ENG-W vs SA-W Match 9 Results

5:13 PM IST Right then, that is it from this game where England Women go on top of Group B while South Africa Women suffered their first defeat of this T20 World Cup. Next up, is a big one. It is the Trans-Tasman rivalry as Australia Women take on New Zealand Women on 8th October, Tuesday. That game will begin at 2 pm GMT, but as you know, you can join us early for all the build-up to the match. Until then, cheers and goodbye!

5:13 PM IST Right then, that is it from this game where England Women go on top of Group B while South Africa Women suffered their first defeat of this T20 World Cup. Next up, is a big one. It is the Trans-Tasman rivalry as Australia Women take on New Zealand Women on 8th October, Tuesday. That game will begin at 2 pm GMT, but as you know, you can join us early for all the build-up to the match. Until then, cheers and goodbye!

5:10 PM IST Heather Knight, the victorious skipper of England Women says she is very pleased and appreciates the way they controlled the chase. Talks about the spinners doing the job and says they brought the team back in the game and says it was great to see the energy, especially from Sophie Ecclestone. Appreciates Danni Wyatt-Hodge and says it is great to see her bat with such patience and smartness. Concludes that they now have a big break and they will probably go explore Dubai before the next game.

5:10 PM IST Heather Knight, the victorious skipper of England Women says she is very pleased and appreciates the way they controlled the chase. Talks about the spinners doing the job and says they brought the team back in the game and says it was great to see the energy, especially from Sophie Ecclestone. Appreciates Danni Wyatt-Hodge and says it is great to see her bat with such patience and smartness. Concludes that they now have a big break and they will probably go explore Dubai before the next game.

5:09 PM IST Laura Wolvaardt, the captain of South Africa Women says that 10-15 runs more and things could have been interesting but they also did not take their chances in the field. Adds that the bowlers did well to take it deep. Mentions that it was not as slow as the first two games and they thought 140 would be a winning score, but they lost all momentum after the Powerplay. Says that cannot ask more from the bowlers, but you cannot bowl loose balls against the English batters as they have all the shots in their books. Ends by saying that the next games are a must-win and it will be a nice challenge against Bangladesh Women in these conditions.

5:09 PM IST Laura Wolvaardt, the captain of South Africa Women says that 10-15 runs more and things could have been interesting but they also did not take their chances in the field. Adds that the bowlers did well to take it deep. Mentions that it was not as slow as the first two games and they thought 140 would be a winning score, but they lost all momentum after the Powerplay. Says that cannot ask more from the bowlers, but you cannot bowl loose balls against the English batters as they have all the shots in their books. Ends by saying that the next games are a must-win and it will be a nice challenge against Bangladesh Women in these conditions.