England win ODI series in South Africa after Tammy Beaumont stabilizes ship | Women's Cricket

England secured a six-wicket win in the third ODI against South Africa on Wednesday to win the series 2-1, relying on the steady hand of Tammy Beaumont after Marizane Kapp (Marizanne Kapp) makes them dangerously wobbly at 25.

England managed a DLS revised target of 152 in 23 overs after a two-and-a-half-hour rain delay, but in the first ODI they were almost as disastrous as Kapp's ferocious new-ball spell proved. expensive. Nat Sciver-Brunt cut three to lift her second duck in three overs and skipper Heather Knight was visibly frustrated when Kapp's nip-backer took her off the stumps, There was a noticeable movement behind her arm when walking away.

But Kapp allowed just one five-over spell once she finished off Beaumont's head, found the gap, calmly steered England to their target and improved to her fastest ever ODI FIFTY (35 balls). She also seems to have an infectious attraction for Amy Jones, who meets two sweet boundaries in Nadine de Klerk, the couple's A 90-run partnership ensured England's victory with 24 balls to spare. Beaumont joked that the win was down to the haircut she received from teammate Kate Cross on the eve of the match: “It made it easy for me to run between the wickets,” she said.

Earlier, England were forced to adapt to their bowling plan after collapsing with subsequent cramps in the first over and having to leave the field for treatment. Alice Capsey, who rarely bowls in international cricket – she took just 12.5 runs for England in the past year – would hardly have been expected to be called up here but has been called into the spotlight Bottom: First to complete the cross is the task of bowling nine men.

Granted, Capsey conceded 59 runs but her two wickets were crucial in South Africa's middle-order collapse, which saw Laura Wolvaardt's patient half-century thrown away any advantage. Some tight death bowling eventually restricted them to 233 for eight.

Knight described it as a “great effort.” “Rallying around a flat wicket in the heat. We were under pressure throughout, so to finally win the game comfortably was really pleasing.”

The tour begins on Sunday with a four-day test in Bloemfontein.