ICC Women’s World Cup 2017: England vs South Africa, 5 things that England did right to win the semi-final

#4 Sarah Taylor’s knock

Sarah Taylor scored a brilliant half-century

Chasing down 218 would not have been too much of a problem for this England team. However, with the wicket of Lauren Winfield in the ninth over, the gates had opened up for the Proteas. Soon, fellow opener Tammy Beaumont was dismissed as well.

Another wicket at that moment would have made matters worse. However, the English team could rely upon the ever dependable Sarah Taylor. The right-handed wicketkeeper batswoman read the situation perfectly and began playing cautiously.

Ably accompanied by her captain, Heather Knight, Taylor took her team to a position of comfort. The 28-year-old scored 54 runs off 76 balls, an innings which comprised of seven hits to the fence as she forged a valuable 78-run partnership with Knight before she was run-out by opposition captain Dane van Niekerk.