South Africa Tops England to Reach Women's World Cup Final

England suffered a heavy 125-run defeat to South Africa in the semi-final of the Women's Cricket World Cup, ending their hopes of a third consecutive final appearance. South African captain Laura Wolvaardt delivered a commanding performance, scoring 169 runs off 143 balls with 20 fours and four sixes, leading her team to a total of 319 for seven. England's innings collapsed early with their top three batters dismissed for ducks, including two wickets in the first over by Marizanne Kapp, who also took five wickets overall, becoming the tournament's top wicket-taker. Despite half-centuries from Nat Sciver-Brunt and Alice Capsey, England could not recover and were all out for 194. England captain Sciver-Brunt acknowledged the team's disappointment and stressed the need to put a whole game together to beat the best teams. South Africa will now face either Australia or India in the final, buoyed by this historic victory and Wolvaardt's maiden World Cup century.