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England Women · ODI · Women's International series · 1st ODI
Result
South Africa Women won by 6 wickets
Last checked 21 October 2026
Scorecard
England won the toss and chose to bat
| Batter | How out | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophia Dunkley | c S Jafta b M Kapp | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80.0 |
| Tammy Beaumont | b M Kapp | 11 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 64.7 |
| Heather Knight | lbw b N Mlaba | 40 | 63 | 5 | 0 | 63.5 |
| Nat Sciver-Brunt | lbw b M Kapp | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Danni Wyatt-Hodge | lbw b N de Klerk | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 110.0 |
| Amy Jones | c CL Tryon b A Dercksen | 21 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 80.8 |
| Alice Capsey | lbw b N Mlaba | 8 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 53.3 |
| Charlie Dean | not out | 47* | 57 | 6 | 0 | 82.5 |
| Sophie Ecclestone | c N de Klerk b A Dercksen | 17 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 63.0 |
| Lauren Filer | b A Dercksen | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 |
| Lauren Bell | run out (S Luus/A Hlubi) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 3, w 22, nb 1) | 26 | ||||
| Total | 38.4 overs | 186 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-6 (SIR Dunkley, 0.6 ov), 2-29 (TT Beaumont, 6.1 ov), 3-29 (NR Sciver-Brunt, 6.4 ov), 4-50 (DN Wyatt, 10.1 ov), 5-77 (AE Jones, 16.3 ov), 6-91 (A Capsey, 21.1 ov), 7-106 (HC Knight, 25.1 ov), 8-173 (S Ecclestone, 35.5 ov), 9-185 (L Filer, 37.5 ov), 10-186 (LK Bell, 38.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Kapp | 5 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 4.80 | 0 | 1 |
| A Khaka | 5 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 4.00 | 1 | 0 |
| A Hlubi | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 5.75 | 1 | 0 |
| N de Klerk | 7 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 4.57 | 1 | 0 |
| N Mlaba | 8 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 5.88 | 5 | 0 |
| A Dercksen | 5 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 3.20 | 2 | 0 |
| CL Tryon | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 |
| S Luus | 1.4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3.60 | 1 | 0 |
| Batter | How out | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L Wolvaardt | not out | 59* | 114 | 7 | 0 | 51.8 |
| T Brits | lbw b LK Bell | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 185.7 |
| S Luus | lbw b CE Dean | 7 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 36.8 |
| A Dercksen | c TT Beaumont b L Filer | 27 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 67.5 |
| M Kapp | b NR Sciver-Brunt | 22 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 100.0 |
| N de Klerk | not out | 48* | 28 | 11 | 0 | 171.4 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 2, w 11, nb 0) | 13 | ||||
| Total | 38.2 overs | 189/4 | ||||
Did not bat: CL Tryon, S Jafta, N Mlaba, A Khaka, A Hlubi
Fall of wickets: 1-19 (T Brits, 2.1 ov), 2-46 (S Luus, 10.5 ov), 3-105 (A Dercksen, 24.3 ov), 4-136 (M Kapp, 31.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauren Bell | 6 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 5.00 | 3 | 0 |
| Lauren Filer | 6 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 7.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Dean | 9.2 | 1 | 49 | 1 | 5.25 | 0 | 0 |
| Nat Sciver-Brunt | 7 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 4.86 | 2 | 0 |
| Sophie Ecclestone | 10 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 2.90 | 1 | 0 |
Player of the match: M Kapp · Umpires: Lauren Agenbag, N Perera · TV umpire: K Klaaste · Match referee: SA Fritz. 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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