Nat Sciver-Brunt guides England to ‘scrappy’ T20 win against South Africa

• South Africa 142-5; England 143-6 – Eng win by 4wkts
• Sciver-Brunt scored 59 off 54 balls in series opener

England started their multi-format tour of South Africa with a four wicket-win in the first T20 that even their captain Heather Knight admitted was “scrappy”, relying on a trademark calm-and-collected Nat Sciver-Brunt half-century to get over the line.

Chasing 143, England had struggled to 65 for four, and were left needing almost 10 an over from the final six, but a messy, 22-run over from young seamer Ayanda Hlubi – playing in her only her third T20 international – turned the match on its head, as Amy Jones cracked a four and a six from back-to-back no-balls to help Sciver-Brunt propel England towards their target.

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Source: Cricket - The Guardian