Perfect England face gritty South Africa

England arrive at ICC Women’s T20 World Cup semi-final unbeaten, untroubled, and exactly where everyone expected them to be.

- BY CHARVI BHATT

A thumping nine-wicket win over New Zealand, built on an unbroken century stand between Danni Wyatt-Hodge and Sophia Dunkley, sealed their place in the last four. Wyatt-Hodge has been the tournament’s standout batter, and the remarkable subplot is Dunkley’s rise — she wasn’t even in England’s starting XI at the start of the tournament after struggling for runs in the lead-up, only earning her chance then Nat Sciver-Brunt suffered a calf injury, and has barely looked back since. Together, Wyatt-Hodge and Dunkley have score