refreshAnd that's a wrap! England Women have put on a commanding performance to secure the victory over South Africa Women. The action continues in the ICC Women's World Cup 2025 as we have a game lined up on Saturday, 4th October at 9.30 am GMT. Be sure to join us for all the early build-up and toss action. Until the players take the field again, goodbye from all of us, and cheers!
England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt expressed her pleasure with the team's performance, highlighting the fielding effort and the early wickets that made her job easier. She praised Linsey Smith, noting that she stuck to her strengths and effectively utilized her ability to swing the ball, which proved to be a key factor in breaking an important partnership. Sciver-Brunt also commended the talent within her squad, feeling blessed to have such skilled players.
South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt reflected on her team's loss, acknowledging it wasn't the start they wanted to the tournament. She admitted that their batting performance wasn't up to par, but emphasized that they couldn't become a bad batting team overnight. Wolvaardt praised England's new-ball bowling, particularly Linsey Smith's excellent performance, and noted that they weren't prepared for the amount of swing. She also discussed trying out different strategies, such as introducing Khaka to bowl in the middle overs. In her message to her team, Wolvaardt encouraged them to trust their past successes, forget the loss, and move forward with the right intent in their upcoming matches, emphasizing the need for a short memory in tournaments like this.
Linsey Smith, the Player of the Match, expressed her delight with the team's performance, feeling special about getting a good start and securing a big win. She credited her success to the favorable conditions, which suited her bowling style, and revealed that she had received guidance from Charlotte Edwards the previous day about bowling with the new ball. Smith attributed her approach to trusting herself and keeping things simple, focusing on bowling at the stumps. She also praised the squad's talent, noting the competition for places would drive growth and learning as a unit.
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Earlier in the game, England Women dominated South Africa Women, bowling them out for 69 in 20.4 overs. The Proteas struggled, with only Sinalo Jafta reaching double figures with a 22. For England Women, Linsey Smith set the tone with 3/7, while Nat Sciver-Brunt, Sophie Ecclestone, and Charlie Dean chipped in with two wickets each, showcasing a dominant bowling performance by their side.
For the South Africa Women, this will be a tough pill to swallow, particularly for the bowling attack who had virtually no score to defend. Despite their best efforts, the lack of a substantial total meant they were unable to exert any pressure or conjure a breakthrough against the solid English opening pair. They will need to quickly wipe the slate clean and bounce back in their following games.
Tammy Beaumont and Amy Jones gradually accelerated, turning singles into boundaries as the target came into view. They ultimately brought up the required runs inside 15 overs, completing the rout without offering a single chance.
A comprehensive and utterly dominant display from the England Women's team sees them register a resounding 10-wicket victory in their opening fixture of the ICC Women's World Cup, sending a powerful statement to their rivals. Chasing a mere target of 70 runs, the openers Tammy Beaumont and Amy Jones approached the task with measured maturity. While the run rate was never a concern, the pair ensured they didn't lose any wickets, setting the tone for an untroubled chase.
14.1FOUR! And that's the winning runs in the form of a boundary from the bat of Tammy Beaumont. Back of a length on the pads, Tammy Beaumont gets inside the line of it and tickles this towards the fence at fine leg for four to seal the game. England Women have won this by 10 wickets.
13.6We will have to wait for the end of this game as Klaas bowls a dot her. On a length around the pads, Amy Jones flicks this but finds the fielder at square leg for no run.
13.5SCORES ARE LEVEL! Good length on off, Tammy Beaumont tucks this to fine leg and takes a single to level the scores.
13.5WIDE! And one more from Klaas. Bumper, a bit too high. Tammy Beaumont leaves it. Wided.
13.4Good length on the pads, Amy Jones flicks this to deep square for one.
13.3On a length around off, Tammy Beaumont thumps this off her front foot past the bowler but not past mid off as she fields this. Just a single taken.
13.2On a length around middle and off, Tammy Beaumont nudges this straight to mid-wicket for no run.
13.2WIDE! Another extra s Klaas bowls this short and way too wide down the leg. Wided.
13.1Back of a length around off, Tammy Beaumont prods in front and blocks this out.
12.6Good length on off, Amy Jones punches this to short cover for no run.
12.5Good length, wide of off, Amy Jones slashes hard at it but does not connect with the ball.
12.4FOUR! England Women now need just 6 to win. Back of a length around middle and off, Amy Jones clears her front foot from the line of it and pulls this through the gap towards the left of mid-wicket for four more runs.
12.3FOUR! Jones hits this with the full face of her bat, gets it up and over mid-wicket and the ball has raced to the fence for a boundary. It was a length ball and Amy smashed that away for four.
12.2Good length on off, Tammy Beaumont goes for the front foot block, gets it off the inside towards square leg for one.
12.1Back of a length on top of off, Tammy Beaumont defends this out.
11.6Good length on off, Amy Jones pushes this to mid off for no run.
11.5DROPPED! Klaas drops Amy Jones on 31. Good length on middle and off, the ball seems to have stuck into the surface a bit. Amy Jones chips this back to the bowler's right. Masabata Klaas stretches out her right, but the ball thumps into her right palm and pops out.
11.4FOUR! Up and over for four more. Good length on middle and leg, Amy Jones clears her front foot from the line of it and smashes this up and over mid-wicket for four runs here.
11.3Back of a length on the pads, Tammy Beaumont looks to help this around fine leg but gets it away off her gloves to the keeper's left for one.
11.2Good length on middle and off, Amy Jones flicks this through backward square leg for a single. 50 comes up for England Women.
11.2WIDE! Short-pitched, down the leg. Amy Jones misses out on the hook but this was down the leg and the umpire signals wide.
11.1On a length around off, Amy Jones smashes this back to the bowler for no run.
10.6Tossed up around off, Amy Jones punches this away for a single.
10.5Short of a length on off, Amy Jones pulls this flat to short mid-wicket for no run.
10.4FOUR! Good use of the feet from Jones. Tossed up around middle and off, Amy Jones puts on her dancing shoes, gets on top of the bounce and lofts this up and over the fielder at mid off for a boundary.
10.3Quicker one, around off, Amy Jones pushes this back to the bowler.
10.2Fired on off, Amy Jones blocks this out.
10.1FOUR! Quicker one, wide of off, Amy Jones gets right on top of the bounce and smashes this in-between the fielder at point and cover-point for four.
Powerplay 2! 39 for no loss after the first Powerplay! England Women are cruising toward their first victory in the World Cup 2025. However, South Africa Women are going all out to get a breakthrough in this encounter, but the openers of the Three Lions are not giving any hints to lose a wicket.
9.6Short around off, Amy Jones pulls this to deep square for one.
9.5Back of a length wide of off, Amy Jones pulls this flat towards the left of mid-wicket. A half-stop from the fielder as she gets a good part of her hand to it and that takes the sting out of the delivery. Nadine De Klerk chases this from mid on and flicks it into the playing around around deep mid-wicket. Just a couple taken.
9.4Back of a length on off, Amy Jones blocks this out.
9.3Good length on off, Tammy Beaumont looks to block this but the ball shapes away a hint. Tammy edges this off the outside towards third man region for one.
9.2LEG BYE! Inswinging fuller one, down the leg. Amy Jones misses out on the flick. Gets hit on her front pad and takes a single as the ball rolls to square leg.
9.1Good length on off, Amy Jones blocks this off her front foot.
8.6Floated on off, Tammy Beaumont thumps this to cover for no run.
8.5TWO LEG BYE! Darted onto the pads, Tammy Beaumont hops back and looks to smash this through square leg but the ball skidds on, beats her bat and brushes off the thigh pad towards fine leg region for a couple.
8.4Fuller around off, Tammy Beaumont guides this to short third for no run.
8.3Fired on middle and off, Tammy Beaumont defends this off her back foot.
8.2Fuller on middle and off, Tammy Beaumont defends this one.
8.1Floated around off, Tammy Beaumont strides outin front and blocks this towards point.
7.6Good length on off, Amy Jones pushes this to mid on for no run.
7.5Short-pitched, around off, Tammy Beaumont gets right behind it and pulls this flat to deep square for one. Ayabonga Khaka does well to glide towards her left and field this in front of the fence.
7.4Klaas bowls it on a nagging length around middle and off, Tammy Beaumont tucks this towards the onside for no run.
7.3Full and on middle and leg, Amy Jones tucks this to the right of mid on and rotates.
7.2Good length on off, Amy Jones pushes this towards the fielder again.
7.1Good length on off, Amy Jones punches this on the up to extra cover for no run.
Change! Masabata Klaas has been introduced into the attack.
6.6On a length around off, Amy Jones smashes this to cover and the fielder gets a bit of hand to it which saves the boundary but not the single.
6.5Good cricket all around. On a length, around off, Amy Jones stays leg side to it and smashes this towards the bowler's left, right from the middle of her bat. Marizanne Kapp was equally good in her fielding effort as she leans low to her left and keeps it down to no run.
6.4Bowls this into the block hole. Amy Jones does well to lean over and flicks this to mid on for no run.
6.3Kapp hits the hard length, on off. Amy Jones blocks this out off her front foot.
6.2On a length around the pads, Amy Jones flicks this to square leg for no run.
6.1Back of a length on middle and off, Amy Jones pushes this towards mid on for no run.
5.6A lot full, on off. Tammy Beaumont gets her bat down just in time and keeps this out.
5.5Tossed up on middle and leg, Tammy Beaumont flicks this to mid-wicket for no run.
5.4Touch fuller on middle and leg, Amy Jones looks to go big but fails to get a clean connection. Gets it away through mid on for one.
5.3Fuller on off, Amy Jones drives this to mid off for no run.
5.2FOUR! Crisply cut away for four. Short and wide of off, Amy Jones accepts the width on offer by the bowler and cuts this off her back foot. The ball goes past the left of diving point fielder for four runs.
5.1Canny from Tryon as she bowls an under-cutter around off, Tammy Beaumont almost gets outfoxed as she shimmies down the track but she manages an inside edge through square leg for one.
4.6Goes full, but errs in line as she bowls this down the leg. Tammy Beaumont flicks this to deep fine for one.
4.5On a length around off, Tammy Beaumont intentionally presses forward to get out of the line of this stick and looks to block this but gets beaten on the inswing yet again. The ball clips the front pad of Tammy Beaumont and rolls back to the bowler. A confident appeal from the fielding side but the umpire turns it down. Marizanne Kapp convinces her skipper, Laura Wolvaardt, to send this upstairs. The Ball Tracker shows that the impact was outside off and the on-field decision stays. South Africa Women lose a review.
4.4Hits the hard length on off, Tammy Beaumont keeps it out off her front foot.
4.3Kapp's unlucky not to get at least one so far. On a length, just outside off, late inswing on offer. Tammy Beaumont looks to play the off-drive but gets beaten on the inside.
4.2Goes full and on the pads, Tammy Beaumont flicks this well to the left of Tazmin Brits at mid-wicket, but a good diving effort from Britz to her left keeps it down to a dot.
4.1On a length, drifting down the leg, Amy Jones leans onto it and flicks this to fine leg for one.
3.6Fuller and flatter on off, Tammy Beaumont drills this to mid off for a dot.
3.6WIDE! Full and wide down the leg, Tammy Beaumont goes for the paddle but misses. Wided.
3.5Fuller around middle and off, Amy Jones smashes this to cover but a misfield allows the single.
3.4Fired around off, Amy Jones backs away and cuts this to point for no run.
3.3Quicker and flatter, in the sticks. Amy Jones rocks back and keeps it out.
3.2Fuller this time, outside off, Amy Jones drives this well but straight to cover-point.
3.1Top-spin, on off, Amy Jones cuts this to cover for no run.
2.6FOUR! Now that's a much more confident stroke from Tammy Beaumont. Back of a length on middle and leg, Tammy Beaumont gets deep inside her crease and pulls this through the gap at the deep mid-wicket region for a boundary.
2.5Short and wide on off, AJ punches this off her back foot through point for one.
2.4Good length wide of off, Amy Jones drives this well but finds the fielder again.
2.3On a length around off, Amy Jones drives this to cover for no run.
2.2A bit of a mix-up between the English batters, but a poor throw allows Amy Jones to make her ground with ease, back to the striker's end. Good length on off, Amy Jones pushes this towards the left of cover and looks for a single, but Tammy Beaumont, after backing up a few strides, sends her back. The throw from the cover fielder towards Sinalo Jafta at the striker's end was a poor as it wasn't close to the stumps and that allowed Amy to get back in.
2.1Back of a length around middle and off, Amy Jones thumps this to cover for no run.
1.6Fired around off, Tammy Beaumont shuffles back and front as she looks to punch this past the ring of fielders on off but ends up hitting this off the bottom edge towards the bowler's left.
1.5Quicker and fuller around off, Tammy Beaumont cuts this off her back foot to point for no run.
1.4Tossed up on off, Tammy Beaumont presses forward and keeps it out.
1.4FIVE WIDES! Arm ball on a length drifting way down the leg. Tammy Beaumont doesn't have to offer anything to it. Jafta, behind the stumps, moves to her left but fails to glove it. The ball runs away to the fence for a boundary.
1.3Fuller on off, Tammy Beaumont defends this out.
1.2FOUR! In the air .... and away for four. A touch fuller, wide of off, Tammy Beaumont gets tries to get to the pitch of it but doesn't get that close to it. Still goes through with the drive. Ends up chipping this just wide to the left of Laura Wolvaardt at short cover and the ball has raced to the fence for four.
1.1Floated on off, Tammy Beaumont strides to the pitch of it and blocks this out.
Who will operate from the other end? Chloe Tryon it is!
0.6A dot to end the over. Good length, wide of off, Amy strides out in front and leaves it. A good start for England Women as they get 5 without a loss.
0.5Pitched up, around off, Amy Jones drives this through the cover region and takes a comfortable couple.
0.4A touch fuller this time, Amy Jones tentatively pokes at this one and manages an outside edge towards third man region for a single to open her account.
0.3PEACH! Marizanne Kapp bowls a beauty to beat Amy Jones. Kapp bowls it around the nagging length, just wide of off, the ball straightens a bit, and Amy Jones plays for the one angling back into her. The ball beats the outside edge of Amy's bat and also just whizzes past the off-pole.
0.2Tammy Beaumont and England Women are up and running with a single. Good length, wide of off, shaping away once again. Tammy Beaumont plays this late this time and delicately guides this to deep third for one.
0.1It's a dot to get the chase underway. On a length, shaping away from the right-hander. Tammy Beaumont punches this to point for no run.
| Index | Price | Change | % Chg |
|---|---|---|---|
Nifty 50 | 25077.65 | 183.40 | 0.74 |
BSE Sensex | 81790.12 | 582.95 | 0.72 |
Nifty Bank | 56104.85 | 515.60 | 0.93 |
Nifty IT | 34722.55 | 772.80 | 2.28 |
BSE SmallCap | 53270.61 | -104.37 | -0.20 |
| Rank | Team | Points | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 3732 | 124 |
| 2 | South Africa | 2873 | 115 |
| 3 | England | 4469 | 112 |
| 4 | India | 3515 | 107 |
| 5 | New Zealand | 2409 | 96 |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | 2364 | 88 |
| 7 | Pakistan | 1705 | 78 |
| 8 | West Indies | 1865 | 72 |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 1648 | 61 |
| 10 | Ireland | 152 | 30 |
| 11 | Afghanistan | 104 | 21 |
| 12 | Zimbabwe | 137 | 8 |
| Rank | Team | Points | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 4471 | 124 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 4160 | 109 |
| 3 | Australia | 3717 | 106 |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 4235 | 103 |
| 5 | Pakistan | 3493 | 100 |
| 6 | South Africa | 3457 | 99 |
| 7 | Afghanistan | 2279 | 91 |
| 8 | England | 3252 | 88 |
| 9 | West Indies | 2814 | 80 |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 2465 | 77 |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 1291 | 54 |
| 12 | Ireland | 938 | 52 |
| 13 | Scotland | 1522 | 46 |
| 14 | USA | 1387 | 41 |
| 15 | Netherlands | 1425 | 40 |
| 16 | Oman | 886 | 35 |
| 17 | Nepal | 1060 | 33 |
| 18 | Namibia | 707 | 21 |
| 19 | Canada | 357 | 16 |
| 20 | United Arab Emirates | 250 | 8 |
| Rank | Team | Points | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 17396 | 272 |
| 2 | Australia | 10434 | 268 |
| 3 | England | 11308 | 257 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 12061 | 251 |
| 5 | South Africa | 10950 | 243 |
| 6 | West Indies | 12701 | 235 |
| 7 | Pakistan | 15141 | 233 |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 9899 | 230 |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 13711 | 225 |
| 10 | Afghanistan | 8914 | 217 |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 11860 | 201 |
| 12 | Ireland | 6821 | 201 |
| 13 | Netherlands | 6366 | 182 |
| 14 | Scotland | 4178 | 182 |
| 15 | United Arab Emirates | 9508 | 179 |
| 16 | Namibia | 6075 | 179 |
| 17 | USA | 5769 | 175 |
| 18 | Nepal | 6216 | 173 |
| 19 | Canada | 5374 | 154 |
| 20 | Oman | 5889 | 147 |
| 21 | Papua New Guinea | 2568 | 143 |
| 22 | Uganda | 7952 | 142 |
| 23 | Kuwait | 5277 | 132 |
| 24 | Hong Kong | 6374 | 127 |
| 25 | Malaysia | 6333 | 124 |
| 26 | Bahrain | 7285 | 119 |
| 27 | Jersey | 2819 | 117 |
| 28 | Italy | 1725 | 115 |
| 29 | Bermuda | 3040 | 113 |
| 30 | Qatar | 3587 | 112 |
| 31 | Spain | 1872 | 110 |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | 4245 | 109 |
| 33 | Kenya | 5074 | 106 |
| 34 | Tanzania | 4082 | 100 |
| 35 | Germany | 1924 | 87 |
| 36 | Nigeria | 3377 | 79 |
| 37 | Singapore | 2844 | 77 |
| 38 | Guernsey | 2071 | 77 |
| 39 | Cayman Islands | 1921 | 74 |
| 40 | Austria | 3771 | 71 |
| 41 | Denmark | 1262 | 70 |
| 42 | Norway | 2095 | 70 |
| 43 | Portugal | 1333 | 67 |
| 44 | Japan | 2055 | 64 |
| 45 | Belgium | 2059 | 57 |
| 46 | Cambodia | 1365 | 57 |
| 47 | Switzerland | 1086 | 49 |
| 48 | Finland | 1130 | 49 |
| 49 | Argentina | 627 | 48 |
| 50 | Sweden | 1048 | 48 |
| 51 | Malawi | 2019 | 47 |
| 52 | Botswana | 1547 | 47 |
| 53 | Isle of Man | 604 | 46 |
| 54 | France | 1109 | 46 |
| 55 | Thailand | 1654 | 46 |
| 56 | Romania | 1360 | 45 |
| 57 | Bahamas | 972 | 42 |
| 58 | Czechia | 911 | 41 |
| 59 | Cook Islands | 552 | 39 |
| 60 | Philippines | 827 | 38 |
| 61 | Rwanda | 2343 | 37 |
| 62 | Fiji | 387 | 35 |
| 63 | Vanuatu | 561 | 35 |
| 64 | Ghana | 570 | 30 |
| 65 | Sierra Leone | 504 | 30 |
| 66 | Indonesia | 1650 | 29 |
| 67 | Hungary | 971 | 29 |
| 68 | Estonia | 665 | 28 |
| 69 | Samoa | 460 | 27 |
| 70 | Malta | 1085 | 26 |
| 71 | Mozambique | 518 | 26 |
| 72 | Swaziland | 491 | 26 |
| 73 | Israel | 178 | 25 |
| 74 | Cyprus | 420 | 23 |
| 75 | Panama | 318 | 21 |
| 76 | Belize | 164 | 21 |
| 77 | Gibraltar | 494 | 19 |
| 78 | Luxembourg | 432 | 18 |
| 79 | Serbia | 451 | 17 |
| 80 | Costa Rica | 218 | 17 |
| 81 | Bhutan | 336 | 16 |
| 82 | Suriname | 119 | 15 |
| 83 | Brazil | 131 | 15 |
| 84 | Mexico | 222 | 13 |
| 85 | Maldives | 214 | 10 |
| 86 | Cameroon | 86 | 8 |
| 87 | Bulgaria | 145 | 6 |
| 88 | Korea | 94 | 6 |
| 89 | St.Helena | 44 | 6 |
| 90 | China | 29 | 5 |
| 91 | Lesotho | 24 | 2 |
| 92 | Turkiye | 26 | 2 |
| 93 | Gambia | 6 | 1 |
| 94 | Slovenia | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | Seychelles | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | Myanmar | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | Mali | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | Greece | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | Croatia | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | Mongolia | 0 | 0 |
