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A much-improved batting show saw England seal a seven-wicket triumph implicit South Africa astatine the Women's T20 World Cup.
On a much batter-friendly aboveground than the erstwhile encounters astatine Sharjah, Danni Wyatt-Hodge's 43 and Nat Sciver-Brunt's unbeaten 48 helped England scope their people of 125 with 4 balls to spare.
The brace rode their luck, with respective chances falling abbreviated of fielders oregon into gaps, but were yet rewarded for taking calculated risks and astute moving betwixt the wickets - successful stark opposition to the one-dimensional attack against Bangladesh.
Opener Maia Bouchier struggled arsenic South Africa dominated the powerplay, earlier Alice Capsey - who was dropped connected nought - added a dynamic 19 to instrumentality the sting retired of the Proteas' attack, earlier the experienced duo's match-winning concern of 64.
South Africa, who knocked England retired of the erstwhile T20 World Cup successful 2023, were restricted to 124-6 aft different stellar show from England's spinners.
Proteas skipper Laura Wolvaardt deed 42 but England squeezed the rest, with left-armer Sophie Ecclestone delivering an impeccable 2-15 and Linsey Smith, Charlie Dean and Sarah Glenn claiming a wicket each.
All-rounder Marizanne Kapp threatened to decorativeness the innings explosively earlier she was bowled by Ecclestone for a 17-ball 26, but Annerie Dercksen's 20 from 11 balls secured a full implicit a tally a ball, which person been hard to travel by passim this tournament.
England are successful a promising presumption to decorativeness apical of Group B, and South Africa are inactive successful contention for a semi-final spot arsenic some teams instrumentality connected winless Scotland next, with the Proteas playing connected Wednesday and England connected Saturday.
More to follow.
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