England Women opened their ICC Women's T20 World Cup campaign with a convincing seven-wicket victory over South Africa Women on Wednesday, in a match lit up by a remarkable piece of skill from star all-rounder Nat Sciver-Brunt.
Sciver-Brunt produced the talking point of the match during the first innings, dismissing South Africa's Sune Luus with what CricTracker described as a bizarre run-out using football-style footwork — a moment that quickly became one of the highlights of the day's cricket.
Convincing chase
England backed up their bowling effort by completing the chase with seven wickets to spare, underlining their credentials as one of the tournament favourites. The victory gives England early momentum in the group stage of the ongoing World Cup.
South Africa, despite the defeat, will look to regroup quickly as the tournament's group phase leaves little room for back-to-back losses.
More from the tournament
In other World Cup news, India pace bowler Arundhati Reddy was reprimanded for a Level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct during India's Group A match against Pakistan in Dubai, while Richa Ghosh's glovework earned her the team's fielding medal in the same game.
Sources:
CricTracker: October 8 morning brief — today's top news from the cricketing world
Sciver-Brunt produced the talking point of the match during the first innings, dismissing South Africa's Sune Luus with what CricTracker described as a bizarre run-out using football-style footwork — a moment that quickly became one of the highlights of the day's cricket.
Convincing chase
England backed up their bowling effort by completing the chase with seven wickets to spare, underlining their credentials as one of the tournament favourites. The victory gives England early momentum in the group stage of the ongoing World Cup.
South Africa, despite the defeat, will look to regroup quickly as the tournament's group phase leaves little room for back-to-back losses.
More from the tournament
In other World Cup news, India pace bowler Arundhati Reddy was reprimanded for a Level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct during India's Group A match against Pakistan in Dubai, while Richa Ghosh's glovework earned her the team's fielding medal in the same game.
Sources:
CricTracker: October 8 morning brief — today's top news from the cricketing world
