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

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Wolvaardt, SIX, full on middle, Wolvaardt gets forward to heave and times it well, she is dealing in sixes at the moment, flies over deep mid-wicket - another big over - 14 off the over

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Chloe Tryon, 1 run, slower-ball off-cutter on a good length outside off, Chloe Tryon gets forward to pull to long-on

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Chloe Tryon, no run, short outside off, left alone

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Chloe Tryon, 2 runs, on a good length on off, pace-off too, Chloe Tryon swings it and it's wide of Beaumont at deep square-leg, brilliant diving effort, parries it back to deep mid-wicket and helps save two

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Wolvaardt, 1 run, the attempted yorker on the stumps, is a low full-toss, Wolvaardt heaves straight to the fielder at deep mid-wicket

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Wolvaardt, FOUR, full and cross-seam on middle and leg, Wolvaardt clears her front leg and heaves, into the gap and wide of deep mid-wicket, problems for England now

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Wolvaardt, FOUR, Wolvaardt turning it on now. On a short of length on the stumps, she goes on the back foot and pulls flat, to the deep backward square-leg fence, swivelled and put it away into the gap, Beaumont had no chance to her right

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Wolvaardt, SIX, back of the hand slower-ball on a length outside off, Wolvaardt gets forward and heaves across the line, good connection and it clears the deep mid-wicket fence, just had enough

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Chloe Tryon, 1 run, good length outside off, Chloe Tryon goes on the back foot and flat-bats, NSB did well to get out of the way, that was heading to her face

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Chloe Tryon, wide, short and down leg, Chloe Tryon pulls and misses, that was a sharp short ball, Amy Jones again does well

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Chloe Tryon, no run, cross-seamer on a length and it nips back in, Chloe Tryon looks to punch and misses, past the inside-edge and not far from off-stump, good take by Amy Jones

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Wolvaardt, 1 run, floaty slower-ball leg-cutter outside off, Wolvaardt leans back and carves it, just wide of Linsey Smith at backward point, was in the air but wide of the fielder

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Wolvaardt, 2 runs, full and the slower-ball outside off, Wolvaardt gets forward and drives well, Capsey at long-on fumbles and that allows the 2nd

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

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Wolvaardt, 1 run, slower-ball off-cutter just outside off, Wolvaardt goes on the back foot and works it to deep square-leg

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Wolvaardt, 1 run, full outside off, Wolvaardt gets forward to drive 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

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Luus, out Bowled!! Now Luus goes and South Africa lose three wickets in a hurry. A slower-ball off-cutter outside off, Luus goes for the pull, only manages a thick inside-edge that goes back on to the stumps. Nat Sciver-Brunt's move to get herself back on has worked. The length was not there and still Luus went through with the shot. Luus b Nat Sciver-Brunt 1(6)

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Luus, no run, full on the stumps, Luus gets forward to drive and it hits the stumps at the other end

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Luus, no run, slower-ball off-cutter just outside off, Luus gets forward to defend to short cover

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Wolvaardt, 1 run, 102ks drifting into the pads, Wolvaardt clips it fine to the right of the fielder in the deep

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

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Wolvaardt, 1 run, 106ks short outside off, Wolvaardt swivels and pulls to the right of Dunkley at deep mid-wicket

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Wolvaardt, 2 runs, 105ks short of length outside off, Wolvaardt slaps it to the left of sweeper cover and backs it up with excellent running between the wickets

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Wolvaardt, no run, good length on and around off, Wolvaardt is happy to block it into the off-side

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Wolvaardt, 1 run, 100ks short of length outside off, Wolvaardt stays on the back foot and punches to Capsey at sweeper cover

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Wolvaardt, no run, short of length outside off, Wolvaardt cuts late to the left of backward point

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...

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Wolvaardt, 1 run, 101ks good length outside off, Wolvaardt cuts it away to the left of sweeper cover

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

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Wolvaardt, 1 run, dug in short on the stumps, Wolvaardt pulls and gets a top-edge that lands well short of the fielder at deep backward square leg

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Wolvaardt, FOUR, too full and the width is too tempting to miss out. Wolvaardt bends her back knee and smacks the cover of that delivery with an eye-pleasing drive square on the off-side

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Wolvaardt, wide, full and swinging down the leg-side, Wolvaardt looks for a flick, but no dice!

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Wolvaardt, no run, good length on and around off, blocked out to short mid-wicket

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Wolvaardt, 2 runs, 98ks full and wide of off, Wolvaardt throws her hands on the drive and slices it in the gap between backward point and cover. Beaumont with a long chase manages to put in a dive inches inside the ropes to prevent the boundary

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Wolvaardt, no run, full and wide of off, Wolvaardt opens the bat face and slices the drive to the left of cover

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Wolvaardt, no run, length delivery attacking the stumps, blocked back to the bowler

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Wolvaardt, no run, short of length on off, punched off the back foot to mid-on

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Wolvaardt, wide, on a length swinging down the leg-side, Wolvaardt flicks and misses

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