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

Bell to de Klerk, 1 run, another slower-ball and full and wide outside off to end, de Klerk drags the sweep to deep mid-wicket, just one and South Africa end on 319

Bell to de Klerk, FOUR, nicely done. A slower-ball on a length outside off, de Klerk shuffles across well outside off and scoops it over Amy Jones, beats the slow chase of Ecclestone from short fine

Bell to Chloe Tryon, 1 run, slower-ball and floaty, leg-cutter and Chloe Tryon drags the heave on to the back leg, rolls wide of Amy Jones for one

Bell to de Klerk, 1 run, short at de Klerk, who is on her tiptoes as she forehands, did not time it and there was a chance of a run-out as de Klerk was slow but mid-off doesn't opt to throw. NSB the fielder

Bell to de Klerk, wide, dug in short at de Klerk who lets it go and it's called a wide for height

Bell to de Klerk, FOUR, this time she picks it. Another floaty wide line leg-cutter, slower-ball, de Klerk gets forward and lofts over extra-cover, nearly all the way, one bounce over the ropes

Bell to de Klerk, no run, floaty slower-ball and it's the leg-cutter outside off, de Klerk gets forward to drive and she under-edges it, rolls back to the keeper

Bell to Wolvaardt, out Caught by Capsey!! Wolvaardt's magnificent innings ends. The England players come up and shake her hand. It's a slower-ball full outside off, Wolvaardt gets forward to loft and miscues it, simple catch for long-on. Bell pats Wolvaardt on the back and then the England players come to shake her hand. One of the all-time great knocks and surely it has put her side in a dominant position. Wolvaardt c Capsey b Bell 169(143) [4s-20 6s-4]

Bell to Chloe Tryon, 1 run, short outside off, Chloe Tryon backs away and forehands it to deep mid-wicket

Bell to Chloe Tryon, no run, she backs away too much this time, short of length outside off, she can't lay bat on ball as she cuts and misses

Bell to Chloe Tryon, FOUR, over mid-off for four. On a length and the leg-cutter again, Chloe Tryon makes room and biffs it over mid-off, sheer muscle that

Bell to Wolvaardt, 1 run, wide leg-cutter and the slower-ball again, was a wide had Wolvaardt left it. She reaches for it and toe-ends it back over Bell for one

Bell to Wolvaardt, wide, nearly off the cut-strip. The leg-cutter goes way outside off, left alone and wide taken

Bell to Wolvaardt, no run, short on the stumps, Wolvaardt gets forward to pull and misses

Bell to Annerie Dercksen, 1 run, short outside off, Annerie Dercksen drags the pull and it's in the air but doesn't carry to deep square-leg, it's on the bounce to the fielder

Bell to Wolvaardt, 1 run, slower-ball on a length and wide outside off, Wolvaardt reaches for it to cut to sweeper cover

Bell to Wolvaardt, 2 runs, 100 for Wolvaardt. She has been the form player for her side and she has come up trumps on the big night. What a time to get your first World Cup hundred too. The entire South African contingent are up on their feet to applaud. She gets there with a push wide of third man to a length ball on off, ran hard and took on Linsey Smith to come back. She removes the helmet and then raises the bat, hugs Annerie Dercksen and there's a smile on her face. Fine hundred and she looked in great nick right from the start today, but she knows she has to kick on and be there till the end for her side

Bell to Annerie Dercksen, 1 run, slower-ball on a length on off, Annerie Dercksen gets forward and pushes it to the deep point fielder

Bell to Wolvaardt, 1 run, slower-ball on a length outside off, Wolvaardt cuts hard and straight to sweeper cover

Bell to Annerie Dercksen, 1 run, good length on off, Annerie Dercksen swipes across the line, mid-on tumbles to her right and keeps it to one, good effort that

Bell to Annerie Dercksen, no run, short of length just outside off, Annerie Dercksen goes on the back foot and punches it to short cover who fields well

Bell to Annerie Dercksen, no run, short at Annerie Dercksen who is through the pull too early, she goes on the back foot and misses, hit on the right ear on the helmet

Bell to Annerie Dercksen, no run, full on off, Annerie Dercksen gets forward to drive and picks out short cover

Bell to Annerie Dercksen, no run, big inswinger, and going down leg, Annerie Dercksen flicks and misses, was on a fuller length, the batter misses and England don't think of a review, clearly going down

Bell to Annerie Dercksen, no run, full on middle, Annerie Dercksen gets forward to defend solidly to short cover

Bell to Annerie Dercksen, wide, good length and down leg, Annerie Dercksen shuffles across to flick and misses, called a wide

Bell to Sinalo Jafta, out Bowled!! Cleaned up. Bell comes back and gets Sinalo Jafta. Wobble-seam delivery, on a good length, Sinalo Jafta has no feet, defends down the wrong line, past the outside-edge and falls on middle and off. The ball didn't do anything great, just that Jafta played down the wrong line. England fighting back with wickets. Sinalo Jafta b Bell 1(4)

Bell to Wolvaardt, 1 run, full on off, Wolvaardt gets forward and drills it straight, Bell sticks a foot and takes pace off the shot, mid-off gets across and cuts it off with a dive to her right

Bell to Luus, 1 run, good length outside off, Luus goes on the back foot and dabs it to the left of backward point, hesitation between the two batters, but they take one in the end easily

Bell to Luus, no run, fullish on off, Luus gets forward to defend to cover-point

Bell to Wolvaardt, 1 run, short of length on off, Wolvaardt goes on the back foot and tucks it wide of mid-wicket for one

Bell to Wolvaardt, no run, good length outside off, Wolvaardt gets forward to drive square and finds backward point

Bell to Wolvaardt, no run, good length on off, Wolvaardt gets forward to defend to short cover

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

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

Bell to Wolvaardt, 1 run, slices the drive to backward point and a fumble from Dean enables the quick single

Bell to Wolvaardt, wide, lifter outside off, Wolvaardt ignores it to the keeper. Too high and called a wide...

Bell to Wolvaardt, no run, full on off stump, Wolvaardt drives with a closed bat face and drags it to Capsey at mid-wicket

Bell to Wolvaardt, no run, pitched up outside off at 110ks, Wolvaardt drives and can't get it past Knight at cover

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

Bell to Wolvaardt, 1 run, hesitation - all ends well for South Africa. Wolvaardt tapped it to cover and was a bit tentative in calling for a quick single. Brits decides to take off and a direct hit would have been trouble for her at the batting end. Not to be...

Bell to Wolvaardt, no run, 114ks pitched up outside off, Wolvaardt gets forward and drives to the right of cover

Bell to Wolvaardt, wide, 113ks back of a length angling down the leg-side, Wolvaardt looks to clip and misses

Bell to Wolvaardt, no run, good length swinging into the pads at 114ks, Wolvaardt clips it to short mid-wicket

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

Bell to Wolvaardt, no run, overpitched outside off, Wolvaardt belts the drive off the front foot and Dean, at cover, does superbly well with a dive to her right

Bell to Wolvaardt, wide, length ball swinging down the leg-side, Wolvaardt looks for a tickle and misses

Bell to Wolvaardt, no run, good length just outside off, solid in defence is Laura Wolvaardt

Bell to Wolvaardt, no run, on a good length just outside off, Wolvaardt gets forward and mistimes the drive to the right of short mid-wicket

Bell to Wolvaardt, no run, shortens the length and keeps it wide of off stump, Wolvaardt shoulders arms

Bell to Wolvaardt, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries for the skipper. Full and swinging away late wide of off, Wolvaardt throws her hands on the drive and ekes out a thick edge that flies away past the slip and to the third man fence

Bell to Wolvaardt, FOUR, nailed through extra cover. Pitched up and very minimal movement away from the right-hander, Wolvaardt leans across and shows full face of the bat on the drive on the off-side