sciver. Just look at those celebrations.
Postpublished at 03:35 British Summer Time 31 March 2022
Henry Moeran
BBC Test Match SpecialJones plays that shot almost as well as anyone in the game. Glorious way to bring up the 100. That's about as good as it gets.
Eng 104-3published at 22 overs
Wyatt 58, Jones 17
There's a man in the crowd in batting gear on stilts and it's so creepy. He's going round talking to fans and it's fair to say if he came up to me as I was enjoying some cricket I'd be running to the other side of the ground.
Meanwhile Amy Jones drives beautifully for four past cover to bring up England's hundred, before a less convincing edge down to third man for another boundary.
Eng 96-3published at 21 overs
Close! Danni Wyatt mistimes one, trying to go over the top of mid-off, and it just evades Sune Luus in that position.
Wyatt needs to be careful - there's no need to be reckless and gift a wicket away, especially when they're taking six an over off Tryon without putting any real effort in anyway.
Postpublished at 03:31 British Summer Time 31 March 2022
Alex Hartley
England spinner on BBC Test Match SpecialThe run-rate is good for England, it's just the old wickets. Every time they look set, they lose a wicket.
Postpublished at 03:28 British Summer Time 31 March 2022
Snehal Pradhan
Ex-India seamer on BBC Test Match SpecialKhaka has been fabulous, she's having a great year.
Eng 89-3published at 20 overs
Ayabonga Khaka's first over was a bit of a shocker, going for 12, but she's pulled it back brilliantly since and taken the wicket of England's captain.
Just three from the over.
From the press boxpublished at 03:25 British Summer Time 31 March 2022
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Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport's chief cricket writer in Christchurch
Image source, Getty ImagesIn the World Cup semi-final, Danni Wyatt has a half-century. She's been dropped twice but she's also struck some authoritative boundaries. With England teetering slightly, the opener is holding them together.