Fri. Nov 22nd, 2024

Recent Match Report – ENG Women vs SA Women 3rd ODI 2022<!-- wp:html --><div></div> <div> <p>England 371 for 7 (Beaumont 119, Khaka 2-64) beat South Africa 262 (Tryon 70, Davidson-Richards 3-35) with 109 runs </p> </div> <div> <div>England completed a clean sweep over South Africa after scoring their fifth-highest ODI total and beating the visiting lineup. Tammy Beaumont led the batting effort, on her ninth ODI century, in a perfect response to being left out of the Commonwealth Games squad, with Charlie Dean and Emma Lamb taking six wickets between them.</div> </div> <div> <div>That means a target of over 300 is yet to be chased in the women’s ODIs, but if it’s any consolation to them, South Africa put in their best batting performance of the series. Laura Wolvaardt scored her 29th ODI half-century, Marizanne Kapp her 11th and Chloe Tryon her 10th, but no South African batter hit three figures. England had centurions in all three games, which was ultimately the difference between the two teams.</div> </div> <div> <div>In scorching weather, with mercury as high as 35 degrees in parts of the country, Sune Luus chose to field first, but whether the heat led to the lethargy in South Africa’s effort is doubtful. With controversy over Lizelle Lee’s retirement still stalking the squad, South Africa struggled to focus on the field and were unable to maintain consistent lines and lengths.</div> </div> <div> <p>As was the case throughout the series, they offered too much width and were ill-disciplined, sending a total of four no-balls and 15 wides and conceding 47 fours and three sixes – 206 runs in the boundaries. By comparison, England’s attack was beaten for 30 fours and four sixes – 144 runs.</p> </div> <div> <p>Perhaps even the best efforts of the South African attack could not have stopped Beaumont, who was a victim of England’s youth policy for the coming T20Is, but who showed the value she adds with a collection of authority. Beaumont and opening partner Lamb brought out the cut and tremendous drive to transfer England’s fifty in the ninth and finish the Powerplay at 66 without a loss.</p> </div> <div> <div>South Africa had the opportunity to get rid of both relatively early. Lamb was on 34 when left arm spinner Nonkululeko gave Mlaba a lead, but Trisha Chetty couldn’t hold it. Three overs later, Lamb and Beaumont brought their centenary forward, marking the first time England had consecutive three-figure opening partnerships, and then the wheels of South Africa really came off.</div> </div> <div> <p>Lamb was at 54 when she launched Mlab too long-on, where Andrie Steyn landed a simple catch. On the next delivery, Beaumont, who had just reached fifty, offered Mlab a return catch, which was dropped. And at the end of that over, Chetty forfeited an easy run-out opportunity when Lamb went out for a single that wasn’t there, Wolvaardt hit a flat pitch and Chetty didn’t cash in cleanly. As if that didn’t hurt enough, England rubbed it in as they took 26 runs from the next two overs, including Beaumont hitting Tryon over the screen six times.</p> </div> <div> <p>South Africa had some joy when Lamb tried to round out Shabnim Ismail and instead lost her from the stump, fell for 65 and finished as the leading run scorer of the series with 234 at 78.00. The dismissal didn’t slow Beaumont though – she flashed, drove and pulled Ismail for three straight boundaries to get England halfway through at 172 for 1.</p> </div> <div> <div>Beaumont brought a century to 93 balls with a single by Mlaba. By this time Sophia Dunkley had also established herself and the pair split at 87 for the second wicket, with Dunkley advancing to her fourth ODI fifty. Danni Wyatt’s cameo of 33 runs on 14 balls included 24 runs on the seventh over from Nadine de Klerk, giving her a 1 on 87 match in eight overs. England scored 97 runs in the last 10 overs to leave South Africa with a mountain to climb.</div> </div> <div> <p>Wolvaardt started the answer strongly and made the biggest contribution to an opening score of 61 runs with Andrie Steyn. Dean pitched Steyn to make the first breakthrough, but South Africa finished the Powerplay at 69 for 1, with Wolvaardt well set. She brought out fifty with her 10th limit, a creaky cover drive, but her poor conversational rhythm took another hit when she got stuck on the trail and played the sweep against Dean too early.</p> </div> <div> <div>Luus had the opposite problem and was too late to play a shot when she cleared the front pad to hit Lamb on the side of the leg and was also lbw, and when Lara Goodall broke off Alice Davidson-Richards halfway through, the pursuit of South Africa anything but up.</div> </div> <div> <p>Kapp and Tryon held them in with a 110-run fifth-wicket and England might have worried about 219 for 4 in the 36th when Lamb offered breadth, Kapp went for a big hit and sent a catch straight to the run. South Africa lost their last six wickets for 43 runs and were bowled out with 4.2 left.</p> </div><!-- /wp:html -->

England 371 for 7 (Beaumont 119, Khaka 2-64) beat South Africa 262 (Tryon 70, Davidson-Richards 3-35) with 109 runs

England completed a clean sweep over South Africa after scoring their fifth-highest ODI total and beating the visiting lineup. Tammy Beaumont led the batting effort, on her ninth ODI century, in a perfect response to being left out of the Commonwealth Games squad, with Charlie Dean and Emma Lamb taking six wickets between them.
That means a target of over 300 is yet to be chased in the women’s ODIs, but if it’s any consolation to them, South Africa put in their best batting performance of the series. Laura Wolvaardt scored her 29th ODI half-century, Marizanne Kapp her 11th and Chloe Tryon her 10th, but no South African batter hit three figures. England had centurions in all three games, which was ultimately the difference between the two teams.
In scorching weather, with mercury as high as 35 degrees in parts of the country, Sune Luus chose to field first, but whether the heat led to the lethargy in South Africa’s effort is doubtful. With controversy over Lizelle Lee’s retirement still stalking the squad, South Africa struggled to focus on the field and were unable to maintain consistent lines and lengths.

As was the case throughout the series, they offered too much width and were ill-disciplined, sending a total of four no-balls and 15 wides and conceding 47 fours and three sixes – 206 runs in the boundaries. By comparison, England’s attack was beaten for 30 fours and four sixes – 144 runs.

Perhaps even the best efforts of the South African attack could not have stopped Beaumont, who was a victim of England’s youth policy for the coming T20Is, but who showed the value she adds with a collection of authority. Beaumont and opening partner Lamb brought out the cut and tremendous drive to transfer England’s fifty in the ninth and finish the Powerplay at 66 without a loss.

South Africa had the opportunity to get rid of both relatively early. Lamb was on 34 when left arm spinner Nonkululeko gave Mlaba a lead, but Trisha Chetty couldn’t hold it. Three overs later, Lamb and Beaumont brought their centenary forward, marking the first time England had consecutive three-figure opening partnerships, and then the wheels of South Africa really came off.

Lamb was at 54 when she launched Mlab too long-on, where Andrie Steyn landed a simple catch. On the next delivery, Beaumont, who had just reached fifty, offered Mlab a return catch, which was dropped. And at the end of that over, Chetty forfeited an easy run-out opportunity when Lamb went out for a single that wasn’t there, Wolvaardt hit a flat pitch and Chetty didn’t cash in cleanly. As if that didn’t hurt enough, England rubbed it in as they took 26 runs from the next two overs, including Beaumont hitting Tryon over the screen six times.

South Africa had some joy when Lamb tried to round out Shabnim Ismail and instead lost her from the stump, fell for 65 and finished as the leading run scorer of the series with 234 at 78.00. The dismissal didn’t slow Beaumont though – she flashed, drove and pulled Ismail for three straight boundaries to get England halfway through at 172 for 1.

Beaumont brought a century to 93 balls with a single by Mlaba. By this time Sophia Dunkley had also established herself and the pair split at 87 for the second wicket, with Dunkley advancing to her fourth ODI fifty. Danni Wyatt’s cameo of 33 runs on 14 balls included 24 runs on the seventh over from Nadine de Klerk, giving her a 1 on 87 match in eight overs. England scored 97 runs in the last 10 overs to leave South Africa with a mountain to climb.

Wolvaardt started the answer strongly and made the biggest contribution to an opening score of 61 runs with Andrie Steyn. Dean pitched Steyn to make the first breakthrough, but South Africa finished the Powerplay at 69 for 1, with Wolvaardt well set. She brought out fifty with her 10th limit, a creaky cover drive, but her poor conversational rhythm took another hit when she got stuck on the trail and played the sweep against Dean too early.

Luus had the opposite problem and was too late to play a shot when she cleared the front pad to hit Lamb on the side of the leg and was also lbw, and when Lara Goodall broke off Alice Davidson-Richards halfway through, the pursuit of South Africa anything but up.

Kapp and Tryon held them in with a 110-run fifth-wicket and England might have worried about 219 for 4 in the 36th when Lamb offered breadth, Kapp went for a big hit and sent a catch straight to the run. South Africa lost their last six wickets for 43 runs and were bowled out with 4.2 left.

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