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Cricket: England Women have a commanding lead against South Africa in their one-off Test

# Cricket: England Women lead South Africa by 145 runs at stumps on day two of their one-off Test in Bloemfontein. Marizanne Kapp’s 57 off 74 balls, the third-fastest half-century by a South African woman, led the Proteas fightback in response to England’s first innings total of 395 for nine declared. However, the hosts were bowled out for 281, with the visitors taking a 114-run lead. That lead was extended to 145 as Tammy Beaumont and Heather Knight steered England to 31 for one in their second innings at stumps.