that will be that! England win by 36 runs and they seal this series at the first time of asking! Zipped into the blockhole and Jafta, after some fun earlier in the over, cannot quite get this away. Jams it into her boot and the ball, rather anti-climactically, dribbles into the off side. A dot to end a high-scoring game, and England take an unassailable lead in this T20I series!
ENG Women vs SA Women, 2nd T20I at Benoni,SA vs ENG [W], Nov 27 2024 - Match Result
9:22pm That will be all from us for tonight, folks. Hope you enjoyed our coverage and we hope to have your company for all the cricket that is lined up over the next few hours. Until next time, this is goodbye from Vairavan, me and everyone else at ESPNcricinfo. Take care!
Sarah Glenn, Player of the Match: Was not expecting it (this award), our batters were brilliant. Dan playing her way was awesome and then Nat doing her thing. It was to have a wicket-first mentality. Was trying to just keep it simple.
Heather Knight, England captain: Really pleased. That is what we are about as a batting group. Going two down, but Nat and Danni (going after the bowling). Would love to bat on that surface every day. When we get these sorts of conditions, we look to take the game on. Brilliant from those two and then some nice cameos towards the end - Amy with a few nice boundaries. That was the sort of track where you were going to get hit for boundaries, so keeping a little bit of perspective (was important as the bowling team). Nice to see Filer on a quick and bouncy wicket. We started and won the powerplay early and that put them on the back foot. Really pleasing and we continued to take wickets throughout, which is great.
Laura Wolvaardt, South Africa captain: Probably not our best performance all-round. Totally different conditions (to the first game), we maybe got carried away with the pace and bounce, and bowled too short and wide. They (England's bowlers) really tucked me up and executed much better on this wicket. (On if chasing a high score puts pressure on a young line-up) It does. But in a way, it also gives you a free hit. Guess it allows you to play with freedom. Unfortunate it did not go our way. Definitely (room for improvement). Should be a similar surface at the weekend and hopefully we can rectify (what went wrong today).
9:08pm South Africa gave it a rattle towards the end, with de Klerk, Dercksen, Jafta and Tryon producing enterprising cameos. The game, though, had passed them by much earlier. Most of the damage was done during the powerplay, when neither of Tunnicliffe or Wolvaardt could get going. Wolvaardt's dismissal in the tenth over tipped SA over the edge and that, despite managing 50 off the last five, was when things reached a point of no return.
A rare off-day for Ecclestone, who went for 40 in her four overs. Glenn, though, was right on the ball throughout. She struck the stumps on four different occasions, popping up with wickets just when SA threatened to shift momentum. Filer was also impressive with her pace, while Sciver-Brunt and Dean bagged a wicket apiece.
this is quicker and flatter outside off, but still heads to the fence. Jafta goes after it and gets it fine past backward point for four!
high up in the air, and it carries all the way! Ecclestone invites Jafta to come down the track, and Jafta arrives to the six-hitting party. Gets close enough to the ball and launches it over long on!
slower and fuller just outside leg. de Klerk is beaten in the air and shanks it off the inside half of her bat towards long on
darted in on a length on the pads. Jafta tugs it towards deep backward square leg
fired in on a length just outside off. Jafta gets caught on the crease and wafts at it. Beaten for pace
Ecclestone to bowl the last over. Over the wicket
juicy full toss outside off and de Klerk climbs into it! Gets her front foot out of the way and boshes it over the bowler's head!
dragged down outside off and that is a hit-me ball. de Klerk hangs back, lets the ball come to her before clubbing it to deep mid wicket's right!
Well well. As soon as Sciver-Brunt bowled that delivery, the towel tucked into her trousers flies off after pin-balling off her boot. How did she manage that? She might not be able to repeat it even if she tried. There was a rainbow flick in there too that would have made Alessia Russo and Beth Mead proud!
very short outside off. Jafta gives it the lot and somehow, manufactures a top-edge that swirls and ends up dribbling towards fine leg
RoSky: "All of Sarah Glenn's wickets have been 'bowled'!"
short and wide outside off. de Klerk waits for it and slaps it towards sweeper cover
four more! Slower ball on a length wide outside off. de Klerk throws the plumbing at it and the ball skews off the outside edge, well over the keeper's head!
heaved into the stands! Just the length de Klerk wants and she picks it up so adeptly. Bent her back knee to get elevation too and sent it sailing over deep backward square leg!
Sciver-Brunt to bowl the penultimate over
over the top! Given a bit of air on off. Jafta dances down the track and then with a whip of the wrists, smacks it over mid off!
back of a length on leg stump. de Klerk waits for it and eases it towards sweeper cover
back of a length on off. Jafta goes right back before working it towards deep mid wicket
length just outside off. Jafta plays the trajectory and stays back, when she should have been forward. Beaten for pace on the late-cut
Jafta in at 8. Glenn on the brink of her maiden five-wicket haul in T20I cricket
wicket no.4 for Sarah Glenn tonight! Tossed up again and the key this time is that Glenn holds the length back. Tryon would have been better-served going straight but she tries to drag it across the line. Misses it altogether and the ball crashes into the stumps!
oh! Slider on a full length just outside leg. Tryon has an almighty swing at it and misses it completely. She swung so hard that Jones was also blinded, and SA get four byes!
Glenn to bowl out
excellent yorker on off. de Klerk digs it out towards the bowler. Ecclestone controlled the back half nicely after moving to over the wicket
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Willowmoore Park, Benoni | |
Toss | South Africa Women, elected to field first |
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Season | 2024/25 |
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Series result | England Women led the 3-match series 2-0 |
Match number | WT20I no. 2134 |
Hours of play (local time) | 18.00 start, First Session 18.00-19.30, Interval 19.30-19.50, Second Session 19.50-21.20 |
Match days | 27 November 2024 - night (20-over match) |
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