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England Women · T20I · ICC Women's T20 World Cup · Group B
Result
England won by 7 wickets
Last checked 24 October 2026
Scorecard
South Africa won the toss and chose to bat
| Batter | How out | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L Wolvaardt | b S Ecclestone | 42 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 107.7 |
| T Brits | c DR Gibson b LCN Smith | 13 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 68.4 |
| A Bosch | b S Glenn | 18 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 69.2 |
| M Kapp | b S Ecclestone | 26 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 152.9 |
| CL Tryon | b CE Dean | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 |
| A Dercksen | not out | 20* | 11 | 2 | 1 | 181.8 |
| S Luus | run out (NR Sciver-Brunt) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| N de Klerk | not out | 1* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 0, w 1, nb 0) | 1 | ||||
| Total | 20 overs | 124/6 | ||||
Did not bat: S Jafta, N Mlaba, A Khaka
Fall of wickets: 1-31 (T Brits, 5.1 ov), 2-71 (A Bosch, 13.2 ov), 3-88 (L Wolvaardt, 15.4 ov), 4-99 (CL Tryon, 16.6 ov), 5-110 (M Kapp, 18.1 ov), 6-114 (S Luus, 19.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nat Sciver-Brunt | 4 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 8.50 | 1 | 0 |
| Linsey Smith | 4 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Dean | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6.25 | 0 | 0 |
| Sophie Ecclestone | 4 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 3.75 | 0 | 0 |
| Sarah Glenn | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Batter | How out | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maia Bouchier | lbw b M Kapp | 8 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 40.0 |
| Danni Wyatt-Hodge | st S Jafta b N Mlaba | 43 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Alice Capsey | c & b N de Klerk | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Nat Sciver-Brunt | not out | 48* | 36 | 6 | 0 | 133.3 |
| Heather Knight | not out | 0* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | (b 5, lb 2, w 0, nb 0) | 7 | ||||
| Total | 19.2 overs | 125/3 | ||||
Did not bat: AE Jones, DR Gibson, CE Dean, S Ecclestone, S Glenn, LCN Smith
Fall of wickets: 1-16 (ME Bouchier, 4.3 ov), 2-50 (A Capsey, 8.5 ov), 3-114 (DN Wyatt, 17.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Kapp | 4 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 4.25 | 0 | 0 |
| A Khaka | 3.2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 6.30 | 0 | 0 |
| CL Tryon | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 8.33 | 0 | 0 |
| N Mlaba | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 5.50 | 0 | 0 |
| N de Klerk | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 5.75 | 0 | 0 |
| S Luus | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the match: Sophie Ecclestone · Umpires: CA Polosak, JM Williams · TV umpire: VG Rathi · Match referee: JM Pereira. 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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