England Women v South Africa Women, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 1st Semi-Final, ICC Women's World Cup, 2025

ICC Women's World Cup 1st Semi-Final: England Women v South Africa Women at Guwahati, October 29, 2025
England Women
ENG-W
194/10 (42.3)
South Africa Women
SA-W
319/7 (50)
Finished
SA-W won by 125 runs
BATSMENRB4S6SSR
Linsey Smith27364075.00
Lauren Bell9122075.00
BOWLERSOMRWECON
Nadine de Klerk5.302424.36
Chloe Tryon804105.13
Current Partnership: 19 run (3.3 ov) | Last Wicket: Linsey Smith 27 (36) | Fall of Wicket: 194/10 (42.3 ov)
CRR: 4.56 | Last Ten Overs: 44/3 4.40
Recent: W··4····41···1···1

Commentary

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42.3
Linsey Smith c S Luus b N de Klerk 27 (36) Nadine de Klerk to Linsey Smith, no run, c S Luus b N de Klerk, Caught out !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Linsey Smith hangs in the crease, tries a high-risk shot towards mid off, but the ball finds safe hands of Sune Luus, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Linsey Smith is out.
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42.2
Nadine de Klerk to Linsey Smith, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, full length, on the off stump, Linsey Smith hangs in the crease, tucks it toward the fielder at mid off, who blocks the ball right away. Swift fielding by the bowler.
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42.1
Nadine de Klerk to Linsey Smith, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Linsey Smith hangs in the crease, tucks it toward the fielder at short mid wicket, who blocks the ball right away.
End of over 42 (8 runs)
Lauren Bell 9 (12)
Linsey Smith 27 (33)
England Women 194/9
Chloe Tryon 8-0-41-0
Nadine de Klerk 5-0-24-1
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41.6
Chloe Tryon to Lauren Bell, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Lauren Bell hangs in the crease, plays drive in the air to long on. Ball finds the ropes for four.
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41.5
Chloe Tryon to Lauren Bell, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the stumps, Lauren Bell hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short mid wicket, who halts the ball.
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41.4
Chloe Tryon to Lauren Bell, no run, Dot ball !! doosra, full length, on the off stump, Lauren Bell hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards mid off, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
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41.3
Chloe Tryon to Lauren Bell, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the stumps, Lauren Bell hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short mid wicket, who halts the ball.
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41.2
Chloe Tryon to Lauren Bell, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Lauren Bell hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.
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41.1
Chloe Tryon to Lauren Bell, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump. Lauren Bell hangs in the crease, hits drive in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
End of over 41 (2 runs)
Lauren Bell 1 (6)
Linsey Smith 27 (33)
England Women 186/9
Nadine de Klerk 5-0-24-1
Chloe Tryon 7-0-33-0
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40.6
Nadine de Klerk to Lauren Bell, 1 run, Lauren Bell hangs in the crease to take fast ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a textbook defensive shot, edged!! and the ball sails towards third man for 1 run.
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40.5
Nadine de Klerk to Lauren Bell, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, full length, on the off stump, Lauren Bell hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.
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40.4
Nadine de Klerk to Lauren Bell, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Lauren Bell hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards mid off, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
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40.3
Nadine de Klerk to Lauren Bell, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, full length, on the stumps, Lauren Bell hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at mid off, who halts the ball.
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40.2
Nadine de Klerk to Linsey Smith, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Linsey Smith hangs in the crease to make a confident drive, sending the ball towards long off for 1 run.
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40.1
Nadine de Klerk to Linsey Smith, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, full length, on the stumps, Linsey Smith hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short mid wicket, who halts the ball.
End of over 40 (9 runs)
Lauren Bell 0 (2)
Linsey Smith 26 (31)
England Women 184/9
Chloe Tryon 7-0-33-0
Nadine de Klerk 4-0-22-1
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39.6
Chloe Tryon to Lauren Bell, no run, Dot ball !! doosra, full length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays cut to the deep point.
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39.5
Chloe Tryon to Lauren Bell, no run, Dot ball !! doosra, full length, on the off stump, Lauren Bell hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.
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39.4
Chloe Tryon to Linsey Smith, 1 run, arm ball, full length, on the stumps, Linsey Smith hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards short mid wicket for 1 run.
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39.3
Chloe Tryon to Linsey Smith, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Linsey Smith elegantly hangs in the crease into the shot, gracefully guides it to deep cover region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
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39.2
Chloe Tryon to Linsey Smith, no run, Dot ball !! doosra, full length, on the off stump, Linsey Smith hangs in the crease, tucks it toward the fielder at short cover, who blocks the ball right away.
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39.1
Chloe Tryon to Linsey Smith, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Linsey Smith elegantly hangs in the crease into the shot, gracefully guides it to long on region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
End of over 39 (2 runs)
Danielle Wyatt Hodge 34 (31)
Linsey Smith 17 (27)
England Women 175/9
Nadine de Klerk 4-0-22-1
Nonkululeko Mlaba 8-0-40-1
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38.6
Danielle Wyatt Hodge c (sub TS Sekhukhune) b N de Klerk 34 (31) Nadine de Klerk to Danielle Wyatt, no run, c (sub TS Sekhukhune) b N de Klerk, Caught out !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Danielle Wyatt hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting pull towards deep square leg, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Tumi Sekhukhune, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Danielle Wyatt.
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38.5
Nadine de Klerk to Danielle Wyatt, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Danielle Wyatt hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
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38.4
Nadine de Klerk to Linsey Smith, 1 run, Nadine De Klerk delivers fast ball at full length, Linsey Smith hangs in the crease and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the short cover, limits Linsey Smith to just 1 run.
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38.3
Nadine de Klerk to Linsey Smith, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Linsey Smith hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards short mid wicket, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
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38.2
Nadine de Klerk to Linsey Smith, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Linsey Smith hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
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38.1
Nadine de Klerk to Danielle Wyatt, 1 run, Nadine De Klerk delivers fast ball at good length, Danielle Wyatt hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.