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England Women · T20I · ICC Women's T20 World Cup · Group A
Result
England Women 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 Lee | lbw b NR Sciver | 12 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 46.2 |
| L Wolvaardt | c AE Jones b LCN Smith | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 |
| M Kapp | c SIR Dunkley b KL Gordon | 9 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 60.0 |
| D van Niekerk | run out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| M du Preez | c NR Sciver b KL Gordon | 16 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 84.2 |
| CL Tryon | c S Ecclestone b NR Sciver | 27 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 96.4 |
| F Tunnicliffe | c L Winfield b NR Sciver | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 44.4 |
| S Ismail | b A Shrubsole | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Y Fourie | b A Shrubsole | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 57.1 |
| M Klaas | c TT Beaumont b A Shrubsole | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| M Daniels | not out | 0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 3, w 4, nb 0) | 7 | ||||
| Total | 19.3 overs | 85 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-7 (L Wolvaardt, 2.4 ov), 2-27 (L Lee, 7.1 ov), 3-29 (M Kapp, 8.2 ov), 4-30 (D van Niekerk, 8.5 ov), 5-55 (M du Preez, 14.3 ov), 6-79 (CL Tryon, 17.2 ov), 7-79 (F Tunnicliffe, 17.5 ov), 8-85 (S Ismail, 19.1 ov), 9-85 (M Klaas, 19.2 ov), 10-85 (Y Fourie, 19.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nat Sciver-Brunt | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Anya Shrubsole | 3.3 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3.14 | 0 | 0 |
| Linsey Smith | 4 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 6.50 | 2 | 0 |
| Sophie Ecclestone | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 5.75 | 1 | 0 |
| Kirstie Gordon | 4 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 4.50 | 1 | 0 |
| Batter | How out | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danni Wyatt-Hodge | b D van Niekerk | 27 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Tammy Beaumont | c M Klaas b D van Niekerk | 24 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 96.0 |
| Nat Sciver-Brunt | b M Daniels | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 |
| Heather Knight | not out | 14* | 17 | 2 | 0 | 82.4 |
| Amy Jones | not out | 14* | 11 | 2 | 0 | 127.3 |
| Extras | (b 5, lb 0, w 1, nb 0) | 6 | ||||
| Total | 14.1 overs | 87/3 | ||||
Did not bat: L Winfield, A Shrubsole, SIR Dunkley, S Ecclestone, LCN Smith, KL Gordon
Fall of wickets: 1-55 (DN Wyatt, 8.1 ov), 2-58 (NR Sciver, 9.2 ov), 3-60 (TT Beaumont, 10.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Kapp | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5.00 | 1 | 0 |
| S Ismail | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 10.67 | 0 | 0 |
| M Klaas | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 |
| M Daniels | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 3.25 | 0 | 0 |
| D van Niekerk | 3.1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 4.11 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the match: NR Sciver · Umpires: Ahsan Raza, Kim Cotton · TV umpire: JM Williams · Match referee: GF Labrooy. 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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