July 2026 – Page 5 – the dim pause

Posted on July 2, 2026

England beat South Africa by 40 runs to reach the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Final on Sunday.

Australia await them at Lord’s.

South Africa 119-6 after 18 overs

South Africa 95-5 after 14.2 overs. Now need 75 runs from 34 balls. Extremely difficult for them.

South Africa 63-2 after 10 overs.

Two World Cups ⚽️🏏

A television on a wooden stand is displaying a split screen with a soccer match on the left and a cricket match on the right.

But this is not ideal – can’t really see either properly unless I sit really close! Need to choose …

South Africa innings starting – 170 to win.

England 169-5 after their 20 overs

Knight out for 58 off 47 only 2 balls later 🫤

Shiver-Brunt out for 75 off 47 in the 19th over.

Sciver-Brunt and Knight batting really well and providing an England recovery. 154-3 after 18 overs after being 23-3 after 3.2