England suffered a semi-final exit on the Girls’s Cricket World Cup after Laura Wolvaardt and Marizanne Kapp helped South Africa to a 125-run victory in Guwahati.
Wolvaardt smashed 169 from 143 deliveries, the highest-ever rating from a South African at a Girls’s World Cup, to assist the Proteas – who misplaced the toss – get better from 202-6 to publish a commanding 319-7 from their 50 overs.
Kapp added a quickfire 42 earlier than making the dream begin with the ball, eradicating Amy Jones and Heather Knight in a double-wicket maiden, earlier than Tammy Beaumont additionally departed with out scoring as England slumped to 1-3 after simply seven balls of their chase.
Nat Sciver-Brunt (64) led the fightback and placed on a 107-run stand with Alice Capsey (50), who fell instantly after finishing her half-century, however Kapp returned to take away England’s captain and spark one other flurry of wickets.
Danni Wyatt-Hodge (34) and Linsey Smith (27) supplied late cameos forward of England being finally dismissed for 194 within the forty third over, as South Africa progressed to a gathering in opposition to both Australia or India in Sunday’s ultimate.
How South Africa stormed to World Cup ultimate
South Africa have been skittled for 69 when the perimeters met within the group stage however surpassed that whole inside 13 overs, with Wolvaardt reaching her fourth consecutive World Cup half-century from simply 52 deliveries as a part of a powerful opening stand with Tazmin Brits.
The pair’s partnership ended when Brits (45) was bowled trying to reverse sweep Ecclestone (4-44), who overcame a shoulder damage to characteristic for an unchanged England, with Anneke Bosch – introduced in as an additional batter – bowled in the identical over with out scoring.
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An excellent over of bowling from Sophie Ecclestone, as she took two large wickets to finish South Africa’s quick begin to their innings
Sune Luus’ tried pull at Sciver-Brunt within the subsequent over noticed her bowled to depart South Africa 119-3, with Marizanne Kapp including 42 from 33 deliveries till she was caught by Dean making an attempt to heave Ecclestone down the bottom.
Sinalo Jafta (one) was bowled by Lauren Bell, with Wolvaardt finishing her maiden World Cup century the over earlier than Dercksen was (4) bowled making an attempt to reverse sweep Ecclestone.
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The most effective of Laura Wolvaardt’s historic century throughout South Africa’s World Cup victory over England in Guwahati
Sensational acceleration from Wolvaardt noticed her fireplace Linsey Smith for 4 consecutive boundaries, together with her unimaginable innings ended when she picked out Capsey at long-on, whereas late cameos from Chloe Tryon (33 from 26) and Nadine de Klerk (11 from six) set England a file goal to chase.
Kapp (5-20) despatched South Africa into dreamland by bowling Jones and Knight with out scoring, with Tammy Beaumont edging Ayabonga Khaka behind to depart England three down after simply seven deliveries.
Capsey was dropped by Shangase at long-on when on 28 and Sciver-Brunt narrowly keep away from being run out in the identical supply, with the England pair surviving the scare to move 100 and full their half-centuries within the twenty second over.
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South Africa’s Nondumiso Shangase drops England’s Alice Capsey earlier than Nat Sciver-Brunt was virtually run out within the similar supply
That very same Luus over noticed Capsey attempt to heave down the bottom and discover De Klerk at mid-off, with England’s hopes fading additional when Sciver-Brunt edged Kapp behind to depart them 138-5.
Kapp eliminated Sophia Dunkley (two) and Charlie Dean (nought) in successive deliveries to turn out to be the main wicket-taker of this 12 months’s World Cup, with Mlaba sending England eight down when Ecclestone (two) was caught by Dercksen within the deep.
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South Africa took back-to-back wickets in opposition to England to take additional management of their semi-final
Wyatt-Hodge’s innings ended when she picked out Tumi Sekhukhune within the deep and Smith was the final wicket to fall, each falling to De Klerk, as South Africa booked their spot within the ultimate for the primary time of their historical past.
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What’s subsequent?
The opposite Girls’s Cricket World Cup semi-final takes place on Thursday, with Australia going through co-hosts India in Navi Mumbai (stay on Sky Sports activities Cricket from 9am, first ball at 9.30am).
The winner then faces South Africa in Sunday’s ultimate, stay on Sky Sports activities Cricket from 9am (first ball 9.30am). Stream cricket, soccer, golf and extra contract-free with NOW.
