02/08Result
7th Match, Group A, Commonwealth Games Women's Cricket Competition at Birmingham, Aug 2 2022
ENG Women won by 26 runs
02/08Result
7th Match, Group A, Commonwealth Games Women's Cricket Competition at Birmingham, Aug 2 2022
ENG Women won by 26 runs

END OF OVER:
20 | 14 Runs | ENG-W: 161/5 | RR: 8.05

  • Amy Jones36 (23b)
  • Katherine Sciver-Brunt38 (23b)
  • Ayabonga Khaka4-0-33-0
  • Shabnim Ismail4-0-27-2

12.20pm: Punchy stuff from England, with Amy Jones and Katherine Brunt adding 73 off 43 at the end to take them to what looks a challenging score. It was all about teenage kicks in the first half of the innings, as 17-year-old Alice Capsey scored her maiden international fifty; South Africa hit back, taking 3 for 5 in nine balls, but then saw the game get away from them in the closing overs. Can they get close in the chase? We'll be back to find out shortly

19.6
6
Khaka to Jones, SIX, pongoed into the crowd! Jones finishes the innings in style, launching a slower ball over deep midwicket. Means South Africa will be chasing exactly the same target as in their first game
19.5
0
Khaka to Jones, no run, slower ball, heading down leg as Jones swept at it, a tickle off the pads through to Jafta means she doesn't even get the wide
19.4
1
Khaka to Brunt, 1 run, swatted down the ground to long-on
19.3
2
Khaka to Brunt, 2 runs, full toss, shovelled into the leg side, Bosch made the ground to pull off a sliding stop... but was then in contact with the rope as she attempted to flick it back. Or did she? Third umpire gives Bosch the benefit of the doubt
19.2
4
Khaka to Brunt, FOUR, opens the face and steers four, the ball was full and wide and she played it deftly from deep in the crease, guiding the ball between short third and backward point
19.1
1
Khaka to Jones, 1 run, Jones moves across, skews an attempted pull for one

Last over, what can England get up to?

Here's Sam K: "Brilliant from Jones and Brunt, could have slowed down or sat in for an over or two but have just kept going aggressively and it's paid off."

END OF OVER:
19 | 12 Runs | ENG-W: 153/5 | RR: 8.05

  • Amy Jones29 (20b)
  • Katherine Sciver-Brunt31 (20b)
  • Shabnim Ismail4-0-27-2
  • Nonkululeko Mlaba4-0-22-1

Good comeback in that over from Ismail. She finishes with 2 for 27

18.6
1lb
Ismail to Jones, 1 leg bye, full outside off, 116kph and Jones attempts a scoop of her own, but only manages to divert it into the off side for one
18.5
1
Ismail to Brunt, 1 run, short ball, mistimed on the pull but it lands safely
18.4
1
Ismail to Jones, 1 run, fired in at the poles, Jones can only dig out one into the leg side
18.3
1
Ismail to Brunt, 1 run, pitched up and walloped down the ground, brings up the England 150
18.2
4
Ismail to Brunt, FOUR, thick-edged wide of the keeper! Room to swing the arms and that's just what Brunt does. Gets away with, Jafta unable to react
18.1
4
Ismail to Brunt, FOUR, lap-scooped over the keeper! Brunt plays this superbly, think it was a slower ball but she gets across and watches it on to the face of the bat, sending it up and skipping away to the rope. Takes the stand past 50

Two overs to go, Ismail back for her fourth

END OF OVER:
18 | 5 Runs | ENG-W: 141/5 | RR: 7.83

  • Katherine Sciver-Brunt21 (16b)
  • Amy Jones28 (18b)
  • Nonkululeko Mlaba4-0-22-1
  • Ayabonga Khaka3-0-19-0

Joydeepsinghgil: "Worth now this partnership of 47." Yep, England have recovered from their wobble

17.6
1
Mlaba to Brunt, 1 run, slow pace, tossed up at 75kph and Jones can only work it down the ground to long-on
17.5
1
Mlaba to Jones, 1 run, pushed through and Jones gets out the reverse-sweep, just a single to short third
17.4
1
Mlaba to Brunt, 1 run, floated up on the stumps, heaved out to deep square leg
17.3
0
Mlaba to Brunt, no run, Brunt swings hard and misses at one outside off
17.2
2
Mlaba to Brunt, 2 runs, another run-out chance, Jones looked like she might be short coming back to the bowler's end. But Mlaba couldn't divert the throw on to the stumps!
17.1
0
Mlaba to Brunt, no run, tossed up outside off, Brunt cuts and misses... Jafta then manages to throw the ball away in attempting to return to the bowler, but Brunt is told to get back to her crease

Mlaba returns

END OF OVER:
17 | 9 Runs | ENG-W: 136/5 | RR: 8.00

  • Amy Jones27 (17b)
  • Katherine Sciver-Brunt17 (11b)
  • Ayabonga Khaka3-0-19-0
  • Anneke Bosch3-0-27-1
16.6
0
Khaka to Jones, no run, pace off again, Jones steps out and smacks a drive straight to cover
16.5
4
Khaka to Jones, FOUR, scooped to fine leg! Low full toss and Jones jumps across to help the ball on its way
16.4
2
Khaka to Jones, 2 runs, smokes a slower ball leg side, lands just short of the fielder! De Klerk did well in the end, running in from deep square leg

SA Women 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st64A BoschT Brits
2nd23T BritsL Wolvaardt
3rd31CL TryonL Wolvaardt
4th3M du PreezL Wolvaardt
5th20S LuusL Wolvaardt