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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Tanya Aldred

England v South Africa: first women’s T20 international – as it happened

England's Heather Knight in action.
England's Heather Knight in action. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Action Images/Reuters

And as the cameras pan to Wong, signing autographs for adoring young fans, it’s time for me to call it a day. The next T20 is a week today, kicking off at 6.30pm. Can South Africa pull one back to give them a little confidence for the Commonwealth Games? Join us to find out.

Thanks for all the messages, good night!

Luus: “Obviously we were a couple of runs short, the bowlers did very well. I think having the top six adding an extra 30-40 runs would really help. The bowling was much better, we could just do with one or two batters to fire.”

Knight: “The way Dunkley played, the intent she had, its going to take time to adjust to it, but the way she played was very fun to watch. The batting line up is strong, we want to go hard and we’ve got the batting line up to do that. It’s been really nice after quite a tough winter to get some easy wins and be low maintenance.”

Player of the match: Katherine Brunt. “ I just want to keep ticking along, finding form has been difficult. I’ve been working really hard with Tim Lawrence our bowling coach, its tricky as you get older, doubt creeps in, had to change my mentality, I feel I’ve still got it and as long as I have I’ll keep performing for England,” Oh it was a career best tonight!

[On Wong.] “She’s a good egg, an incredible cricketer, she’s super keen, she absorbs everything, she’s one of the most genuine people you’ll meet.”

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