South Africa were in a strong position when England needed 57 from the final six overs on a slow pitch, but Sciver-Brunt and Amy Jones smashed 22 from Ayanda Hlubi's 15th over to

England started their multi-format tour of South Africa with a four wicket-win in the first T20 that even their captain, Heather Knight, admitted was “scrappy”, relying on a trademark calm-and-collected Nat Sciver-Brunt half-century to get over the line.

Nat Sciver-Brunt hit a half-century as England earned a four-wicket victory against South Africa in their T20 opener. After winning the toss and opting to field, all of England’s spinners took wickets along with Freya Kemp,