England women's cricket team in South Africa in 2024–25#2nd ODI

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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}

{{Infobox cricket tour

| series_name = England cricket team in South Africa in 2024–25

| team1_image = Flag of South Africa.svg

| team1_name = South Africa

| team2_image = Flag of England.svg

| team2_name = England

| from_date = 24 November

| to_date = 18 December 2024

| team1_captain = Laura Wolvaardt{{efn|Chloe Tryon captained South Africa in the 3rd T20I.}}

| team2_captain = Heather Knight

| no_of_tests = 1

| team1_tests_won = 0

| team2_tests_won = 1

| team1_tests_most_runs = Marizanne Kapp (78)

| team2_tests_most_runs = Nat Sciver-Brunt (165)

| team1_tests_most_wickets = Nonkululeko Mlaba (10)

| team2_tests_most_wickets = Lauren Bell (8)

| player_of_test_series =

| no_of_ODIs = 3

| team1_ODIs_won = 1

| team2_ODIs_won = 2

| team1_ODIs_most_runs = Laura Wolvaardt (155)

| team2_ODIs_most_runs = Tammy Beaumont (110)

| team1_ODIs_most_wickets = Marizanne Kapp (7)

| team2_ODIs_most_wickets = Charlie Dean (7)

| player_of_ODI_series = Charlie Dean (Eng)

| no_of_twenty20s = 3

| team1_twenty20s_won = 0

| team2_twenty20s_won = 3

| team1_twenty20s_most_runs = Nadine de Klerk (80)

| team2_twenty20s_most_runs = Danni Wyatt-Hodge (142)

| team1_twenty20s_most_wickets = Nadine de Klerk (4)

| team2_twenty20s_most_wickets = Charlie Dean (6)

| player_of_twenty20_series = Nat Sciver-Brunt (Eng)

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The England women's cricket team toured South Africa in November and December 2024 to play the South Africa women's cricket team.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/south-africa-announce-exciting-summer-of-cricket-for-the-2024-25-season |title=South Africa announce exciting summer of cricket for the 2024-25 season |work=International Cricket Council |date=3 May 2024 |access-date=13 May 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/sports-news/cricket-south-africa-csa-to-host-sri-lanka-and-pakistan-men-england-women |title=Cricket South Africa (CSA) to host Sri Lanka and Pakistan men, England women |work=The Sentinel |access-date=12 December 2024}} The tour consisted of one Test, three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.{{cite web|url=https://femalecricket.com/women-cricket-news/41344-england-multi-format-tour-of-south-africa-announced-includes-one-off-test.html |title=England multi-format tour of South Africa announced, includes one-off Test |work=Female Cricket |date=3 May 2024 |access-date=13 May 2024}} The ODI series formed part of the 2022–2025 ICC Women's Championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/south-africa-to-host-sri-lanka-and-pakistan-s-men-teams-during-2024-25-home-summer-1432035 |title=South Africa to host Sri Lanka and Pakistan men's teams during 2024-25 home summer |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=13 May 2024}} In May 2024, the Cricket South Africa (CSA) confirmed the fixtures for the tour, as a part of the 2024–25 home international season.{{cite web|url=https://cricket.co.za/csa-announces-international-inbound-fixtures-for-2024-25-season/ |title=CSA Announces International Inbound Fixtures for 2024/25 Season |work=Cricket South Africa |access-date=13 May 2024}}

On 14 December, CSA announced that there was no DRS for the one-off Test match.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/no-drs-for-south-africa-women-s-one-off-test-against-england-1464996 |title=No DRS for South Africa women's one-off Test against England |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=14 December 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/132757/no-drs-for-south-africa-england-womens-test |title=No DRS for South Africa, England women's Test |work=Cricbuzz |access-date=14 December 2024}}

Squads

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Test{{cite web|url=https://cricket.co.za/proteas-women-squad-confirmed-for-landmark-test-in-bloemfontein/ |title=Proteas Women Squad Confirmed For Landmark Test In Bloemfontein |work=Cricket South Africa |access-date=10 December 2024}}

!ODIs{{cite web|url=https://cricket.co.za/csa-names-proteas-women-squads-to-face-england-in-t20i-and-odi-series/ |title=CSA Names Proteas Women Squads To Face England In T20I And ODI Series |work=Cricket South Africa |access-date=11 November 2024}}

!T20Is{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/tournaments/icc-womens-championship/news/familiar-faces-return-to-south-africa-s-white-ball-squads-to-face-england |title=Familiar faces return to South Africa's white-ball squads to face England |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=11 November 2024}}

!Test{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/132358/freya-kemp-earns-maiden-test-call-up-for-south-africa-tour |title=Freya Kemp earns maiden Test call-up for South Africa tour |work=Cricbuzz |access-date=8 November 2024}}

!ODIs{{cite web|url=https://www.ecb.co.uk/news/4164883/england-women-name-test-odi-and-it20-squads-to-tour-south-africa |title=England Women name Test, ODI and IT20 squads to tour South Africa |work=England and Wales Cricket Board |access-date=8 November 2024}}

!T20Is{{cite web|url=https://femalecricket.com/women-cricket-news/55557-england-squads-for-all-format-tour-of-south-africa-2024-announced-3-t20is-3-odis-and-one-off-test.html |title=England squads for all-format tour of South Africa 2024 Announced {{!}} 3 T20Is, 3 ODIs and One-Off Test |work=Female Cricket |access-date=8 November 2024}}

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England named uncapped Maia Bouchier and Freya Kemp in the Test squad.{{cite web |first=Stephan |last=Shemilt |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/clygdlp338po |title=Uncapped Bouchier and Kemp in England Test squad |work=BBC Sport |access-date=8 November 2024}} Alice Capsey was added to England's T20I squad on 18 November 2024, as a precaution due to minor injury concerns within the squad.{{cite web|url=https://www.ecb.co.uk/news/4170649/alice-capsey-called-up-to-england-women-it20-squad-for-south-africa-tour |title=Alice Capsey called up to England Women IT20 squad for South Africa tour |work=England and Wales Cricket Board |access-date=18 November 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/c93q7yx7vgjo |title=England recall Capsey for T20s against South Africa |work=BBC Sport |access-date=18 November 2024}} On 20 November, Paige Scholfield was ruled out of the T20I series due to ankle injury.{{cite web |first=Valkerie |last=Baynes |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/paige-scholfield-out-of-england-s-sa-tour-with-ankle-injury-1460478 |title=Paige Scholfield ruled out of England's SA tour with ankle injury |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=20 November 2024}} On 26 November, Seren Smale was drafted into the England T20I and Test squads after Bess Heath was ruled out due to a fractured thumb, while Ryana MacDonald-Gay was also added to the Test match squad.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/c86qzlyw396o|title=Smale & Macdonald-Gay join England in South Africa|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=26 November 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ecb.co.uk/news/4176506/england-women-squad-update-seren-smale-and-ryana-macdonaldgay|title=England Women squad update: Seren Smale and Ryana MacDonald-Gay|work=England and Wales Cricket Board|accessdate=26 November 2024}} On 1 December, Freya Kemp was withdrawn from the England squad for the remainder of the tour to rest her before the 2025 Women's Ashes.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cd0g003k588o |title=England rest Kemp before next month's Ashes series |work=BBC Sport |accessdate=1 December 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/tournaments/icc-womens-championship/news/england-take-cautious-approach-with-all-rounder-ahead-of-south-africa-odis |title=England take cautious approach with all-rounder ahead of South Africa ODIs |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=2 December 2024}} On 13 December, England added uncapped Grace Potts to the Test squad.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/england-call-up-right-arm-pacer-to-strengthen-bowling-arsenal |title=England call-up right-arm pacer to strengthen bowling arsenal |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=13 December 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ecb.co.uk/news/4185218/england-women-squad-update-grace-potts-added-to-test-squad |title=England Women squad update: Grace Potts added to Test squad |work=England and Wales Cricket Board |access-date=13 December 2024}}

T20I series

=1st T20I=

{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 24 November 2024

| time = 14:00

| night =

| team1 = {{crw-rt|SA}}

| team2 = {{crw|ENG}}

| score1 = 142/5 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Annerie Dercksen 26 (29)

| wickets1 = Charlie Dean 2/21 (4 overs)

| score2 = 143/6 (19.2 overs)

| runs2 = Nat Sciver-Brunt 59 (54)

| wickets2 = Eliz-Mari Marx 3/19 (3.2 overs)

| result = England won by 4 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1432225.html Scorecard]

| venue = Buffalo Park, East London

| umpires = Lauren Agenbag (SA) and Nimali Perera (SL)

| motm = Nat Sciver-Brunt (Eng)

| toss = England won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

}}

=2nd T20I=

{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 27 November 2024

| time = 18:00

| night = Y

| team1 = {{crw-rt|ENG}}

| team2 = {{crw|SA}}

| score1 = 204/4 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Danni Wyatt-Hodge 78 (45)

| wickets1 = Ayanda Hlubi 2/19 (2 overs)

| score2 = 168/6 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Nadine de Klerk 32* (21)

| wickets2 = Sarah Glenn 4/20 (4 overs)

| result = England won by 36 runs

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1432226.html Scorecard]

| venue = Willowmoore Park, Benoni

| umpires = Siphelele Gasa (SA) and Kerrin Klaaste (SA)

| motm = Sarah Glenn (Eng)

| toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

}}

=3rd T20I=

{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 30 November 2024

| time = 18:00

| night = Y

| team1 = {{crw-rt|SA}}

| team2 = {{crw|ENG}}

| score1 = 124 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Nondumiso Shangase 31 (35)

| wickets1 = Charlie Dean 3/26 (4 overs)

| score2 = 128/1 (11.3 overs)

| runs2 = Danni Wyatt-Hodge 53* (31)

| wickets2 = Ayanda Hlubi 1/19 (2 overs)

| result = England won by 9 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1432227.html Scorecard]

| venue = Centurion Park, Centurion

| umpires = Siphelele Gasa (SA) and Nimali Perera (SA)

| motm = Charlie Dean (Eng)

| toss = England won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

}}

ODI series

=1st ODI=

{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 4 December 2024

| time = 14:00

| daynight = Y

| team1 = {{crw-rt|ENG}}

| team2 = {{crw|SA}}

| score1 = 186 (38.4 overs)

| runs1 = Charlie Dean 47* (57)

| wickets1 = Annerie Dercksen 3/16 (5 overs)

| score2 = 189/4 (38.2 overs)

| runs2 = Laura Wolvaardt 59* (114)

| wickets2 = Lauren Bell 1/30 (6 overs)

| result = South Africa won by 6 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1432228.html Scorecard]

| venue = De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley

| umpires = Lauren Agenbag (SA) and Nimali Perera (SL)

| motm = Marizanne Kapp (SA)

| toss = England won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes = Women's Championship points: South Africa 2, England 0.

}}

=2nd ODI=

{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 8 December 2024

| time = 10:00

| daynight =

| team1 = {{crw-rt|SA}}

| team2 = {{crw|ENG}}

| score1 = 135 (31.3 overs)

| runs1 = Chloe Tryon 45 (49)

| wickets1 = Charlie Dean 4/45 (10 overs)

| score2 = 137/4 (24 overs)

| runs2 = Maia Bouchier 33 (36)

| wickets2 = Annerie Dercksen 2/22 (4 overs)

| result = England won by 6 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1432229.html Scorecard]

| venue = Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban

| umpires = Siphelele Gasa (SA) and Kerrin Klaaste (SA)

| motm = Charlie Dean (Eng)

| toss = England won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes = Charlie Dean became the third English woman cricketer to take hat-trick in ODIs.{{cite web|url=https://jerseyeveningpost.com/uksport/2024/12/08/charlie-dean-hat-trick-helps-clinical-england-level-south-africa-odi-series/ |title=Charlie Dean hat-trick helps clinical England level South Africa ODI series |work=Jersey Evening Post |accessdate=8 December 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/tournaments/icc-womens-championship/news/dean-joins-exclusive-list-with-unlikely-hat-trick-against-south-africa |title=Dean joins exclusive list with unlikely hat-trick against South Africa |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=8 December 2024}}

  • Women's Championship points: England 2, South Africa 0.

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=3rd ODI=

{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 11 December 2024

| time = 14:00

| daynight = Y

| team1 = {{crw-rt|SA}}

| team2 = {{crw|ENG}}

| score1 = 233/8 (50 overs)

| runs1 = Laura Wolvaardt 61 (68)

| wickets1 = Sophie Ecclestone 2/26 (10 overs)

| score2 = 153/4 (19 overs)

| runs2 = Tammy Beaumont 65* (46)

| wickets2 = Marizanne Kapp 3/24 (5 overs)

| result = England won by 6 wickets (DLS method)

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1432230.html Scorecard]

| venue = JB Marks Oval, Potchefstroom

| umpires = Siphelele Gasa (SA) and Nimali Perera (SL)

| motm = Tammy Beaumont (Eng)

| toss = England won the toss and elected to field.

| rain = England were set a revised target of 152 runs in 23 overs due to rain.

| notes = Women's Championship points: England 2, South Africa 0.

}}

Only Test

{{Two-innings cricket match

| date = 15–18 December 2024

| team1 = {{crw-rt|ENG}}

| team2 = {{crw|SA}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 395/9d (92 overs)

| runs-team1-inns1 = Nat Sciver-Brunt 128 (145)

| wickets-team1-inns1 = Nonkululeko Mlaba 4/90 (20 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 281 (88.4 overs)

| runs-team2-inns1 = Laura Wolvaardt 65 (147)

| wickets-team2-inns1 = Lauren Bell 4/49 (13 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 236 (74.1 overs)

| runs-team1-inns2 = Heather Knight 90 (191)

| wickets-team1-inns2 = Nonkululeko Mlaba 6/67 (26 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 = 64 (19.4 overs)

| runs-team2-inns2 = Marizanne Kapp 21 (28)

| wickets-team2-inns2 = Lauren Bell 4/27 (9 overs)

| result = England won by 287 runs

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1432231.html Scorecard]

| venue = Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein

| umpires = Lauren Agenbag (SA) and Kerrin Klaaste (SA)

| motm = Lauren Bell (Eng)

| toss = England won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes = Maia Bouchier and Ryana MacDonald-Gay (Eng) both made their Test debuts.{{cite web|url=https://femalecricket.com/england-tour-of-south-africa-2024/58252-ryana-macdonald-gay-and-maia-bouchier-make-their-test-debut-against-south-africa.html |title=Ryana MacDonald-Gay and Maia Bouchier make their Test Debut against South Africa |work=Female Cricket |access-date=15 December 2024}}

  • This was the first Women's Test match to be played at this venue.{{cite web|url=https://www.bloemfonteincourant.co.za/bloemfontein-to-host-historic-test-between-south-africa-and-england/ |title=Bloemfontein to host historic Test between South Africa and England |work=Bloemfontein Current |access-date=12 December 2024}}
  • Maia Bouchier (Eng) scored her first century in Tests.{{cite web|url=https://www.wisden.com/series/south-africa-vs-england-w-2024/cricket-news/centuries-on-womens-test-debut-full-list-can-maia-bouchier-break-the-20-year-curse |title=Centuries on women's Test debut, full list: Can Maia Bouchier break the 20-year curse? |work=Wisden |accessdate=15 December 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/132781/maia-bouchier-from-dads-couch-to-test-crease |title=Maia Bouchier: from dad's couch to Test crease |work=Cricbuzz |accessdate=15 December 2024}}
  • Nat Sciver-Brunt (Eng) scored the fastest century in Tests in terms of number of balls (96).{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com/news/englands-nat-sciver-brunt-smashes-fastest-hundred-in-womens-test-history-12152024-1734273728882 |title=England's Nat Sciver-Brunt smashes fastest hundred in Women's Test history |work=Cricket.com |accessdate=15 December 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.wisden.com/series/south-africa-vs-england-w-2024/cricket-news/fastest-womens-test-centuries-full-list-nat-sciver-brunt-breaks-world-record-on-day-of-batting-carnage |title=Fastest women's Test centuries, full list: Nat Sciver-Brunt breaks world record on day of batting carnage |work=Wisden |accessdate=15 December 2024}}
  • Nonkululeko Mlaba (SA) took her first five-wicket haul and ten-wicket haul in Tests.{{cite web|url=https://www.wisden.com/series/south-africa-vs-england-w-2024/cricket-news/best-figures-in-womens-tests-full-list-spinner-takes-south-africas-first-ever-ten-for |title=Best figures in women's Tests, full list: Spinner takes South Africa's first ever ten-for |work=Wisden |access-date=17 December 2024}}
  • South Africa's second innings total was their lowest in Women's Tests, succeeding the 76 scored against Australia in February, and the shortest-ever innings a team has been bowled out for in the format.{{cite web|url=https://www.wisden.com/series/south-africa-vs-england-w-2024/cricket-news/lowest-totals-in-womens-tests-full-list-england-skittle-south-africa-for-64-to-break-decade-long-winless-streak |title=Lowest totals in women's Tests, full list: England skittle South Africa for 64 to break decade-long winless streak |work=Wisden |access-date=17 December 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/articles/c878ep3nlljo |title=SA all out for 64 as England secure dominant Test win |work=BBC Sport |access-date=17 December 2024}}

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