Dunkley and Dean shine as England beat South Africa

Sophia Dunkley's maiden one-day international century laid the foundations for England to secure a 114-run victory over South Africa in the second women's ODI in Bristol.

Dunkley's ton helped England reach 337-5 at the end of their 50 overs after choosing to bat first, with Tammy Beaumont and Emma Lamb having got the hosts off to a superb start with an opening stand of 127.

She was well-supported by Nat Sciver as they put on 142 for the third wicket, with all four of England's top order passing the half-century mark.

A strong start to South Africa's reply from Laura Wolvaardt and Andrie Steyn gave them hope of chasing that down, but they were ultimately dismissed for 223 as the home side took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match ODI leg of the tour.

Charlie Dean proved the tourists' chief destroyer, finishing with figures of 4-53, while the spinner was well-supported by three wickets from debutant Issy Wong as England increased their points lead in the multi-format series to 6-2 - even with Marizanne Kapp offering stiff resistance with 73 from 58 balls.

Openers Beaumont and Lamb made the most of skipper Heather Knight's decision to elect to bat first after winning the toss, bringing up the half-century partnership inside the first nine overs of the match.

The duo would go on to make England's first century opening stand in a women's ODI since Beaumont and Danni Wyatt did likewise against Pakistan in 2019 and that was followed by Lamb bringing up her 50 from 54 balls by steering Nonkululeko Mlaba through backwards point for four in the 19th over.

But there would be no back-to-back centuries for the right-hander as three overs later - and just one ball after fellow opener Beaumont had brought up her 50 - she swept