England Women vs South Africa Women, 1st Semi-Final - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Ecclestone to Chloe Tryon, no run, on a length and on the pads, Chloe Tryon flicks and misses, Ecclestone is interested in an LBW, but NSB is not. Yet NSB takes it. Looks like this is sliding down.

Ecclestone to Wolvaardt, 1 run, on a length on off, Wolvaardt leans back and cuts to sweeper cover

Ecclestone to Chloe Tryon, 1 run, on a length outside off, Chloe Tryon goes on the back foot and punches it wide of cover for one

Ecclestone to Chloe Tryon, 2 runs, on a length and slower outside off, Chloe Tryon goes on the back foot and opens the face of the bat to dab it wide of Wyatt-Hodge at short third for two

Ecclestone to Wolvaardt, 1 run, tossed up full outside off, Wolvaardt shuffles across and sweeps hard and straight to deep mid-wicket

Ecclestone to Wolvaardt, no run, on a good length on off, Wolvaardt leans back and cuts to backward point

Ecclestone to Wolvaardt, FOUR, now she gets it away. Full and down leg, Wolvaardt sweeps and beats Bell at backward square-leg to her right, was a poor delivery and Wolvaardt hit it along the ground

Ecclestone to Wolvaardt, no run, Wolvaardt misses out. A low full-toss outside off, Wolvaardt gets forward to drive and picks out extra-cover, either side and it was runs

Ecclestone to Chloe Tryon, 1 run, tossed up full outside off, Chloe Tryon gets forward to drive to long-off

Ecclestone to Chloe Tryon, wide, fired well down leg, Chloe Tryon swings and misses, Amy Jones too fumbles but no damage done

Ecclestone to Chloe Tryon, no run, nicely bowled. Drift into off, then spin away, Chloe Tryon gets forward to defend, past the outside-edge and that spun

Ecclestone to Chloe Tryon, no run, full on off, Chloe Tryon gets forward to drive to short cover, diving stop made

Ecclestone to Annerie Dercksen, out Bowled!! Another reverse-sweep and another wicket. On off, full, Annerie Dercksen goes for a big reverse-sweep and drags it back on to off-stump. Ecclestone has four and South Africa continue to lose wickets. Dercksen struggled to get going and falls to a low score. Replays show that Dercksen hit it back on to the stumps as she was following through with the shot. That's unlucky. Annerie Dercksen b Ecclestone 4(14)

Ecclestone to Annerie Dercksen, 1 run, quicker good length on the pads, Annerie Dercksen goes on the back foot and turns it to the vacant square-leg area

Ecclestone to Annerie Dercksen, no run, quicker and fuller outside off, Annerie Dercksen looks to run it down to third man with an open face, misses, not far from the outside-edge

Ecclestone to Annerie Dercksen, no run, slower and tossed up full on off, Annerie Dercksen gets forward to drive to short cover

Ecclestone to Annerie Dercksen, no run, quicker good length on off, Annerie Dercksen goes on the back foot and pushes it to short cover

Ecclestone to Annerie Dercksen, no run, on a length on middle, a forward defence to short cover

Ecclestone to Wolvaardt, 1 run, tossed up full outside off, Wolvaardt gets forward to drive wide of extra-cover for one

Ecclestone to Sinalo Jafta, 1 run, tossed up full on off, Sinalo Jafta gets forward to drive wide of cover

Ecclestone to Sinalo Jafta, no run, tossed up full on the stumps, driven back

Ecclestone to Sinalo Jafta, no run, nearly another. Fired full on the pads, Sinalo Jafta instead of going forward, goes back, saved by the thick inside-edge on to pad on the drive

Ecclestone to Kapp, out Caught by Charlie Dean!! Kapp holes out. Just when South Africa were tightening the screws, they lose a wicket. It's tossed up full on off, Kapp gets forward to loft, skies it and Dean at mid-on reverse-cups with ease. She judged that well. Good knock from Kapp but now it has ended. Once again Ecclestone with the wicket. Kapp c Charlie Dean b Ecclestone 42(33) [4s-4 6s-1]

Ecclestone to Kapp, FOUR, she is driving so well. A nicely tossed up half-volley outside off, Kapp gets forward and laces the drive, no chance for the diving Beaumont at sweeper cover to her right, right off the middle of the bat

Ecclestone to Kapp, no run, tossed up full on off, Kapp gets forward to drive to short cover

Ecclestone to Wolvaardt, no run, maiden. It's tossed up full on off, Wolvaardt gets forward to push, extra bounce and the ball rolls off the thick outer half of the bat to backward point, the extra bounce forced the outer half there

Ecclestone to Wolvaardt, no run, full on off, Wolvaardt gets forward to drive, the thick inside-edge hits the pad and rolls near her feet

Ecclestone to Wolvaardt, no run, four dots in a row. It's slower and fuller on the stumps, Wolvaardt gets forward to defend to short cover

Ecclestone to Wolvaardt, no run, good length and flat on middle, Wolvaardt goes on the back foot and turns it to square-leg

Ecclestone to Wolvaardt, no run, on a length on off, tight delivery and Wolvaardt gets forward to defend

Ecclestone to Wolvaardt, no run, tossed up full outside off, Wolvaardt gets forward to drive and mistimes it to extra-cover

Ecclestone to Luus, no run, tossed up full on middle, Luus gets forward to defend to short mid-wicket

Ecclestone to Bosch, out Bowled!! Two in the over and Bosch yorks herself. She comes down the track and it's too full on off, can't squeeze it out, the off-stump is pegged back. Cleverly bowled by Ecclestone, she might have seen Bosch coming down, fires it very full and it goes under the bat. Bosch b Ecclestone 0(3)

Ecclestone to Bosch, no run, tossed up full and sliding into the pads, Bosch gets forward and gently works it to short mid-wicket

Ecclestone to Bosch, no run, good length and sliding down leg, Bosch looks to flick and misses, missing leg-stump easily

Ecclestone to Tazmin Brits, out Bowled!! Tazmin Brits falls to the reverse-sweep. Too cute and that brings about the first wicket. It's slower and tossed up full on middle, Brits reverse-sweeps and it's a thin under-edge that nutmegs her and falls on the stumps. May have brushed the pad on the way too after the under-edge. Ecclestone strikes. Tazmin Brits b Ecclestone 45(65) [4s-6 6s-1]

Ecclestone to Wolvaardt, 1 run, good length and flat on off, Wolvaardt goes on the back foot and punches it wide of cover

Ecclestone to Wolvaardt, no run, very full on the stumps, arrowed in, dug out to short mid-wicket

Ecclestone to Wolvaardt, no run, flat and good length on the pads, Wolvaardt goes on the back foot and tucks to backward square-leg

Ecclestone to Tazmin Brits, 1 run, again she uses her feet, this time gets to the pitch of the ball, drives down to long-on

Ecclestone to Tazmin Brits, SIX, superb hit. It's slower and tossed up full outside off, Tazmin Brits comes down the track and waits to loft, clean strike and it flies over long-on, was not to the pitch of the ball but still went through with it

Ecclestone to Tazmin Brits, no run, tossed up full outside off, Tazmin Brits gets low to sweep, misses, is hit on the pad. The physio is out there to have a look, the mandatory concussion test follows, a glancing blow to the helmet

Ecclestone to Wolvaardt, 1 run, on a good length and flat just outside off, Wolvaardt goes on the back foot and punches it to sweeper cover

Ecclestone to Tazmin Brits, FOUR, 100 up for South Africa. Brits gets down on one knee, picks the full ball from outside off and plays a cheeky paddle that races past short fine's right

Ecclestone to Wolvaardt, 1 run, full on off, Wolvaardt drills it down to long-off

Ecclestone to Wolvaardt, 2 runs, short outside off, cut away square to the left of sweeper cover

Ecclestone to Wolvaardt, no run, quick and full outside off, Wolvaardt drives and finds cover

Ecclestone to Tazmin Brits, 1 run, slower and fuller outside off, Brits rushes out of her crease and slaps it down to long-off

Ecclestone to Tazmin Brits, no run, full outside off, Brits gets forward and drives to the right of the diving cover

Ecclestone to Tazmin Brits, no run, full on off, Brits tries the reverse sweep and drags it off the inside edge to backward point. She tried that shot a few times today and hasn't really found the timing that she was looking for...

Ecclestone to Wolvaardt, 1 run, gets an inside edge onto pad that rolls to short fine and responds for a quick single from her partner. There was a direct hit from Bell, but Tazmin Brits was well in...

Ecclestone to Tazmin Brits, 1 run, too full on off, Brits advances and clips wide of deep mid-wicket

Ecclestone to Tazmin Brits, no run, full on leg stump, Brits sweeps firmly and picks out Bell at short fine

Ecclestone to Wolvaardt, 1 run, Wolvaardt brings up her 4th half-century of the tournament with a drive to sweeper cover

Ecclestone to Wolvaardt, no run, full outside off, Wolvaardt drives off the front foot to cover

Ecclestone to Wolvaardt, no run, spins away with extra bounce outside off, entices Wolvaardt into a drive and takes it past the outside edge

Ecclestone to Wolvaardt, no run, full on off, blocked from the crease

Ecclestone to Wolvaardt, FOUR, full and slipping down the leg-side, Wolvaardt becomes the 6th player to claim 5000 WODI runs with a sweep to the fine leg fence. She is the second quickest after Smriti to get there...

Ecclestone to Tazmin Brits, 1 run, full toss on the stumps, Brits chips it down to long-on

Ecclestone to Wolvaardt, 1 run, full outside off, driven past the diving bowler to her right. Down to long-on for an easy single

Ecclestone to Wolvaardt, no run, full on leg stump, Wolvaardt presses forward and blocks