ENG Vs SA LIVE Score, ICC Women's T20 World Cup Semifinal: Knight And Blunt Set A Decent Target For The Proteas

That goes away for four byes and England have set South Africa a daunting 170 to reach the T20 World Cup final! This is full and wide and Gibson shapes to steer it but leaves it alone, and it beats the keeper too. Smart play, perhaps? A good final over from Khaka though, but is it enough to make up for the waywardness from the bowlers through the middle period between the last two overs and the powerplay?

Double-blow! Tossed up full just outside off, Knight gets a leading edge as she looks to swing it away and it's an easy catch at short cover. Good half-century from her as well, but does this wicket mean England will be denied a power-packed finish?

Finally the breakthrough for South Africa, and that's the end of a special, special innings! Tossed up full and Sciver-Brunt has to fetch it from outside off. Drags it to deep midwicket, with not enough distance on that, and Brits takes it reverse-cupped at chest-height. Sciver-Brunt has marked her return from injury with an unbelievably important innings!

Whipped away through midwicket and she finds the gap between deep midwicket and long-on. That brings up a fifty for England's returning skipper. NSB equals Beth Mooney and Suzie Bates for fifties at T20 World Cups with her eighth in the tournament's history!

England looked helpless till the powerplay but Knight and Blunt had their own plans.

They are building the momentum for the team and the English haven't lost a single wicket after the third over.

England lost three of their openers by the first three overs itself.

Now that the powerplay has ended, they would look forward to build some partnership and put some good score on the board as well.

ENG-W 42-3 (7)

Plumb in front! Celebrappeal from Ismail again, and no need to look back at the umpire for the nod.

This time it's Alice Capsey gone for 1.

ENG-W 23-3 (3.3)

This time it's the leading scorer of the T20 World Cup who has to depart at the Oval!

Huge Blow for England!

Wyatt-Hodge gets beaten on the inside edge and then finds her stumps rattled.

Kapp is just loving this sight..

ENG-W 20-2 (2.4)

Short, Wide and gone!

Ismail it is again. Jones go for 2!

Doesn't make good contact and hits it straight to Dercksen at cover-point.

ENG-W 3-1 (1.1)

We’re underway in the semi-final! Marizanne Kapp starts with the new ball, but Amy Jones wastes no time, full delivery, just a hint of shape, and Danny Wyatt-Hodge leans into a gorgeous drive through extra cover for four. Pure timing, pure class.

England Women (Playing XI): Amy Jones(w), Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Nat Sciver-Brunt(c), Alice Capsey, Heather Knight, Freya Kemp, Danielle Gibson, Charlotte Dean, Sophie Ecclestone, Linsey Smith, Lauren Bell

South Africa Women (Playing XI): Laura Wolvaardt(c), Tazmin Brits, Annerie Dercksen, Sune Luus, Marizanne Kapp, Nadine de Klerk, Chloe Tryon, Sinalo Jafta(w), Shabnim Ismail, Ayabonga Khaka, Nonkululeko Mlaba

South Africa women have won the toss and elected to bowl first.

Match: England Vs South Africa Semifinal 2

Tournament: ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026

Venue: Kennington Oval, London

Date & Time: Thursday, July 2

Hello cricket fans! We're back with the live coverage of the second semifinal of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 between England and South Africa at the Kennington Oval, London. Stay tuned for the live score and real-time updates of the match.