AI Simulation, ENG-W vs SA-W | Nat Sciver-Brunt leads England Women to final with 21-run win against South Africa Women

ByUmesh Sharma,SportsCafe Editor

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According to ChatGPT, England Women will beat New Zealand Women by 21 runs in the first semi-final of the ongoing Women’s World Cup 2025. Skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt’s all-round brilliance with the bat and the ball will help the English women win the game and secure a spot in the tournament’s final.

Pitch and Weather

It is expected to be a true surface with a hint of early movement under mild humidity. Slightly slow turn expected in the second innings as the day progresses.

The weather in Guwahati on Wednesday is expected to be warm and partly cloudy, with light dew forecast for the evening and the temperature hovering around 31 degrees Celsius.

Toss

England Women won the toss and decided to bat/bowl first.

Lineups

England Women XI: Amy Jones (WK), Tammy Beaumont, Heather Knight, Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Nat Sciver-Brunt (C), Sophia Dunkley, Alice Capsey, Charlie Dean, Sophie Ecclestone, Linsey Smith, Lauren Bell.

South Africa Women XI: Laura Wolvaardt (C), Tazmin Brits, Sune Luus, Annerie Dercksen, Sinalo Jaffa (WK), Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Masabata Klaas, Ayabonga Khaka, Nonkululeko Mlaba.

Match Report

After opting to bat first, England Women had a decent opening start of 58 runs in 11.4 overs, by the opening pair of Tammy Beaumont and Amy Jones. She was caught by Sinalo Jaffa on the fourth ball of the 12th over. Jones scored 32 runs off 41 balls, with four fours. Following her dismissal, Beaumont and Heather Knight stitched a partnership of 54 runs for the second wicket. Beaumont’s brilliant 61-run knock off 77 balls, with eight fours. Later in the innings, former skipper Knight and skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt added another partnership of 54 runs for the third wicket. Knight fell prey to Mlaba on the second ball of the 34th over, at the individual score of 48 runs off 55 balls, with five fours and a six. Furthermore, Sciver-Brunt played a brilliant knock of 67 runs off 63 balls, with six fours and a six. On the back of these contributions, England posted a total of 253/7 in the allotted 50 overs. Masabata Klaas and Ayabonga Khaka scalped two wickets each in their respective quotas of 10 overs each. Nonkululeko Mlaba also picked a wicket for 44 runs in her 10 overs.

While chasing the target, South Africa started cautiously with the opening stand of 41 runs in 7.5 overs, by the opening pair of skipper Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits. Lauren Bell ended this partnership, dismissing Brits (23) on the fifth ball of the eighth over. Then came a 71-run partnership for the second wicket between Wolvaardt and Sune Luus (34). Wolvaardt went on to play the brilliant knock of 71 runs off 96 balls, with seven fours and a six. She also added another partnership of 55 runs for the third wicket with Chloe Tryon (42). However, these knocks couldn’t be enough for South Africa Women to chase the target in the entire 50 overs. They ended up scoring 232/9. Sophie Ecclestone and Lauren Bell scalped two wickets each, alongside a wicket picked by Charlie Dean.

Player of the Match

England skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt won the ‘Player of the Match’ award for her brilliant and match-winning knock of 67 runs off 63 balls, with eight fours to anchor the innings for England in the first innings. Besides that, she also picked a wicket in the second innings for just 31 runs.