South Africa vs England: Danni Wyatt-Hodge stars as tourists win to seal series

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South Africa vs England Danni Wyatt Hodge stars as tourists win to seal series

England were solid if unspectacular in the first T20 tournament in East London on Saturday, but it was an absolutely dominant win.

They got off to a poor start and slipped to 15-2 when Maia Bouchier chipped the ball to mid-wicket for 20 before Sophia Dunkley went for a duck two balls later with a nervous drive that shot off the inside edge onto the stumps fell in.

That brought Sciver-Brunt into the middle to join Wyatt-Hodge and England never looked back.

They got a helping hand from South Africa, who dropped Wyatt-Hodge twice, on nine and 29, while Sciver-Brunt also fell on 25.

The hosts struggled with their line and length and failed to exploit a pitch that offered more pace and bounce than the uneven surface of East London.

Wyatt-Hodge's brutal innings included 15 fours and a huge six over long-on before she departed after a well-conducted De Klerk yorker.

However, that failed to slow England's momentum as lively cameos from Heather Knight, who made 26 from 19, and Amy Jones, 15 from seven, ensured England passed the 200 mark for the fourth time in T20 internationals .

Only one team has ever reached the target of 200 or more in Women's T20 Internationals and that never seemed to be the case here either.

Sciver-Brunt removed opener Tazmin Brits for a duck in the opening over of South Africa's reply.

Glenn then broke through South Africa's middle order and removed Faye Tunnicliffe, Annerie Dercksen and Nondumiso Shangase – the latter two on consecutive balls – to reduce South Africa to 86-5 and remove any urgency from the game.

The returning Chloe Tryon showed some resistance with 30 off 24 balls before becoming the fourth batter to be bowled clean by Glenn to almost secure victory for England.

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