ENG vs SA Highlights, Women's World Cup 2025 1st Semi Final: Laura Wolvaardt century, Marizanne Kapp fifer power South Africa to 125-run win; reach first-ever ODI World Cup final

Marizanne Kapp to Nat Sciver-Brunt, At the sticks, full and on middle, Nat Sciver-Brunt plants her front foot forward and firms the drive down the deck. Danni Wyatt-Hodge fails to get out of the way quickly and the ball ends up hitting her.

Marizanne Kapp to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Full and angled into the pads, flicked to mid-wicket.

Chloe Tryon to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Short and outside off, slapped to deep cover for one more.

Chloe Tryon to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Fuller and on off, Nat Sciver-Brunt gets low to smear it away but inside edges the ball onto the pads.

Chloe Tryon to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Excellent effort in the field! A bit too short from Tryon, on off, Nat Sciver-Brunt presses on the back foot and powers it to the right of mid off. Nadine De Klerk from long on sprints and dives to her left to save the boundary. Pushes it away from the fence as the converging Sune Luus mops it up. Two runs taken.

Chloe Tryon to Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Shorter and wide on off, Danni Wyatt-Hodge cuts it to deep point and gets to the other end.

Chloe Tryon to Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Floated up, on off, Danni Wyatt-Hodge taps it to cover.

Chloe Tryon to Danni Wyatt-Hodge, FOUR! Fine shot! Tossed up by Tryon, full and around off. Danni Wyatt-Hodge opens up the front hip and extends her hands into the shot. Goes inside out over cover for a boundary.

Marizanne Kapp to Danni Wyatt-Hodge, In the channel on off, on a length, Danni Wyatt-Hodge slices it towards backward point, where Anneke Bosch gets low to make the stop. The ball deflects away to her right off her body and allows a single.

Marizanne Kapp to Danni Wyatt-Hodge, On off, blocked out watchfully by Danni.

Marizanne Kapp to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Full and outside off, driven to deep cover for a single.

Marizanne Kapp to Nat Sciver-Brunt, At 109.9 kph, on a nagging length, on middle, Nat Sciver-Brunt keeps it out on the leg side.

Marizanne Kapp to Danni Wyatt-Hodge, On a hard length, on middle, Danni presses back and drops it with soft hands beside the strip on the leg side for one.

Marizanne Kapp to Danni Wyatt-Hodge, FOUR! Marizanne Kapp is welcomed back with a boundary! On a back of a length, angled in on the off stump. Danni Wyatt-Hodge waits on the back foot and opens the bat face to glide it fine of deep third for a boundary.

Chloe Tryon to Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Short and sliding on with the arm, on middle, Danni Wyatt-Hodge cuts it to deep point and crosses over.

Chloe Tryon to Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Pushed through, on off, Danni Wyatt-Hodge taps this full ball to mid off.

Chloe Tryon to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Very full, outside off, Nat Sciver-Brunt drags the sweep to the right of mid-wicket for a run.

Chloe Tryon to Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Flat and short, on middle, Danni backs away and cuts it to deep point for a single.

Chloe Tryon to Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Darted in, full and on off, Danni Wyatt-Hodge pushes it to cover.

Chloe Tryon to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Full and on middle, Nat steps out and knocks it to long on for one.

Identical stats for both sides at this point. Both sides, after 25 overs, have scored the exact number of runs but South Africa Women were 2 down and England Women are 4 down.

Sune Luus to Nat Sciver-Brunt, A half-tracker, on middle, Nat Sciver-Brunt rocks on the back foot and pulls it hard towards deep square leg, where the sub fielder, Nondumiso Shangase is quick to move to her left and tries to push the ball away from the fence. The ball clips her fingertips and dribbles in the direction of the fence but Shangase recovers to cut it off. They cross.

Sune Luus to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Short and on off, Nat Sciver-Brunt punches it off the back foot to Luus.

Sune Luus to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Wide! Sliding down leg, Nat Sciver-Brunt misses out on the tickle.

Sune Luus to Danni Wyatt-Hodge, On the pads again, turned away to deep square leg for one.

Sune Luus to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Full and around leg, Nat wrists it through square leg for a single.

Stoppage in play. Tazmin Brits has landed awkwardly on her right shoulder and is going off the field. Nondumiso Shangase comes in as her substitute for the moment.

Sune Luus to Nat Sciver-Brunt, A TOUGH CHANCE GOES DOWN! To make matters worse, Tazmin Brits has hurt herself! Sune floats it up, full and on middle. Nat uses her feet and gets to the pitch of the ball. Whips it uppishly towards mid-wicket, where Brits leaps to her left and sticks out her right hand. The ball clips her fingertips and rolls behind towards long on for a couple. Tazmin lands awkwardly on her right shoulder and looks in some pain. In fact, she has hurt her wrist.

Sune Luus to Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Hangs it up there, full and on middle, Danni Wyatt-Hodge leans ahead and drives it to the right of the bowler for a single.

Chloe Tryon to Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Full and drifting onto the pads, Danni clips it through square leg for one.

Chloe Tryon to Danni Wyatt-Hodge, A half-tracker, outside off, Danni Wyatt-Hodge cuts it hard but can't beat backward point.

Chloe Tryon to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Dropped short, outside off, Nat cuts it past point for a single.

Chloe Tryon to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Full and sprayed down leg, Nat sweeps it straight to short fine leg.

Chloe Tryon to Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Offers flight, full and on off, Danni pushes it wide of cover for a single.

Chloe Tryon to Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Short and outside off, cut straight to backward point.

Sune Luus to Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Short and wide on off, Danni Wyatt-Hodge cuts it to deep point and gets off the mark with a single.

Danni Wyatt-Hodge walks out next.

Sune Luus to Alice Capsey, OUT! CAUGHT! Sune Luus breaks through for South Africa! Fifty and out for Alice Capsey. She is bitterly disappointed as she trudges off. Looped up by Luus, full and outside off. Alice puts the dancing shoes on and tries to go over mid off. The bat turns in her hand and she fails to get the desired elevation. Hits it flat at head height towards mid off, where Nadine De Klerk takes a couple of steps back and takes a reverse cup catch in front of her face. Capsey falls for 50 (71). England are 108/4, needing 212 more runs.

Sune Luus to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Full and on off, Nat Sciver-Brunt sweeps it to deep square leg for a single.

Sune Luus to Nat Sciver-Brunt, SIX! FIFTY FOR SCIVER-BRUNT! Nat gets to her half-century in style. Laura Wolvaardt did it for South Africa and Sciver-Brunt will have to play a similar knock if England are to pull this off. Floated up, on off, Nat Sciver-Brunt charges down the track and launches it over the long off fence for a six.

Sune Luus to Alice Capsey, FIFTY FOR CAPSEY! Maiden ODI fifty for Alice and it has come in a pressure situation! Tossed up, on off, Capsey drives it along the ground to long on for a single.

Sune Luus to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Drops it short, outside off, Nat Sciver-Brunt backs away and cuts it to deep cover for one.

Chloe Tryon to Alice Capsey, Capsey misses out! Short and wide on off, there to be put away. Alice goes a bit too hard on the cut and loses her shape. Ends up chopping it beside the strip on the off side.

Chloe Tryon to Alice Capsey, Four dots in a row! Short and darted in, on off, Alice pushes it back to Tryon.

Chloe Tryon to Alice Capsey, Slower through the air, fuller in length, outside off, Alice Capsey eases it to cover.

Chloe Tryon to Alice Capsey, Full and speared in at the stumps, Alice Capsey defends it off the front foot.

Chloe Tryon to Alice Capsey, Shorter and wider on off, Capsey punches it to cover.

Chloe Tryon to Alice Capsey, Starts with a loosener, short and outside off, Alice Capsey slaps it towards deep cover, where a fumble from Ayabonga Khaka allows the second run to be taken.

Sune Luus to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Bowled with a flatter trajectory, short and around off, Nat taps it back to Sune.

Sune Luus to Alice Capsey, Drops it short, on off, Alice swivels and pulls it to deep square leg for one more.