England beat South Africa by six wickets in a rain-affected encounter in Potchefstroom to safe a 2-1 one-day worldwide sequence win.
Set a revised goal of 152 in 23 overs, England slipped to 25-3 with Proteas all-rounder Marizanne Kapp delivering one other masterful new-ball spell.
However Tammy Beaumont and Amy Jones’ chic unbroken fifth-wicket stand of 90 revived the chase, steering England to their goal with 4 overs to spare.
Beaumont completed with 65 from 46 balls, whereas Jones struck a vigorous 49 from 36.
England had been initially set 234 in 50 overs by the hosts earlier than a prolonged delay due to rain and lightning, and when play did resume it seemed like the fast turnaround had caught them unexpectedly.
Opener Maia Bouchier fell for 4 after mistiming a pull shot in Kapp’s first over, and Nat Sciver-Brunt was promoted to quantity three however was caught at level for a duck simply two balls later.
Heather Knight was bowled by a magnificence within the fifth over to go away England reeling and when Danni Wyatt-Hodge fell for 22, they had been 68-4 and South Africa had been on high.
However the hosts couldn’t capitalise as their bowlers, Kapp apart, had been wayward which allowed Beaumont and Jones to attain freely underneath little stress.
England had earlier restricted the hosts to 233-8 from their 50 overs, as captain Laura Wolvaardt top-scored with a fluent 61 from 68 balls on the high of the order.
However the remainder of the batting line-up had been responsible of squandering begins, with all the high seven making double figures with out kicking on.
Knight expertly rotated her bowlers within the warmth, they usually coped admirably with the blow dealt within the first over when Kate Cross left the sector with a again damage and couldn’t return, forcing Alice Capsey to bowl her full allocation (2-59).
England’s tour concludes with a one-off Check match which begins on Sunday in Bloemfontein at 08:00 GMT.
