Postpublished at 05:32 British Summer Time 31 March 2022
Henry Moeran
BBC Test Match Special
Shabnim Ismail has the final say but she is not happy.
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 05:32 British Summer Time 31 March 2022
WICKETpublished at 50 overs
Ecclestone b Ismail 24 (Eng 293-8)
A swing and a miss from Ecclestone to end the innings. She misses, Shabnim Ismail hits.
It comes at the end of an expensive final over and Sune Luus gathers her team for a huddle before they head off. They've got a mammoth chase ahead of them.
Eng 293-7published at 49.4 overs
Four more! Three boundaries on the spin and this might be the pick of them, pumped back over Ismail's head and is just beats the fielder to the fence.
Eng 289-7published at 49.3 overs
The batters crossed so Ecclestone is on strike - and hits back-to-back boundaries over Ismail! Both go fine down the leg side, the first was nicely played as Ismail strayed. The next was a top edge on the pull but they both count the same!
Postpublished at 05:28 British Summer Time 31 March 2022
Alex Hartley
England spinner on BBC Test Match SpecialA wonderful innings from Dunkley, she has done a brilliant job for England and got them to a very good total.
Can't blame her for getting out that way in the final over.
WICKETpublished at 49.1 overs
Dunkley c Lee b Ismail 60 (Eng 281-7)
Dunkley falls to the first ball of the last over. She tries to hit Ismail over mid-off but the timing isn't there and Lizelle Lee pouches the catch.
Postpublished at 05:27 British Summer Time 31 March 2022
Alex Hartley
England spinner on BBC Test Match SpecialSouth Africa are up against it but it's good to see they're still out there smiling, enjoying themselves and congratulating each other.
Eng 281-6published at 49 overs
Dunkley 60, Ecclestone 12
There has been some very good fielding from South Africa - to go with the rather less good catching - and that helps limit the damage from Khaka's over.
Dunkley gets one from the last ball and will take strike for the start of the 50th over.
Eng 280-6published at 48.3 overs
That is some shot from Dunkley! She gets very low in her stance and springs up to get the ball out to wide long-on for four. What an innings this has been.
Postpublished at 05:23 British Summer Time 31 March 2022
Alex Hartley
England spinner on BBC Test Match SpecialSophia Dunkley keeps grunting. She sounds like a ... wolf, or something.
Postpublished at 05:23 British Summer Time 31 March 2022
Henry Moeran
BBC Test Match SpecialValuable runs from Sophie Ecclestone.
Eng 274-6published at 48 overs
Brilliant shot from Sophie Ecclestone! Kapp went very full but somehow Ecclestone is able to get it back past the bowler and the timing is such that the long-off fielder can't cut it off - four runs.
Four more! Back-to-back boundaries to end the over as Kapp loses her line. Loose, on leg stump and flicked past short fine leg.
Postpublished at 05:20 British Summer Time 31 March 2022
How nice is this image - Danni Wyatt being congratulated on her hundred by South Africa skipper Sune Luus...
Image source, Getty ImagesEng 262-6published at 47 overs
Dunkley 52, Ecclestone 1
Sophie Ecclestone joins Dunkley and gets a single from the last. South Africa won't mind that, it keeps Dunkley off strike for the start of the next over.
Postpublished at 05:17 British Summer Time 31 March 2022
Henry Moeran
BBC Test Match Special
Image source, Getty ImagesKatherine Brunt wasn't even in the same continent as that ball.
WICKETpublished at 46.5 overs
Brunt b Klaas 9 (Eng 261-6)
The slowest of slower balls and Katherine Brunt is completely deceived. The England all-rounder was so early on the shot that she almost could have had another go at it before the ball passed her and went on to hit off stump.
Very nicely bowled by Klaas.
Postpublished at 05:14 British Summer Time 31 March 2022
Alex Hartley
England spinner on BBC Test Match SpecialThat's not good enough. Misfields allowing England to run an extra couple of runs could prove the difference at the end of this game. That's how close it could get.
Eng 256-5published at 46 overs
Kapp is aggravated further after a misfield at deep mid-wicket from the last ball of the over allows Brunt to get back for two.
With all those dropped catches, South Africa could really do without adding ground fielding errors into the mix.
Eng 254-5published at 45.5 overs
Crashed away through the covers by Katherine Brunt! That's quite the way to get yourself off the mark. Marizanne Kapp is less than impressed.
Postpublished at 05:12 British Summer Time 31 March 2022
Alex Hartley
England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
Image source, Getty ImagesThis is the perfect scenario for Dunkley now with a few overs to go. She could easily push on to 80 not out.