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

Marizanne Kapp to Ecclestone, no run, good length outside off, Ecclestone opens the face of the bat and runs it down to backward point, a slight fumble but they don't risk a single. Double wicket-maiden

Marizanne Kapp to Ecclestone, no run, good length and tight on middle, Ecclestone goes on the back foot and defends to short cover

Marizanne Kapp to Ecclestone, no run, full on middle, the hat-trick ball, Ecclestone gets forward and drives to short cover

Marizanne Kapp to Charlie Dean, out Caught by Sinalo Jafta!! Fifer in a World Cup semi. South Africa are chuffed to bits. That testing line and length just outside off, good length and Charlie Dean looks to play it late, thin outside-edge and once again Sinalo Jafta makes no mistake as she gets forward and takes it low. Now Kapp on a hat-trick and the game's coming to a swift ending. Charlie Dean c Sinalo Jafta b Marizanne Kapp 0(1)

Marizanne Kapp to Sophia Dunkley, out Caught by Sinalo Jafta!! Another one for Marizanne Kapp and South Africa are all over England now. Late away movement on this length delivery outside off, shapes away, Sophia Dunkley with a nothing shot as she is on the walk forward, tries to steer it to third man, very low-percentage shot, clear snick and it's a low catch by Sinalo Jafta. The keeper bending forward and taking it well. The move to get Kapp back on has worked wonders for South Africa. Sophia Dunkley c Sinalo Jafta b Marizanne Kapp 2(10)

Marizanne Kapp to Sophia Dunkley, no run, full on off, Sophia Dunkley gets forward to drive it nicely but picks out mid-on

Marizanne Kapp to Wyatt-Hodge, FOUR, full and angled in, on the pads, Wyatt-Hodge gets forward and flicks in the air, wide of deep mid-wicket and beats the desperate dive

Marizanne Kapp to Sophia Dunkley, 1 run, brilliant one-handed effort by Sinalo Jafta and she can't hang on. Fullish outside off, Sophia Dunkley leans back and drives late, the thick outside-edge flies and Jafta is late to stretch out, that's why it hits the end of the gloves and went down, tough chance and Jafta cant' snaffle it

Marizanne Kapp to Sophia Dunkley, no run, good length outside off, Sophia Dunkley goes on the back foot and defends to cover

Marizanne Kapp to Nat Sciver-Brunt, out Caught by Sinalo Jafta!! Marizanne Kapp you beauty! What a player. Just when South Africa needed that wicket she produces the goods. Full and angled in on off, it then held its line, Nat Sciver-Brunt gets forward to drive and plays slightly across the line of it, the outside-edge is found and it's a good low catch by Sinalo Jafta. Once again Kapp is pumped and rightly so. That was a peach, the late inward movement sucked Sciver-Brunt in and then it held its line to take the edge. Now South Africa can breathe easy. Nat Sciver-Brunt c Sinalo Jafta b Marizanne Kapp 64(76) [4s-6 6s-1]

Marizanne Kapp to Nat Sciver-Brunt, no run, full on off, Nat Sciver-Brunt gets forward to drive and the ball hits Wyatt-Hodge and deflects to mid-off

Marizanne Kapp to Nat Sciver-Brunt, no run, full and angled in on the pads, flicked to the short mid-wicket fielder

Marizanne Kapp to Wyatt-Hodge, 1 run, full outside off, Wyatt-Hodge gets forward to drive with an open face, a fumble from backward point and it's Bosch there, gives away one

Marizanne Kapp to Wyatt-Hodge, no run, tight good length delivery on middle, Wyatt-Hodge gets forward to defend to short cover

Marizanne Kapp to Nat Sciver-Brunt, 1 run, full outside off, Nat Sciver-Brunt gets forward to drive to sweeper cover and takes one

Marizanne Kapp to Nat Sciver-Brunt, no run, good length and angled in on middle, Nat Sciver-Brunt gets forward to push it down to mid-on

Marizanne Kapp to Wyatt-Hodge, 1 run, short of length on middle, Wyatt-Hodge goes on the back foot and turns it to the mid-wicket region for a quick single

Marizanne Kapp to Wyatt-Hodge, FOUR, beautifully done. On a length outside off, Wyatt-Hodge opens the face of the bat and uses the pace on the ball, runs it fine and beats third man to her left

Marizanne Kapp to Nat Sciver-Brunt, no run, 108ks in the teasing channel outside off, no shot offered

Marizanne Kapp to Nat Sciver-Brunt, FOUR, 108ks fuller and wider of off stump, Nat Sciver-Brunt seeks to drive and gets a thick outside edge that flies away past the lone slip to her right. No chance for the fielder at third...

Marizanne Kapp to Nat Sciver-Brunt, no run, 109ks good length on off, Nat Sciver-Brunt gets across and blocks it back to the bowler

Marizanne Kapp to Nat Sciver-Brunt, no run, past the outside edge. Marizanne Kapp has a wry smile on seeing the ball flirt with the edge. 108ks full and tailing away wide of off, lures Nat Sciver-Brunt into the drive and takes it past the bat

Marizanne Kapp to Nat Sciver-Brunt, no run, full and shaping in just outside off at 109ks, blocked from the crease

Marizanne Kapp to Capsey, 1 run, back of a length on the stumps, Capsey hops and tucks to the right of fine leg

Marizanne Kapp to Nat Sciver-Brunt, no run, 109ks inswinger just outside off, solid forward block from the English skipper

Marizanne Kapp to Nat Sciver-Brunt, no run, good length just outside off, Nat Sciver-Brunt blocks it under her nose

Marizanne Kapp to Nat Sciver-Brunt, no run, pitched up just outside off, driven firmly to the right of Wolvaardt at cover

Marizanne Kapp to Nat Sciver-Brunt, wide, length delivery angling down the leg-side, Nat Sciver-Brunt looks to flick and misses

Marizanne Kapp to Nat Sciver-Brunt, 2 runs, 110ks width on offer outside off, Nat Sciver-Brunt advances and slices the drive to the left of cover. A fumble on the dive enables the second run

Marizanne Kapp to Nat Sciver-Brunt, no run, good length just outside off, Nat Sciver-Brunt mistimes the punch to the right of cover

Marizanne Kapp to Nat Sciver-Brunt, no run, inswinger on the pads, Nat Sciver-Brunt tucks it to mid-wicket

Marizanne Kapp to Nat Sciver-Brunt, no run, full and closing in on off, Nat Sciver-Brunt comes forward and taps it into the off-side. Back-to-back maidens from Marizanne Kapp

Marizanne Kapp to Nat Sciver-Brunt, no run, nips away from a length outside off, Sciver-Brunt prods across and shoulders arms

Marizanne Kapp to Nat Sciver-Brunt, no run, late away swing in the channel outside off, left alone to the keeper

Marizanne Kapp to Nat Sciver-Brunt, no run, curls back in from a length around off, forward and blocked

Marizanne Kapp to Nat Sciver-Brunt, no run, advances and gets an inside edge onto pad on this inswinger

Marizanne Kapp to Nat Sciver-Brunt, no run, full and curling into middle at 108ks, Nat Sciver-Brunt gets across and blocks into the leg-side

Marizanne Kapp to Nat Sciver-Brunt, no run, double-wicket maiden. Full on off, late shape away, Nat Sciver-Brunt gets forward to defend, rolls off the thick outer half of the bat to short point. What a start for South Africa and Marizanne Kapp

Marizanne Kapp to Knight, out Bowled!! Dragged back on. Glum faces in the England camp. No feet from Knight and she goes. Once again Marizanne Kapp lets out a high-pitched shriek with a double fist-pump. Was a wide length delivery outside off, shapes away, Knight pushes away from the body, no feet and the thick inside-edge falls on to middle-stump. Two in the over and South Africa are elated. Knight b Marizanne Kapp 0(3)

Marizanne Kapp to Knight, no run, full on off, Knight gets forward to push to cover

Marizanne Kapp to Knight, no run, full on middle, Knight gets forward and offers a dead-bat to that one, rolls to short mid-wicket

Marizanne Kapp to Amy Jones, out Bowled!! Look at the shriek from Marizanne Kapp. It nips back in from a good length and beats the forward defence, it was bowled on a length and Amy Jones was late on the bat, it nipped right through the gate and the stumps are a mess. Marizanne Kapp is pumped and why should she not. Big wicket for South Africa. The vulnerability against the moving ball exposed again. Amy Jones b Marizanne Kapp 0(2)

Marizanne Kapp to Amy Jones, no run, short of length on off, Amy Jones goes on the back foot and defends to short cover