Lauren Bell takes four wickets to give England upper hand against South Africa Lauren Bell took four wickets as England fought back on day two of their one-off Test match against South Africa and extended their lead to 145 runs.
The seamer soon struck again after a lightning delay to dismiss Nadine de Klerk and Bell orchestrated South Africa’s demise with three quick wickets, including two in two balls.
Wolvaardt spearheaded South Africa’s response with a patient batting performance to bring up her half-century in 99 balls and her partnership with Dercksen was bearing fruit until England struck again on the stroke of lunch.
Sune Luus and Marizanne Kapp proved to a difficult duo to break as a dominant afternoon session saw the pair add 99, but debutant Ryana MacDonald-Gay found the breakthrough to take her first Test scalp by bowling Kapp.
The hosts claimed a valuable wicket by dismissing Sunday’s centurion Maia Bouchier for a duck, but Tammy Beaumont and skipper Heather Knight steered England to 31 for one at the close of play.
