Bristol: England have reached the Women's World Cup final by winning a nerve-wracking contest against South Africa with only two balls to spare.
Anya Shrubsole hit the decisive boundary to seal a two-wicket win for England, who had needed two runs from the last three balls of a dramatic contest in Bristol.
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South Africa had earlier set England a target of 219 to win after Laura Wolvaardt (66) and the unbeaten Mignon du Preez (76) had given the underdogs hope of a shock victory.
But Sarah Taylor set England on their way with 54 before Jenny Gunn (27 not out) and Shrubsole dragged their team over the line.
England wicketkeeper Taylor was named player of the match after she also delivered a key stumping of the dangerous Trisha Chetty with some quick glovework.
"It has been a long journey for all of us, but that was a little bit too tense," Taylor said.
"It was not the most enjoyable experience [to watch from the balcony at the end], but we were up there and were still saying we could do this right until the end, we knew we had the depth in our batting and it was a great shot.
"Let's not do that again, but it was nice.
"We came into this tournament with no expectations really and to get through to the final is amazing. We could not be prouder of each other."
England will now face either Australia or India in the final at Lord's on Sunday.
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