England reach Sunday's final against Australia at Lord's (15:30 BST) - report
England dominate in field with complete bowling display
Ecclestone takes two catches, including excellent one to remove Wolvaardt
England recover from 23-3 to post 169-5
Sciver-Brunt (75) & Knight (58) put on 133 for fourth wicket
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on Test Match Special
England have been brilliant.
They absolutely deserve the result they are going to get today but they have to make sure they finish well.
They have to make sure they are clinical because any sniff you give to Australia, they will munch for breakfast.
Need 51 from 12 balls
1-21 for Sophie Ecclestone, plus two fine catches.
A very good evening's work for the left-arm spinner.
Tryon b Ecclestone 12 (SA 118-6)
Image source, Getty ImagesThat is a very well-deserved wicket for Sophie Ecclestone.
Her control and economy has resulted in the wickets falling from the other end but she finally has one to her name, as Chloe Tryon takes a swing across the line and misses.
England have been impeccable in the field tonight.
The contrast from that match against West Indies a couple of years ago is astonishing.
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Image source, Getty ImagesMatt: As a family of daughters, it is so exciting to watch these role models play such amazing cricket. Just hard to get them to bed!
Need 57 from 18 balls
That is a beautiful shot, regardless.
Chloe Tryon backs away outside leg stump and plays a stunning lofted drive over cover for four.
It's followed by a club down the ground for the same result.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on Test Match Special
Another World Cup semi-final where South Africa are going to get knocked out. Yes, they have been getting to finals but this is heartache again.
Target 170
Gentle applause for South Africa's 100.
Laura Wolvaardt looks absolutely devastated in the South African dugout.
Image source, CricvizNadine de Klerk is South Africa's finisher, and she has a knack for finishing games from nearly impossible positions, but this would be her biggest miracle act yet.
Jem Green
CricViz data analyst
When batting first, England have posted a total of 170+ on 27 occasions in this format, and have won all of them.
This is the third time that they have scored exactly 169 when setting a total, and in the two previous instances, they lost both. Could this be third time lucky?
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Chetan: England's batting, bowling and fielding has been superb in this T20 World Cup. Well done England. One more to go.
Fielders in red and blue charging everywhere. Mexican waves in the crowd.
South Africa need 72 from the last five overs.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on Test Match Special
Image source, reuBrits had to go. She had to try and hit that to the boundary. She skews the ball, and with that you would say that is the game over.
Brits c Sciver-Brunt b Dean 51 (SA 95-5)
Image source, Getty ImagesBrits gone! England have a foot and a heel in the T20 World Cup final.
Having reached her fifty, South Africa's opener knows she has to keep going but only skews Charlie Dean to cover.
An edgy four to Tazmin Brits.
The Oval crowd are belting out Adele. They believe.
But Nadine de Klerk has won from similar positions before...
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on Test Match Special
Image source, Getty ImagesThe decision to send in Sune Luus ahead of De Klerk blows my mind. I think sending Luus in when they did could be where the game was won and lost for South Africa. There's pressure on De Klerk now.
It's two very good catches for Sophie Ecclestone.
Luus c Ecclestone b Bell 11 (SA 91-4)
Sophie Ecclestone does it again!
Lauren Bell nails the short ball, it's well-directed so Sune Luus has to take it on. She gets a top edge, and Sophie Ecclestone runs back from short fine leg to take a very smart catch over her shoulder.
England are closing in...
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Firdose Moonda
Cricinfo journalist on Test Match Special
We suspected Sophie Ecclestone could be really important in this run chase and look at that economy rate - three overs for 15.
Target 170
Metronomic from Sophie Ecclestone.
She whizzes through the over, conceding just three singles.
Also, the crowd figure tonight has been confirmed as an incredible 21,128.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jones,caught Dercksen, bowled Ismail Jones, caught Dercksen, bowled Ismail | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 50.00 |
Wyatt-Hodge,bowled Kapp Wyatt-Hodge, bowled Kapp | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 133.33 |
Sciver-Brunt,caught Brits, bowled Mlaba Sciver-Brunt, caught Brits, bowled Mlaba | 75 | 47 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 79 | 159.57 |
Capsey,leg before wicket, bowled Ismail Capsey, leg before wicket, bowled Ismail | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 25.00 |
Knight,caught Wolvaardt, bowled Mlaba Knight, caught Wolvaardt, bowled Mlaba | 58 | 47 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 66 | 123.40 |
Kemp,not out Kemp, not out | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 33.33 |
Gibson,not out Gibson, not out | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 100.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 7, byes 5, leg byes 2, total 14 Extras, no balls 0, wides 7, byes 5, leg byes 2, total 14 | |||||||
Total,169 for 5 20.0 overs Total,169 for 5 20.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kapp | 4.0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.00 |
Ismail | 4.0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7.75 |
Khaka | 4.0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10.00 |
Mlaba | 4.0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.25 |
de Klerk | 3.0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 13.00 |
Tryon | 1.0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
3 for 1 (1.1 overs) | Jones |
20 for 2 (2.2 overs) | Wyatt-Hodge |
23 for 3 (3.2 overs) | Capsey |
156 for 4 (18.2 overs) | Sciver-Brunt |
157 for 5 (18.4 overs) | Knight |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wolvaardt,caught Ecclestone, bowled Smith Wolvaardt, caught Ecclestone, bowled Smith | 17 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 113.33 |
Brits,caught Sciver-Brunt, bowled Dean Brits, caught Sciver-Brunt, bowled Dean | 51 | 45 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 58 | 113.33 |
Dercksen,caught Knight, bowled Kemp Dercksen, caught Knight, bowled Kemp | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 50.00 |
Kapp,caught Sciver-Brunt, bowled Dean Kapp, caught Sciver-Brunt, bowled Dean | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 71.43 |
Luus,caught Ecclestone, bowled Bell Luus, caught Ecclestone, bowled Bell | 11 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 84.62 |
de Klerk,not out de Klerk, not out | 14 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 100.00 |
Tryon,bowled Ecclestone Tryon, bowled Ecclestone | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 109.09 |
Jafta,run out Wyatt-Hodge Jafta, run out Wyatt-Hodge | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25.00 |
Khaka,bowled Bell Khaka, bowled Bell | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 133.33 |
Ismail,not out Ismail, not out | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 100.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 2, byes 6, leg byes 1, total 9 Extras, no balls 0, wides 2, byes 6, leg byes 1, total 9 | |||||||
Total,129 for 8 20.0 overs Total,129 for 8 20.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Smith | 4.0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.25 |
Bell | 4.0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7.00 |
Dean | 4.0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7.75 |
Ecclestone | 4.0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.25 |
Kemp | 3.0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.66 |
Gibson | 1.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
43 for 1 (5.4 overs) | Wolvaardt |
49 for 2 (7.3 overs) | Dercksen |
68 for 3 (10.4 overs) | Kapp |
91 for 4 (13.6 overs) | Luus |
95 for 5 (14.2 overs) | Brits |
118 for 6 (17.4 overs) | Tryon |
119 for 7 (18.3 overs) | Jafta |
123 for 8 (18.6 overs) | Khaka |