England Women vs South Africa Women, Semi-final, Women's T20 World Cup 2026

ENG-W vs SA-W Scorecard

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ENGEngland Women100% SASouth Africa Women0%

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Match info

Match

England Women vs South Africa Women, Semi-final

Series

Women's T20 World Cup 2026

Format

WT20I

Date

Thursday, 2 July 2026

Start

11:00 PM IST · 6:30 PM local

Venue

The Oval, London

Result

England Women won by 40 runs

ENG-W vs SA-W Recent Form and Head to Head

ENGEngland Women5 won of last 5

WWWWW

• WENG-W vs NZ-W27 Jun 2026 · England Women won by 9 wkts
• WENG-W vs WI-W24 Jun 2026 · England Women won by 38 runs
• WENG-W vs SCO-W20 Jun 2026 · England Women won by 38 runs
• WENG-W vs IRE-W16 Jun 2026 · England Women won by 4 wkts

SASouth Africa Women4 won of last 5

WWWWL

• WSA-W vs BAN-W28 Jun 2026 · South Africa Women won by 4 wkts
• WSA-W vs NED-W25 Jun 2026 · South Africa Women won by 88 runs
• WSA-W vs IND-W21 Jun 2026 · South Africa Women won by 6 wkts
• WSA-W vs PAK-W17 Jun 2026 · South Africa Women won by 2 wkts

Head to head

• SA-W29 Oct 2025, WT20ICC Womens World Cup 2025 · South Africa Women won by 125 runs
• ENG-W3 Oct 2025, 4th MatchICC Womens World Cup 2025 · England Women won by 10 wickets

ENG-W vs SA-W Team Records

At The Oval

ENGEngland Women

1Won

0Lost

0No result

W

Last 1 T20 match here

SASouth Africa Women

First T20 match here on our records.

Batting first and chasing

ENGEngland Women

Batting first4/5 won

Chasing4/5 won

Average first-innings score203

SASouth Africa Women

Batting first2/3 won

Chasing5/7 won

Average first-innings score208

Last 10 T20 results with a result.

In Women's T20 World Cup 2026

ENGEngland Women

5Won

0Lost

0No result

Average score178

SASouth Africa Women

4Won

1Lost

0No result

Average score144

ENG-W vs SA-W Pitch Report

The Oval, London

The surface at The Oval tends to give both batters and bowlers something to work with.

The first-innings average over the last 10 WT20I games at this ground is 154, and 151 in the second innings. A score of 145-160 looks like par on this surface. Teams chasing have the better record here, 6 wins from 10.

The last 5 first-innings scores here, newest first: 125/7 (WI-W, lost), 163/6 (NZ-W, lost), 215/5 (HAM, won), 145/6 (ESS-W, lost), 130/7 (MID, lost). Recent games have followed the usual pattern, with the last 5 first innings averaging 156. First-innings totals here have ranged from 116 to 215 in that time.

Toss call: there is not much in it, but most captains will still choose to chase.

The Oval Record

This season at The Oval

Semi-finalResult

AUSAustralia Women127/2 (13)

WIWest Indies Women125/7 (20)

Australia Women won by 8 wkts

WT20IResult

ENGEngland Women164/1 (17.2)

NZNew Zealand Women163/6 (20)

England Women won by 9 wkts

Full ground record