England Women 151-4 beat South Africa 148-6 by six wickets
England Women won the second Vitality IT20 at Worcester to take a 12-2 lead in the multi-format series.
With Heather Knight nursing a hip injury, Nat Sciver took the reins. She won the toss and England’s bowlers kept it tight to restrict South Africa to 148-6 on a good pitch.
Danni Wyatt and Sophia Dunkley continued their recent form of getting England off to a flier, and stand-in skipper Sciver added 47 – amidst a partnership of 56 with Amy Jones – to seal the win. Wyatt was awarded Player of the Match, on a day that she passed 2,000 IT20 runs.
During the game Katherine Brunt became England Women’s highest-ever IT20 wicket-taker, taking her 103rd to surpass Anya Shrubsole, while 17-year-old Alice Capsey made her debut to become the 55th English woman to represent her country in IT20 cricket.
Please click here to download audio files of Danni Wyatt’s post-match press conference.
England Women v South Africa Women multi-format series
LV= Insurance Test Match
Monday June 27-Thursday June 30: England v South Africa. Match drawn. 2-2
Royal London Series
Monday July 11: England v South Africa – England won by five wickets. 4-2.
Friday July 15: England v South Africa (Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol 2pm) – England won by 114 runs. 6-2.
Monday July 18: England v South Africa (The Uptonsteel County Ground, Leicester, 2pm) – England won by 109 runs. 8-2.
Vitality IT20 Series
Thursday July 21: England v South Africa (The Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford, 7pm) – England won by six wickets. 10-2.
Saturday July 23: England v South Africa (New Road, Worcester, 2.30pm) – England won by six wickets. 12-2.
Monday July 25: England v South Africa (The Incora County Ground, Derby, 6.30pm) Two points
With thanks to the ECB
