England overcome improved SA to win second T20

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England v South Africa: Katherine Brunt becomes record wicket-taker in convincing win

The hosts chased 149 with an over to spare, Nat Sciver hitting a composed 41-ball 47 and Danni Wyatt a more aggressive 39 from 24 balls.Anneke Bosch top-scored with 61 in a century stand with fellow opener Lara Goodall, who made 42.

While it was a significant improvement on the batting performance at Chelmsford, England were still comfortable in pursuit. Victory meant England extended their lead to 12-2 in the multi-format series. The final T20 takes place at Derby on Monday at 18:30 BST and is live on BBC Two.South Africa's batting has failed to fire throughout the white-ball leg of the series, the void left by power-hitter Lizelle Lee's retirement seeming to grow with each game.

Brunt's wicket was her 103rd in the format for England, taking her clear of her former team-mate Anya Shrubsole who retired earlier this year. Wyatt looked set to lead England home before she was dismissed by a fantastic diving catch from opposing skipper Luus in the outfield. "They came out with great intent and really put us under pressure - we did really good job of dragging it back in the final 10 overs of their innings.

 

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