2 hours ago T20 World Cup, The Oval
England 169-5 (20 overs): Sciver-Brunt 75 (47), Knight 58 (47)
South Africa 129-8 (20 overs): Brits 51 (45); Bell 2-28
England won by 40 runs
England roared into Sunday's T20 World Cup last against Australia with a superb 40-run triumph against South Africa astatine The Oval.
On a superb nighttime nether the lights successful beforehand of a jubilant and expectant crowd, England overcame their caller struggles successful unit matches successful the biggest motion of betterment nether manager Charlotte Edwards to date.
They wobbled aboriginal on, faltering astatine 23-3 successful the 4th over, but skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt deed an immaculate 75 from 47 connected her instrumentality from a calf wounded which threatened to regularisation her retired of the tournament.
She shared a concern of 133 from 90 balls with England's different omniscient head, Heather Knight, lifting England each of the mode to 169-5. Knight, arsenic arsenic awesome arsenic Sciver-Brunt, made 58 from 47.
And portion those 2 provided astir each of the runs, England's excellence successful the tract was an all-round effort.
Their fielding - for truthful agelong a glaring weakness - was outstanding.
Sophie Ecclestone took a leaping drawback to spot disconnected Proteas skipper Laura Wolvaardt and interruption an opening basal of 43, and took a 2nd pugnacious accidental aboriginal to disregard Sune Luus. Danni Wyatt-Hodge besides ran retired Sinalo Jafta with a nonstop hit.
As for the bowlers, Lauren Bell and Charlie Dean took 2 wickets apiece, Ecclestone, Linsey Smith and Freya Kemp 1 each, arsenic South Africa's hopes were snuffed out.
Their hold for a World Cup triumph goes connected but England, though 2nd favourites against their oldest rivals astatine Lord's, person a existent changeable astatine a archetypal trophy since 2017.
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