England reach Sunday's final against Australia at Lord's (15:30 BST) - report
England dominate in field with complete bowling display
Ecclestone takes two catches, including excellent one to remove Wolvaardt
England recover from 23-3 to post 169-5
Sciver-Brunt (75) & Knight (58) put on 133 for fourth wicket
Firdose Moonda
Cricinfo journalist on Test Match Special
So well deserved from the England captain. She has timed the ball better than anyone I have seen play at the Oval. That is a statement return from her. South Africa knows what to come. There are some big-hitting all-rounders coming up.
For Heather Knight and Nat Sciver-Brunt, they have potentially put on a partnership which could see England in a final against Australia at Lord's on Sunday.
Knight c Wolvaardt b Mlaba 58 (Eng 157-5)
Image source, PA MediaHeather Knight joins her skipper in the dug-out. She advances down the wicket but couldn't quite get hold of it and slices to the fielder at cover.
Sciver-Brunt c Brits b Mlaba 75
Image source, Getty ImagesA sublime innings comes to an end. Nat Sciver-Brunt hoicks it into the leg side and finds the fielder.
With 75 off 47, that may well be a match-winning innings from the returning captain.
Firdose Moonda
Cricinfo journalist on Test Match Special
This could be a semi-final winning innings from the England captain.
Sciver-Brunt 73, Knight 58
Nat Sciver-Brunt misses out on a full toss. But she can be forgiven.
She can't stop scoring. Nat Sciver Brunt makes some room and drags the ball to the leg-side boundary.
Remember, England were 23-3 after 3.2 overs.
Firdose Moonda
Cricinfo journalist on Test Match Special
England have got a fair amount of runs already, given South Africa's form.
If Nat Sciver-Brunt is at 70-80% fitness, you would want to play her because she can make this impact.
De Klerk's lengths have been all over the place today, as this graphic demonstrates.
Image source, Cricviz
This won't do Nadine de Klerk's frown any good. Nat Sciver-Brunt hits a huge six over midwicket.
Image source, Getty ImagesPierced the fielders. Four more to Nat Sciver-Brunt pierces the fielders for four. Bowler Nadine de Klerk looks deflated.
Firdose Moonda
Cricinfo journalist on Test Match Special
This was an incredibly expensive over. This is not the Ayabonga Khaka we're used to.
Jem Green
CricViz data analyst
England have now had four fourth wicket partnerships of 100+ in T20Is and Heather Knight is the common denominator in all of them.
Image source, PA MediaHeather Knight drills it through the covers for another boundary.
Fifteen from the over. Knight is on 57 off 44 balls.
Firdose Moonda
Cricinfo journalist on Test Match Special
It has been difficult for Ayabonga Khaka since Shabnim Ismail's come back. Khaka was used to sharing the new ball. She doesn't do that at all, and now she has to bowl at the death.
Eng 134-3
There's no stopping that. Heather Knight brings up her half-century in style with a six to the leg-side boundary. Fantastic.
Both Shabnim Ismail and Marizanne Kapp have completed their allocated overs.
Ayabonga Khaka - who has been expensive so far - is brought on. Some good fielding on the mid-wicket boundary prevents the four.
Image source, Getty ImagesHeather Knight swats it back past the bowler for four. She put everything into that.
The England batter swipes across the line and it falls short of Nadine de Klerk who runs in from deep mid-wicket.
Firdose Moonda
Cricinfo journalist on Test Match Special
I think Chloe Tryon was calling for it as she looked irritated that Sune Luus blindsided her.
Jem Green
CricViz data analyst
This World Cup has seen more fours per match than any previous edition of the tournament.
There have been an average of 30 boundary fours per match so far, beating the previous record of 27 per match at the 2023 T20 World Cup in South Africa.
Heather Knight chips it back past the bowler. It's high. Sune Luus and Chloe Tryon both sprint towards it but it falls between the two fielders.
Knight runs one. Nat Sciver-Brunt lofts it into the leg side for another single.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jones,caught Dercksen, bowled Ismail Jones, caught Dercksen, bowled Ismail | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 50.00 |
Wyatt-Hodge,bowled Kapp Wyatt-Hodge, bowled Kapp | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 133.33 |
Sciver-Brunt,caught Brits, bowled Mlaba Sciver-Brunt, caught Brits, bowled Mlaba | 75 | 47 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 79 | 159.57 |
Capsey,leg before wicket, bowled Ismail Capsey, leg before wicket, bowled Ismail | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 25.00 |
Knight,caught Wolvaardt, bowled Mlaba Knight, caught Wolvaardt, bowled Mlaba | 58 | 47 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 66 | 123.40 |
Kemp,not out Kemp, not out | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 33.33 |
Gibson,not out Gibson, not out | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 100.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 7, byes 5, leg byes 2, total 14 Extras, no balls 0, wides 7, byes 5, leg byes 2, total 14 | |||||||
Total,169 for 5 20.0 overs Total,169 for 5 20.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kapp | 4.0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.00 |
Ismail | 4.0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7.75 |
Khaka | 4.0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10.00 |
Mlaba | 4.0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.25 |
de Klerk | 3.0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 13.00 |
Tryon | 1.0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
3 for 1 (1.1 overs) | Jones |
20 for 2 (2.2 overs) | Wyatt-Hodge |
23 for 3 (3.2 overs) | Capsey |
156 for 4 (18.2 overs) | Sciver-Brunt |
157 for 5 (18.4 overs) | Knight |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wolvaardt,caught Ecclestone, bowled Smith Wolvaardt, caught Ecclestone, bowled Smith | 17 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 113.33 |
Brits,caught Sciver-Brunt, bowled Dean Brits, caught Sciver-Brunt, bowled Dean | 51 | 45 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 58 | 113.33 |
Dercksen,caught Knight, bowled Kemp Dercksen, caught Knight, bowled Kemp | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 50.00 |
Kapp,caught Sciver-Brunt, bowled Dean Kapp, caught Sciver-Brunt, bowled Dean | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 71.43 |
Luus,caught Ecclestone, bowled Bell Luus, caught Ecclestone, bowled Bell | 11 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 84.62 |
de Klerk,not out de Klerk, not out | 14 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 100.00 |
Tryon,bowled Ecclestone Tryon, bowled Ecclestone | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 109.09 |
Jafta,run out Wyatt-Hodge Jafta, run out Wyatt-Hodge | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25.00 |
Khaka,bowled Bell Khaka, bowled Bell | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 133.33 |
Ismail,not out Ismail, not out | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 100.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 2, byes 6, leg byes 1, total 9 Extras, no balls 0, wides 2, byes 6, leg byes 1, total 9 | |||||||
Total,129 for 8 20.0 overs Total,129 for 8 20.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Smith | 4.0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.25 |
Bell | 4.0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7.00 |
Dean | 4.0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7.75 |
Ecclestone | 4.0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.25 |
Kemp | 3.0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.66 |
Gibson | 1.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
43 for 1 (5.4 overs) | Wolvaardt |
49 for 2 (7.3 overs) | Dercksen |
68 for 3 (10.4 overs) | Kapp |
91 for 4 (13.6 overs) | Luus |
95 for 5 (14.2 overs) | Brits |
118 for 6 (17.4 overs) | Tryon |
119 for 7 (18.3 overs) | Jafta |
123 for 8 (18.6 overs) | Khaka |
