England v South Africa: Women’s Cricket World Cup – live

<p><strong> </strong>Updates from the game in Guwahati, start: 10.30am BST<br><strong> </strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/oct/02/womens-cricket-world-cup-england-opening-game">Raf Nicholson’s preview</a> | <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/aug/18/sign-up-to-the-spin">Sign up for The Spin</a> | <a href="mailto:rob.smyth.casual@theguardian.com">Email Rob</a></p><p>Linsey Smith strikes with her second ball at a World Cup! England decided to open with left-arm spin rather at one end and the move paid off straight away. The captain Laura Wolvaardt push-drove with hard hands and chipped a simple return catch back to Smith. What a start for England.</p><p><strong>1st over: South Africa 9-0 (Wolvaardt 5, Brits 4) </strong>A solid start for South Africa, with a boundary apiece for the openers off Lauren Bell. I was going to describe those boundaries, but STOP PRESS.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2025/oct/03/england-v-south-africa-womens-cricket-world-cup-live">Continue reading...</a>