England women draw first blood in opening women’s T20i

A clinical performance by England women saw them beat the Momentum Proteas by nine wickets in the first women’s Twenty20 (T20) international at Chelmsford on Monday.   The hosts won the toss and elected to field in South Africa’s first televised series match, restricting them to 89/4 at the end of their innings. Good bowling efforts by Natalie Sciver, Danielle Hazell and Katherine Brunt saw them finish with a wicket each, while tight ground-fielding ensured the visitors could not hit more than their seven boundaries.   Dané van Niekerk was the leading run scorer with 36 off 54 balls before she was bowled by Hazel at the start of the 15th over, after they had lost Trisha Chetty early on...