England Champions beat South Africa Champions by 46 runs to reach the WCL 2026 final. Moeen Ali and Joe Denly helped England post 189/8 before Tymal Mills and Ajmal Shahzad led the bowling attack to bowl South Africa out for 143.
Moeen Ali and Joe Denly Lead England’s Batting
England lost two wickets to Robbie Frylinck in the third over. Jason Roy helped Moeen Ali settle in before Frylinck returned to take his third wicket. Joe Denly joined Moeen, and the pair added 95 runs for the fourth wicket. Moeen scored freely, while Denly kept the innings moving. Toby Roland-Jones added 22 runs as England finished on 189/8.
c Villiers b Parnell • 3 fours • 6 sixes
SPIKE GRAPH · WAGON ZONE
All
1s · 27
2s · 7
3s · 2
4s · 12
6s · 0
MATCH IMPACT 70 runs · 41 balls · 3 fours · 6 sixes
Tymal Mills Turns the Game for England
The duo of AB de Villiers and Faf du Plessis started off for South Africa by scoring 52 runs in just over four overs, but Mills dismissed both the batters and put South Africa in trouble. JP Duminy was also out quickly, and South Africa got reduced to 58/4. Morne van Wyk and Sarel Erwee tried to bring South Africa back into the game, but the wickets kept falling for them.
South Africa were all out for 143 in 16.5 overs. Mills got 3/16, Shahzad 3/33, and Samit Patel 2/27. England, who were fourth in the league with two wins, will play against West Indies Champions in the WCL 2026 final. South Africa had won all five matches in the league before this semifinal defeat.
2.5 overs • 0 maidens • 16 runs
BOWLING MAP · LINE, LENGTH & WICKET ZONE
MATCH IMPACT 2.5-0-16-3 · ECO 5.65