England secured a primary Check win since 2014 with a crushing 286-run victory over South Africa in Bloemfontein.
Set an unbelievable 351 to win, the Proteas crumbled to 64 all out, which is their lowest complete in ladies’s Exams.
Seamer Lauren Bell was the standout for England, taking 4-27, whereas spinner Sophie Ecclestone completed with 2-7.
England began the day with a lead of 145 and had been bowled out for 281 shortly earlier than tea, with captain Heather Knight offering the spine of the innings with a composed 90.
Confronted with a tough 20-minute spell earlier than the interval, Bell took the important thing scalp of Laura Wolvaardt for 4 and fellow seamer Lauren Filer trapped Anneke Bosch in entrance for a similar rating.
The turning level got here after the break when England appealed for a catch at brief leg off Annerie Dercksen, with the on-field umpire initially unmoved.
However the choice was then overturned after a session with the third umpire, regardless of the very fact the choice overview system (DRS) just isn’t in place for the match.
South Africa had been visibly sad with the choice and from there they collapsed by dropping their closing seven wickets for simply 42 runs, with Marizanne Kapp’s 21 the one noteable contribution.
The dismal batting effort overshadowed the good bowling effort of spinner Nonkululeko Mlaba, who took 6-67 to complete with 10 within the match.
The victory ensures England head to January’s Ashes in Australia with loads of confidence having additionally gained each previous white-ball collection on this tour.
