ICC Women's World Cup 2017: 5 things that went wrong for South Africa in the semi-final

#2 Lost their way in the middle after a good partnership

Laura Wolvaardt made an impressive 66

Wolvaardt and Mignon du Preez resurrected the South African innings after Lee and Cheney got dismissed cheaply. Both batters played calm and composed innings. They rotated the strike well and struck occasional boundaries whenever needed.

Soon the partnership had amounted to 77 valuable runs and they were looking to break free. However, they were soon dealt with two quick brutal blows.

First, Knight cleaned up a well set Wolvaardt on an individual score of 66 (100) in the 32nd over of the innings. Next, Shrubsole affected a superb run out in the same over to send Marizanne Kapp (1) back to the pavilion. South Africa soon found themselves at an uncomfortable position as they were reduced to 126/4 from a comfortable 125/2.