England v South Africa: third women's ODI – live!

49th over: South Africa 226-7 (du Preez 16, Ismail 5) Brunt gives du Preez a boundary ball first up and she takes full advantage through the legside. More runs available in that direction later in the over off the pads, but another good diving stop keeps it to one. Ismail chips over long-off for a couple then a single behind point to keep the strike for the final over. Ten from it, Brunt finishing with 3/52.

48th over: South Africa 216-7 (du Preez 10, Ismail 1) Ismail probably didn’t have her pads on five minutes ago but she’s batting now. A single to cover gets her away. du Preez has to draw on her experience to finish the good work of her captain. She sweeps hard across the line down towards midwicket but Jones makes a very nice diving stop to prevent a boundary. Four runs and the wicket from it. Perfect for England.

46th over: South Africa 204-4 (van Niekerk 95, du Preez 2) Shot! van Niekerk into the 90s with a wonderful cut through point after making room for herself. It is off-spinner Marsh sending them down, having replaced Shrubsole who took some tap in her second spell. The 200 is up with the stroke too. Singles for both gives DVN another chance and takes two on Jones’ arm at long-on. Within one strike of a maiden century.

44th over: South Africa 191-3 (van Niekerk 87, Tryon 14) van Niekerk’s turn! Three boundaries in the over off Shrubsole, who is under real pressure now. Should have seen the back of her first ball, though, Amy Jones completely misjudging the catch at the long-on boundary. That’s the second chance she has put down today. DNV thumps it to the same spot next but wide of the fielder this time - four more! Then, the best of the three, inside-out after using her feet, picking the gap at extra cover. Delightful hitting from the captain who now has her highest score in ODIs. Deserves a ton.

43rd over: South Africa 179-3 (van Niekerk 75, Tryon 14) Boom! BOOM! Two sixes in a row from Tryon, over backward square leg, to belatedly get this party started. Has a wonderful record of late against England and is doing her job again. Elwiss recovers well to give up just a couple of singles from the second half of the over, but 15 from it makes it (by far) South Africa’s best this afternoon.

42nd over: South Africa 164-3 (van Niekerk 73, Tryon 1) Tryon tries to get Ecclestone away but cannot, finishing her day with a beautiful set of hard-spun, well-flighted deliveries from round the wicket. Just one run from it. She finishes with 10-1-26-1 after being taken for 30 off her first three overs at Hove. Half a dozen of the England players run up to congratulate her. Fantastic young talent.

41st over: South Africa 163-3 (van Niekerk 72, Tryon 1) Earlier in the over, van Niekerk smacked Elwiss back over her head for four but they weren’t able to find the rope a second time, Tryon off the mark then nearly run out last ball in a mix up.

40th over: South Africa 156-2 (Wolvaardt 64, van Niekerk 66) Ecclestone into her eighth, continuing to throw the ball up then spit it through. Bowls with such wonderful control. Three singles, all to the sweepers on the posh side. Can’t do much more than that.

39th over: South Africa 153-2 (Wolvaardt 63, van Niekerk 64) This partnership grows towards three figures, van Niekerk striking a pair of boundaries off Brunt as the captain overtakes the opener. It has been a very good power play so far, 30 taken from the four overs of it so far. The skipper keeps the strike as they take a drinks break.

38th over: South Africa 144-2 (Wolvaardt 63, van Niekerk 55) Ecclestone is back with three overs remaining in her day. She’s been the best of the bowlers, for mine. Oooh and nearly slips one through the gate of van Niekerk that doesn’t turn. Should have been four from the over but the spinner threw back at the South African skipper’s stumps in her follow though, it hits the stumps and an overthrow is taken.

37th over: South Africa 139-2 (Wolvaardt 61, van Niekerk 52) Brunt is back now. Handy to have five of her overs to draw opn as van Niekerk goes up the gears. Was a good return to the crease until the last ball where Wolvaardt clipped a misdirected delivery down to the backward square leg boundary. Actually, that’s just about off middle stump. Top shot. Her first four since the fifth over.

36th over: South Africa 132-2 (Wolvaardt 55, van Niekerk 51) Heeeere comes Dane van Niekerk! After three dors to begin the captain launches BIG over midwicket for six. Next ball, she brings up her 50 with a bottom edge that runs away for two. 76 balls to reach the milestone with four boundaries before that six - the first of the South African innings. Nine scored from the Shrubsole over and van Niekerk again keeps the strike. Her second 25 runs came in 19 balls, TMS again tells me.

35th over: South Africa 123-2 (Wolvaardt 55, van Niekerk 42) Elwiss again at Wolvaardt, who continues to play carefully. After half an over of dots, she drives one down the ground. Will van Niekerk go again? Not this over, cutting to Wyatt at backward point then digging a well-directed yorker to midwicket for one. So she’ll keep the strike at least. Wolvaardt hasn’t hit a boundary for 75 balls, Phil Long says on TMS. Wow.

34th over: South Africa 121-2 (Wolvaardt 54, van Niekerk 41) Shot of the day so far, van Niekerk hitting Shrubsole straight back over her head. That’s what they need, here comes the captain. Then four more later in the over, a little edge that could easily have ended up finishing her innings instead making it to the rope. Two fours in the over: livin’ la vida loca.

33rd over: South Africa 113-2 (Wolvaardt 54, van Niekerk 33) van Niekerk lofts the first ball of the new Elwiss over for four! Only the fifth boundary in 33 overs. Three singles and a wide makes eight from the set, the equal biggest of the day for the South Africans who really need to get moving here.

32nd over: South Africa 105-2 (Wolvaardt 53, van Niekerk 27) Shrubsole is back with half of her overs still to be bowled. The opener had it hooping around deluxe earlier today, claiming Lee and conceding just nine runs. Not quite so frugal here, six taken around the sweepers from the incumbent pair.

31st over: South Africa 99-2 (Wolvaardt 51, van Niekerk 23) Another dropped catch, this time Knight at cover down low. The third chance given up in the field. Wolvaardt gets the life. Elwiss doing a great job for her captain though, giving just two singles away in this over. 31 overs into the innings and South Africa yet to raise their 100, with plenty of overs from England openers still up their sleeve.

30th over: South Africa 97-2 (Wolvaardt 50, van Niekerk 22) Ecclestone has never bowled better than this for England, I’d venture. van Niekerk is trying to get busy, but just can’t. 7-1-17-1 the spinner’s analysis so far.

29th over: South Africa 94-2 (Wolvaardt 50, van Niekerk 19) Elwiss replaces Knight, who had 15 taken from her three overs. The medium pacer bowled quite nicely at Hove, I thought, after not getting a bat. She’s right on the money here too, van Niekerk unable to score until the final ball of the delivery, driving one to long-on. Can’t fault them here.

28th over: South Africa 93-2 (Wolvaardt 50, van Niekerk 18) Ecclestone continues her stoush with these two, Wolvaardt stroking down to long-off later in the over to raise her half-century! She’s been far from rapid with only two boundaries but has ticked the board over consistently enough. 78 balls it took her to reach the milestone; her 12th half-century and she’s only 19 years old age. TMS tells us that she has now made more ODI 50s than any teen ever has. Go you good thing.

27th over: South Africa 89-2 (Wolvaardt 48, van Niekerk 16) Plenty of singles on offer down the ground off Knight, the batsmen obliging five times in the over. But while boundaries are being denied the captain may as well keep herself on.

26th over: South Africa 84-2 (Wolvaardt 45, van Niekerk 14) Ecclestone mixing up her speeds expertly, prompting a little premeditated lap that is dropped by Beaumont at short fine leg! It was in her hand but as she went back it fell out. She went up very early. It’s an excellent over from the youngster, a maiden. Should have been a wicket maiden. She has 1/10 from her five overs.

25th over: South Africa 84-2 (Wolvaardt 45, van Niekerk 14) They’re hammering through these overs, half the innings bowled in 85 minutes. On this occasion, Knight has singles taken from four of her six deliveries. That’d probably suit both teams.

24th over: South Africa 80-2 (Wolvaardt 43, van Niekerk 12) Ecclestone drawing van Niekerk forward from round the wicket, beating her inside edge. The left-arm spinner is giving her nothing. She finds one out to deep point, Brunt again preventing a second from being taken with her effort on the rope. Two singles, that’s their lot.