England battled previous Uganda to achieve the Netball Nations Cup remaining in London after a nervy 59-48 victory.
The Vitality Roses will face South Africa in Sunday’s remaining at 3pm, stay on Sky Sports activities Combine, after the latter edged previous Malawi 58-55 earlier on Saturday.
South Africa narrowly beat England 61-59 when the perimeters met within the competitors final week.
England are of their sixth Netball Nations Cup remaining however haven’t gained the competitors because it started in 2012.
“I was actually quite calm throughout the game! I trusted the girls. Was it sticky in patches? Of course but we are trying to enjoy that. Lots to be positive about and lovely to pull away at the end,” head coach Jess Thirlby informed Sky Sports activities.
“We are ready [for the final]. It’s a nice circle back to see if the learnings from last week, we can apply tomorrow and I’ve got real faith in the group.”
There was little to separate England and Uganda for a lot of the match, with England by no means going greater than 4 factors forward till the final quarter.
Uganda continued to drag England again, so the rating was 42-42 going into the final quarter. Out of the blue, England lower out any unforced errors and raced away, profitable seven factors in a row to go 50-43 forward and went on to seal victory with 9 extra targets.
South Africa narrowly beat England final week 61-59 within the round-robin stage, and can search for revenge on Sunday.
“We will go back to the drawing board, look at what the South Africa shooters have been doing and stick to the gameplan,” stated Halimat Adio, who was Participant of the Match in opposition to Uganda.
Netball Nations Cup 2025 Sunday Schedule
1pm: Malawi vs Uganda ( third-place play-off)
3pm: South Africa vs England (remaining)
Netball Nations Cup 2025 Outcomes
February 1 – South Africa 75-40 Uganda
February 1 – England 62-36 Malawi
February 2 – Malawi 59-45 Uganda
February 2 – England 59-61 South Africa
February 8 – Malawi 55-58 South Africa
February 8 – England 59-48 Uganda