England V South Africa: Women’s Cricket World Cup Semi-final – Live

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South Africa XI

South Africa XI: Laura Wolvaardt (capt), Tazmin Brits, Sune Luus, Annerie Dercksen, Marizanne Kapp, Anneke Bosch, Sinalo Jafta (wk), Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Ayabonga Khaka, Nonkululeko Mlaba

England XI

England XI: Amy Jones (wk), Tammy Beaumont, Heather Knight, Nat Sciver-Brunt (capt), Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Sophia Dunkley, Alice Capsey, Charlie Dean, Sophie Ecclestone, Linsey Smith, Lauren Bell

England triumph nan flip and will bowl! Ecclestone fit.

Nat Sciver Brunt bats: “I deliberation putting nan unit connected them pinch nan bat, and nether lights it will beryllium easier to chase. Hold your nerve, spot nan process, admit nan juncture and person a awesome time.”

And they are unchanged – Ecclestone is fit! If playing done a spot of pain.

Laura Wolvaardt would person bowled too: “But runs connected nan committee aren’t a bad thing. We’re playing an other batter, it felt for illustration thing we’ve needed successful nan past fewer games.” Anneke Bosch replaces Klaas.

Preamble

Roll up your sleeves, this is wherever it gets messy. We’re backmost successful Guwahati, wherever England sliced done South Africa successful nan first lucifer of nan tourney – each parcelled up and fresh to station for 69.

But this time, it’s different. The teams person had astir a period to set to conditions and this is nan knock-out – nan prize of a last against either India aliases Australia wrong rubbing distance.

History – for what it’s worth. England person beaten South Africa some times they’ve met antecedently successful a semi-final. South Africa person ne'er played successful a 50-over World Cup final. England person played successful nine, winning four.

Neither broadside has been astatine their champion this tournament, some person had flashes of brilliance, some person batting line-ups that tin topple for illustration dominoes if nan large dogs don’t bark. England are evident favourites, but nan cricket gods whitethorn cognize better.

Play starts astatine 9.30am GMT. Join us, it should beryllium fun.