South Africa Women v England Women, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 1st T20I, England Women tour of South Africa, 2024

England Women tour of South Africa 1st T20I: South Africa Women v England Women at East London, November 24, 2024
South Africa Women
SA-W
142/5 (20)
England Women
ENG-W
143/6 (19.2)
Finished
ENG-W won by 4 wickets
BATSMENRB4S6SSR
Freya Kemp5500100.00
Sophie Ecclestone01000.00
BOWLERSOMRWECON
Eliz Mari Marx3.201935.70
Nonkululeko Mlaba402305.75
Current Partnership: 1 run (0.1 ov) | Last Wicket: Natalie Sciver 59 (54) | Fall of Wicket: 142/6 (19.1 ov)
CRR: 7.40 | Last Ten Overs: 86/3 8.19
Recent: 1W42121112·1141411

Commentary

1lb
19.2
Eliz Mari Marx to Sophie Ecclestone, 1 leg bye, Leg Bye !! fast ball, full length, on the leg stump, Sophie Ecclestone goes back, swats flick shot, but the ball slides off the body, batter is quick to avail this leg bye for 1 run.
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19.1
Natalie Sciver c N Mlaba b E M Marx 59 (54) Eliz Mari Marx to Natalie Sciver, no run, c N Mlaba b E M Marx, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Natalie Sciver goes forward and takes a big risk by attempting sweep towards short fine leg, edged!! and flies straight to Nonkululeko Mlaba, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Natalie Sciver.
End of over 19 (11 runs)
Freya Kemp 5 (5)
Natalie Sciver 59 (53)
England Women 142/5
Nonkululeko Mlaba 4-0-23-0
Nadine de Klerk 4-0-20-2
4b
18.6
Nonkululeko Mlaba to Freya Kemp, 4 bye, Bye !! off break ball, full length, on the leg stump, Freya Kemp goes forward, aims to play it, but the ball evades the batter and keeper, they are quick to steal 4 runs off bye.
2
18.5
Nonkululeko Mlaba to Freya Kemp, 2 runs, An accurately pitched off break ball on the leg stump, Freya Kemp goes back to make a confident reverse sweep, sending the ball towards deep fine leg for 2 runs.
1
18.4
Nonkululeko Mlaba to Natalie Sciver, 1 run, fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Natalie Sciver goes forward and chunks it towards the deep mid wicket for 1 run.
2
18.3
Nonkululeko Mlaba to Natalie Sciver, 2 runs, Nonkululeko Mlaba delivers off break ball at back of length, Natalie Sciver goes back and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the deep mid wicket, limits Natalie Sciver to just 2 runs.
1
18.2
Nonkululeko Mlaba to Freya Kemp, 1 run, An accurately pitched arm ball on the off stump, Freya Kemp goes forward to make a confident flick shot, sending the ball towards long on for 1 run.
1
18.1
Nonkululeko Mlaba to Natalie Sciver, 1 run, Natalie Sciver goes forward to take off break ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident sweep that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 1 run.
End of over 18 (9 runs)
Natalie Sciver 55 (50)
Freya Kemp 2 (2)
England Women 131/5
Nadine de Klerk 4-0-20-2
Nonkululeko Mlaba 3-0-16-0
1
17.6
Nadine de Klerk to Natalie Sciver, 1 run, fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Natalie Sciver goes forward to make a room for himself and hits it towards long on for 1 run.
2
17.5
Nadine de Klerk to Natalie Sciver, 2 runs, Natalie Sciver goes back to take fast ball of back of length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident pull that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
0
17.4
Nadine de Klerk to Natalie Sciver, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, yorker, on the off stump, Natalie Sciver goes forward and slash defensive shot towards mid off, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
1
17.3
Nadine de Klerk to Freya Kemp, 1 run, Freya Kemp goes forward to take fast ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident sweep that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
1
17.2
Nadine de Klerk to Natalie Sciver, 1 run, fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Natalie Sciver goes forward to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
4
17.1
Nadine de Klerk to Natalie Sciver, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Short and well outside the off stump. Natalie Sciver goes forward, it to the long off, races away and finds the boundary.
End of over 17 (7 runs)
Natalie Sciver 47 (45)
Freya Kemp 1 (1)
England Women 122/5
Nonkululeko Mlaba 3-0-16-0
Nondumiso Shangase 3-0-20-1
1
16.6
Nonkululeko Mlaba to Natalie Sciver, 1 run, Natalie Sciver goes back and plays a well-timed flick shot off an off break ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
4
16.5
Nonkululeko Mlaba to Natalie Sciver, Four, Four !! arm ball, full length, on the stumps, Natalie Sciver goes forward and caresses sweep to deep square leg, it raced away to the fence for four.
1
16.4
Nonkululeko Mlaba to Freya Kemp, 1 run, Nonkululeko Mlaba delivers off break ball at back of length, Freya Kemp goes forward and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the long on, limits Freya Kemp to just 1 run.
1
16.3
Nonkululeko Mlaba to Natalie Sciver, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the leg stump, Natalie Sciver goes back to make a confident flick shot, sending the ball towards deep square leg for 1 run.
0
16.2
Nonkululeko Mlaba to Natalie Sciver, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, back of length, on the off stump, Natalie Sciver goes back and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball. Excellent fielding effort by the bowler.
0
16.1
Nonkululeko Mlaba to Natalie Sciver, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, back of length, on the leg stump, Natalie Sciver goes forward and strives to hit sweep, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.
End of over 16 (7 runs)
Amy Jones 31 (19)
Natalie Sciver 41 (40)
England Women 115/5
Nondumiso Shangase 3-0-20-1
Ayanda Hlubi 3-0-40-0
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15.6
Amy Jones b N Shangase 31 (19) Nondumiso Shangase to Amy Jones, no run, b N Shangase, Bowled out !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Amy Jones goes forward, tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.
4
15.5
Nondumiso Shangase to Amy Jones, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Short and well outside the off stump. Amy Jones goes forward, it to the long on, races away and finds the boundary. Misfielding has cost them runs
1
15.4
Nondumiso Shangase to Natalie Sciver, 1 run, An accurately pitched arm ball on the off stump, Natalie Sciver goes back to make a confident pull, sending the ball towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
1
15.3
Nondumiso Shangase to Amy Jones, 1 run, Nondumiso Shangase delivers off break ball at back of length, Amy Jones goes back and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at long on for 1 run.
0
15.2
Nondumiso Shangase to Amy Jones, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, back of length, on the off stump, goes back, plays cut to the short cover.
1
15.1
Nondumiso Shangase to Natalie Sciver, 1 run, arm ball, full length, on the off stump, Natalie Sciver goes forward to make a room for himself and hits it towards long off for 1 run.
End of over 15 (22 runs)
Amy Jones 26 (15)
Natalie Sciver 39 (38)
England Women 108/4
Ayanda Hlubi 3-0-40-0
Sune Luus 2-0-16-0