The England Women’s team has welcomed South Africa to play a three-match T20 series. England, the home team, started the series with a brilliant victory. Last night, they defeated South Africa by six wickets at the County Cricket Ground. English bowler Katherine Brunt became the Player of the Match for taking four wickets in the first match. However, there have still two games left in the series. South Africa have to win the remaining two games to seal the series.
Match Review
Heather Knight, the skipper of England Women, won the toss and decided to bowl first. So, Anneke Bosch and Lara Goodall started the batting innings for the visitors. But they couldn’t build a partnership as Lara Goodall lost her wicket in the very first over. She left the pitch without scoring any runs. In addition, the next batter also returned to the pavilion with zero runs.
However, Laura Wolvaardt then tried to tackle the disaster. She made a partnership of 34 runs with Anneke Bosch. Unfortunately, Anneke Bosch lost her wicket in the 9th over, scoring 18 off 21 balls. On the other hand, Laura Wolvaardt kept picking runs. She tried hard to make a challenging target for England. But the remaining batters couldn’t contribute much. Due to the aggression of England’s bowler, South Africa continuously lost wickets. Only Laura Wolvaardt scored a half-century for the team. Before losing the wicket, she added 55 runs on the scoreboard. Relying on her bat, South Africa ended their innings in 111 runs.
Chasing the target, England had a quick start. Opener Sophia Dunkley was very aggressive on the pitch. But, Danni Wyatt didn’t add a single run. She left the pitch in the 3rd over. The next batter also failed to get runs. However, Sophia Dunkley never stopped adding runs. She hit three sixes and five fours. Unfortunately, her brilliant innings ended in the 11th over after picking 59 runs. Anyway, English captain Heather Knight added 24 runs on the scoreboard to chase the target. As a result, England won the match by six wickets in 15 overs.