full toss slotted through midwicket, but it's not enough for South Africa to get close. England close things out for a 26-run win to move top of Group B
ENG Women vs SA Women, 7th Match, Group A at Birmingham, CWG 2022, Aug 02 2022 - Ball by Ball Commentary
1.55pm: Pretty clinical from England, who make it two from two at the Commonwealth Games. If New Zealand also win later today, then both they and England will be through to the semis. Some Lionesses-style celebrations from the England players, but they'll face stiffer challenges if they to win a gold medal here. SA laid a solid foundation for their chase, with a 68-run opening stand, but the run rate was always creeping up. In the end, although England only took four wickets, there was a pretty comfortably margin between the sides. Cheers for your comments, we'll be back for more later. Bye!
length ball outside leg stump, cracked out to deep square leg on the bounce
swatted behind square on the leg side, beats the infielder but still just a single
pace off and Wolvaardt has to manufacture power, heaving out to deep midwicket
dropped at mid-off! Mistimed off the back foot and Sciver got a hand to it, but it went straight down
length ball on the stumps, swished out to deep square leg on the bounce
slower ball, sliding outside the tramlines on the off side
Kemp to bowl out
sliced in the air towards short third... where Wong slips over backwards, but manages to stop the ball on the bounce. Ecclestone seems miffed she didn't attempt to dive forwards for the catch
length ball, dragged through midiwcket off an inside edge
"Being so few wickets down and yet so far behind the modest RR really shows SA have no second gear now no Lee," muses Alistair
flighted outside off stump, chopped into the covers
fired into the pads with Luus looking to sweep
81kph, floated up on leg stump, Wolvaardt plays a crisp golf shot out to deep midwicket
pushed through wide of the stumps, Luus cuts for one
Ecclestone again, 41 needed from 12
into the body, pace down to 86kph and Luus can only manage a tickle wide of the keeper for one
length outside off, 90kph and Luus swings and misses
pitched up and twocked into the leg side, just one to the sweeper
pounded down the ground! Picks the pace-off delivery and swings through the line
Sune Luus is in at No. 6, Wolvaardt on strike as they crossed (yep, that's still the rule here)
swung leg side, Dunkley takes the catch! Du Preez struck it pretty well but the fielder didn't have far to move at deep square leg and made no mistake this time. England closing in
back of a length and slapped to mid-off
Has that over holed SA below the waterline? They need 48 from from the last 18 balls
length ball, backs away and slaps one to mid-off