South Africa vs England, ICC Women’s World Cup 2022, Live Updates: In search of their first win, defending champions England will take on table toppers South Africa in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 match no. At 13 Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui. After two straight defeats, the England women will look to make a strong comeback but will face a highly confident South African team, who have yet to lose a game in the ongoing event.
England had lost their last match against West Indies by 7 runs. The tail-enders made a scintillating effort to regain West Indies’ target of 226, but fell short, leaving their title defense on edge.
Nat Scriver, who scored a century in England’s first match loss against Australia, scored two runs as Tammy Beaumont tried to rebuild the innings with 46 off 76 balls. At 156 for eight, it fell to Telenders Ecclestone and Kate Cross to chase down the final 70. They came close, scoring an unbeaten 33 and 27 respectively, but Cross’s dismissal put an end to hopes of a miraculous end.
South Africa, on the other hand, has had a stellar performance in this event. They recently beat Pakistan to sabotage their hopes of making it to the playoffs. Captain Sune Lus said it was a nerve-wracking encounter for his team, which defeated Bangladesh in their opening match.
Luus said that before the match she wanted her batsmen to show more intensity than their win over Bangladesh, when they were restricted to 207 runs. Opener Laura Wolvaardt hit an aggressive 75 but the rest of the top-order struggled against the Pakistan spinners.
Four catches were missed under the pressure of the bowling attack, but South Africa’s total of 223-9 was far from imposing.
As the stage is set for yet another mouth-watering contest, it will be interesting to see whether England can secure the first win or South Africa manage to carry the momentum and hurt the defending champions.
Squad:
England Women: Lauren Winfield-Hill, Tammy Beaumont, Heather Knight (c), Natalie Sciver, Amy Allen Jones (wk), Danielle Wyatt, Sophia Dunkley, Katherine Brunt, Sophie Ecclestone, Kate Cross, Anya Shrubsole, Natasha Farrant, Emma Lamb, Freya Davis , Charlotte Dean.
South Africa Women: Lizelle Lee, Laura Wolvaardt, Tazmin Britts, Sune Luce (c), Mignon du Preez, Marijne Kaup, Chloe Tryon, Trisha Chetty (wk), Shabnim Ismail, Masabata Klass, Ayabonga Khaka, Lara Goodall, Sinalo Jaffa, Tumi Sekhlekhun, Nonklukhun Malaba.
(with agency input)
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