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

Charlie Dean to Laura Wolvaardt, SIX! DISPATCHED! It was tossed up in the slot for Laura Wolvaardt and she just clears her front foot from the line of it and slogs this up and over the fielder at long on for a biggie. A crowd catch, though. The South African skipper is the key here.

Charlie Dean to Chloe Tryon, Floated across the batter, Tryon pushes this to long off for a single. 

Charlie Dean to Chloe Tryon, Pushed through on the pads, Chloe Tryon tucks this to short fine.

Charlie Dean to Laura Wolvaardt, Fuller, down the leg, Laura Wolvaardt flicks this to deep square leg for one.

Charlie Dean to Chloe Tryon, Tossed up on off, Chloe Tryon drives this to long off and rotates.

Sophie Ecclestone to Laura Wolvaardt, FOUR! Wolvaardt spoils a tidy over from Sophie Ecclestone with a boundary off the final ball. Tossed up, going down the leg side, Laura Wolvaardt gets down on a knee and sweeps it through the left of short fine leg and the ball races to the fence for four.

Sophie Ecclestone to Laura Wolvaardt, Full toss wide of off, Laura Wolvaardt drives this to extra cover.

Sophie Ecclestone to Chloe Tryon, Fuller on off, Chloe Tryon drives this to long off for one.

Sophie Ecclestone to Chloe Tryon, WIDE! Fired down the leg side, Chloe Tryon goes for the flick but misses. Wided.

Sophie Ecclestone to Chloe Tryon, Beautifully bowled by Sophie Ecclestone. Drifting one in and turning it away from the batter. Chloe Tryon looks to punch this away but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Sophie Ecclestone to Chloe Tryon, Tossed up on off, Chloe Tryon drives this to extra cover.

Chloe Tryon comes in next.

Sophie Ecclestone to Annerie Dercksen, OUT! CASTLED! An unlucky way to get dismissed for Annerie Dercksen. Tossed up around off, Annerie Dercksen goes for the reverse sweep but fails to hit this off the middle of her bat. Gets it off the underedge and the ball bounces on the deck and on its way up, it strikes the bat of Annerie Dercksen on her follow-through and deflects back onto the stumps.

Lauren Bell to Annerie Dercksen, Lauren Bell bowls a slower bumper, on off. Annerie Dercksen holds her bat high to help the pull behind square on the leg side. Gets a top edge but it lands well in front of deep mid-wicket for a single.

Laura Wolvaardt will want to bat through here.

Lauren Bell to Laura Wolvaardt, Into the surface, pace taken off, Laura Wolvaardt cuts it to deep point for a single.

Lauren Bell to Laura Wolvaardt, HUNDRED FOR WOLVAARDT! First hundred in World Cup cricket for Laura and what a game to get it! An inspiring knock from the Proteas skipper and she has been solid as a rock. On a back of a length, on off, Laura Wolvaardt waits back and steers it with an open bat face wide of deep third for a brace. Takes the helmet off and acknowledges the standing ovation from her teammates.

Lauren Bell to Annerie Dercksen, Another leg-cutter from Bell and she gets a bit of extra bounce. On a hard length, over middle, Dercksen rises and glides it wide of point for one.

Lauren Bell to Laura Wolvaardt, Pace off, short and wide on off, Wolvaardt slaps it to deep cover and takes a single.

Lauren Bell to Annerie Dercksen, Good effort! On a short of a length, on off, Dercksen jabs it between mid-wicket and mid on. The mid on fielder moves to her right and puts in a dive to keep the batters down to a single.

Sophie Ecclestone to Annerie Dercksen, Slower and shorter, on middle, Annerie nudges it towards square leg for a single.

Sophie Ecclestone to Annerie Dercksen, Bowled from a bit wide on the crease on the around-the-wicket angle, this is fired in, full and outside off. Annerie Dercksen looks to run it down but is beaten for pace.

Sophie Ecclestone to Annerie Dercksen, Tossed up, on middle, Annerie is not to the pitch of the ball and mistimes the drive to cover.

Sophie Ecclestone to Annerie Dercksen, Darted in, fractionally short, on the off pole, Annerie Dercksen rocks back to push it to cover.

Sophie Ecclestone to Annerie Dercksen, Slows it down, full and on middle, Annerie Dercksen lunges to block it out.

Sophie Ecclestone to Laura Wolvaardt, Spears in a full ball, outside off, Laura Wolvaardt drives it to the left of cover and crosses over.

Lauren Bell to Annerie Dercksen, Bell goes into the surface again, on top of off, Annerie Dercksen gets on top of the bounce and punches it to cover.

Annerie Dercksen is hit on the side of her helmet and the physio rushes in for a mandatory concussion check. Dercksen doesn't look rattled and is good to continue.

Lauren Bell to Annerie Dercksen, Oh, Annerie Dercksen cops a blow on the helmet! Bell bangs it in short, around the right shoulder. Annerie pivots in the crease for the pull but she is through her shot early and fails to connect. The ball goes over the right shoulder and pings Dercksen on the side of the helmet.

Lauren Bell to Annerie Dercksen, Fuller in length, on middle, Annerie Dercksen squeezes it out to cover.

Lauren Bell to Annerie Dercksen, Half a shout for LBW but turned down! Lauren Bell feels that it is going down leg and England decide against the review. Angled into the pads, on a good length, Dercksen is beaten on the flick and is rapped on the front pad.

Lauren Bell to Annerie Dercksen, On off, on a length, stabbed down on the off side.

Lauren Bell to Annerie Dercksen, Wide! On a good length but down leg, Annerie Dercksen misses out on the tickle.

Annerie Dercksen walks out next.

Lauren Bell to Sinalo Jafta, OUT! TIMBER! For the second time in the game, one brings two for England! Honing in on the off stump, on a good length, Sinalo Jafta is tentative in defence and just hangs on the back foot. She does not get right behind the line of the ball and just hangs her bat out to cover the line. Defends down the wrong line as the ball nips away enough to sneak past the outside edge to clatter into the off pole.

Sophie Ecclestone to Sinalo Jafta, A bit slower at 78.8 kph, full and around off, Sinalo Jafta eases the drive past point and takes a single to get off the mark.

Sophie Ecclestone to Sinalo Jafta, Fired in again, on middle. Jafta gets on the front foot and taps it back to the bowler.

Sophie Ecclestone to Sinalo Jafta, Pushed through, very full, on middle. Sinalo Jafta stays back to a full delivery but manages to keep it out on the leg side.

Sinalo Jafta walks out next.

Sophie Ecclestone to Marizanne Kapp, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Excellent riposte from Sophie Ecclestone! Drifting in from around the wicket and the length is pulled back slightly, on off. Marizanne Kapp gets down on a knee to launch it down the ground. The shot was on with mid on inside the circle, but she got the height and not the distance. Skies it up towards mid on, where Charlie Dean settles under it and takes a reverse cup in front of her face.

Sophie Ecclestone to Marizanne Kapp, FOUR! Finds the gap this time! Looped up by Ecclestone but this is a bit too full and wide on off. Kapp climbs into it and cracks the drive to the right of the diving Tammy Beaumont at deep cover for a boundary.

Sophie Ecclestone to Marizanne Kapp, Tossed up, on off, Kapp leans ahead and plays a punchy drive to cover.

Charlie Dean to Laura Wolvaardt, Keeps it nice and straight, on a nagging length, Wolvaardt can only push it back to Dean.

Charlie Dean to Marizanne Kapp, Slows it down but the length stays short, around leg. Marizanne Kapp hangs on the back foot and nurdles it behind square on the leg side for another single.

Charlie Dean to Laura Wolvaardt, Fractionally short, on off, Wolvaardt taps it to long on and takes a single.

Charlie Dean to Marizanne Kapp, DROPPED! Lauren Bell almost pulled off a stunner! Tossed up, full and on middle. Marizanne Kapp gets down on a knee for the lap. Plays it aerially towards short fine leg, where Bell moves to her left and sticks out her left hand. The ball does not stick in her grasp and parries it towards her right hand but the ball clips that hand and drops down on the ground. The batters cross for one. Bell seems to have injured herself due to the way she landed.

Charlie Dean to Laura Wolvaardt, At the stumps, driven on the up by Wolvaardt down the deck and beats the diving Dean to her left. They cross.

Charlie Dean to Marizanne Kapp, Full and at the pads, Kapp leans ahead and clips it in front of deep mid-wicket and deep square leg. Marizanne was keen for the second but Wolvaardt said no.

Alice Capsey to Marizanne Kapp, Drops it short, on middle, Kapp is deep in her crease to punch it away to deep cover for one. A four and 5 singles off the over.

Alice Capsey to Laura Wolvaardt, Keeps it wider on off, fractionally short, Laura cuts it to deep point for a run.