Razeen Gutta
Another six wicket win was the order of the day for the hosts in the second women’s T20 international between England and South Africa in Worcester.
Natalie Sciver won the toss for England and put South Africa in to bat, with Lara Goodall and Anneke Bosch getting off to the best possible start for the Proteas.
The opening pair put up a stand of 102 inside 15 overs, laying the platform for the rest of the batting order to flourish in the final quarter.
However, when the innings came to an end South Africa still seemed a couple of runs short, finishing on 148/6 after losing their entire top and middle order at the death.
England knew that the target today was still considerably more challenging than the 112 they needed in Chelmsford on Thursday, yet the hosts came out with the ideal amount of confidence.
Sophia Dunkley started aggressively with an important 23 off 15 deliveries up top, with England at 26/1 when she departed in the third over.
Danni Wyatt (39 off 24) and Sciver (47 off 41) took charge thereafter, with the pair guiding the hosts through the majority of the clinical run chase.
Ayabonga Khaka, Masabata Klaas and Chloe Tyron picked up a wicket each, however a couple of dropped catches and some missed run out opportunities cost them in the end as England won with an over to spare.
The teams will face off in Derby on Monday with South Africa hoping to avoid another whitewash after the ODI series finished 3-0 to England.
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