South Africa Women vs England Women, Only Test Day 3 - England seal win by 286 runs

England Women seal win by 286 runs

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By ECB & Cricket World Staff

Tuesday 17 December 2024

England Women tour of South Africa

Only Test, Bloemfontein

England Women won by 286 runs.

South Africa Women281/10 & 64/10

England Women395/9d & 236/10

Scorecard

Stats

England Women completed a first Test win since 2014 with a 286-run victory over South Africa in Bloemfontein.

Match Summary

South Africa Women vs England Women, Only Test

South Africa Women 281/10 (88.4 ov) & 64/10 (19.4 ov)

England Women 395/9d (92 ov) & 236/10 (74.1 ov)

England Women won by 286 runs

Scorecard

Match Day Aanalysis

Set 351 to win, seamer Lauren Bell starred for England, taking 4-27, while spinner Sophie Ecclestone finished with 2-7 as the Proteas ended on 64 all out.

England started the day with a lead of 145 and were bowled out for 281 shortly before tea, with captain Heather Knight scoring 90.

Bell took the key wicket of captain Laura Wolvaardt for four and Lauren Filer bowled Anneke Bosch as the hosts lost seven wickets for just 42 runs, with Marizanne Kapp's 21 a noticeable contribution.

South Africa's Nonkululeko Mlaba, took 6-67 to finish with 10 in the match.

The victory means England end their tour of South Africa having won the ODI, T20 and Test series'.

Match Stats

England Women 1st Innings Fall of wickets: 1-53 (Tammy Beaumont - 11.6 ov), 2-103 (Heather Knight - 27.3 ov), 3-277 (Maia Bouchier - 56.1 ov), 4-299 (Danielle Wyatt - 62.1 ov), 5-357 (Natalie Sciver-Brunt - 78.4 ov), 6-368 (Charlotte Dean - 82.3 ov), 7-371 (Amy Jones - 84.4 ov), 8-391 (Ryana Macdonald-Gay - 90.5 ov), 9-395 (Sophie Ecclestone - 91.3 ov)

South Africa Women 1st Innings Fall of wickets: 1-21 (Anneke Bosch - 7.3 ov), 2-113 (Annerie Dercksen - 36.2 ov), 3-138 (Laura Wolvaardt - 44.5 ov), 4-237 (Marizanne Kapp - 73.6 ov), 5-237 (Nadine de Klerk - 75.2 ov), 6-259 (Sune Luus - 82.1 ov), 7-271 (Chloe Tryon - 85.2 ov), 8-278 (Sinalo Jafta - 87.2 ov), 9-278 (Nonkululeko Mlaba - 87.3 ov), 10-281 (Ayanda Hlubi - 88.4 ov)

England Women 2nd Innings Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Maia Bouchier - 5.2 ov), 2-42 (Tammy Beaumont - 19.4 ov), 3-109 (Natalie Sciver - 36.1 ov), 4-140 (Danielle Wyatt - 43.4 ov), 5-182 (Amy Jones - 55.2 ov), 6-188 (Charlotte Dean - 57.6 ov), 7-224 (Sophie Ecclestone - 67.5 ov), 8-229 (Heather Knight - 69.1 ov), 9-232 (Ryana Macdonald-Gay - 71.5 ov), 10-236 (Lauren Filer - 74.1 ov)

South Africa Women 2nd Innings Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Laura Wolvaardt - 2.6 ov), 2-12 (Anneke Bosch - 5.2 ov), 3-22 (Annerie Dercksen - 8.5 ov), 4-31 (Sune Luus - 10.2 ov), 5-31 (Nadine de Klerk - 11.3 ov), 6-33 (Chloe Tryon - 13.4 ov), 7-44 (Sinalo Jafta - 14.5 ov), 8-44 (Marizanne Kapp - 17.4 ov), 9-64 (Nonkululeko Mlaba - 19.4 ov)

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