sixth wicket for Ecclestone, what a match she's had! Chetty comes down to swing, misses it completely after the ball turns, and Jones does the rest and England are in their sixth final
ENG Women vs SA Women, 2nd Semi Final at Christchurch, Women's World Cup, Mar 31 2022 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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2nd Semi Final (D/N), Christchurch, March 31, 2022, ICC Women's World Cup
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end of over 384 runs • 2 wickets
SA-W: 156/10CRR: 4.10 • RRR: 11.50 • Need 138 runs from 72b
Ayabonga Khaka0 (0b)
Sophie Ecclestone 8-0-36-6
Charlie Dean 10-0-41-1
8.50pm That's all we have from this semi-final then, which England owned despite losing a toss. They showed up like a champion team, made the most of the fielding lapses from South Africa, and then put up a tight bowling performance. Just one more match to go then in this World Cup, it's Australia vs England on April 3 on the same ground in Christchurch. We'll have a lot more content coming up in the build-up, so stay tuned for those, and, before you go, don't forget to send in your #PoliteEnquiries! It's goodbye from Vishal Dikshit and Srivathsa...
Ivan: "Ecclestone now has most wickets, best average and best economy for the tournament!! Just missing best strike rate…"
Heather Knight: Really pleased. Complete performance today. The girls brought their best cricket when all was on the line. Really chuffed and excited for Sunday. Wyatt was outstanding and really selective with the balls she attacked, didn't get bogged down that she was picking the fielders. Her innings in the middle and the partnership with Dunkley took the game away. Ecclestone 's been brilliant and she bowled outstandingly. Her and Dean in tandem on this wicket, she's come into her own and she had finished the innings strongly as well with the bat. Good day around for her. Excitement for the final, it's a fresh day and all equal on the morning of the day. There was no lack of effort and energy into a long tour and now it's just one final push.
Sune Luus: Don't think we had our best fielding performance, England played a really good game today and well done to them. We need to up our game from today. We needed to be clinical, don't think so it was knockout pressure. We had a great World Cup and nothing can take that away, We did very well in those crunch moments. It's always a big honour to play a World Cup and it was an amazing campaign for South Africa. I'm sure people will be proud of us when we get back home and as a captain I'm proud too.
Wyatt is the Player of the Match: Really complete performance from the girls today. Dunks (Dunkley) has been amazing through the tournament, she has an amazing head on the shoulders. We had to run hard between the wickets and be positive. I've just got to be positive and get my team off to a good start. This one's for the team, we've been together for the last few months, it's been a long trip.
Sampath tells me it's the first ever women's ODI with a century and a six-for.
Sowmya : "Sciver couldn't get her team across v Aus in the league stage. Now Eng must be high on confidence "
8.26pm What a run England have had this World Cup; started with three losses and they've stormed into the second straight final with a comprehensive win against South Africa, whom they had beaten in dramatic fashion in 2017 as well. South Africa never really got going today in the steep chase once Shrubsole removed both the openers cheaply early on. Her swing worked against both Wolvaardt and Lee, and once they were 67 for 4, Ecclestone ran through the rest of the line-up with all six wickets as the asking rate kept climbing. South Africa will rue all the five chances they put down earlier which would have stopped Wyatt a long time before she got to her century, and who knows, South Africa would have been chasing a much smaller total. England, meanwhile, hung on to nearly each one of them, especially the ones at the start, and barring the really tough ones, and that clearly made a big difference.
37.6
W
Ecclestone to Chetty, OUT
Trisha Chetty st †Jones b Ecclestone 21 (28b 1x4 0x6 40m) SR: 75
37.5
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Ecclestone to Chetty, no run
presses forward again, but it turns, and she ends up defending it back to the bowler
37.4
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Ecclestone to Chetty, no run
leans into the ball and defends it to leg
37.3
4
Ecclestone to Chetty, FOUR runs
oh hello! Chetty goes after the bowler and lofts that straight over her head for a powerful four
England just one wicket away
37.2
W
Ecclestone to Klaas, OUT
it's a maiden five-for for Ecclestone and it's come in a World Cups semi-final! The celebrations have begun for England. Klaas went against the spin for a big sweep, got a leading edge to point where Beaumont took one of the simplest catches
Masabata Klaas c Beaumont b Ecclestone 3 (10b 0x4 0x6 7m) SR: 30
37.1
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Ecclestone to Klaas, no run
short of length outside off, she cuts and misses
end of over 374 runs
SA-W: 152/8CRR: 4.10 • RRR: 10.92 • Need 142 runs from 78b
Masabata Klaas3 (8b)
Trisha Chetty17 (24b)
Charlie Dean 10-0-41-1
Sophie Ecclestone 7-0-32-4
Abhishek : "Is the domination from Australia a product of their skill, talent or simply the domestic structure? They seem to be on a different planet to the other teams." All of those, I'd say
36.6
1
Dean to Klaas, 1 run
shorter and turning in, she helps it along to fine leg for one
36.5
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Dean to Klaas, no run
charges down and finds cover with a powerful drive
36.4
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Dean to Klaas, no run
turning into the stumps and she helps it to leg off the front foot
36.3
2
Dean to Klaas, 2 runs
fuller on the stumps and she swings straight down the ground, not with a lot of power so they get just two
36.2
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Dean to Klaas, no run
flighted on off and Klaas defends it back
36.1
1
Dean to Chetty, 1 run
Chetty comes down this time and drives it to the right of mid-on for one
end of over 361 run • 1 wicket
SA-W: 148/8CRR: 4.11 • RRR: 10.42 • Need 146 runs from 84b
Masabata Klaas0 (3b)
Trisha Chetty16 (23b)
Sophie Ecclestone 7-0-32-4
Charlie Dean 9-0-37-1
35.6
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Ecclestone to Klaas, no run
beats her again! Generously flighted and slow outside off, Klaas wants some bat on that again and pokes only to be beaten again but the turn
35.5
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Ecclestone to Klaas, no run
presses forward again and this time pushes it down to mid-off
JD_Kiwi: "@Aryann, Don't you mean all teams need to get to Australia's level?,They have not looked like losing any games in this competition, I suspect the final as well, look at their batting averages over all sides and fielding, not too many dropped catches."
35.4
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Ecclestone to Klaas, no run
beats her outside edge! A teaser outside off with the flight, draws her forward, and then turns the ball away to beat the edge
Klaas comes out, a slip for her
Ajit : "England and Australia play a lot more than other teams. That's primarily the reason they dominate the game. India, after the final loss in 2017, played the next match almost a year later. Very un-championlike...."
35.3
W
Ecclestone to Ismail, OUT
taken at mid-off this time as Ismail swings and manages only an edge. Came down the pitch, swung hard down the ground and the leading edge couldn't go far, and Dean had to come forward again but to get both hands under it this time. Ecclestone has her finger on the lips with a big smile while looking at Ismail
Shabnim Ismail c Dean b Ecclestone 12 (14b 2x4 0x6 22m) SR: 85.71
35.2
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Ecclestone to Ismail, no run
presses forward and blocks into the off side
35.1
1
Ecclestone to Chetty, 1 run
some width outside off and she steers it to deep point
end of over 3512 runs
SA-W: 147/7CRR: 4.20 • RRR: 9.80 • Need 147 runs from 90b
Shabnim Ismail12 (12b 2x4)
Trisha Chetty15 (22b)
Charlie Dean 9-0-37-1
Sophie Ecclestone 6-0-31-3
34.6
4lb
Dean to Ismail, 4 leg byes
misses the stumping! Ismail comes down to attack again but misses the swing, the keeper misses the ball as well, and it goes through for four byes
34.5
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Dean to Ismail, no run
leading edge back to the bowler, falls just short! Dean really slowed it down on leg, Ismail was into the shot a few years too early and handed a return catch with an edge, but it fell just short of a diving Dean
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