When Laura Wolvaardt received the toss and opted to bat in opposition to England in Sharjah, she stated that South Africa had an opportunity to go 2-0 up within the Group B standings of the Ladies’s T20 World Cup 2024. Heather Knight, who was in earshot, should have thought, ‘Not at present.’
An aggressive chase led by Danni Wyatt-Hodge and Nat Sciver-Brunt noticed England beat the Proteas by seven wickets right here on Monday. Wolvaardt anticipated the wicket to get slower because the night time wore on, however England gave the impression to be batting on a distinct wicket altogether.
AS IT HAPPENED | ENG-W VS SA-W WOMEN’S T20 WC
The inaugural T20 World Cup champions relied on artistic placement and strong operating between the wickets. The South African dugout which started the sport with vitality was seen strolling away with hunched shoulders and discussions on all of the moments squandered.
Opting to bat first, Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits struggled a bit to seek out the boundary, a process made tougher by a sluggish outfield.
Wolvaardt stored dropping companions on the different finish notably when the England spin quartet started working. Annerie Dercksen’s back-to-back boundaries within the final over helped South Africa crawl previous 120, the primary time a workforce has managed to take action at this venue on this version of the event. Sophie Ecclestone returned finally match-winning figures of two/15.
Wyatt-Hodge persevered regardless of dropping opening accomplice, Maia Bouchier and Alice Capsey pretty early. A 64-run stand for the third wicket arrange England’s win comfortably regardless of the sport dragging until the final over.