Summary

  • SA 138-6: Brits 59 (57); Kemp 2-18, Ecclestone 2-24

  • Eng 176-6: Ecclestone 33* (12); Mlaba 3-22

  • Hosts win by 38 runs to sweep ODI and T20 series

  • England win multi-format series 14-2

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  1. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 19:58 British Summer Time 25 July 2022

    #bbccricket

    Nikhil Venkatesh: If Sophie Ecclestone can do that with the bat regularly, and keep up her bowling, she must be close to the best overall cricketer in the world.

    Tim in Marlow: Take a bow, Sophie Ecclestone What an innings! #demolition.

  2. How's stat?!published at 19:56 British Summer Time 25 July 2022

    Andy Zaltzman
    BBC Test Match Special statistician

    Sophie Ecclestone, before today, had never scored more than 17 in a T20 international. That was the joint second most runs scored in an over in a women's T20 cricket. Only Deandra Dottin, who hit 27, has scored more. Chloe Tryon has also scored 26 in an over.

  3. Postpublished at 19:56 British Summer Time 25 July 2022

    England's innings stuttered a little at times, but Sophie Ecclestone's brilliant hitting in that final over has really boosted the total.

    Ecclestone, in fact, top scored with 33 from just 12 balls.

  4. Postpublished at 19:54 British Summer Time 25 July 2022

    Alison Mitchell
    BBC Two

    This is a punishing over for Klaas. It's a brilliant over for England. What a way to finish the innings. Two huge sixes. Leg side and into the wind.

  5. Postpublished at 19:54 British Summer Time 25 July 2022

    Anya Shrubsole
    Former England bowler on BBC Two

    Those are two of the cleanest hits you could wish to see. It's hard to see what plan Klaas had there. It looked like it was bowl it and hope.

  6. 6 runs

    Eng 176-6published at 20.0 overs

    A brilliant final over for England as Sophie Ecclestone pumps another six.

    Masabata Klaas is a tad fuller but Ecclestone uses those long levers to whip it over that square leg boundary for another six.

    England finish with a flourish.

  7. Postpublished at 19:51 British Summer Time 25 July 2022

    Anya Shrubsole
    Former England bowler on BBC Two

    That is some hit. It was into the wind and it cleared the boundary by some way. That has gone miles.

  8. 6 runs

    Eng 166-6published at 19.4 overs

    Sophie Ecclestone backs into her crease, picks up the length of a slower ball Masabata Klaas, and heaves it over the square leg boundary for a huge six!

  9. Postpublished at 19:50 British Summer Time 25 July 2022

    Alison Mitchell
    BBC Two

    Another misfield. It's been a disappointing feature in South Africa's game throughout the series.

  10. Eng 158-6published at 19.2 overs

    Masabata Klaas lets the ball slip down the leg side, Sophie Ecclestone is able to get some bat on it, and a misfield from Nonkululeko Mlaba at short fine and the ball races away for four more.

  11. Postpublished at 19:48 British Summer Time 25 July 2022

    Alison Mitchell
    BBC Two

    That deserved to be put to the boundary. Klaas has to be better than that in the death overs.

  12. Eng 154-6published at 19.1 overs

    A high full toss from Masabata Klaas and Sophie Ecclestone is able to lift it over gully for four.

  13. How's stat?!published at 19:48 British Summer Time 25 July 2022

    Andy Zaltzman
    BBC Test Match Special statistician

    England have scored 42 runs from overs 16 to 19.

  14. Eng 150-6published at 19.0 overs

    Final six balls. Masabata Klaas with ball in hand, Sophie Ecclestone on strike.

  15. Postpublished at 19:47 British Summer Time 25 July 2022

    Alison Mitchell
    BBC Two

    Sophie Ecclestone swatted it and found that gap beautifully. She just waited for that.

  16. Eng 149-6published at 18.4 overs

    Sophie Ecclestone waits for one that Ayabonga Khaka and uses her big reach to whack it across the line, wide of the long-on fielder, and to the boundary for four.

  17. Postpublished at 19:45 British Summer Time 25 July 2022

    England were going well with Danni Wyatt and Nat Sciver but South Africa got them both in the space of two balls a littler earlier.

  18. Eng 141-6published at 18.0 overs

    Ayabonga Khaka with the penultimate over. Katherine Brunt and Sophie Ecclestone at the crease for England.

  19. Postpublished at 19:43 British Summer Time 25 July 2022

    Lizelle Lee
    Former South Africa batter on BBC Two

    With the big wickets that South Africa had taken, I was hoping they would restrict England to 150. But it looks like they may just go bigger.

  20. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 17.5 overs

    Jones c Brits b Klaas 28 (Eng 137-6)

    Amy Jones goes aerial again but this time she picks out Tazmin Brits at deep square who safely pouches the catch.