England vs South Africa, Women's T20 World Cup 2023 semi-final highlights: SA through to final, beat ENG by 6 runs

England vs South Africa, Women's T20 World Cup 2023 semi-final highlights: England were cruising in the chase until the last three overs of the innings in which South Africa roared back and made it through to the final.

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England vs South Africa, Women's T20 World Cup 2023 semi-final highlights: England were cruising after limiting South Africa to 164/4 but the game turned on its head in the last three overs of their innings. England were 131/3 at the end of the 16th over and while South Africa got the big wicket of Nat Sciver-Brunt in the 17th, England seemed to continue being able to score at the same rate. However, Ayabonga Khaka bowled what might go down as the over of the tournament, taking three wickets and turning the game on its head. Shabnim Ismail then dismissed England captain Heather Knight in the last over and sealed the win. Earlier, South Africa made a slow start to their innings in the powerplay but the openers sped up and put up a strong stand. It ended with Laura Wolvaardt scoring a half century and her opening stand with Tazmin Brits produced 96 runs. Brits then took over and scored her second consecutive half century and South Africa, who have not managed to reach 140 before in this tournament, looked primed to reach 170. Sophie Ecclestone then bowled a stunning 19th over in which she took two wickets but the 20th over then went for 18 to take South Africa to a total of 164/4. South Africa are through to the T20 World Cup final for the first time and they will be facing the mighty Australia on Sunday.  

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• 24 Feb 2023, 09:41:36 PM IST

  England vs South Africa T20 World Cup Live Cricket Score: SOUTH AFRICA ARE THROUGH TO THE FINAL!

  They beat England by six runs, an extraordinary semi-final has ended in the hosts' favour. England were cruising in this run chase until South Africa started a comeback in the 17th over, and then turned the tables in the 18th. England needed 9 to win off the last ball, Glenn managed to sky that last ball to long-off and not much else and yet, for a couple of seconds, the South Africans didn't seem to know what to do. Eventually the fielder throws the ball to Ismail who takes off the stumps and the ball is declared dead, after which the celebrations begin. Oh, what pressure does to even the best in the game. South Africa are through to their first T20 World Cup final and its in a tournament that they are hosting. They will play the mighty Australia on Sunday. 

• 24 Feb 2023, 09:38:17 PM IST

  England vs South Africa T20 World Cup Live Score: OUT! ISMAIL GETS KNIGHT!

  The England captain has been cleaned up and with it, maybe, England's chances. Knight swinging for the rafters, Ismail doesn't give her the pace she is looking for and she takes the stumps.  

  Knight b Ismail 31 (25), England 153/8 in 19.3 overs

• 24 Feb 2023, 09:37:07 PM IST

  England vs South Africa Women's T20 World Cup Semi Final Live Score: Into the last over!

  England need 13 to win off this last over. 12 runs were scored in the 19th but the three wickets that fell in the over before that is what has made the bigger impact still. Shabnim Ismail has the ball in her hands, Sarah Glenn is facing and she has to find a way to get her captain Heather Knight on strike as quickly as possible. 

• 24 Feb 2023, 09:32:00 PM IST

  England vs South Africa T20 Live Score: OUT! Make that three in the over!

  Oh how about that! Three wickets in the 18th over and the game has turned on its head here. Katherine Sciver-Brunt trapped in front and the umpire raises his finger. The batter reviews late but it is more in hope than anything else, she is plumb out and all of a sudden South Africa are in the driver's seat. 

  Sciver-Brunt lbw b Khaka 0 (1), England 140/7 in 18 overs, need 25 to win from 12 balls

• 24 Feb 2023, 09:29:31 PM IST

  England vs South Africa Live Cricket Score: GONE! Khaka with two in the over!

  Ecclestone c Bosch b Khaka 1 (2), England 140/6 in 17.5 overs

• 24 Feb 2023, 09:28:22 PM IST

  England vs South Africa Live Score: OUT! And another! 

  Ayabonga Khaka strikes and all of a sudden, the course of this match starts to shift. South Africa have a big crowd behind them now.  

  Jones c Bosch b Khaka 2 (3), England 137/5 in 17.1 overs

• 24 Feb 2023, 09:20:57 PM IST

  England vs South Africa: OUT! Sciver-Brunt goes!

  There is the big wicket and once again the momentum shifts. What a game this is turning out to be, Nadine de Klerk with arguably the biggest wicket of the match. And guess who has taken that catch at long-on. Tazmin Brits of course!

• 24 Feb 2023, 09:16:00 PM IST

  ENG w vs SA w Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2023 Semifinal Latest score: BACK TO BACK FOURS!

  Fantastic batting from Sciver-Brunt. Ismail sends it full and straight on the stumps, Sciver-Brunt shuffles accross quickly and scoops it over short fine leg. The second is a low and fast full toss angling at the pads, Sciver-Brunt takes the freebie.

• 24 Feb 2023, 09:13:28 PM IST

  ENG w vs SA w Live: FOUR! PAST COVER!

  A length delivery by Kapp, an offcutter. Sciver-Brunt hammers it past cover, goes past long-off for a four!

• 24 Feb 2023, 09:07:59 PM IST

  ENG w vs SA w Live: SIX! England go past 100!

  There is flight in this delivery by Tryon and Knight goes down the ground to drill it over long-off for a six! England get past 100 and also the first six conceded by South Africa in this tournament!

• 24 Feb 2023, 09:04:16 PM IST

  ENG w vs SA w Live: One run, England 92/3 (12), need 73 from 48 balls

  A full delivery by De Klerk, outside off. Sciver-Brunt guides it to mid-off for a single.

  England Women: 92/3 (12), Target: 165

  England need 73 from 48 balls.

• 24 Feb 2023, 09:01:34 PM IST

  ENG w vs SA w Live: One run

  A full delivery by Khaka, and Knight drives it to long on for a single!

  England Women: 88/3 (11), Target: 165

• 24 Feb 2023, 08:56:01 PM IST

  ENG w vs SA w Live: OUT! Brits with a sharp catch again!

  Khaka strikes. Bowls a bit off-pace angling at the pads, Wyatt helps it along and Brits reaches out from short fine leg and holds on. Can anyone keep Brits out of the game today?

  Wyatt c Brits b Khaka 34 (30), England 85/3 in 10.3 overs

• 24 Feb 2023, 08:40:17 PM IST

  ENG w vs SA w Live Score: England 67/2 in 7 overs

  Wyatt hits fours off the fourth and sixth balls of the over to make it a good one for England. She has got the in-form Nat Sciver-Brunt at the other end. South Africa would know that getting the latter out cheap would go a long way in getting past England in this game. 

• 24 Feb 2023, 08:34:16 PM IST

  England vs South Africa Live Updates: GONE! A screamer from Brits!

  Oh what a catch! Ismail with one of those bouncers that threaten to take a batter's head off. Capsey hooks it and the ball floats to the right of Brits. She puts in the dive, catches the ball while it is just centimetres off the ground and while she herself is almost parallel to the ground and holds on to it after making impact. Wow, England got off to a flier but South Africa are right back in it. 

  Capsey c Brits b Ismail 0 (2), England 53/2 in 5.3 overs

• 24 Feb 2023, 08:32:00 PM IST

  England vs South Africa Live: OUT! Wicket at last for South Africa!

  Dunkley tries to flick a half volley on middle but the ball loops up in the air, Brits backtracks on the ring and takes the catch. 

  Dunkley c Brits b Ismail 28 (16), England 53/1 in 5.1 overs

• 24 Feb 2023, 08:28:19 PM IST

  T20 World Cup 2023 England vs South Africa Live: HAT-TRICK OF FOURS!

  Dunkley's onslaught takes England racing past 50. It is just too easy at the moment for them. England are 53/0 after 5 overs. 

• 24 Feb 2023, 08:23:03 PM IST

  England vs South Africa T20 World Cup Live Cricket Score: England 30/0 in 3 overs 

  A four to end the third over, England are off to a good start here. Their run rate is exactly 10 and South Africa look a little lost for words at the moment. 

• 24 Feb 2023, 08:16:11 PM IST

  England vs South Africa T20 World Cup Live Score: England off to a flier!

  England are 21/0 in 2 overs. Wyatt on six off seven, Dunkley on six off five. South Africa have leaked runs, with a misfield off the second ball giving England a four and then some shoddy wicketkeeping wasting a real brute of a delivery from Ismail as it raced to the boundary for four byes. 

• 24 Feb 2023, 08:10:24 PM IST

  England vs South Africa Women's T20 World Cup Semi Final Live Score: The players return

  Danniell Wyatt and Sophia Dunkley open for England, Nonkululeko Mlaba bowling the first over for South Africa.

• 24 Feb 2023, 07:57:38 PM IST

  England vs South Africa T20 Live Score: South Africa 164/4 in 20 overs

  Two back to back fours to end that innings. A slow start but then they stepped on the gas like they never have in this tournament. Sophie Ecclestone's stunning 19th over has helped England prevent South Africa from reaching 170 but they have cut a frustrated side so far. But, they are excellent chasers and now that reputation is about to be put to test. 

• 24 Feb 2023, 07:53:28 PM IST

  England vs South Africa Live Cricket Score: FOUR! And a no ball!

  South Africa go past 150. Second ball of the 20th over and Sciver-Brunt ends up erring on an attempted back of the hand slow delivery. It becomes a slow full toss and Kapp and the batter pulls it to the boundary. Sciver-Brunt lost her balance and is on the ground on the follow through. Umpire initially signalled six and corrected that to four. The batters take two runs off the free hit ball and so that's seven runs off the first two balls of the 20th. 

• 24 Feb 2023, 07:48:49 PM IST

  England vs South Africa Live Score: TWO WICKETS IN AN OVER!

  Sophie Ecclestone potentially turning the game around in the 18th over. First Chloe Tryon holes out at deep midwicket and then Nadine de Klerk is cleaned up by the fourth ball of the over. 

• 24 Feb 2023, 07:43:42 PM IST

  England vs South Africa: OUT! Fantastic catch from Sciver-Brunt

  Brits goes aerially down the ground once again but this does not have the distance on it. It is hit with some power though and Sciver-Brunt does well to react quickly, get in position and take the catch.  

  Brits c Sciver-Brunt b Bell 68 (55), South Africa 142/2 in 17.5 overs

• 24 Feb 2023, 07:35:31 PM IST

  ENG w vs SA w Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2023 Semifinal Latest score: South Africa 125/1 in 16 overs

  South Africa have not gone past 140 in this tournament but at this point, they seem primed to reach about 170 at least. What an innings this has turned out to be. England have their jobs cut out, lots of frustration can be seen among those fielders which shows that South Africa are clearly ahead in the game. 

• 24 Feb 2023, 07:31:01 PM IST

  ENG w vs SA w Live: FOUR! Brits gets to fifty in style!

  Consecutive half centuries for Tazmin Brits, her seventh in T20Is. Nice short and wide ball from Glenn and she sends it careening through covers. She has got to 52 in 42. 

• 24 Feb 2023, 07:30:11 PM IST

  ENG w vs SA w Live Score: SIX! Two for Brits in the over!

  A dot ball and then Brits goes big once again, this time over long on and into the stands. What an over this is turning out to be right after the wicket for South Africa. 

• 24 Feb 2023, 07:28:52 PM IST

  England vs South Africa Live Updates: SIX! Brits muscles one 

  Brits charges down the ground and sends the ball flying over bowler Glenn's head. What a way to bring up South Africa's 100 and it has come in 14.2 overs. This is a fantastic platform for the hosts. 

• 24 Feb 2023, 07:25:07 PM IST

  England vs South Africa Live: OUT! And Wolvaardt falls

  Leading edge and Wolvaardt holes out at point. Ecclestone cannot be kept silent for too long and England finally have their breakthrough. 

  Wolvaardt c Dean b Ecclestone 53 (44), South Africa 96/1 in 13.4 overs

• 24 Feb 2023, 07:23:22 PM IST

  T20 World Cup 2023 England vs South Africa Live: FOUR! Wolvaardt crosses fifty

  Wolvaardt gives Ecclestone the charge, goes up and over covers and the ball races past the boundary with a couple of bounces. She has reached her sixth T20I half century. 

• 24 Feb 2023, 07:15:50 PM IST

  England vs South Africa T20 World Cup Live Cricket Score: FOUR! Wolvaardt on the charge! 

  She moves to 43 off 37 balls and there are a few worried faces among the England players. South Africa get to 83/0 at the end of the 12th over. 

• 24 Feb 2023, 06:57:20 PM IST

  England vs South Africa T20 World Cup Live Score: SA 37/0 in 6 overs

  South Africa have bucked up in the last two overs after that slow start. That has turned this into a good powerplay for South Africa and they have all their wickets intact as well. The crowd is slowly building up and they will like what they are seeing for now. 

• 24 Feb 2023, 06:49:43 PM IST

  England vs South Africa Women's T20 World Cup Semi Final Live Score: SIX! 

  That's a sensational shot from Wolvaardt. Smashes that over the long off for the first maximum of the innings and how South Africa needed that. South Africa are 28/0 at the end of that fifth over with 14 runs coming off it. 

• 24 Feb 2023, 06:44:33 PM IST

  England vs South Africa T20 Live Score: FOUR! After a mountain of dot balls!

  South Africa have played 17 dot balls so far and so this was coming. Big slog sweep but along the ground from Brits and it goes to the boundary. England 14/0 after 4 overs. 

• 24 Feb 2023, 06:41:03 PM IST

  England vs South Africa Live Cricket Score: South Africa 8/0 after 2 overs

  That four from Wolvaardt off the second ball of the first over is the only boundary of this match thus far. Both Wolvaardt and Brits are off the mark with Lauren Bell bowling the second over. 

• 24 Feb 2023, 06:33:34 PM IST

  England vs South Africa: FOUR! 

  Off the second ball of the over, length ball from Sciver-Brunt and Wolvaardt cuts it in front of point.

• 24 Feb 2023, 06:32:09 PM IST

  ENG w vs SA w Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2023 Semifinal Latest score: Here we go!

  Katherine Sciver-Brunt bowls the first over, Laura Wolvaardt is on strike. The second semi-final begins at last. 

• 24 Feb 2023, 06:26:43 PM IST

  ENG w vs SA w Live: National Anthems!

  First comes England's national anthem and then the hosts'. We are minutes away from the start of the match now. 

• 24 Feb 2023, 06:18:59 PM IST

  England vs South Africa Live Updates:  The pitch

  "There is a shorter side, 56 meters at one end and 62 meters at the other end. England are a six-hitting side and they will surely pepper the shorter side. Question is to make them hit to the longer side. Same pitch that was used yesterday. That was a high-scoring pitch. There will be no swing, looks a bit dry and it looks a good batting surface," say Pommie Mbangwa and Katie Martin in their pitch report. 

• 24 Feb 2023, 06:06:36 PM IST

  England vs South Africa Live: South Africa XI

  Laura Wolvaardt, Tazmin Brits, Marizanne Kapp, Sune Luus(c), Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Anneke Bosch, Sinalo Jafta(w), Shabnim Ismail, Ayabonga Khaka, Nonkululeko Mlaba

• 24 Feb 2023, 06:06:12 PM IST

  T20 World Cup 2023 England vs South Africa Live: England XI

  Danielle Wyatt, Sophia Dunkley, Alice Capsey, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Heather Knight(c), Amy Jones(w), Sophie Ecclestone, Katherine Sciver-Brunt, Charlotte Dean, Sarah Glenn, Lauren Bell

• 24 Feb 2023, 06:02:56 PM IST

  England vs South Africa T20 World Cup Live Cricket Score: TOSS TIME!

  Sune Luss spins the coin, “Heads” calls Heather Knight and it falls on Tails. South Africa will bat first. 

• 24 Feb 2023, 05:51:58 PM IST

  England vs South Africa T20 World Cup Live Score: Dominant England

  Unlike South Africa, who had a right scrap in the group stage, England have been sailing in smooth waters. They beat the West Indies by seven wickets with over six overs to spare in their first match, then beat Ireland by four wickets and then somehow managed to stop India from chasing down 151, with the latter being the only game in which they were tested.

• 24 Feb 2023, 05:50:06 PM IST

  England vs South Africa Women's T20 World Cup Semi Final Live Score: South Africa's road to the semis

  South Africa were stunned by Sri Lanka in their first game, losing it by three runs. They came back strong by swatting New Zealand aside in their next game but were at the receiving end of a similar treatment in their next match against Australia. The fact that New Zealand's margins of defeats to Australia and South Africa was so big is what allowed the latter to go through.

• 24 Feb 2023, 05:37:42 PM IST

  England vs South Africa T20 Live Score: South Africa's England hoodoo

  Three times have South Africa met England in the semi-final of a World Cup competition and they have come out at the wrong end of the scorecard on all three occassions. They would hope to reverse that little statistic today. 

• 24 Feb 2023, 05:34:20 PM IST

  England vs South Africa Live Cricket Score: South Africa full squad

  Laura Wolvaardt, Tazmin Brits, Marizanne Kapp, Sune Luus(c), Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Anneke Bosch, Sinalo Jafta(w), Shabnim Ismail, Ayabonga Khaka, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Delmi Tucker, Annerie Dercksen, Lara Goodall, Masabata Klaas

• 24 Feb 2023, 05:23:52 PM IST

  England vs South Africa Live Score: England full squad 

  Danielle Wyatt, Sophia Dunkley, Alice Capsey, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Heather Knight(c), Amy Jones(w), Sophie Ecclestone, Katherine Sciver-Brunt, Charlotte Dean, Sarah Glenn, Freya Davies, Maia Bouchier, Lauren Bell, Kate Cross, Lauren Winfield-Hill

• 24 Feb 2023, 05:13:42 PM IST

  England vs South Africa: Hello and welcome!

  England have the historical advantage, they have the confidence of being on a 10-match unbeaten run. South Africa, however, are the home side and so will have the crowd egging them on, apart from the fact that they have looked very impressive indeed in this tournament. We are all set up for a humdinger today!