south african women raided their mother’s house ICC Women’s World Cup Final After a spectacular victory of 125 runs England In the first semi-final in Guwahati. Proteas’ win led by captain’s record-breaking century Laura Wolvaardt And a devastating five-wicket haul marijane kappSurprised fans and set up a historic final performance
Laura Wolvaardt’s record-breaking century set the stage
South Africa, who came to bat, got off to a great start with a 116-run partnership between Wolvaardt and. Tazmin BritsBrits contributed 45 runs before falling Sophie Ecclestonewho struck again to remove Anneke Bosch And listen luce In quick succession, South Africa were reduced to 119/3. However, Wolvaardt opened the innings with a brilliant 169 runs off just 143 balls with the help of 20 fours and four sixes. Her innings was the highest individual score by a South African in the Women’s World Cup and the third highest in knockout matches, missing out by a narrow margin. Harmanpreet KaurRecord of 171.โ
Wolvaardt received competent support marijane kapp (42) And chloe tryon (33*), who helped the Proteas overcome a middle-order collapse and finish strongly with 319/7 in their 50 overs. Ecclestone was England’s best bowler with 4/44, but the rest of the attack struggled to contain the Proteas’ aggressive batting, especially in the death overs.
Marijne Kapp’s five wickets sealed victory against England
England’s chase of the target got off to a disappointing start when Cap dismissed their top order. amy jones And heather knight Out for zero in his first over. ayabonga blueprint then deleted Tammy Beaumont, Left England at 1/3. Nat Sciver-Brunt (64) and Alice Capsey (50) staged a brief recovery with a 100-run partnership, but Kapp returned to demolish the middle order, taking his fifth wicket with figures of 5/20 in 7 overs. Her spell was the second five-wicket haul of her World Cup career and made her the highest wicket-taker in Women’s World Cup history. Jhulan GoswamiRecord of.
England’s innings never recovered from the early setbacks and they were all out for 194 in 42.3 overs, giving South Africa a comprehensive 125-run victory. The Proteas will now face the winner of the India vs Australia semi-final in the final, which will be their first appearance in a Women’s World Cup final.
Also read: Highest individual score for South Africa in Women’s World Cup history ft Laura Wolvaardt
Here’s how fans reacted:
Bow down to Marijane Kapp ๐#marizannekapp #CWC25 #ENGvsSA pic.twitter.com/EVkxFMV8YX
– WomenCricket.com (@WomenCricketHQ) 29 October 2025
Marizanne Kapp is on fire ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
he took 5 wickets#WomensWorldCup2025 pic.twitter.com/mR8uYXg76m
– Anil (@paalta_mahto) 29 October 2025
Marijne Cap crushes the English batting line-up. pic.twitter.com/WdfbBMTpDo
– Manakdeep Singh Kharaud (@Iam_MKharaud) 29 October 2025
๐จ๐จMarijanne Kapp single-handedly wins the Women’s World Cup semi-final for South Africa against England. He chose Pfeiffer in the semi-final against England pic.twitter.com/cuILvK6hza
– Sallu_TweetZ๐ (@msdsalmaan007) 29 October 2025
Marijne Kapp shook England’s batting order by taking a brilliant five wickets. #CWC25 In the semi-finals, she overtook Jhulan Goswami by taking the most wickets. #WomensWorldCup #ENGvSA #engvsa pic.twitter.com/B8ZQHGf233
– 22 yards (@_22 yards) 29 October 2025
42(33) runs with the bat
and fifer with the ball
Marijane Kapp for SA ๐ฅถ#CWC25 #ENGvSA #WomensWorldCup2025 pic.twitter.com/4EiroCy34jโ ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ โ. (@cricket12craze) 29 October 2025
Yes, he is by far the best at doing this.
That’s Aura, that’s Laura Wolvaardt. pic.twitter.com/PZpzO2tXDI
– Ananth (@scixcric) 29 October 2025
What an incredible person Laura Wolvaardt. https://t.co/BoYXsEUEs3
– R (@RodneyMakena) 29 October 2025
For the first time in Women’s ODI World Cup history ๐๐
South African women are close to entering the final #CWC25
Laura Wolvaardt scored 5 wickets with the bat and Marijne Kapp with the ball against England in the semi-finals.
fire in proteus #WomensWorldCup2025 … pic.twitter.com/qXKmioktxr
– Megha (Megha) ๐ฎ๐ณ (@Megha212927) 29 October 2025
โ Only the third batsman to score more than 150 in a Women’s World Cup knockout game
โ Second highest individual score by a captain in a Women’s World Cup gameLaura Wolvaardt, you are a superhero!#GujaratDiggaj #bring it on #adani #CWC25 pic.twitter.com/1bdafQDL68
โ Gujarat Giants (@Giant_Cricket) 29 October 2025
A masterclass from South Africa’s senior professionals!
Laura Wolvaardt led the way with a brilliant 169(143), and Marijne Kapp sealed it with a brilliant five-wicket haul.
Experience. Class. Leadership.#Laura Wolvaardt #marijankepp #SAvENG #SAwvsENGw #ENGwvsSAw pic.twitter.com/dlm971SyKO– Gyangainer (@techind34820937) 29 October 2025
See also: Nat Sciver-Brunt and other English players hail Laura Wolvaardt’s century in Semi-Final 1
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