As always, thank you for your company this evening as we enjoyed a clinical performance from England to reach the Women's T20 World Cup final.

If you missed any of it, Matthew Henry's match report has got you covered.

And make sure you join us on Sunday for the grand finale! It's set up to be an absolute cracker between England and their oldest enemy.

We'll bring you live text commentary here from 14:45 BST and of course, you can also listen to our friends at BBC Test Match Special.

Just two remain. Who is lifting the trophy on Sunday?

The big one.

England v Australia at Lord's will be the showpiece event this Sunday at 15:30 BST.

Both teams are unbeaten, but England have the home crowd advantage. Can they put the demons of the 16-0 behind them?

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South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt: "Very disappointed. It was not meant to be for us today. I think we were outplayed by a really good England side.

"I think the main difference between our innings and theirs is they had so many more partnerships. We started well with the ball, then they had that big partnership. We didn't have any partnerships to speak of. Frustrating to lose this one on a big stage. We will go back to the drawing board."

On the wicket and the chase: "I thought it was a pretty decent pitch coming off nicely. I thought 170 was about par. The outfield is lightning, so I thought it was going to be tough to defend. We weren't able to step up."

On the home advantage for England: "I think it does play a role, but it's cool to see so many fans here tonight. It adds to the vibe and the energy."

On South Africa's World Cup campaign: "Decent campaign for us. Happy to make it out of the group stage. On reflection, our batting never fired. I think as a whole we weren't quite clicking. That showed a bit again today. We will have a look at what we have done wrong and, hopefully, be better next time."

A word for England's fielding, too.

Perhaps the most noticeably improved part of their game. They were on fire tonight and the next challenge will be to match it on Sunday against the Aussies.

England batter Heather Knight: "It was a little bit nervy at three down but I guess me and Nat have played a huge amount of cricket and we just tried to soak up that pressure and get us in that position.

"Nat is unbelievable, to miss the last three group games and come in under an injury cloud and play how she did in a high-pressure event, I can't speak highly enough of her, of how she played. She's someone I've shared a lot of partnerships with but I think that might be up there with our best, so I really enjoyed it.

"We're both pretty calm and we complement each other. It was about being simple and soaking up the pressure a little bit.

"They played their cards early with Marizanne bowling four up front and Shabnim bowling three. They're high-quality bowlers and the wicket was a little bit tricky but we knew if we got a partnership going, we could go on a roll and score a bit later under the lights and it got a bit easier with that.

"Unbelievable night for us. To get to the final at Lord's is going to be really special. The semi-finals are sometimes the hardest, so delighted to be there on Sunday and really looking forward to it."

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Linsey Smith - who took the important wicket of Laura Wolvaardt - channeled her inner Pele with this celebration.

Ryan Owens: This has been a superb performance from England. Calm heads, sensible batting, great bowling, and one of their best fielding performances. Charlotte Edwards has me believing we can actually beat the Aussies!

England captain and player of the match Nat Sciver-Brunt: "I guess I was nervous. The occasion gets quite big, so that increases the nerves, and I have missed a few games as well.

"A bit of emotion pre-game, but soon as the warm-up started, I managed to switch back on to game-time and just enjoyed myself out there.

"Shabnim [Ismail] and Marizanne [Kapp] are world-class opening bowlers. We know they could do the damage.

"Heather [Knight] and I wanted to nullify the threat by making sure we were in and then we could capitalise on the other bowlers. With our experience, we put our heads together and got the job done.

"When you're in for a period of time, it does get easier, and it was difficult for new batters coming in. The partnership was crucial."

But the experienced duo of Heather Knight and Nat Sciver-Brunt, who have been there through it all, had other ideas.

They calmly absorbed all of the pressure, saw off Marizanne Kapp's new-ball burst before kicking on impressively.

They both hit half-centuries as England recovered to 169, a formidable total in a knockout game.

We've spent so much of this tournament talking about England's turnaround after a pretty tough few years. The shambolic exit against West Indies in 2024, the 16-0 Ashes and a semi-final defeat by tonight's opponents in the 50-over tournament last winter - it has all led to this response.

They wobbled tonight at 23-3, with a few nerves around the press box here that history might be repeating itself...

Jem Green
CricViz data analyst

This is the first time since 2010 (seven editions of the women's T20 World Cup) that both teams in the final have claimed their spot with an unbeaten record in the tournament.

Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on Test Match Special

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England deserve it. They absolutely deserve it, they have been exceptional throughout this tournament. You can see how much it means to the girls.

There has not been a single moment in this World Cup where I thought they'd lose. They have been so good and so clinical.

Henry Moeran
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

Australia await on Sunday.

Hugs all round for that England team in the middle. When the innings was looking tricky early on, they needed the wise old head of their returning captain alongside the last England captain to lift an ICC trophy.

Nat Sciver-Brunt and Heather Knight rescued England before the bowlers did the business.

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It's a thrashing!

England cruise into the Women's T20 World Cup final!

Linsey Smith closes it out for England, and this packed crowd at The Oval is on its feet in recognition of their brilliance.

Stay with us as we recap a special performance and look ahead to Sunday's showpiece.

Linsey Smith will bowl the final over, which will seal England's place in the T20 World Cup final.

Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on Test Match Special

Brilliantly bowled by Lauren Bell, that back-of-the-hand slower ball.

Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on Test Match Special

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Absolutely fantastic. It's a bullseye from Danni Wyatt-Hodge. Everything is going England's way.

They are a very, very happy camp.