MatchesWomen's T20IICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026

England v South Africa

Semi Final · Kennington Oval, London · 2 Jul 2026

England won by 40 runs

England innings169/520 overs
South Africa innings129/820 overs · target 170

The worm

EnglandSouth Africa
05010015020005101520England: 1 wicket in over 2, 20/1England: 1 wicket in over 3, 22/2England: 1 wicket in over 4, 28/3England: 2 wickets in over 19, 160/5South Africa: 1 wicket in over 6, 43/1South Africa: 1 wicket in over 8, 51/2South Africa: 1 wicket in over 11, 69/3South Africa: 1 wicket in over 14, 91/4South Africa: 1 wicket in over 15, 98/5South Africa: 1 wicket in over 18, 119/6South Africa: 2 wickets in over 19, 123/8

Cumulative runs after each over. Dots mark overs in which wickets fell.

Runs per over

Englandwicket
09185101520Over 1: 3 runsOver 2: 17 runs, 1 wicketOver 3: 2 runs, 1 wicketOver 4: 6 runs, 1 wicketOver 5: 5 runsOver 6: 2 runsOver 7: 7 runsOver 8: 8 runsOver 9: 8 runsOver 10: 10 runsOver 11: 11 runsOver 12: 12 runsOver 13: 9 runsOver 14: 13 runsOver 15: 3 runsOver 16: 7 runsOver 17: 15 runsOver 18: 16 runsOver 19: 6 runs, 2 wicketsOver 20: 9 runs
South Africawicket
09185101520Over 1: 2 runsOver 2: 9 runsOver 3: 10 runsOver 4: 7 runsOver 5: 8 runsOver 6: 7 runs, 1 wicketOver 7: 4 runsOver 8: 4 runs, 1 wicketOver 9: 7 runsOver 10: 5 runsOver 11: 6 runs, 1 wicketOver 12: 10 runsOver 13: 4 runsOver 14: 8 runs, 1 wicketOver 15: 7 runs, 1 wicketOver 16: 3 runsOver 17: 12 runsOver 18: 6 runs, 1 wicketOver 19: 4 runs, 2 wicketsOver 20: 6 runs

England innings 169/5 (20 ov)

BatterRB4s6sSR
AE Jonesc A Dercksen b S Ismail240050.0
DN Wyattb M Kapp12920133.3
NR Sciver-Bruntc T Brits b N Mlaba7547111159.6
A Capseylbw b S Ismail140025.0
HC Knightc L Wolvaardt b N Mlaba584761123.4
FG Kempnot out130033.3
DR Gibsonnot out6600100.0
Extras14
Total5 wickets, 20 overs169

Did not bat: LCN Smith, LK Bell, CE Dean, S Ecclestone

Fall of wickets: 3-1 (AE Jones, 1.1 ov), 20-2 (DN Wyatt, 2.2 ov), 23-3 (A Capsey, 3.2 ov), 156-4 (NR Sciver-Brunt, 18.2 ov), 157-5 (HC Knight, 18.4 ov)

BowlerOMRWEconDotsWdNb
M Kapp401614.001110
S Ismail403127.751050
A Khaka4040010.00510
N Mlaba402526.25800
N de Klerk3039013.00300
CL Tryon1011011.00100
Partnerships
WicketRunsBallsBatters
137AE Jones 2, DN Wyatt 1
2177DN Wyatt 11, NR Sciver-Brunt 1
336NR Sciver-Brunt 1, A Capsey 1
413390NR Sciver-Brunt 73, HC Knight 58
512HC Knight 0, FG Kemp 0
Unbroken128FG Kemp 1, DR Gibson 6

South Africa innings 129/8 (20 ov)

BatterRB4s6sSR
L Wolvaardtc S Ecclestone b LCN Smith171530113.3
T Britsc NR Sciver-Brunt b CE Dean514560113.3
A Dercksenc HC Knight b FG Kemp360050.0
M Kappc NR Sciver-Brunt b CE Dean570071.4
S Luusc S Ecclestone b LK Bell11131084.6
N de Klerknot out141410100.0
CL Tryonb S Ecclestone121120109.1
S Jaftarun out (DN Wyatt)140025.0
A Khakab LK Bell4310133.3
S Ismailnot out2200100.0
Extras9
Total8 wickets, 20 overs129

Did not bat: N Mlaba

Fall of wickets: 43-1 (L Wolvaardt, 5.4 ov), 49-2 (A Dercksen, 7.3 ov), 68-3 (M Kapp, 10.4 ov), 91-4 (S Luus, 13.6 ov), 95-5 (T Brits, 14.2 ov), 118-6 (CL Tryon, 17.4 ov), 119-7 (S Jafta, 18.3 ov), 123-8 (A Khaka, 18.6 ov)

BowlerOMRWEconDotsWdNb
LCN Smith402516.251000
LK Bell402827.001220
CE Dean403127.75800
S Ecclestone402115.25800
FG Kemp301113.67600
DR Gibson10606.00200
Partnerships
WicketRunsBallsBatters
14334L Wolvaardt 17, T Brits 22
2611T Brits 3, A Dercksen 3
31919T Brits 14, M Kapp 5
42320T Brits 8, S Luus 11
542T Brits 4, N de Klerk 0
62320N de Klerk 10, CL Tryon 12
715N de Klerk 0, S Jafta 1
843N de Klerk 0, A Khaka 4
Unbroken66N de Klerk 4, S Ismail 2

Match details

Toss
South Africa, chose to field
Player of the match
NR Sciver-Brunt
Ground
Kennington Oval, England & Wales
Season
2026
Umpires
Eloise Sheridan, JM Williams
Match referee
TL Anderson
Source
Cricsheet match 1490708