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Good afternoon. Welcome to some Group B action from the T20 Women’s World Cup in the UAE. Today we’re down the Sharjah end of the freeway for a fixture that may not necessarily dictate which team advanced from England and South Africa – all things being equal, both should – but as importantly, who avoids Australia in the semi.
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For the Proteas, they stitched together the most impressive performance of the tournament so far, putting away the Windies by ten wickets. England, who are the favourites to top the group, were less impressive with the bat but never gave Bangladesh a chance with their four-pronged spin attack making the most of the slow surface. Expect the same today on that front with run-a-ball scores the objective.
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We’re not far from the toss – I’ll be back for that, and the teams, at 2:30pm BST with the first ball 3pm. Stay in touch through the game: write me a line or drop me a tweet.
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The scores for the first edition of this competition so far in Sharjah are as follows: 119-7, 116, 93-7, 118-7.
With this framework in mind, I'm going to do a pitch report with Nat Germanos. She said it's 36 degrees outside and she's using a strip that makes the border of one of the turnstiles a fraction of a fraction of a shorter square. Lisa Slaker emphasizes that spin is needed to win there.
England: Maia Bouchier, Danny Wyatt Hodge, Nat Silver Blunt, Heather Knight (c), Alice Capsey, Amy Jones (wk), Daniel Gibson, Sophie Ecclestone, Charlie Dean, Sarah Glenn, Lindsey Smith.
South Africa: Laura Wolvaardt (c), Tazmin Blitz, Marisanne Kapp, Anneke Bosch, Sune Roos, Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Annelie Derksen, Shinolo Jafta (wk), Nonkululeko Mlaba, Ayabonga Carka.
South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
Run on the board. Heather Knight also said she would have batted first had she won the toss. Laura Wolvaardt was asked what she would like the team to improve on. “Everything.” Come on. What's even more interesting is that No changes for either team.
preamble
adam collins
Hello. Welcome to the Group B matches of the T20 Women's World Cup in the UAE. Today we are heading down the Sharjah end of the motorway for this match. Going into this game, it won't necessarily decide whether England or South Africa will advance – all things being equal, both should – but just as importantly, which team will advance? They will have to avoid Australia in the semi-finals.
The Proteas put together their most impressive performance of the tournament so far, defeating the Windies by 10 wickets. England, the top contenders for the top spot in the group, did not make much of an impression with the bat, but they did not give Bangladesh any chances with a four-spin attack that took advantage of the slow surface. He scored a run-a-ball today and we can expect the same on that front.
It's almost time for the toss. Me and the team will be back at 2:30pm BST, first ball at 3pm. Stay in touch throughout the game: Drop us a line or send us a message. Tweet.
