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

Ecclestone to Tazmin Brits, out Bowled!! Tazmin Brits falls to the reverse-sweep. Too cute and that brings about the first wicket. It's slower and tossed up full on middle, Brits reverse-sweeps and it's a thin under-edge that nutmegs her and falls on the stumps. May have brushed the pad on the way too after the under-edge. Ecclestone strikes. Tazmin Brits b Ecclestone 45(65) [4s-6 6s-1]

Bell to Tazmin Brits, no run, another slower-ball and it's on a fuller length on off, Tazmin Brits gets forward to drive it firmly to mid-off

Bell to Tazmin Brits, no run, slower-ball on a good length on off, Tazmin Brits goes on the back foot and pushes it back

Bell to Tazmin Brits, FOUR, Tazmin Brits on the charge. She steps out and then drills the full delivery past the bowler, past the umpire too, races away

Bell to Tazmin Brits, no run, short of length outside off, Tazmin Brits mistimes the pull to mid-wicket

Bell to Tazmin Brits, no run, short of length outside off, seams away, rising too, left alone

Bell to Tazmin Brits, no run, short of length just outside off, Tazmin Brits goes on the back foot and pushes it back

Ecclestone to Tazmin Brits, 1 run, again she uses her feet, this time gets to the pitch of the ball, drives down to long-on

Ecclestone to Tazmin Brits, SIX, superb hit. It's slower and tossed up full outside off, Tazmin Brits comes down the track and waits to loft, clean strike and it flies over long-on, was not to the pitch of the ball but still went through with it

Ecclestone to Tazmin Brits, no run, tossed up full outside off, Tazmin Brits gets low to sweep, misses, is hit on the pad. The physio is out there to have a look, the mandatory concussion test follows, a glancing blow to the helmet

Bell to Tazmin Brits, no run, good length on off at 110ks, punched crisply to the right of Knight at cover

Bell to Tazmin Brits, no run, slower full ball stays low wide of off, Brits looks to smash it down the ground and gets beaten due to lack of pace

Bell to Tazmin Brits, no run, banged in short outside off, Brits looks to advance and drops her wrists at the last moment

Ecclestone to Tazmin Brits, FOUR, 100 up for South Africa. Brits gets down on one knee, picks the full ball from outside off and plays a cheeky paddle that races past short fine's right

Ecclestone to Tazmin Brits, 1 run, slower and fuller outside off, Brits rushes out of her crease and slaps it down to long-off

Ecclestone to Tazmin Brits, no run, full outside off, Brits gets forward and drives to the right of the diving cover

Ecclestone to Tazmin Brits, no run, full on off, Brits tries the reverse sweep and drags it off the inside edge to backward point. She tried that shot a few times today and hasn't really found the timing that she was looking for...

Ecclestone to Tazmin Brits, 1 run, too full on off, Brits advances and clips wide of deep mid-wicket

Ecclestone to Tazmin Brits, no run, full on leg stump, Brits sweeps firmly and picks out Bell at short fine

Charlie Dean to Tazmin Brits, 1 run, dances down the wicket and whips the full delivery to the right of Capsey at long-on

Charlie Dean to Tazmin Brits, no run, looks to sweep and misses, the ball hits the pad and rolls to the right of short fine

Charlie Dean to Tazmin Brits, no run, flat on off, clipped straight to short mid-wicket

Ecclestone to Tazmin Brits, 1 run, full toss on the stumps, Brits chips it down to long-on

Charlie Dean to Tazmin Brits, 1 run, worked away into the mid-wicket pocket

Charlie Dean to Tazmin Brits, FOUR, does it again! Saunters out of her crease, gets close to the pitch of the delivery and lofts the drive over the leaping right hand of mid-off. Perfect timing on that...

Charlie Dean to Tazmin Brits, no run, steps out and mistimes the drive (cue end) to mid-off

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Tazmin Brits, 1 run, 105ks short of length on off, Brits drops it on the leg-side with soft hands for a quick single

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Tazmin Brits, no run, bumper outside off, Brits looks to pull and gets beaten on the top-edge

Charlie Dean to Tazmin Brits, no run, quicker and wider of off, Brits drags the reverse sweep straight to backward point

Charlie Dean to Tazmin Brits, no run, full and drifts past the flashing blade of Tazmin Brits

Charlie Dean to Tazmin Brits, no run, full outside off, forward and driven to the right of cover

Charlie Dean to Tazmin Brits, no run, skips down the pitch and gets an inside edge on the flick to short fine

Charlie Dean to Tazmin Brits, no run, offbreak just outside off, lures Brits into a drive and beats the outside edge

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Tazmin Brits, 1 run, 100ks good length on off, punched away to deep cover

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Tazmin Brits, no run, 106ks bumper angling down leg, Brits tried to swipe it over square leg and missed. A bit too high perhaps?

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Tazmin Brits, no run, looks to flick and misses. 103ks good length on leg stump, the line was a bit leg-side and hence there was no real appeal...

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...

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Tazmin Brits, no run, back of a length just outside off at 105ks, knocked off the splice to the left of short mid-wicket

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Tazmin Brits, no run, slower ball bowled full outside off, Brits goes hard on the drive and mistimes it to the right of cover

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Tazmin Brits, no run, back of a length on off, Brits blocks it into the leg-side with soft hands

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

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Tazmin Brits, 1 run, good length on middle and leg, clipped away square on the leg-side

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Tazmin Brits, 2 runs, good length seaming in towards middle and leg, Brits wrists it in the gap wide of mid-wicket for a couple of runs

Bell to Tazmin Brits, no run, short of length swinging away outside off, Brits looks to cut and gets beaten by the extra bounce

Bell to Tazmin Brits, no run, good length closing in on off at 114ks, bunted back to the bowler

Bell to Tazmin Brits, FOUR, plenty of width on this length delivery, Brits uses the depth of the crease to hammer it in the gap wide of cover to her left

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 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

Bell to Tazmin Brits, leg byes, 1 run, 112ks good length on middle and leg, Brits shuffles inside the line and fails to get bat on the glance. Takes the thigh pad and rolls to the right of short fine for a quick single

Bell to Tazmin Brits, no run, full and wide of off at 115ks, nothing doing from Brits

Bell to Tazmin Brits, no run, back of a length just outside off at 110ks, Brits defends it off the back foot

Bell to Tazmin Brits, no run, on a length outside off, Brits hangs back and defends into the off-side

Bell to Tazmin Brits, FOUR, dropped. That was tough chance. 110ks pitched up outside off, Brits came dancing down the wicket and drilled it back at the bowler to her left. Bell reacted well, got both hands but the ball never stuck. Just flicked her palms and raced away past mid-off's right

Bell to Tazmin Brits, no run, full and swinging away in the channel outside off, Brits shoulders arms

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