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ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 is in its final stage, the first semi-final is over, Australia women’s national cricket team has qualified for the final by defeating West Indies women’s national cricket team. In the second semi-final, the host England women’s national cricket team will face the South Africa women’s national cricket team.
The England women’s team is unbeaten in this tournament, winning five out of their five group stage matches. On the other hand, South Africa women’s team lost only to Australia in the group stage and qualified for the knockouts after India lost to Australia in the final group game.
England Women vs South Africa Women Match Preview
There will be an exciting match between England women and South Africa women. Both teams are playing amazing cricket. These two sides last met in an ICC event in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025.
South Africa women defeated England and won the match by 125 runs. They last met in the second semi-final of the 2023 edition of the T20 World Cup, where hosts South Africa pulled off a thrilling 6-run win to reach their maiden T20 World Cup final.
England Women vs South Africa Women Match Details
Match: England W vs SA W, 2nd Semi-Final of ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026
Date: July 2, 2026, Thursday
Time: 2:30 PM local, 1:30 PM GMT, 6:30 AM PT, 9:30 AM ET, 7:00 PM IST
Location: The Oval, London
Live Streaming: JioHotstar (OTT), Star Sports (Television)
England Women vs South Africa Women Free Live Streaming and Broadcast Details
The England Women and South Africa Women match will be telecast live on Star Sports Network in India. For online streaming, viewers will have to go to JioHotstar.
England Women vs South Africa Women Playing XI [Predicted]
England Women: Dannii Wyatt-Hodge, Sophia Dunkley, Heather Knight, Nat Sciver-Brunt (c), Alice Capsey, Amy Jones (wk), Freya Kemp, Charlie Dean, Lauren Bell, Sophie Ecclestone, Issie Wong
South African Women: Laura Wolvaardt (captain), Tazmin Brits, Marizanne Kapp, Sune Luus, Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Sinalo Jafta (wk), Dane van Niekerk, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Ayabonga Khaka, Shabnim Ismail
England Women vs South Africa Women head-to-head record
England Women have dominated their recent head-to-head against South Africa Women, winning four of the last five T20Is between the two teams.
England Women and South Africa Women have played each other in 25 WT20Is, where the Three Lions have won 17, South Africa have won 7, and one match ended in a no-result.
England Women vs South Africa Women Key Battles to Watch
Lauren Bell vs. Laura Wolvaardt: Lauren Bell has been a consistent performer for the team. She has been brilliant with the new ball and has a good record against Laura Wolvaardt. Bell’s ability to swing the new ball and bowl difficult lengths has often been pitted against the elegant, conservative strokeplay of Wolvaardt.
Shabnim Ismail vs. Danny Wyatt-Hodge: The fastest bowler in women’s cricket came out of retirement to help her team qualify for the finals. Shabnim Ismail will once again be a threat with the new ball, her pace will be sharp and she could trouble the in-form Danny Wyatt-Hodge, who has been scoring plenty of runs in this tournament.
Nate Sciver-Brunt vs. Nadine De Klerk: Nat Sciver-Brunt will return to the squad for the knockout matches after missing the last two matches of the group stage due to injury. She will be important in the middle overs, Nadine de Klerk too; The Proteas all-rounder will look to take wickets in the middle overs and prevent Sciver-Brunt from scoring runs.
England Women vs South Africa Women players to watch
England W: Nat Sciver-Brunt, Danny Wyatt-Hodge, Lauren Bell
saw: Laura Wolvaardt, Shabnim Ismail, Nadine De Klerk
England Women vs South Africa Women Pitch Report
In the first semi-final, the Oval pitch was green, but the ball was sticking a bit. It will behave the same in other games; However, Australia’s target looks a little easier, it will be a balanced wicket and the team winning the toss will prefer to bat first.
England Women vs Women Weather Report
There is no chance of rain, as the sky will be clear and the temperature will be around 26 degrees Celsius with a minimum of 18 degrees Celsius, the match will be held in favorable conditions.
England Women vs South Africa Women Venue Stats
There is an equally good contest between bat and ball at the Oval. The average first innings score in T20Is at this venue is around 158. The team batting second gets the advantage of batting on the field.
England Women vs South Africa Women Toss Prediction
Although it has been easy to chase the target on this ground, the team winning the toss would like to bat first and score a good score in a pressure match like the semi-finals. Since the match is during the day time there is no possibility of dew.
England Women vs South Africa women score prediction
The first innings score of ENGW vs SAW could be around 150-170. With both sides having batting power, any score above 160 will be a good score.
England Women vs South Africa Women Best Batsman Prediction
England Women: Nat Sciver-Brunt and Sophie Dunkley
South African Women: Laura Wolvaardt and Marijne Kapp
England Women vs South Africa Women Best Bowler Prediction
England Women: Sophie Ecclestone and Charlie Dean
South African Women: Nadine de Klerk and Marijane Kapp
England Women vs South Africa Women Win Probability
England Women are in sensational form, and their head-to-head record speaks for them as favourites. Since they are the home team, the Three Lions are favorites to qualify for the final; However, South Africa have been playing amazing in recent years, meaning they will also have a chance. England Women will start the match with a 65% chance of victory, while South Africa Women only have a 35% chance.
England Women vs South Africa Women Match Prediction: Who will win the 1st semi-final?
South Africa will prove to be a surprise game for the England team and are likely to win the second semi-final of the ongoing T20 World Cup and qualify for the final by defeating the home team.
