{"id":188563,"date":"2026-07-01T15:05:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T20:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=188563"},"modified":"2026-07-01T15:05:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T20:35:29","slug":"eng-w-vs-sa-w-womens-t20-world-cup-2026-resilient-south-africa-looks-to-halt-englands-winning-momentum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=188563","title":{"rendered":"ENG-W vs SA-W, Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026: Resilient South Africa looks to halt England\u2019s winning momentum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71170935\">They have looked good, this England team.<\/p>\n<p>They have, in fact, looked good enough to pose a real challenge to Australia. Something nobody had has really managed to do at this Women\u2019s T20 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>And it cannot get better much bigger than a final between the two bitter Ashes rivals at Lords\u2019s on Sunday. But, for the host there is this small matter of getting past South Africa in Thursday\u2019s semifinal at the Oval first.<\/p>\n<p>And South Africa is one side that has caused problems for the English women at ICC events. True, the Proteas haven\u2019t been as dominating in their campaign as their rival, but their captain Laura Wolvaardt, who had hit a hundred and three half-centuries against India in a T20I series only a few months ago, is due for a big knock.<\/p>\n<p><b>ALSO READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/womens-cricket\/womens-t20-world-cup-2026-australia-beat-west-indies-semifinal-mooney-dottin-perry\/article71167129.ece\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Australia blows away West Indies to make final<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>And there is also lionhearted all-rounder Marizanne Kapp, who could influence a game, with both and ball, as she showed against India in that virtual quarterfinal in the Group of Death.<\/p>\n<p>Kapp forms part of a formidable South African pace attack spearheaded by Shabnim Ismail. But they will be up against a powerful England batting line-up, featuring Danni Wyatt-Hodge, who is in some ominous form having notched up scores like 105 not out, 89 not out and 65. With 282 runs, at an average of 94 and strike-rate of 153.26, she is the tournament\u2019s leading scorer by a mile.<\/p>\n<p>The return of skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt from injury \u2013 she hasn\u2019t played since returning hurt during England\u2019s second match, against Ireland a fortnight ago \u2013 could make life even more difficult to the South African bowlers. England also has a sharp bowling attack, featuring some quality spinners.<\/p>\n<p>Sophie Ecclestone, Linsey Smith and Charlie Dean form a formidable trio. And Lauren Bell ensures it is not just all about spin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jul 01, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/womens-cricket\/england-vs-south-africa-womens-t20-world-cup-2026-semifinal-wolvaardt-wyatt-hodge-eng-v-sa-match-preview\/article71170935.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>They have looked good, this England team. They have, in fact, looked good enough to pose a real challenge to Australia. Something nobody had has really managed to do at this Women\u2019s T20 World Cup. And it cannot get better much bigger than a final between the two bitter Ashes rivals at Lords\u2019s on Sunday. &#8230; <a title=\"ENG-W vs SA-W, Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026: Resilient South Africa looks to halt England\u2019s winning momentum\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=188563\" aria-label=\"Read more about ENG-W vs SA-W, Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026: Resilient South Africa looks to halt England\u2019s winning momentum\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":188564,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-188563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AFP__20260613__B6YD6HN__v1__HighRes__776461495.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":179963,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=179963","url_meta":{"origin":188563,"position":0},"title":"AUS vs SA, Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026 LIVE streaming info: When, where to watch Australia vs South Africa?","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 13, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Australia will begin its Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026 campaign against South Africa at Old Trafford on Saturday. 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