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England Women · ODI · ICC Women's Cricket World Cup · Semi-final
Result
England Women won by 2 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 HC Knight | 66 | 100 | 8 | 0 | 66.0 |
| L Lee | b A Shrubsole | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 53.8 |
| T Chetty | st SJ Taylor b NR Sciver | 15 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 65.2 |
| M du Preez | not out | 76* | 95 | 5 | 0 | 80.0 |
| M Kapp | run out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| D van Niekerk | run out | 27 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 69.2 |
| CL Tryon | c & b JL Gunn | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
| S Luus | not out | 21* | 25 | 1 | 0 | 84.0 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 0, w 4, nb 0) | 4 | ||||
| Total | 50 overs | 218/6 | ||||
Did not bat: S Ismail, A Khaka, M Daniels
Fall of wickets: 1-21 (L Lee, 5.3 ov), 2-48 (T Chetty, 11.5 ov), 3-125 (L Wolvaardt, 31.2 ov), 4-126 (M Kapp, 31.5 ov), 5-168 (D van Niekerk, 41.3 ov), 6-170 (CL Tryon, 42.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katherine Sciver-Brunt | 10 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 4.00 | 1 | 0 |
| Anya Shrubsole | 10 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 3.30 | 0 | 0 |
| Nat Sciver-Brunt | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6.25 | 1 | 0 |
| Laura Marsh | 9 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 4.11 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Hartley | 9 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 4.44 | 0 | 0 |
| Jenny Gunn | 6 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 5.83 | 0 | 0 |
| Heather Knight | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4.00 | 1 | 0 |
| Batter | How out | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauren Winfield-Hill | c M du Preez b A Khaka | 20 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 46.5 |
| Tammy Beaumont | b A Khaka | 15 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 65.2 |
| Sarah Taylor | run out | 54 | 76 | 7 | 0 | 71.1 |
| Heather Knight | c L Wolvaardt b S Luus | 30 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 53.6 |
| Nat Sciver-Brunt | b S Luus | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.9 |
| Fran Wilson | c T Chetty b M Kapp | 30 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 78.9 |
| Katherine Sciver-Brunt | b M Daniels | 12 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 44.4 |
| Jenny Gunn | not out | 27* | 27 | 3 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Laura Marsh | b S Ismail | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
| Anya Shrubsole | not out | 4* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 400.0 |
| Extras | (b 5, lb 0, w 17, nb 3) | 25 | ||||
| Total | 49.4 overs | 221/8 | ||||
Did not bat: A Hartley
Fall of wickets: 1-42 (L Winfield, 8.3 ov), 2-61 (TT Beaumont, 12.6 ov), 3-139 (SJ Taylor, 32.1 ov), 4-142 (HC Knight, 33.2 ov), 5-145 (NR Sciver, 33.6 ov), 6-173 (KH Brunt, 42.2 ov), 7-213 (FC Wilson, 47.6 ov), 8-217 (LA Marsh, 49.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S Ismail | 9.4 | 1 | 49 | 1 | 5.07 | 0 | 2 |
| M Kapp | 10 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 4.30 | 4 | 0 |
| A Khaka | 10 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 2.80 | 1 | 0 |
| M Daniels | 10 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 4.70 | 2 | 0 |
| D van Niekerk | 5 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 5.00 | 1 | 1 |
| S Luus | 5 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 4.80 | 2 | 0 |
Player of the match: Sarah Taylor · Umpires: CM Brown, GO Brathwaite · TV umpire: P Wilson · Match referee: SR Bernard. 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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