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Women's Test match · England Women tour of South AfricaEngland v South Africa: Test scorecard, 15 Dec 2024
England won by 286 runs. 15 Dec 2024, Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein, Bloemfontein.
Result
Runs per over- Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein, BloemfonteinEngland 395/9 dec(92 ov) South Africa 281(88.4 ov) England 236(74.1 ov) South Africa 64/9(19.4 ov)
England won by 286 runs
England first innings
395/9 dec (92 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TT Beaumontc S Luus b A Hlubi | 21 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 58.3 |
| ME Bouchierc S Luus b N Mlaba | 126 | 154 | 22 | 2 | 81.8 |
| HC Knightlbw b TS Sekhukhune | 20 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 40.0 |
| NR Sciver-Bruntrun out (N Mlaba) | 128 | 145 | 18 | 0 | 88.3 |
| DN Wyattc S Jafta b N Mlaba | 12 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 60.0 |
| AE Jonesc M Kapp b N Mlaba | 39 | 85 | 6 | 0 | 45.9 |
| CE Deanb N Mlaba | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 61.5 |
| S Ecclestoneb A Hlubi | 21 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 75.0 |
| R MacDonald-Gayb M Kapp | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 11.8 |
| L Filernot out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| LK Bellnot out | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | 18 (b 1, lb 13, w 4, nb 0) | ||||
| Total | 395/9 declared (92 overs) | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-53 (TT Beaumont, 11.6 ov); 2-103 (HC Knight, 27.3 ov); 3-277 (ME Bouchier, 56.1 ov); 4-299 (DN Wyatt, 62.1 ov); 5-357 (NR Sciver-Brunt, 78.4 ov); 6-368 (CE Dean, 82.3 ov); 7-371 (AE Jones, 84.4 ov); 8-391 (R MacDonald-Gay, 90.5 ov); 9-395 (S Ecclestone, 91.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Kapp | 7 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 2.86 |
| A Hlubi | 12 | 3 | 40 | 2 | 3.33 |
| A Dercksen | 8 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 5.13 |
| N de Klerk | 9 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 4.33 |
| TS Sekhukhune | 7 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 5.29 |
| N Mlaba | 20 | 2 | 90 | 4 | 4.50 |
| CL Tryon | 5 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 7.20 |
| S Luus | 24 | 1 | 78 | 0 | 3.25 |
South Africa first innings
281 (88.4 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L Wolvaardtlbw b S Ecclestone | 65 | 147 | 11 | 0 | 44.2 |
| A Boschc AE Jones b LK Bell | 6 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 27.3 |
| A Dercksenc S Ecclestone b L Filer | 41 | 77 | 8 | 0 | 53.2 |
| S Luusc AE Jones b L Filer | 56 | 148 | 8 | 0 | 37.8 |
| M Kappb R MacDonald-Gay | 57 | 74 | 11 | 0 | 77.0 |
| N de Klerkc AE Jones b R MacDonald-Gay | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CL Tryonc TT Beaumont b LK Bell | 20 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 60.6 |
| S Jaftab LK Bell | 8 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 |
| TS Sekhukhunenot out | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 77.8 |
| N Mlabab LK Bell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| A Hlubilbw b NR Sciver-Brunt | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
| Extras | 20 (b 12, lb 7, w 1, nb 0) | ||||
| Total | 281 (88.4 overs) | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-21 (A Bosch, 7.3 ov); 2-113 (A Dercksen, 36.2 ov); 3-138 (L Wolvaardt, 44.5 ov); 4-237 (M Kapp, 73.6 ov); 5-237 (N de Klerk, 75.2 ov); 6-259 (S Luus, 82.1 ov); 7-271 (CL Tryon, 85.2 ov); 8-278 (S Jafta, 87.2 ov); 9-278 (N Mlaba, 87.3 ov); 10-281 (A Hlubi, 88.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L Filer | 17 | 1 | 53 | 2 | 3.12 |
| LK Bell | 13 | 2 | 49 | 4 | 3.77 |
| S Ecclestone | 25 | 9 | 40 | 1 | 1.60 |
| NR Sciver-Brunt | 7.4 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 3.26 |
| R MacDonald-Gay | 15 | 4 | 50 | 2 | 3.33 |
| CE Dean | 11 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 4.09 |
England second innings
236 (74.1 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME Bouchierc S Jafta b A Hlubi | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| TT Beaumontlbw b TS Sekhukhune | 12 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 21.8 |
| HC Knightlbw b N Mlaba | 90 | 191 | 10 | 0 | 47.1 |
| NR Sciver-Bruntb N Mlaba | 37 | 58 | 6 | 0 | 63.8 |
| DN Wyattc A Bosch b TS Sekhukhune | 23 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 100.0 |
| AE Jonesc L Wolvaardt b N Mlaba | 24 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 75.0 |
| CE Deanc TS Sekhukhune b N Mlaba | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 |
| S Ecclestonelbw b N Mlaba | 16 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 69.6 |
| R MacDonald-Gayb N Mlaba | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 33.3 |
| L Filerc M Klaas b N de Klerk | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 23.1 |
| LK Bellnot out | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
| Extras | 23 (b 20, lb 3, w 0, nb 0) | ||||
| Total | 236 (74.1 overs) | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-3 (ME Bouchier, 5.2 ov); 2-42 (TT Beaumont, 19.4 ov); 3-109 (NR Sciver-Brunt, 36.1 ov); 4-140 (DN Wyatt, 43.4 ov); 5-182 (AE Jones, 55.2 ov); 6-188 (CE Dean, 57.6 ov); 7-224 (S Ecclestone, 67.5 ov); 8-229 (HC Knight, 69.1 ov); 9-232 (R MacDonald-Gay, 71.5 ov); 10-236 (L Filer, 74.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Kapp | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.50 |
| A Hlubi | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| A Dercksen | 5 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 4.80 |
| N Mlaba | 26 | 4 | 67 | 6 | 2.58 |
| TS Sekhukhune | 12 | 3 | 35 | 2 | 2.92 |
| N de Klerk | 10.1 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 2.36 |
| CL Tryon | 5 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 5.60 |
| S Luus | 9 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 3.56 |
South Africa second innings
64/9 (19.4 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L Wolvaardtlbw b LK Bell | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 33.3 |
| A Boschlbw b L Filer | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 28.6 |
| A Dercksenc TT Beaumont b LK Bell | 9 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 42.9 |
| S Luusb LK Bell | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 |
| M Kappc TT Beaumont b S Ecclestone | 21 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 75.0 |
| N de Klerkrun out (DN Wyatt/AE Jones) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CL Tryonlbw b S Ecclestone | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| S Jaftalbw b LK Bell | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| TS Sekhukhunenot out | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 |
| N Mlabarun out (LK Bell) | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 155.6 |
| Extras | 6 (b 5, lb 1, w 0, nb 0) | ||||
| Total | 64/9 (19.4 overs) | ||||
Did not bat: A Hlubi
Fall of wickets: 1-8 (L Wolvaardt, 2.6 ov); 2-12 (A Bosch, 5.2 ov); 3-22 (A Dercksen, 8.5 ov); 4-31 (S Luus, 10.2 ov); 5-31 (N de Klerk, 11.3 ov); 6-33 (CL Tryon, 13.4 ov); 7-44 (S Jafta, 14.5 ov); 8-44 (M Kapp, 17.4 ov); 9-64 (N Mlaba, 19.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LK Bell | 9 | 4 | 27 | 4 | 3.00 |
| L Filer | 5 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 2.40 |
| S Ecclestone | 4.4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1.50 |
| R MacDonald-Gay | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12.00 |
Match summary
England played South Africa in a women's Test match at Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein, Bloemfontein on 15 December 2024 (to 17 December 2024), part of England Women tour of South Africa. England won by 286 runs.
England won the toss and chose to bat.
LK Bell was named player of the match.
On 15 December 2024 the on-field umpires were K Klaaste and Lauren Agenbag, with SA Fritz as match referee.
How the innings went
England made 395/9 declared in 92 overs. NR Sciver-Brunt top-scored with 128 from 145 balls, including 18 fours and 0 sixes. N Mlaba took 4 for 90. The biggest stand before a wicket was 174 runs between ME Bouchier and NR Sciver-Brunt.
South Africa made 281 in 88.4 overs. L Wolvaardt top-scored with 65 from 147 balls, including 11 fours and 0 sixes. LK Bell took 4 for 49. The biggest stand before a wicket was 99 runs between M Kapp and S Luus.
In their second innings, England scored 236 in 74.1 overs. HC Knight top-scored with 90 from 191 balls, including 10 fours and 0 sixes. N Mlaba took 6 for 67. The biggest stand before a wicket was 67 runs between NR Sciver-Brunt and HC Knight.
In their second innings, South Africa scored 64/9 in 19.4 overs. M Kapp top-scored with 21 from 28 balls, including 4 fours and 0 sixes. LK Bell took 4 for 27.
Extras
England's innings of 395/9 in 92 overs included 18 extras: 4 wides, 0 no-balls, 1 byes and 13 leg byes. South Africa's innings of 281 in 88.4 overs included 20 extras: 1 wides, 0 no-balls, 12 byes and 7 leg byes. England's innings of 236 in 74.1 overs included 23 extras: 0 wides, 0 no-balls, 20 byes and 3 leg byes. South Africa's innings of 64/9 in 19.4 overs included 6 extras: 0 wides, 0 no-balls, 5 byes and 1 leg byes.
Questions and answers
Who won England v South Africa on 15 December 2024?
England won by 286 runs.
Who top-scored in England v South Africa?
NR Sciver-Brunt scored 128 from 145 balls for England, the highest score of the match.
Who took the most wickets in England v South Africa?
N Mlaba, with 6 for 67.
What was the highest partnership?
174 runs between ME Bouchier and NR Sciver-Brunt for England.
Who won the toss?
England, who chose to bat.
Where was England v South Africa played?
At Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein, Bloemfontein, on 15 December 2024.