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

#2 Fran Wilson and Jenny Gunn’s partnership

Fran Wilson batted fearlessly

As long as Taylor and Knight were in the middle it looked like England would cruise to victory. However, the wicket of Taylor changed the complexion of the match. In the next over, two wickets fell to make matters worse as Knight and Natalie Sciver were both outwitted by Sune Luus.

Katherine Brunt could not make much of an impact as well and was dismissed for 12. At that time, with England hobbling at 173-6 in 42 overs with South Africa very much in the driving seat. However, Jenny Gunn joined Fran Wilson and the duo started playing fearlessly.

Yes, they could not take the team past the finish line with Wilson being dismissed on 30 with the score reading 213, but eventually, the 40-run partnership between Gunn and Wilson proved to be vital in England’s narrow win.