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England Women · ODI · Women's International series · 1st ODI
Result
England Women won by 5 wickets
Last checked 21 October 2026
Scorecard
South Africa won the toss and chose to bat
| Batter | How out | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Steyn | lbw b KH Brunt | 14 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 66.7 |
| L Wolvaardt | lbw b CE Dean | 43 | 72 | 3 | 0 | 59.7 |
| L Goodall | c HC Knight b KH Brunt | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 62.5 |
| S Luus | b S Ecclestone | 7 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| M Kapp | c KL Cross b NR Sciver | 12 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 44.4 |
| CL Tryon | c KL Cross b NR Sciver | 88 | 73 | 10 | 3 | 120.5 |
| N de Klerk | c S Ecclestone b NR Sciver | 38 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 71.7 |
| T Chetty | c AE Jones b NR Sciver | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| A Khaka | b KH Brunt | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| TS Sekhukhune | run out (SIR Dunkley) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| N Mlaba | not out | 0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Extras | (b 2, lb 3, w 3, nb 1) | 9 | ||||
| Total | 47.4 overs | 218 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-26 (A Steyn, 6.3 ov), 2-34 (L Goodall, 8.3 ov), 3-52 (S Luus, 16.2 ov), 4-73 (M Kapp, 22.6 ov), 5-108 (L Wolvaardt, 29.5 ov), 6-205 (CL Tryon, 45.1 ov), 7-208 (T Chetty, 45.5 ov), 8-209 (A Khaka, 46.2 ov), 9-218 (TS Sekhukhune, 47.2 ov), 10-218 (N de Klerk, 47.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katherine Sciver-Brunt | 9 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Nat Sciver-Brunt | 9.4 | 0 | 59 | 4 | 6.10 | 1 | 0 |
| Kate Cross | 7 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 5.71 | 1 | 0 |
| Sophie Ecclestone | 10 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Dean | 10 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 5.40 | 1 | 1 |
| Emma Lamb | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Batter | How out | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emma Lamb | c A Khaka b TS Sekhukhune | 102 | 97 | 15 | 0 | 105.2 |
| Tammy Beaumont | b M Kapp | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Sophia Dunkley | lbw b N de Klerk | 22 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 91.7 |
| Nat Sciver-Brunt | c sub () b N de Klerk | 55 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 152.8 |
| Heather Knight | lbw b A Khaka | 20 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 95.2 |
| Danni Wyatt-Hodge | not out | 14* | 5 | 3 | 0 | 280.0 |
| Amy Jones | not out | 0* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 2, w 3, nb 0) | 5 | ||||
| Total | 32.1 overs | 219/5 | ||||
Did not bat: S Ecclestone, KH Brunt, CE Dean, KL Cross
Fall of wickets: 1-8 (TT Beaumont, 2.5 ov), 2-86 (SIR Dunkley, 14.3 ov), 3-175 (NR Sciver, 25.3 ov), 4-202 (EL Lamb, 30.1 ov), 5-215 (HC Knight, 31.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Kapp | 6 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 7.50 | 1 | 0 |
| A Khaka | 7 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 5.86 | 0 | 0 |
| N de Klerk | 8 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 5.50 | 1 | 0 |
| TS Sekhukhune | 6.1 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 7.14 | 0 | 0 |
| N Mlaba | 5 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 8.60 | 1 | 0 |
Player of the match: Emma Lamb · Umpires: AY Harris, GD Lloyd · TV umpire: NJ Llong · Match referee: Wayne Noon. Scorecard from ball-by-ball data by Cricsheet (opens in a new tab), used under the Open Data Commons Attribution License (opens in a new tab). Names as Cricsheet writes them; England players link to their profiles.
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