CWG 2022: ENG-W vs SA-W: Capsey, Brunt help England conquer South Africa

image-l6cai4to England team celebrating after a wicket (PC: Twitter)

England, without any major complications, cruised in the first half with the bat. Leading their way were the troika of Alice Capsey, Amy Jones and Katherine Brunt, who starred in England's 167-run total.

Laura Wolvaardt's unbeaten 33-ball 41 was the only silver lining for South Africa amidst the dark clouds as an all-around bowling effort by Natalie Sciver and Co. hit the mark to wrap up South Africa's 20 overs for just 141 runs.

England bowlers make the grade

Openers Anneke Bosch and Tazmin Brits provided a steady start, stitching a 64-run partnership for the first wicket, the required rate kept on creeping.

The pressure of the increasing asking rate got onto South Africa as the English bowlers for their terrific discipline reaped rewards. From 64-0 to 121-4, it did not take much time for the Sune Luus-led side to go down the drain.

In between, Wolvaardt emerged as a solace for South Africa. However, her 41-run knock proved to be too little to push the side beyond the finishing line as the Proteas suffered a 26-run loss.

The Capsey show

The 17-year-old smashed her maiden International half-century, giving the world a mighty glimpse of her talent.

With her 37-ball 50, Capsey emerged as the top-scorer for England. However, besides her gobsmacking efforts, Jones and Brunt's unbeaten 73-run stand for the sixth wicket lend the team an astounding finishing as England ended at 167/5 in 20 overs.

Brief scores:

England - 167/5 (20)

Alice Capsey 50 (37), Katherine Brunt 38* (23);

Shabnim Ismail 2-27 (4), Nonkululeko Mlaba 1-22 (4)

South Africa - 141/4 (20)

Laura Wolvaardt 41* (33);

Katherine Brunt 1-16 (3), Natalie Sciver 1-18 (3)

England won by 26 runs

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