England Women vs South Africa Women Highlights, 2nd Semi-Final, 2 July, 2026
COMPLETED / 2nd Semi-Final / Kennington Oval
169/5 (20 ov)
129/8 (20 ov)
England Women won by 40 runs
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Player of the match
Natalie Sciver,
England Women
Player of the Series
Beth Mooney,
Australia Women
Lauren Bell to Tazmin Brits, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Tazmin Brits goes forward, hits sloge sweep in the gap towards long off, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Linsey Smith to Tazmin Brits, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Tazmin Brits goes forward, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Linsey Smith to Tazmin Brits, Four, Four !! arm ball, good length, on the off stump. Tazmin Brits goes forward, hits drive in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Lauren Bell to Laura Wolvaardt, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Tazmin Brits goes forward, plays drive in the air to long off. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Charlotte Dean to Laura Wolvaardt, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Tazmin Brits goes forward, plays inside out shot in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Linsey Smith to Laura Wolvaardt, Four, Four !! arm ball, good length, on the off stump, Laura Wolvaardt goes forward, plays sloge sweep in the air to long on. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Laura Wolvaardt c S Ecclestone b LCN Smith 17 (15) Linsey Smith to Laura Wolvaardt, no run, c S Ecclestone b LCN Smith, Caught out!! arm ball full length on the stumps, Laura Wolvaardt goes forward to take the gamble with sloge sweep towards mid on, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by . Leading to a soft dismissal.
Sophie Ecclestone to Annerie Dercksen, 1 run, Annerie Dercksen goes forward and plays a well-timed inside out shot off an arm ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at long off for 1 run. Dropped catch
Annerie Dercksen c HC Knight b F Kemp 3 (6) Freya Kemp to Annerie Dercksen, no run, c HC Knight b F Kemp, Caught out !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Annerie Dercksen goes forward to hit cut to deep point but it resulted in a catch taken by Heather Knight. Annerie Dercksen is dismissed.
Charlotte Dean to Tazmin Brits, Four, Four !! arm ball, full length, on the off stump. Tazmin Brits goes forward, hits drive in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Marizanne Kapp c NRS Sciver b CE Dean 5 (7) Charlotte Dean to Marizanne Kapp, no run, c NRS Sciver b CE Dean, Caught out!! arm ball full length on the stumps, Marizanne Kapp goes forward to take the gamble with flick shot towards short cover, edged!! and expertly caught by Natalie Sciver. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Danielle Gibson to Tazmin Brits, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Tazmin Brits hangs in the crease, plays pull in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Lauren Bell to Sune Luus, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Sune Luus goes back, hits hook in the gap towards long on, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Sune Luus c S Ecclestone b LK Bell 11 (13) Lauren Bell to Sune Luus, no run, c S Ecclestone b LK Bell, Caught out !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Sune Luus hangs in the crease to hit pull to deep square leg but it resulted in a catch taken by Sophie Ecclestone. Sune Luus is dismissed.
Charlotte Dean to Tazmin Brits, Four, Four !! arm ball, good length, on the off stump, Tazmin Brits goes forward, plays cut in the air to third man. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Tazmin Brits c NRS Sciver b CE Dean 51 (45) Charlotte Dean to Tazmin Brits, no run, c NRS Sciver b CE Dean, Caught out!! arm ball full length on the stumps, Tazmin Brits goes forward to take the gamble with inside out shot towards short cover, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Natalie Sciver. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Charlotte Dean to Chloe Tryon, Four, Four !! arm ball, full length, on the off stump, Chloe Tryon goes forward, plays inside out shot in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Charlotte Dean to Chloe Tryon, Four, Four !! arm ball, good length, on the stumps. Chloe Tryon goes forward, hits chip shot in the gap towards long off, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Sophie Ecclestone to Nadine de Klerk, Four, Four !! arm ball, good length, on the stumps. Nadine De Klerk goes forward, hits inside out shot in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Chloe Tryon b S Ecclestone 12 (11) Sophie Ecclestone to Chloe Tryon, no run, b S Ecclestone, Bowled out !! arm ball, good length, on the stumps, Chloe Tryon tries to be aggressive, goes forward and swings the bat, but the ball gets past the bat and crashes into the stumps, dismissing the batter. Bowled out!
Sinalo Jafta runout (DW Hodge) 1 (4) Lauren Bell to Sinalo Jafta, no run, runout (DW Hodge), Run out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Oh, what a disaster! Sinalo Jafta goes forward, plays cut straight to short cover, sets off for a quick single, but got hold of the ball, threw it right on time, Sinalo Jafta was found short of the crease. Run out!
Lauren Bell to Ayabonga Khaka, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Ayabonga Khaka goes back and tries punch, edged!! in the gap towards third man, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Ayabonga Khaka b LK Bell 4 (3) Lauren Bell to Ayabonga Khaka, no run, b LK Bell, Bowled out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Ayabonga Khaka tries to be aggressive, goes forward, swings the bat, but the ball gets past the bat and crashes into the stumps, dismissing the batter. Bowled out!
Lauren Bell to Tazmin Brits, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Tazmin Brits goes forward, hits sloge sweep in the gap towards long off, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Linsey Smith to Tazmin Brits, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Tazmin Brits goes forward, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Linsey Smith to Tazmin Brits, Four, Four !! arm ball, good length, on the off stump. Tazmin Brits goes forward, hits drive in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Lauren Bell to Laura Wolvaardt, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Tazmin Brits goes forward, plays drive in the air to long off. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Charlotte Dean to Laura Wolvaardt, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Tazmin Brits goes forward, plays inside out shot in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Linsey Smith to Laura Wolvaardt, Four, Four !! arm ball, good length, on the off stump, Laura Wolvaardt goes forward, plays sloge sweep in the air to long on. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Laura Wolvaardt c S Ecclestone b LCN Smith 17 (15) Linsey Smith to Laura Wolvaardt, no run, c S Ecclestone b LCN Smith, Caught out!! arm ball full length on the stumps, Laura Wolvaardt goes forward to take the gamble with sloge sweep towards mid on, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by . Leading to a soft dismissal.
Sophie Ecclestone to Annerie Dercksen, 1 run, Annerie Dercksen goes forward and plays a well-timed inside out shot off an arm ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at long off for 1 run. Dropped catch
Annerie Dercksen c HC Knight b F Kemp 3 (6) Freya Kemp to Annerie Dercksen, no run, c HC Knight b F Kemp, Caught out !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Annerie Dercksen goes forward to hit cut to deep point but it resulted in a catch taken by Heather Knight. Annerie Dercksen is dismissed.
Charlotte Dean to Tazmin Brits, Four, Four !! arm ball, full length, on the off stump. Tazmin Brits goes forward, hits drive in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Marizanne Kapp c NRS Sciver b CE Dean 5 (7) Charlotte Dean to Marizanne Kapp, no run, c NRS Sciver b CE Dean, Caught out!! arm ball full length on the stumps, Marizanne Kapp goes forward to take the gamble with flick shot towards short cover, edged!! and expertly caught by Natalie Sciver. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Danielle Gibson to Tazmin Brits, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Tazmin Brits hangs in the crease, plays pull in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Lauren Bell to Sune Luus, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Sune Luus goes back, hits hook in the gap towards long on, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Sune Luus c S Ecclestone b LK Bell 11 (13) Lauren Bell to Sune Luus, no run, c S Ecclestone b LK Bell, Caught out !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Sune Luus hangs in the crease to hit pull to deep square leg but it resulted in a catch taken by Sophie Ecclestone. Sune Luus is dismissed.
Charlotte Dean to Tazmin Brits, Four, Four !! arm ball, good length, on the off stump, Tazmin Brits goes forward, plays cut in the air to third man. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Tazmin Brits c NRS Sciver b CE Dean 51 (45) Charlotte Dean to Tazmin Brits, no run, c NRS Sciver b CE Dean, Caught out!! arm ball full length on the stumps, Tazmin Brits goes forward to take the gamble with inside out shot towards short cover, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Natalie Sciver. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Charlotte Dean to Chloe Tryon, Four, Four !! arm ball, full length, on the off stump, Chloe Tryon goes forward, plays inside out shot in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Charlotte Dean to Chloe Tryon, Four, Four !! arm ball, good length, on the stumps. Chloe Tryon goes forward, hits chip shot in the gap towards long off, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Sophie Ecclestone to Nadine de Klerk, Four, Four !! arm ball, good length, on the stumps. Nadine De Klerk goes forward, hits inside out shot in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Chloe Tryon b S Ecclestone 12 (11) Sophie Ecclestone to Chloe Tryon, no run, b S Ecclestone, Bowled out !! arm ball, good length, on the stumps, Chloe Tryon tries to be aggressive, goes forward and swings the bat, but the ball gets past the bat and crashes into the stumps, dismissing the batter. Bowled out!
Sinalo Jafta runout (DW Hodge) 1 (4) Lauren Bell to Sinalo Jafta, no run, runout (DW Hodge), Run out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Oh, what a disaster! Sinalo Jafta goes forward, plays cut straight to short cover, sets off for a quick single, but got hold of the ball, threw it right on time, Sinalo Jafta was found short of the crease. Run out!
Lauren Bell to Ayabonga Khaka, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Ayabonga Khaka goes back and tries punch, edged!! in the gap towards third man, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Ayabonga Khaka b LK Bell 4 (3) Lauren Bell to Ayabonga Khaka, no run, b LK Bell, Bowled out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Ayabonga Khaka tries to be aggressive, goes forward, swings the bat, but the ball gets past the bat and crashes into the stumps, dismissing the batter. Bowled out!