3rd women's one-day international, Pretoria: England 159-3 (40.5 overs) beat South Africa 157-5 (50 overs) by 7 wickets Edwards put England on the path to victory with a fine knock |
Charlotte Edwards continued her recent good form to lead England Women to a seven-wicket win over South Africa in the third one-day match.
Needing 158, the tourists romped to victory, and a 2-1 series lead, with nine overs to spare.
Edwards, who hit a century in the second match, top-scored with an unbeaten 84 from 126 balls.
Spinners Rosalie Birch and Helen Wardlaw took two wickets each to restrict the home side to 157-5.
South Africa: A L Hodgkinson (capt), S Pillay (wkt), M Terblanche, J Barnard, C E Eksteen, J Logtenberg, A E Smith, C van der Westhuizen, S A Fritz, C Z Brits, N Ndzundzu
England: C J Connor (capt), J Smit (wkt), C M Edwards, L K Newton, S C Taylor, L Greenway, A Brindle, R A Birch, J Gunn, H Wardlaw, C E Taylor
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