END OF OVER:120 | 7 Runs 2 Wkts | ENG-W: 415/7
- Nat Sciver-Brunt169 (263b)
- Nonkululeko Mlaba22-3-74-2
- Marizanne Kapp21-9-40-0
12.26 pm This is an interesting one! England have declared! I'd have thought they would look to bat just once and keep pressing their foot down on South Africa, especially with Sciver in reach of a double-century. But England management feels differently. They have a 133-run lead at the moment with more than a day and a half left to play. There have only been seven double-centuries in Women's Test history. The England Women's single innings Test record of 189 by Betty Snowball set in 1935 was also in the crosshairs. A lot of landmarks were within sight that would've brought tremendous publicity had they been achieved. Perhaps for another day then.
119.6
W
Mlaba to Sciver, OUT, another heave to the leg side on a good length ball, Sciver picks out midwicket. de Klerk fires sharply to the non-striker's end with Cross being very casual getting back in after being turned back. Did she have her bat in the air rather than grounding it across the line? This is very very tight and hard to tell from the camera angles if she did get her bat down. The third umpire says it was in the air. Very very lethargic effort from Cross. There was no reason for her to not get back in and basic fundamental lapse of not grounding her bat results in her being given out.
KL Cross run out 1 (5m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00
119.5
2
Mlaba to Sciver, 2 runs, good length ball on the stumps, heaved to the leg side for a very sharp two.
