England v South Africa: women’s Test match, day three – live!

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23rd over: South Africa 50-3 (Luus 4, Sekhukhune 0) Luus plays Sciver’s first three deliveries well enough, defending two and leaving one, but then when one shapes away, she can’t help but dangle the bat, and does very well to see her edge drop shy of slip. There are now three slips and two gullies, Beaumont the second of them and leaping to her right when Luus edges again, but she can’t quite introduce fingers to ball and the batters run two. One over to go.

Issy Wong has arrived! This has been a spiteful spell and the pressure she’s exerted entices Wolvaardt to fish outside off; she edges, and Sciver takes a fine diving catch in the gully, just off the ground! Wht a match she’s having, and South Africa are in all sorts!

22nd over: South Africa 48-3 (Luus 2, Sekhukhune 0) Wong begins with a bouncer, but it’s too high and called wide. Her third delivery, though, is right where it needs to be, Sekhukhune leaving on length a ball that’s a blue Rizla away from trimming her off-bail. Two overs to go.

21st over: South Africa 47-3 (Luus 2, Sekhukhune 0) Now South Africa send in a nightwatcher, but is Luus on strike as Sciver barrels in, and her third delivery is a very fine one indeed, full of length and in the corridor. Forced to play, Luus wafts but can’t impart edge never mind bat, is beaten again when one bounces and jags off the seam, then drives through extra for two. Sekhukhune will now face an over of Wong – good luck with that, old mate.

21st over: South Africa 45-2 (Wolvaardt 16, Luus 0) This spell from Wong is exceptionally serious, her first ball of this third over lifting from