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The ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 is at the business end, as the first semi-final is over, with Australia Women's National Cricket Team having qualified for the final after beating West Indies Women's National Cricket Team. In the second semi-final, the host England Women's National Cricket Team will take on the South Africa Women's National Cricket Team.
The England Women side have been unbeaten at this tournament, winning five of their five group-stage games. On the other hand, the South Africa Women side only lost to the Australia side in the group stage, and they qualified for the knockouts after India lost to Australia in the final group game.
England Women vs South Africa Women Match Preview
England Women and South Africa Women will be a breathtaking encounter. The two teams have been playing an amazing brand of cricket. The last time these two sides met in an ICC event was back in the ICC Women's World Cup 2025.
South Africa Women outplayed the England side, winning the match by 125 runs. The last time they met was in the 2nd Semi-Final of the 2023 edition of the T20 World Cup, where hosts South Africa secured a thrilling 6-run victory to reach their maiden T20 World Cup final.
England Women vs South Africa Women Match Details
Match: ENG W vs SA W, 2nd Semi-Final of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026
Date: 2nd July, 2026, Thursday
Time: 2:30 PM LOCAL, 1:30 PM GMT, 6:30 AM PT, 9:30 AM ET, 7:00 PM IST
Venue: The Oval, London
Live Streaming: JioHotstar (OTT), Star Sports (Television)
England Women vs South Africa Women Free Live Streaming & Telecast Details
The England Women and South Africa Women match will be telecast live on Star Sports Network in India. For online streaming, viewers will have to visit JioHotstar.
England Women vs South Africa Women Playing XI [Predicted]
England Women: Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Sophia Dunkley, Heather Knight, Nat Sciver-Brunt (c), Alice Capsey, Amy Jones (wk), Freya Kemp, Charlie Dean, Lauren Bell, Sophie Ecclestone, Issy Wong
South Africa Women: Laura Wolvaardt (c), Tazmin Brits, Marizanne Kapp, Sune Luus, Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Sinalo Jafta (wk), Dane van Niekerk, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Ayabonga Khaka, Shabnim Ismail
England Women vs South Africa Women Head-to-Head Record
England Women have dominated their recent head-to-head record against South Africa Women, winning four of the past five T20Is between the two teams.
England Women and South Africa Women have played each other across 25 WT20Is, where the Three Lions have won 17, South Africa have won 7, and one match ended in a no-result.
England Women vs South Africa Women Key Battles to Watch
Lauren Bell vs. Laura Wolvaardt: Lauren Bell has been the side's consistent performer for the side. She has been brilliant with the new ball and has a good record against Laura Wolvaardt. Bell’s ability to swing the new ball and bowl nagging lengths has frequently been pitted against Wolvaardt’s elegant, orthodox strokeplay.
Shabnim Ismail vs Danni Wyatt-Hodge: The fastest bowler in women's cricket came back from retirement to help her team to qualify for the final. Shabnim Ismail will once again be a threat with the new ball, with raw pace and might trouble the in-form Danni Wyatt-Hodge, who has been scoring ample runs in this tournament.
Nat Sciver-Brunt vs Nadine de Klerk: Nat Sciver-Brunt will be back in the squad for the knockout match after missing the last two group stage matches due to injury. She will be crucial in the middle overs, so is Nadine de Klerk; the Proteas all-rounder will be looking to pick wickets in the middle overs and stop Sciver-Brunt from scoring runs.
England Women vs South Africa Women Players to Watch
ENG W: Nat Sciver-Brunt, Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Lauren Bell
SA W: Laura Wolvaardt, Shabnim Ismail, Nadine de Klerk
England Women vs South Africa Women Pitch Report
The Oval pitch in the first semi-final was a green, lush wicket, but the ball was sticking around a bit. In the second game, it will also behave similarly; however, Australia looked to chase a bit easy, it will be a balanced wicket, and the team winning the toss will like to bat first.
England Women vs Women Weather Report
There is no chance of rain, as it is going to be clear skies with a temperature hovering around 26 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 18, the match will be under favorable conditions.
England Women vs South Africa Women Venue Stats
The Oval produces matches with an evenly nice contest between bat and ball. The average first innings score in T20Is at this venue is around 158. The team batting second has the advantage of batting on the ground.
England Women vs South Africa Women Toss Prediction
Though chasing has been easy on this ground but team winning the toss would like to bat first in a high-pressure game like a semi-final and put up a good score. As the match is in day time so no chance of dew.
England Women vs South Africa Women Score Prediction
The first innings score of the ENGW vs SAW can be around 150-170. With both sides having batting power houses any thing above 160 will be a good score.
England Women vs South Africa Women Best Batter Prediction
England Women: Nat Sciver-Brunt and Sophie Dunkley
South Africa Women: Laura Wolvaardt and Marizanne Kapp
England Women vs South Africa Women Best Bowler Prediction
England Women: Sophie Ecclestone and Charlie Dean
South Africa Women: Nadine de Klerk and Marizanne Kapp
England Women vs South Africa Women Winning Probability
England Women are in sensational form, and their head-to-head record is speaking as the favourites. As they are the home side, the Three Lions are the favourites to qualify for the final; however, South Africa has been playing amazingly in recent years, which means they will also have a chance. England Women will start the match with a win probability of 65%, while South Africa Women have only a 35% chance.
England Women vs South Africa Women Match Prediction: Who Will Win the 1st Semi-Final?
South Africa will come in as the shocker for the England side, and is likely to win the 2nd semi-final of the ongoing T20 World Cup, defeating the home side and qualify for the final.
