South Africa vs England: Nat Sciver-Brunt and Maia Bouchier centuries give visitors upper hand
After Beaumont’s early days, England had South Africa in trouble after just two goals and looked determined to keep them there.
The run was smooth in the first two sessions as England had plenty of bad balls to field, aided by short boundaries and once the ball was placed in the gaps, even ill-timed spurts were Will rush to the rope.
Beaumont was caught brilliantly by a diving Sune Luus at mid-wicket before Bouchier added another 50 with Heather Knight, although the England captain Didn’t show much fluidity and was pinned at 20 in the first round after lunch.
After that, Seaver Brunt and Butchier stepped on the accelerator, and South Africa languished in the face of their aggression. Butchier maintained the fastest test record in England with 124 goals in just 29 minutes.
Bouchier gave a chance and Kapp missed a catch at deep square leg, who scored a six and brought the opener to his fifty, but Seaver – Sciver-Brunt had no chance and from the moment she strode into the middle the century felt inevitable.
An early evening wicket dampened the day’s performance slightly as England failed to fully establish their dominance.
Amy Jones’ shot was deflected onto the stumps by Mlaba due to Sciver-Brunt’s misfortune, Danni Wyatt- Hodge was chased by the same bowler for 12 runs while Dean made 8 runs off her stumps.
Jones cut Mhlaba into midfield for 39 before South Africa got the new ball, with Kapp and Ayanda Hrubi erasing Ecclestone and debutant Rhiana McDonald in quick succession – Gay, then Knight announced her team.
