SA-W vs NED-W Match 24 Live Commentary - Bristol (25 June 2026)

Near the tramline on off, on a good length. Khurana steps out and plays the lofted hit to the right of deep cover for a couple of runs.

Fired in at the pads, on the fuller side. Khurana is beaten on the flick and wears it on the pads.

Sloppy! Flatter and shorter, on middle. Khurana plays it on the rise to mid off. It should have been a dot but Dane Van Niekerk lets it through and concedes a couple of runs. There is a check for a short run but the Dutch pair is fine.

Fuller and quicker, on off and middle. Sanya taps it to mid off.

OUT! TAKEN! Sanya Khurana holes out. 50th T20I wicket for Chloe Tryon.

Fractionally short, on off, a bit of away turn. Molkenboer punches it to deep cover for a single.

Tossed up, on off, driven with the turn to cover.

Drags the length back a bit, on middle. Sanya Khurana makes room and taps it to the left of mid off for a run.

Just over! Flighted delivery, full and on middle. Phebe Molkenboer advances to go over mid off. Ends up slicing it off the outer half over the leaping Laura Wolvaardt at extra cover. Single taken.

Angled into the pads, on a good length. Sanya is beaten on the flick and wears it on the pads.

Fuller and on middle, this is driven through mid on for a single. 155 runs needed in 78 balls.

Hits the top of off. Khurana hangs back for the pull. The ball skids through and catches an inside edge before rolling to deep fine leg for a single.

Nails the yorker, on off. Molkenboer glides it down to deep third for a run.

Bowled on a length, outside off. Sanya backs away but ends up giving herself too much room. She cannot reach the ball and has to let it pass.

FOUR! Tumi Sekhukhune's effort goes in vain. Fuller and angled into the right-hander. Khurana swipes it across the line. Gets it off the inner half through square leg. Tumi gives chase and dives but the ball wins the race.

FOUR! Risk taken, and Sanya Khurana gets rewarded for it. Ismail goes full, around the off stump. Khurana walks across the stumps and takes the ball on the full. She scoops it fine of the deep fine leg fielder for four more.

FOUR! That will only add to the frustration for Shabnim Ismail. Another expensive over from her, 14 runs off it. Ismail bends her back and digs it in short, over middle. Khurana tries to take on the short ball with the pull. The ball climbs onto her, and it flies over the keeper off a top edge. A hat-trick of fours to end the Powerplay, and the 50 is up for the Netherlands.

Big appeal for LBW, but turned down! Fuller delivery, on middle, shaping in a bit. Phebe Molkenboer looks to work it across the line, but misses and gets hit on the back pad. Laura Wolvaardt has a chat with Kapp and takes the review. Remember, Kapp is on 99 T20I wickets at the moment. UltraEdge confirms no bat involved, and Ball Tracking shows the ball is missing the leg stump. Not Out it is!

Full again and on middle, Phebe Molkenboer tucks it away through mid-wicket for a brace.

Back of a length and outside off, Phebe Molkenboer plays it late and steers it through backward point for a single.

Goes full again and around off, shapes away, Sanya Khurana backs away and stabs it out towards short cover.

Good stop! Short of a length and on off, Sanya Khurana punches it nicely wide of cover-point. Annerie Dercksen dives to her right to save a certain boundary.

On a length and on middle, Sanya Khurana nudges it towards mid-wicket, where Tumi Sekhukhune lets it through for one.

FOUR! Gets greeted with a boundary! This is on a good length and around off. Not full enough for a drive, but Sanya Khurana plays it on the up. Hits it uppishly but in the gap between mid off and extra cover for a boundary.

Hard length and on off, Sanya Khurana pats it down to short cover.

FOUR! Lovely batting! Ayabonga Khaka goes a bit fuller, angling into the leg side. Sanya Khurana gets cramped for room but still manages to flick it away and find the gap through mid-wicket for another boundary.

Back of a length and on middle, jags back in, Sanya Khurana does not have room and only manages to fend it down the pitch.

FOUR! A dot and a boundary have been the pattern in this over! Dug into the surface, just outside off. Sanya Khurana makes a bit of room and slaps it through covers for four more runs.

Hits the deck hard, on middle and leg, Sanya Khurana looks to flick it away but misses and gets hit on the pads.

Back of a length and around off, shaping away, Sanya Khurana stays back and tries to punch it away but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Run out chance...missed! Fuller and on middle, angling in, Sanya Khurana clips it in front of short mid-wicket and sets off for the run. The sub fielder, Tumi Sekhukhune, gets to the ball but misses her shy at the bowler's end with Sanya not even in the frame.

Right in the blockhole, outside off, Phebe Molkenboer jams it out towards short cover.

Pitched up and on the pads, Phebe Molkenboer flicks it away through square leg but the ball does not have enough legs to go to the fence. Tumi Sekhukhune gives a good chase and mops it up. Three taken.

DROPPED! Marizanne Kapp gives a death stare to Chloe Tryon! Good-length delivery, on middle, straightens a bit. Sanya Khurana backs away to push it but gets a thick outside edge towards first slip. Tryon gets both hands on it but spills it out.

Short of a length and on middle, Sanya Khurana makes room and dabs it towards cover-point for one.

Shabnim Ismail begins with a short-of-a-length delivery, on middle. Sanya Khurana gets rushed on the pull and mistimes it towards mid on.

Full delivery, on middle, Sanya Khurana backs away and drills it to mid off and sets off for the run. Dane Van Niekerk fails to collect it cleanly, or else there could have been a chance of a run out.

FOUR! Excellent shot! Pitched up, on middle angling in a bit. Phebe Molkenboer brings her wrists into play and flicks it away with superb timing through mid-wicket for a boundary.

FOUR! Two in two! Shabnim Ismail bangs this into the pitch, on middle. Phebe Molkenboer is expecting that length, gets on top and rolls her wrists to pull it behind square on the leg side for another boundary.

FOUR! Hat-trick of boundaries! Much fuller this time, on middle and leg. Phebe Molkenboer once again uses her wrists and clips it between mid on and mid-wicket for four more runs.

Pace off, hard length and around off, Phebe Molkenboer has a poke at it but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Marizanne Kapp starts with a good-length delivery, around off, shapes away a bit, Phebe Molkenboer stays back and steers it to point.

Beauty! Goes much fuller and in the channel outside off, gets it to swing away. Phebe Molkenboer gets drawn into the drive and gets beaten on the outside edge.

Short of a length and outside off, Phebe Molkenboer cuts it away to point. Nadine De Klerk only manages to parry it towards cover. A single taken. The Dutch are up and running!

Back of a length and outside of, Sanya Khurana guides it off the outer half of the bat to deep third for a run.

Pitched up and on middle and off, Phebe Molkenboer pushes it to short cover.

Full again and outside off, shapes away, Phebe Molkenboer reaches out and drills it firmly but straight to short cover again. Just 2 runs off the first over!