{"id":290642,"date":"2023-02-24T16:50:59","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T16:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/02\/24\/womens-t20-world-cup-england-vs-south-africa-highlights-south-africa-stun-england-by-6-runs-to-enter-their-first-ever-final-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2023-02-24T16:50:59","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T16:50:59","slug":"womens-t20-world-cup-england-vs-south-africa-highlights-south-africa-stun-england-by-6-runs-to-enter-their-first-ever-final-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/02\/24\/womens-t20-world-cup-england-vs-south-africa-highlights-south-africa-stun-england-by-6-runs-to-enter-their-first-ever-final-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Women&#8217;s T20 World Cup, England vs South Africa Highlights: South Africa stun England by 6 runs to enter their first ever final | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-98217171,imgsize-83670.cms\" \/><\/p>\n<div>NEW DELHI: Two back-to-back thrillers in Newlands in two days. And we now have the two finalists of the 2023 ICC Women&#8217;s <!-- -->T20 World Cup<!-- -->.<br \/>Hosts <!-- -->South Africa<!-- --> held their nerves on Friday to upset &#8216;favourites&#8217; England by 6 runs in their semi-final match in Cape Town. They set up a mouth-watering summit clash against five-time champions Australia.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/icc-womens-t20-world-cup\/england-womens-vs-south-africa-womens-world-cup-semi-final-live-score-updates-from-cape-town\/liveblog\/98210048.cms\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"Click-Hyperlink|link_liveblog-As it happened: England vs South Africa-https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/icc-womens-t20-world-cup\/england-womens-vs-south-africa-womens-world-cup-semi-final-live-score-updates-from-cape-town\/liveblog\/98210048.cms\" frmappuse=\"1\">As it happened: England vs South Africa<\/a><br \/>On paper, it will be a contrasting final on Sunday, with South Africa playing their first ever final against a team, who are playing their seventh straight title clash.<br \/>Opting to bat first, South Africa posted a challenging 164 for 4, riding on magnificent fifties from their openers <!-- -->Tazmin Brits<!-- --> (68) and <!-- -->Laura Wolvaardt<!-- --> (53), who put on 96 runs to set the platform.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component \" data-pos=\"20\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>South Africa triumphed in a stunning finish at Newlands!The second semi-final was a thriller &#x1f525;&#x1f4dd;:\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/fbC3sJAzld<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/T20WorldCup\/status\/1629155710343827456\">1677255964000<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>England too had a flying start, with openers <!-- -->Danielle Wyatt<!-- --> (34) and <!-- -->Sophia Dunkley<!-- --> (28) adding a quick fifty-run stand in the first five overs. But Pacer <!-- -->Shabnim Ismail<!-- --> (3 for 27) then put South Africa back in the contest with a two-wicket over in the sixth, removing Dunkley and Alice Capsey.<br \/>Nat Sciver-Brunt (40) and skipper <!-- -->Heather Knight<!-- --> (31) kept England in the hunt with a valuable 47-run stand for the fourth wicket, before Ayabonga Khaka (4 for 29) turned the game upside down with a triple strikes in the 18th over, sending back Amy Jones, Sophie Ecclestone and Katherine Sciver-Brunt.<br \/>Khaka reduced England to 140\/7 in 18 overs from 132\/3 in 16.1 overs. In the end, England fell short and could only manage to score 158 for 8 in their 20 overs. <\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component \" data-pos=\"36\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>Phenomenal Proteas! &#x1f44f; &#x1f44f;History in Cape Town as South Africa go through to the final of the Women\u2019s #T20WorldCup &#x1f64c;\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/EcIfC0vZ41<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/T20WorldCup\/status\/1629152322965176320\">1677255156000<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>With 13 needed off the last over and England still had hope with skipper Knight in the middle. Ismail got rid of her to seal a special result for South Africa.<br \/>Earlier, the hosts&#8217; star batter Wolvaardt and Britz shared a 96-run stand to lay the groundwork for a competitive total.<br \/>England&#8217;s lead spinner Sophie Ecclestone was the pick of the bowlers taking three wickets for 22 runs in four overs.<br \/>It was a second successive fifty from the 23-year-old Wolvaardt whose innings comprised five fours and a glorious off-drive that went all the way for a six.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component \" data-pos=\"46\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>What a feeling for South Africa &#x1f1ff;&#x1f1e6;#ENGvSA | #T20WorldCup | #TurnItUp https:\/\/t.co\/ePS2dXY0pG<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/T20WorldCup\/status\/1629158894642790402\">1677256723000<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ecclestone was the one to provide the breakthrough for England as Wolvaardt, trying to play on the on side, got a leading edge and was caught by Charlotte Dean.<br \/>Britz changed gears following her opening partner&#8217;s dismissal. Her back to straight sixes off leggie Sarah Glenn was the highlight of her innings.<br \/>Ecclestone pulled things back in the death overs with wickets of Chloe Tyron and Nadine de Klerk in a three run over before Marizanne Kapp got a much needed 23 not out off 13 balls to take the total beyond 160.<br \/>Katherine Sciver-Brunt&#8217;s last over went for 18 runs and included a boundary off a waist high full toss.<br \/>Kapp ended the innings on a high with back to back fours.<br \/>South Africa were able to collect 66 runs off the last six overs. <br \/><span class=\"strong\">(With inputs from PTI)<\/span><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n    const { TimesApps } = window;\n    TimesApps.loadFBEvents = function() {\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, v, n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    };\n  })(\n    window,\n    document,\n    'script',\n    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js',\n  );<\/script><script>if(typeof window !== 'undefined') {\n    window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n    const { TimesApps } = window;\n    TimesApps.loadScriptsOnceAdsReady = () => {\n      var scripts = [\n      'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074',\n      'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-658129294',\n      'https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/grxpushnotification_js\/minify-1,version-2.cms',\n      'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#version=v10.0&xfbml=true',\n      'https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/locateservice_js\/minify-1,version-14.cms'\n    ];\n      scripts.forEach(function(url) {\n        let script = document.createElement('script');\n        script.type=\"text\/javascript\";\n        if(!false && !false && !false && url.indexOf('colombia_v2')!== -1){\n          script.src = url;\n        } else if (!false && !false && !false && url.indexOf('sdkloader')!== -1) {\n          script.src = url;\n        } else if (!false && (url.indexOf('tvid.in\/sdk') !== -1 || url.indexOf('connect.facebook.net') !== -1 || url.indexOf('locateservice_js') !== -1 )) {\n          script.src = url;\n        } else if (url.indexOf('colombia_v2')== -1 && url.indexOf('sdkloader')== -1 && url.indexOf('tvid.in\/sdk')== -1 && url.indexOf('connect.facebook.net') == -1){\n          script.src = url;\n        }\n        script.async = true;\n        script.defer = true;\n        document.body.appendChild(script);\n      });\n    }\n  }\n  <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/icc-womens-t20-world-cup\/womens-t20-world-cup-england-vs-south-africa-highlights-south-africa-stun-england-by-6-runs-to-enter-their-first-ever-final\/articleshow\/98217144.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Two back-to-back thrillers in Newlands in two days. 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