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England Women · T20I · ICC Women's T20 World Cup · Semi-final
Result
South Africa won by 6 runs
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 | c CE Dean b S Ecclestone | 53 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 120.5 |
| T Brits | c KH Sciver-Brunt b LK Bell | 68 | 55 | 6 | 2 | 123.6 |
| M Kapp | not out | 27* | 13 | 4 | 0 | 207.7 |
| CL Tryon | c NR Sciver-Brunt b S Ecclestone | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| N de Klerk | b S Ecclestone | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| S Luus | not out | 3* | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.0 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 4, w 5, nb 1) | 10 | ||||
| Total | 20 overs | 164/4 | ||||
Did not bat: A Bosch, S Jafta, S Ismail, A Khaka, N Mlaba
Fall of wickets: 1-96 (L Wolvaardt, 13.4 ov), 2-142 (T Brits, 17.5 ov), 3-145 (CL Tryon, 18.2 ov), 4-145 (N de Klerk, 18.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katherine Sciver-Brunt | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 8.25 | 0 | 1 |
| Lauren Bell | 3 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 7.00 | 2 | 0 |
| Sophie Ecclestone | 4 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 5.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Dean | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 8.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Nat Sciver-Brunt | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 8.33 | 1 | 0 |
| Sarah Glenn | 3 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 11.33 | 1 | 0 |
| Batter | How out | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danni Wyatt-Hodge | c T Brits b A Khaka | 34 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 113.3 |
| Sophia Dunkley | c T Brits b S Ismail | 28 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 175.0 |
| Alice Capsey | c T Brits b S Ismail | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Nat Sciver-Brunt | c T Brits b N de Klerk | 40 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 117.6 |
| Heather Knight | b S Ismail | 31 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 124.0 |
| Amy Jones | c A Bosch b A Khaka | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 |
| Sophie Ecclestone | c A Bosch b A Khaka | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Katherine Sciver-Brunt | lbw b A Khaka | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sarah Glenn | not out | 8* | 6 | 0 | 0 | 133.3 |
| Charlie Dean | not out | 1* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | (b 6, lb 1, w 6, nb 0) | 13 | ||||
| Total | 20 overs | 158/8 | ||||
Did not bat: LK Bell
Fall of wickets: 1-53 (SIR Dunkley, 5.1 ov), 2-53 (A Capsey, 5.3 ov), 3-85 (DN Wyatt, 10.3 ov), 4-132 (NR Sciver-Brunt, 16.2 ov), 5-137 (AE Jones, 17.1 ov), 6-140 (S Ecclestone, 17.5 ov), 7-140 (KH Sciver-Brunt, 17.6 ov), 8-153 (HC Knight, 19.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N Mlaba | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 10.00 | 1 | 0 |
| S Ismail | 4 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 6.75 | 0 | 0 |
| M Kapp | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 9.50 | 0 | 0 |
| A Khaka | 4 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 7.25 | 1 | 0 |
| N de Klerk | 4 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 4.25 | 0 | 0 |
| CL Tryon | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the match: T Brits · Umpires: CA Polosak, JM Williams · TV umpire: Eloise Sheridan · Match referee: GS Lakshmi. 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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