The second semi-final of the Women’s T20 World Cup was played between England and South Africa. South Africa registered a historic win by defeating England by six runs in a thrilling match. In this way, South Africa made it to the final for the first time. The final match will be played on February 26. In the first semi-final, defending champions Australia defeated India by five runs.
South Africa made history
The South African women’s cricket team has created history. The team has reached the final of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup for the first time. His best performance was in 2014 and 2020 when the team reached the semi-finals. South Africa defeated 2009 champion team England by six runs in a thrilling match in the semi-finals played on Friday.
Batting first after winning the toss in the match played in Cape Town, South Africa scored 164 runs losing four wickets in 20 overs. Tajmin Brits scored 68 runs in 55 balls and L Wolvaardt scored 53 runs in 44 balls. In response, the England team could only manage 158 runs after losing eight wickets in 20 overs.
England chased down the target at a brisk pace and scored 50+ runs in five overs without losing any wickets. The mood of the match changed in the sixth over when Shabnim Ismail took two wickets in one over. After this, the England team kept losing wickets at regular intervals.
Ayabonga Khaka completely turned the match in South Africa’s favor in the 18th over. On the first ball of the over, Khaka had Amy Jones caught by Bosh. She could score two runs. He took three wickets in this over and South Africa registered a historic win by defeating England.
After this, Ecclestone was also caught by Bosh on the fifth ball. She was able to score one run. On the last ball of the over, Khaka LBW out Katherine Brunt. She could not even open an account. England needed 25 runs in two overs, but the team could only manage 18 runs. The title match will be played between Australia and hosts South Africa in Cape Town on 26 February