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

Ecclestone to Kapp, out Caught by Charlie Dean!! Kapp holes out. Just when South Africa were tightening the screws, they lose a wicket. It's tossed up full on off, Kapp gets forward to loft, skies it and Dean at mid-on reverse-cups with ease. She judged that well. Good knock from Kapp but now it has ended. Once again Ecclestone with the wicket. Kapp c Charlie Dean b Ecclestone 42(33) [4s-4 6s-1]

Ecclestone to Kapp, FOUR, she is driving so well. A nicely tossed up half-volley outside off, Kapp gets forward and laces the drive, no chance for the diving Beaumont at sweeper cover to her right, right off the middle of the bat

Ecclestone to Kapp, no run, tossed up full on off, Kapp gets forward to drive to short cover

Charlie Dean to Kapp, 1 run, good length on the pads, Kapp goes on the back foot and turns it to the square-leg region for one

Charlie Dean to Kapp, 1 run, tremendous effort from Bell at backward square-leg. She palms it with her left hand and almost catches it with her right. But it goes down. A half-hearted paddle from Kapp, in the air and going away from Bell, she moves and sticks a left hand out, almost pulls off a blinder. She seems to have winded herself and there's a break in play

Charlie Dean to Kapp, 1 run, tossed up full on the pads, flicked in front of deep square-leg and they settle for one

Capsey to Kapp, 1 run, on a good length and flat on off, Kapp goes on the back foot and makes room to punch it down to sweeper cover

Capsey to Kapp, 1 run, on a length outside off, Kapp opens the face of the bat and dabs it in front of short third, Wolvaardt races across for a quick single

Capsey to Kapp, 1 run, good length and turns into off, Kapp goes on the back foot and works it to deep mid-wicket

Charlie Dean to Kapp, 1 run, on the pads, good length and turned to deep square-leg

Charlie Dean to Kapp, 1 run, short on the middle and leg line, Kapp goes on the back foot and pulls it down to deep backward square-leg

Charlie Dean to Kapp, 1 run, quicker on middle, Kapp goes on the back foot and tucks it to deep square-leg and that's the 50-run stand

Charlie Dean to Kapp, SIX, with the spin and six over mid-wicket. It's tossed up full on middle, Kapp gets forward and lofts so clean, bent her back knee and smashed it, flies all the way

Capsey to Kapp, 1 run, on a length on middle, Kapp goes on the back foot and tucks it to deep square-leg

Capsey to Kapp, 1 run, on a length outside off, Kapp goes on the back foot and punches it wide of backward point

Capsey to Kapp, 1 run, quicker and fired in at the pads, Kapp goes on the back foot and tucks it to the vacant square-leg area

Charlie Dean to Kapp, 1 run, good length and flat on middle, Kapp goes on the back foot and turns it wide of mid-wicket

Charlie Dean to Kapp, no run, tossed up full on off, Kapp gets forward to defend it back

Charlie Dean to Kapp, no run, just over Amy Jones. Jones was interested in the LBW first, was appealing for that one, it has taken the glove on the paddle, just lobs Jones running back

Charlie Dean to Kapp, no run, good length and just outside off, Kapp goes on the back foot and punches it to cover-point

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

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

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

Charlie Dean to Kapp, 1 run, full on the pads, Kapp paddles the sweep and it's in the air but well short of deep backward square-leg

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

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Kapp, FOUR, lovely drive. Full outside off, Kapp gets forward and extends the hands through the drive, races away wide of cover, that was hit so sweetly

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Kapp, no run, full on middle, Kapp gets forward to flick to mid-wicket

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Kapp, 2 runs, slower-ball on a good length outside off, Kapp goes on the back foot and helps it wide of deep backward square-leg and they run hard to come back for the 2nd

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Kapp, FOUR, short of length outside off, width and Kapp slashes it away, no slip and the thick outside-edge flies away fine to the third man fence

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Kapp, no run, slower-ball on a good length on off, Kapp gets forward to defend it to short cover

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Kapp, wide, fires it down leg, Kapp looks to help it on its way, misses, good take by Amy Jones

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

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Kapp, 1 run, good length outside off, Kapp goes on the back foot and dabs it to the left of backward point, quick single

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Kapp, FOUR, half-volley outside off, Kapp gets forward and nails the drive between cover and extra-cover, a gift for Kapp first up and she doesn't miss out