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

Mlaba to Smith, no run, tossed up outside off, on a length, Smith gets forward to defend it back

Mlaba to Smith, no run, fired full outside off, Smith steps out and squeezes it back to Mlaba

Mlaba to Wyatt-Hodge, 1 run, flat good length outside off, Wyatt-Hodge goes on the back foot and cuts to deep point

Mlaba to Wyatt-Hodge, FOUR, tossed up full outside off, Wyatt-Hodge slogs across the line and the thick outside-edge escapes through a vacant slip and runs away

Mlaba to Smith, 1 run, just about carried to Bosch who runs and dives forward from deep mid-wicket, but can't cup her hands around the catch. Smith comes down the track and flicks, was dipping on Bosch and full marks to the effort

Mlaba to Smith, no run, sharp spin back in and it's turned from outside off, Smith goes on the back foot to punch, only a thick inside-edge saves her, on to pad and then wide of leg-stump, not far too

Mlaba to Wyatt-Hodge, no run, tossed up full on off, Wyatt-Hodge gets forward to drive to backward point, with an open face

Mlaba to Smith, 1 run, Mlaba drops a return catch. Hits the end of the fingers and she is in pain. The right hand it is. Smith comes down the track and lofts, it's high and to her right, she goes for it and drops it

Mlaba to Smith, no run, tossed up on a length outside off, Smith gets forward to defend it back to Mlaba

Mlaba to Smith, FOUR, beautiful shot. It's tossed up again and Smith steps out and gets to the pitch of the ball, lofts and easily clears mid-off, almost all the way, one bounce over the ropes

Mlaba to Smith, FOUR, Smith again comes down the track and this time she lofts it over mid-on, took a calculated risk and it paid off

Mlaba to Smith, no run, tossed up full and Smith comes down the track to drive to mid-off, hesitation between the two batters but all's well in the end, Wyatt-Hodge sending Smith back who wanted the run

Mlaba to Smith, 1 run, again she uses her feet and clips the length delivery over mid-wicket

Mlaba to Smith, no run, tossed up full and Smith steps out and drives to mid-off

Mlaba to Smith, no run, good length and turns into middle, Smith goes on the back foot and pushes it back to Mlaba

Mlaba to Smith, no run, on a length outside off, Smith goes on the back foot and punches to cover

Mlaba to Ecclestone, out Caught by Annerie Dercksen!! Straight to deep mid-wicket. It's full on middle, Ecclestone gets low to sweep, hits it in the air and Dercksen at deep mid-wicket didn't need to move an inch. She reverse-cups easily. Ecclestone c Annerie Dercksen b Mlaba 2(12)

Mlaba to Ecclestone, no run, tossed up full on off, Ecclestone gets forward to defend to backward point

Mlaba to Capsey, 1 run, tucked away to the right of mid-wicket for a quick single

Mlaba to Capsey, no run, played back to the bowler

Mlaba to Capsey, no run, full on off, clipped to mid-wicket

Mlaba to Capsey, no run, blocked from the crease

Mlaba to Nat Sciver-Brunt, 1 run, worked away into the leg-side

Mlaba to Capsey, 1 run, tucked to mid-wicket for a single

Mlaba to Capsey, FOUR, full and slipping down the leg-side, Capsey gets down in time and sweeps it away to the fine leg fence with terrific timing

Mlaba to Capsey, no run, short on off, punched off the back foot to the left of cover

Mlaba to Nat Sciver-Brunt, 1 run, slower on the stumps, clipped away to square leg for a quick single

Mlaba to Nat Sciver-Brunt, wide, full and angling down leg, Nat Sciver-Brunt looks to sweep and misses

Mlaba to Nat Sciver-Brunt, 2 runs, premeditates the reverse paddle and gets a decent connection to the left of short third

Mlaba to Capsey, 1 run, stays low and sweeps the full delivery to the right of deep backward square leg

Mlaba to Capsey, no run, appeal for leg before and South Africa decide against the review. It was quicker and fuller on leg stump, Capsey missed out on the sweep and was struck on the front pad. Missing leg stump feels the South African keeper...

Mlaba to Capsey, 1 run, full outside off, Capsey crouches and slices the drive to the left of sweeper cover

Mlaba to Capsey, no run, nudged away to mid-wicket

Mlaba to Capsey, no run, on the back foot, defending to the right of the bowler

Mlaba to Capsey, no run, short outside off, pushed to cover with soft hands

Mlaba to Capsey, no run, blocked from the crease

Mlaba to Nat Sciver-Brunt, 1 run, quicker on off, driven firmly to the right of long-on

Mlaba to Nat Sciver-Brunt, no run, full on leg stump, Nat Sciver-Brunt sweeps and finds the fielder at short fine this time around

Mlaba to Nat Sciver-Brunt, FOUR, full on leg stump, Nat Sciver-Brunt shuffled early and got down on one knee to sweep it along the ground in the gap through short fine

Mlaba to Nat Sciver-Brunt, no run, backs away and mistimes the cut to cover

Mlaba to Capsey, 1 run, punched off the back foot to the right of backward point

Mlaba to Capsey, no run, flatter on off, tapped away to backward point

Mlaba to Capsey, wide, sliding down the leg-side, Capsey flicks and misses

Mlaba to Capsey, no run, fired in with the arm, Capsey blocks it off the front foot

Mlaba to Capsey, 1 run, clipped off the pads into the mid-wicket pocket

Mlaba to Nat Sciver-Brunt, 1 run, slow and short on the stumps, Nat Sciver-Brunt swivels on the back foot and pulls wide of mid-on

Mlaba to Capsey, 1 run, hangs on the back foot and punches the short ball to sweeper cover

Mlaba to Capsey, no run, full on off, Capsey pushes it back to the bowler

Mlaba to Nat Sciver-Brunt, 1 run, slower and fuller outside off, driven along the ground to deep cover

Mlaba to Nat Sciver-Brunt, no run, short outside off, cut away to backward point