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[Watch] Laura Wolvaardt Misses Her Fifty As Sophie Ecclestone Uproots Her Stumps With A Ripper

Ecclestone castled Wolvaardt [Source: @cricket543210/X]Ecclestone castled Wolvaardt [Source: @cricket543210/X]

England's prominent spinner Sophie Ecclestone had a memorable day with the ball, as she bowled a fabulous spell in the ongoing Women's T20 World Cup affair against South Africa. The left-arm off-spinner made it tough for the Proteas to free their arms, getting the prized scalp of Laura Wolvaardt with her wily spin bowling. 

The incident occurred during the 16th over of South Africa's innings when Laura Wolvaardt was trying to up the ante alongside Marizanne Kapp. Bowling the penultimate over of her spell, Sophie Ecclestone started with two consecutive dots before conceding a triple to Kapp. However, the experienced campaigner followed it up with a beauty, cleaning up the South African skipper with a magnificent delivery. 

From around the wicket, Ecclestone bowled a back-of-the-length delivery around the middle and leg stump, inviting Wolvaardt for a back foot shot. 


However, as the stylish right-handed batter backed away to create some room, she got beaten on the inside-edge, with the ball crashing onto the stumps. Thus, Wolvaardt, who struggled to get going in the post-powerplay phase, missed her fifty by eight runs. Her dismissal brought the explosive Chloe Tryon into the middle. 

Marizanne Kapp Holds The Fort For South Africa Women

After Laura Wolvaardt won the toss and opted to bat first, England Women hit the right areas to keep the Proteas' run rate under control. While skipper Wolvaardt contributed 42 runs, Tazmin Brits and Anneke Bosch failed to capitalise on their starts. However, despite wickets tumbling at one end, the experienced Marizanne Kapp packed a few punches towards the backend, keeping South Africa alive in the contest. At the time of writing, the Proteas were 110 for four, with Kapp and Annerie Dercksen batting on 26* and 8*, respectively.