Tammy Beaumont slams century as England crush South Africa in WODI

GRACE ROAD: England top-order batter Tammy Beaumont smashed her ninth One-day International ton to help the hosts to another victory and a 3-0 series sweep against South Africa here.

The 31-year-old veteran opener, who is just three shy of completing a century of ODIs, didn't take too kindly to being left out of England's Commonwealth Games squad as she hit a brilliant 119 off 107 balls to lead her side to a 109-run victory against the Proteas on Monday.

Beaumont put on 149 for the opening wicket alongside fellow opener Emma Lamb (65) and then further upped her game when Sophia Dunkley (51) joined her at the crease in searing conditions at Grace Road. By the time Beaumont fell, she had put the hosts on the path to compiling a whopping 371/7 from their allotted 50 overs.

Brief scores: England Women 371/7 in 50 overs (Emma Lamb 65, Tammy Beaumont 119, Sophia Dunkley 51, Heather Knight 63, Danni Wyatt 33) beat South Africa 262 in 45.4 overs (Laura Wolvaardt 56, Marizanne Kapp 62, Chloe Tryon 70; Charlie Dean 3/42, Emma Lamb 3/42, Alice Richards 3/35) by 109 runs. IANS

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