England Women vs South Africa Women, 1st Semi-Final, ICC Womens World Cup 2025 - Player Highlights

Smith to Chloe Tryon, SIX, Dean at long-on fails to judge it properly. She is in from the fence and going back, the ball clears her outstretched hand. It's full on the stumps, Chloe Tryon gets forward to loft and had Dean been right back, she might have caught that, instead she has to backtrack and watches the ball clear her outstretched right hand. Chloe Tryon is all smiles

Smith to de Klerk, 1 run, slower and tossed up full on off, de Klerk sweeps and the top-edge lands miles in front of deep backward square-leg running in

Smith to Chloe Tryon, leg byes, 1 run, pitches outside the leg-stump, Chloe Tryon flicks and misses, they take a legbye. 300 is up

Smith to Chloe Tryon, FOUR, now opens the off-side up. Chloe Tryon comes down the track and makes room to go over extra-cover, no-one back and that's consecutive fours

Smith to Chloe Tryon, FOUR, tossed up full and across Chloe Tryon who gets forward and swings it over mid-wicket, into the gap and one bounce over the ropes

Smith to Chloe Tryon, no run, fired full outside off, Chloe Tryon comes down the track to drive it back to Smith

Smith to Wolvaardt, 1 run, tossed up full outside off, slower, Wolvaardt gets forward to drive to long-off and retains the strike with that run - 20 off the over and South Africa are motoring here

Smith to Wolvaardt, FOUR, can't bowl there. It's full and down leg, with no deep backward square-leg, asking for trouble, Wolvaardt sweeps and takes an easy four

Smith to Wolvaardt, FOUR, Wolvaardt on fire. It's full on off, Wolvaardt gets low and slogsweeps, flat hit and beats Wyatt-Hodge's attempt to her left at deep mid-wicket

Smith to Wolvaardt, FOUR, more runs. On a length and sliding down middle and leg, Wolvaardt bends her back knee and pulls to the deep backward square-leg fence, the fielders were inside the ring and that was almost a free-hit for Wolvaardt

Smith to Wolvaardt, SIX, 150 now for Wolvaardt. She raises her bat and gets on with it. On a length just outside off, Wolvaardt goes on the back foot and pulls, just has enough to clear the leap of deep mid-wicket, the fielder tried to palm it back, but the ball had enough

Smith to Chloe Tryon, 1 run, tossed up full on middle, Chloe Tryon swings and it's on the bounce to deep backward square-leg, Dunkley the fielder, she did well as she got the body in the way

Smith to Kapp, no run, tossed up full on middle, Kapp gets forward to defend it back

Smith to Wolvaardt, 1 run, tossed up full outside off, Wolvaardt gets forward to drive it hard and back at Smith, she can't stop it, parries it down to long-off

Smith to Wolvaardt, no run, good length on middle, Wolvaardt gets forward to push to short mid-wicket

Smith to Kapp, 1 run, tossed up full on off, Kapp gets forward to drive to long-off

Smith to Wolvaardt, 1 run, good length on off, Wolvaardt goes on the back foot and punches firmly, beats short cover to her left

Smith to Kapp, 1 run, tossed up full on the stumps, Kapp gets forward to drive it firmly to long-on

Smith to Kapp, no run, tossed up full outside off, Kapp gets forward to drive to extra-cover, three times she has found the fielder in this over

Smith to Wolvaardt, 1 run, dragged down outside off, Wolvaardt goes on the back foot and pulls it hard and straight to deep mid-wicket

Smith to Wolvaardt, no run, four dots in a row. Wolvaardt steps out and nudges it to short mid-wicket who gets across and cuts it off

Smith to Wolvaardt, no run, again she finds the fielder at extra-cover, Wolvaardt comes down the track and drives well but it's not in the gap

Smith to Wolvaardt, no run, tossed up full outside off, Wolvaardt gets forward to drive to extra-cover, straight to the fielder

Smith to Wolvaardt, no run, tossed up full on middle, Wolvaardt gets forward to flick, thick inside-edge hits the pad and rolls back to Smith

Smith to Wolvaardt, 1 run, good length on middle, Wolvaardt gets forward to punch it down to long-on, was in the air but well wide of Smith to her right

Smith to Wolvaardt, no run, fired full on the pads, sliding down, Wolvaardt looks for a paddle, misses, off the pad to short fine

Smith to Wolvaardt, no run, no spin as Smith bowls on a good length on off, Wolvaardt punches well, but short mid-wicket dives to her left to cut it off

Smith to Kapp, 1 run, good length and no spin on off, Kapp backs away and punches to sweeper cover

Smith to Wolvaardt, 1 run, good length and flat down leg, glanced to short fine for a quick single

Smith to Wolvaardt, no run, tossed up on a length on middle, Wolvaardt gets forward to work it to short mid-wicket

Smith to Tazmin Brits, no run, slips in a quicker delivery just outside off, Brits chops it hurriedly into the off-side

Smith to Tazmin Brits, FOUR, charges out of her crease, gets close to the pitch of the delivery and smashes it back over the bowler's head with absolute disdain. Excellent start this for South Africa...

Smith to Wolvaardt, 1 run, full on off stump, wristed away into the mid-wicket pocket

Smith to Wolvaardt, no run, forward and blocked

Smith to Wolvaardt, FOUR, once again it is the driving length for Wolvaardt. Ample width as well for the skipper who smokes it past the diving right hand of cover

Smith to Wolvaardt, no run, full ball dished wide of off stump, Wolvaardt drilled it straight to Dunkley at extra cover

Smith to Tazmin Brits, 2 runs, goes for the reverse once again and gets the desired connection this time. The line was wide of off and Brits dragged it off the inside half wide of Bell at short third

Smith to Tazmin Brits, no run, flat outside off, forward and pushed to mid-off

Smith to Tazmin Brits, no run, attempts the reverse sweep and drags it onto her pads off the inside edge. Not enough pace and bounce on that delivery from Linsey Smith

Smith to Tazmin Brits, no run, sliding in from a fullish length, Brits prods across and blocks to cover

Smith to Tazmin Brits, no run, advances and drives the flatter delivery back to the bowler

Smith to Tazmin Brits, no run, full on off, driven out to mid-off

Smith to Wolvaardt, no run, full outside off, Wolvaardt drives and picks out Dunkley at extra cover

Smith to Wolvaardt, no run, tossed up just outside off, tapped to the left of cover

Smith to Wolvaardt, no run, full on off, Wolvaardt gets forward and drives to cover

Smith to Wolvaardt, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries as Wolvaardt punches it through covers and finds the gap. It was short and Wolvaardt went deep inside the crease to get her placement right...

Smith to Wolvaardt, FOUR, a full toss by Smith and Wolvaardt drilled it through covers for four runs

Smith to Wolvaardt, no run, short and wide outside off, punched to cover by Wolvaardt

Smith to Tazmin Brits, no run, sliding in with the arm, Brits goes back and across to punch it back to the bowler

Smith to Tazmin Brits, no run, full outside off, Brits leans across and drives to cover

Smith to Wolvaardt, 1 run, short and just outside off, Wolvaardt uses her bottom hand power to biff it down to long-on

Smith to Wolvaardt, no run, full outside off, Wolvaardt drives and picks out cover

Smith to Tazmin Brits, 1 run, quicker on the stumps, driven out to the left of long-on

Smith to Tazmin Brits, no run, full on off, Brits blocks it off the front foot

Smith to Wolvaardt, no run, full and just outside off, Wolvaardt strides across and blocks into the off-side

Smith to Wolvaardt, FOUR, flat and wide of off stump, Wolvaardt feasts on the width with a cracking punch-drive through covers. Right in the gap between backward point and cover...

Smith to Wolvaardt, no run, short and flat on the stumps, Wolvaardt hangs back and nudges to short mid-wicket

Smith to Tazmin Brits, 1 run, full on the stumps, Brits gets off the mark with a drive down to long-on

Smith to Tazmin Brits, no run, floated up outside off, Brits prods across and toe-ends the drive to cover

Smith to Tazmin Brits, no run, use of the feet straightaway from Tazmin Brits. Quicker and sliding in, Brits nudges it to short mid-wicket