South Africa Into World Cup Final; T20 Win

South Africa thumped England by 125 runs in the Women's World Cup semi in Guwahati as captain Laura Wolvaardt scored 169 off 143 to lift the Proteas to 319-7. Allrounder Marizanne Kapp then took 5-20 and became the tournament's leading wicket-taker, while Sophie Ecclestone's 4-44 and a Sciver-Brunt/Capsey partnership provided only brief resistance, sending South Africa into their first-ever ODI World Cup final where they will face the winner of Australia vs India. In separate action, an under-strength South African T20 side beat Pakistan by 55 runs in Rawalpindi to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Sent in, the Proteas posted 194-9 with Reeza Hendricks top-scoring on 60 and George Linde adding 36. Corbin Bosch (4-14) and Linde (3-31) then ripped through Pakistan's chase, bowling them out for 139 in 18.1 overs. Pakistan struggled to build partnerships; Saim Ayub made 37, Mohammad Nawaz took 3-26 with the ball and later scored 36, and captain Babar Azam was dismissed for a two-ball duck.