- England beat South Africa by 40 runs on Thursday night at the Oval to book their place in the women’s T20 World Cup final.
- England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt returned from injury to top score with 75 runs off 47 balls, as England posted 169-5, as Heather Knight also hit a half-century.
- England then produced a polished fielding display to restrict South Africa to 129-8, setting up a final against Australia on Sunday.
- Australia secured a 16-0 clean sweep across all three formats in the Ashes 18 months ago, but Sciver-Brunt believes her team will enter Sunday’s final with more confidence after winning six straight matches at the World Cup.
- She vowed that her side will go “toe-to-toe” with Australia to try and give themselves the best chance of claiming victory at Lord’s.
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Going toe-to-toe with Australia is the way forward – England’s Nat Sciver-Brunt
