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Cuttack: Seamer Anya Shrubsole returned with a five-wicket haul as defending champions England dished out a brilliant all-round performance to thrash South Africa by seven wickets in their Super Six match of the ICC Women's cricket World Cup on Sunday.
Shrubsole produced a devastating spell of pace bowling to claim all the top five South African batters and leave them gasping for breath at 42 for five in 16 overs after skipper Charlotte Edwards decided to field on winning the toss.
While Shrubsole gave just 17 runs in her 10 overs, teammate Danielle Wyatt mopped up the South African tail, taking the last three batswomen in just nine deliveries to skittle them out for a paltry 77 in 29.3 overs.
England then overhauled the target by making 81 in 9.3 overs after losing three wickets at the Barabati Stadium here.
Lydia Greenway (25) and Arran Brindle (28) took the team home after the dismissal of Edwards (6), Wyatt (14) and Sarah Taylor (0). Greenway hit five fours in her unbeaten 30-ball innings, while Brindle cracked six boundaries in 16 deliveries that she faced.
For South Africa, CL Tryon and M Kapp took two and one wicket respectively.
Brief scores
South Africa women 77 (Shrubsole 5-17, Wyatt 3-7)
England women 81 for 3 in 9.3 overs (Brindle 28*)
Result Englnad women won by seven wickets
