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Third T20, Centurion
South Africa 124 (20 overs): Shangase 31 (35); Dean 3-26
England 128-1 (11.3 overs): Wyatt-Hodge 53* (31)
England triumph by 9 wickets; triumph bid 3-0
England secured a ascendant cleanable expanse successful the three-match T20 bid against South Africa with a nine-wicket triumph successful Centurion.
The tourists raced to their below-par people of 125 successful 10.5 overs, with opener Danni Wyatt-Hodge finishing unbeaten connected 53 and Sophia Dunkley making 24 not out.
Wyatt-Hodge faced conscionable 31 balls for her 2nd successive T20 half-century successful a brutal battle connected South Africa's depleted bowling line-up, portion the hosts besides dropped 5 catches.
Maia Bouchier was England's lone wicket to fall, brilliantly caught by Nondumiso Shangase for 35 from 21 balls, aft a ruthless opening basal of 56 successful 5.4 overs.
The hosts, who were without skipper Laura Wolvaardt due to the fact that of illness, slumped to 45-5 earlier they were rescued by a basal of 52 betwixt all-rounders Nadine de Klerk and Nondumiso Shangase.
They yet scrambled to 124 from their 20 overs, off-spinner Charlie Dean starring England's good all-round effort with 3-26 and a tally out.
After England skipper Heather Knight chose to vessel first, seamers Lauren Filer and Lauren Bell exposing a weakened South Africa line-up by removing openers Anneke Bosch and Faye Tunnicliffe successful the archetypal 2 overs.
The promising Annerie Dercksen and experienced Sune Luus some wasted promising starts earlier stand-in skipper Chloe Tryon fell softly for conscionable one, with Shangase and De Klerk redeeming their broadside from a implicit collapse.
The bid continues with 3 one-day internationals, starting connected Wednesday, 4 December successful Kimberley.
Last month, England crashed retired of the T20 World Cup successful disappointing circumstances and came into this bid with a superior constituent to prove, particularly fixed the Women's Ashes is connected the horizon.
Albeit against an under-strength South Africa, they person rediscovered their confidence, with Wyatt-Hodge embodying their affirmative and fearless approach.
Following her brutal 78 successful the 2nd T20 successful Benoni, the opener made the astir of different bully transportation with existent bounce to smash 10 fours and a six successful her knock.
She finished the bid with 142 runs successful 3 innings, portion Dunkley besides made a invited publication astatine fig 3 aft a thin tally of signifier and spells successful and retired of the side.
England are gathering successful the abbreviated word with an oculus connected the Ashes. Filer's lively gait and bounce has stood retired contempt her lone taking 1 wicket, portion Dean's tally of six successful 3 games is different pleasing constituent aft she had an indifferent World Cup.
South Africa, successful contrast, are gathering semipermanent with the adjacent T20 World Cup 18 months distant and person opted to rotate respective players passim this bid to springiness their younger squad members much exposure.
It has not worked successful presumption of the results - they person been thoroughly outplayed and their fielding successful peculiar requires superior improvement.
But England tin expect a overmuch tougher duty successful the ODI series, with the likes of Marizanne Kapp and Ayabonga Khaka returning, with the adjacent 50-over World Cup starting successful September adjacent year.
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