Women’s T20 WC 2023: South Africa makes history by Reaching final; Thrashes England by 6 runs

ICC Women’s T20 World Cup: England did a favor to South Africa as they choked toward the end of the match. As a result, they handed a win to the home side by six runs. Earlier, in the match, an excellent display of batting from South African batters ensured the home team post a decent total on the board.

The Proteas posted a very competitive first-innings score of 164/4 thanks to half-centuries from openers Tazmin Brits and Laura Wolvaardt.

A thrilling match saw South Africa deliver when it mattered to beat in-form England and march into Sunday’s home World Cup final against Australia.

And the momentum swung back and forth during England’s chase, with England’s openers getting off to a lightning start, Brits clinging on to four catches to remove each of England’s top four, and Ayabonga Khaka taking three wickets in a match-changing over.

It all came down to Shabnim Ismail’s final over, with England requiring 13 runs to win and they fell six runs short.

The result means that South Africa are through to their first-ever World Cup final in any format.

A great game for the home side

What a game of cricket we had. The ebbs and flows in this one have been relentless. South African fast bowler Khaka has turned this game on its head in the 19th over of the innings.

England on the other hand after starting the chase brilliantly have lost their way completely as the innings progress.

Moreover, spare a thought for Katherine Sciver-Brunt who, recently, revealed that this would be her last World Cup.

The crowd was up on their feet. What a moment for the South African women to reach the final of the home World Cup. However, we must have to feel sorry for the English side who gave it their all but were outdone on the day by the determined South African side. That’s that folks for now stay tuned for post-match comments from the players.

Women’s T20 World Cup: Was fielding the difference?

In both semi-finals, the better fielding team triumphed.

And England will look back with regret at a sloppy and disjointed effort in the first innings that allowed South Africa to add more to their score than perhaps they should have done.

In contrast, South Africa were extraordinary in the field, most notably through Brits, who repeatedly stopped England’s progress at crucial moments with her brilliant catches.

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