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Best performances - Batsmen

Nat Sciver-Brunt
59(54) 7x4 - 0x6
Control %64%
  • Productive Shot
  • on drive
  • 15 runs
  • 2x4 - 0x6
0 12 9 0 5 6 13 14
AE Jones
31(19) 4x4 - 1x6
Control %70%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 16 runs
  • 2x4 - 1x6
0 1 1 0 1 4 7 17

Best performances - Bowlers

E Marx
O3.2
M0
R19
W3
Eco5.70
RHB
OFFLEG
2W1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
N de Klerk
N de Klerk
O4
M0
R20
W2
Eco5.00
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Match Details

Toss

England Women , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Series result

England Women led the 3-match series 1-0

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

14.00 start, First Session 14.00-15.30, Interval 15.30-15.50, Second Session 15.50-17.20

Match days

24 November 2024 (20-over match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Scorer: Chetan Kumar | Commentator: Andrew Miller

5.22pm So, that's a wrap from Buffalo Park. England are up and running in their multi-format series. From Miller, Valkerie, Firdose, Chetan and the team, see you next time!

Time for the presentations:

The Player of the Match is Nat Sciver-Brunt: "The openers had got us off to a good start, up with the rate, it got slower and lower but partnership with Amy broke the back of the chase. Whoever comes out in that situation, the idea is to get to know everyone. Hitting to the leg-side, not allowing [Wolvaardt] to hit to the off-side was the plan.

Laura Wolvaardt: "Came out with good intent, 150 would have been a good total. Good momentum going into the second innings but couldn't defend it. Showing intent early on in the powerplay. In the World Cup we didn't use our depth. Brings a bit more risk, but nice that we bat deep. We were very good for a lot of that bowling innings, frustrating... tough to lose. A lot of positives, but let it slip in one or two pressure moments."

Heather Knight: "I probably should have batted, it did get worse. We wrestled momentum at the back end of the powerplay with wickets, and Charlie and Soph were excellent. A little scrappy, pleased to get the win, but room for growth. Our spinners all bring different things, on and off the field. Soph was on the money, so hard to play when she bowls like that. A lot of different options, they are a fundamental part of our gameplan. The smartness of Nat's innings, and Amy's momentum-shift, took the game back in our favour. Nat is awesome, calm head under pressure. Nice to start with a win, now to try to win the series as we go back to Joburg."

Hypocaust: "This is the most runs England women have scored after the fall of the 4th wicket to win a T20I run chase (78). Their previous record was 64, in going from 54/4 to chase a target of 118 against New Zealand at Bath in 2007."

5.07pm They were made to work for it, but Nat Sciver-Brunt's superb half-century, allied to Amy Jones' timely injection of power, broke the back of a stiff chase. The World Cup finalists have been felled in the series opener.

Sonny: "NSB is quite possibly the most clutch player England have ever had, male or female. Stokes for me is a close second. She's probably the best woman's cricketer we've ever produced"

19.2
1lb
Marx to Ecclestone, 1 leg bye, full length, on the toes, flicked to the on-side, and England take first blood in this series!
19.1
W
Marx to Nat Sciver-Brunt, OUT, flicked off the legs, straight to backward square! Marx strikes, and England's means of production is seized! It's a standing ovation for Sciver-Brunt though... England can't muff this, can they...

Nat Sciver-Brunt c Mlaba b Marx 59 (60m 54b 7x4 0x6) SR: 109.25

In fact, it is scores level as the umpire decided it wasn't a wide... is there a twist?

END OF OVER:
19 | 11 Runs | ENG-W: 142/5 (1 run required from 6 balls, RR: 7.47, RRR: 1.00)

  • Freya Kemp5 (5b)
  • Nat Sciver-Brunt59 (53b)
  • Nonkululeko Mlaba4-0-23-0
  • Nadine de Klerk4-0-20-2
18.6
4b
Mlaba to Kemp, 4 byes, turns down the leg-side, and away to the rope! That, as they say, will be that... Kemp was aiming for a reverse again, but bailed out as she saw where the ball was headed. The keeper could do nothing
18.5
2
Mlaba to Kemp, 2 runs, reverses her stance, to sweep from outside off, past the keeper's gloves... a strangled appeal as the ball looped off Kemp's gloves
18.4
1
Mlaba to Nat Sciver-Brunt, 1 run, flicked with the turn, to the on-side. Singles everywhere now
18.3
2
Mlaba to Nat Sciver-Brunt, 2 runs, languid clip out of the full length, out to wide long-on, and more hustling running grabs a precious second

ENG Women 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st29DN WyattME Bouchier
2nd6SIR DunkleyME Bouchier
3rd20Nat Sciver-BruntSIR Dunkley
4th10HC KnightNat Sciver-Brunt
5th50AE JonesNat Sciver-Brunt
6th27Nat Sciver-BruntFG Kemp
7th1S EcclestoneFG Kemp