South Africa v England: women’s Test cricket international, day one - live

3m ago 04.02 EST 13th over: England 62-1 (Knight 0, Bouchier 35) Bouchier plays the shot of the morning, off Dercksen, leaning into a drive through point for four, barely putting any force into it, all timing and class. Share

8m ago 03.57 EST WICKET! Beaumont c Luus b Hlubi 21 (England 53-1) Hlubi sends down the first bumper of the day, but it’s outside off so Beaumont can easily leave it aside. But the bouncer-ploy eventually works! The final ball of the over is pulled to catching midwicket, with Sune Luus leaping to her left to hold on. Beaumont, who was very, very lucky to survive an lbw appeal in the first over, is finally on her way. 12th over: England 53-1 (Bouchier 27) Share

13m ago 03.51 EST 11th over: England 51-0 (Beaumont 19, Bouchier 27) Bouchier flicks off the pads … and a horrible misfield at fine leg, through the fielder’s legs, gifts a boundary. A wonderful straight drive brings Bouchier her fifth four of the day, this game just a little too easy for her at the moment. Share Updated at 03.52 EST

17m ago 03.48 EST 10th over: England 43-0 (Beaumont 19, Bouchier 19) Hlubi goes wide of off stump … and Beaumont throws the bat at it, driving behind point for four. South Africa just can’t seem to string together a couple of properly tight overs. Share

22m ago 03.43 EST 9th over: England 38-0 (Beaumont 15, Bouchier 18) Kapp gets a breather, replaced by Annerie Dercksen. She sends down her outswingers and is on the money, delivering a much-needed maiden for South Africa. Share

26m ago 03.39 EST 8th over: England 38-0 (Beaumont 15, Bouchier 18) Hlubi, bowling from wide on the crease, gets Beaumont to play and miss outside off. Then comes an lbw appeal, with Beaumont offering no shot as the ball flicks the trousers. But the ball was probably still missing off stump. Hlubi has really found her groove now, as she gets a nip-backer to stay low against Bouchier, threatening to cut her in half. But Bouchier wins the final battle, clipping through midwicket to end the over with a boundary. Share

31m ago 03.34 EST 7th over: England 33-0 (Beaumont 14, Bouchier 14) Bouchier punches Kapp off the back foot through cover-point for a couple; the opener is seeing it nicely, untroubled on her red-ball bow. Share

35m ago 03.29 EST 6th over: England 29-0 (Beaumont 14, Bouchier 10) Hlubi begins by bowling too straight, the ball angling down the leg side, before re-routing towards the off-stump channel. Bouchier inside-edges the ball for one. Share

39m ago 03.25 EST 5th over: England 28-0 (Beaumont 14, Bouchier 9) A fine Kapp over is slightly ruined by the final ball, with Beaumont driving through the covers for four. Share

42m ago 03.23 EST 4th over: England 24-0 (Beaumont 10, Bouchier 9) It’s scorching in Bloemfontein as Hlubi finds her areas after an iffy first over, testing out Bouchier’s forward defence. There’s a mix-up between the two batters as Bouchier clips to square leg (yes-no etc); they decide against the run and the throw at the striker’s stumps is wayward anyway. Share

48m ago 03.16 EST 3rd over: England 20-0 (Beaumont 10, Bouchier 9) Kapp continues to threaten Beaumont’s front pad, finding a hint of swing through the air. The openers exchange singles. Share

52m ago 03.12 EST 2nd over: England 18-0 (Beaumont 9, Bouchier 8) Ayanda Hlubi takes off from the other end, and Bouchier collects her first Test runs with a delicious on-drive for four. A low full toss is then flicked through the leg side for another boundary; England are racing against the red ball. Share

1h ago 03.08 EST 1st over: England 9-0 (Beaumont 8, Bouchier 0) Marizanne Kapp, South Africa’s premier all-rounder, opens up with the ball against Tammy Beaumont … the batter immediately flicks off her pads to the boundary. Kapp then hits the pads and it looks plumb! But the finger somehow doesn’t go up and Kapp can’t believe it. And here’s the annoying part: there’s no DRS in this match. Beaumont collects another boundary to rub it in. An eventful start. Share

1h ago 02.49 EST The teams South Africa: Laura Wolvaardt (c), Anneke Bosch, Annerie Dercksen, Sune Luus, Marizanne Kapp, Nadine de Klerk, Chloe Tryon, Sinalo Jafta (wk), Tumi Sekhukhune, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Ayanda Hlubi England: Tammy Beaumont, Maia Bouchier, Heather Knight (c), Nat Sciver-Brunt, Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Amy Jones (wk), Charlie Dean, Sophie Ecclestone, Ryana MacDonald-Gay, Lauren Filer, Lauren Bell Maia Bouchier is England’s other debutant in this format, partnering Tammy Beaumont up top. Share

1h ago 02.37 EST England win the toss and choose to bat first Heather Knight makes the correct call. She confirms the absence of Kate Cross, who sustained a back spasm in the third ODI. That means a Test debut for the 20-year-old Ryana MacDonald-Gay. Share

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