England had something to bowl at thanks to a counterattacking 67-run eighth-wicket partnership between Charlie Dean and Sophie Eccleston.
In the first ODI against England, Marizanne Kapp, who had been rested from the T20I series, got off to the ideal start by taking three wickets in her first four overs. England fell further to 106 for 7 after being reduced to 29 for 3 thanks to her strikes. However, Charlie Dean and Sophie Ecclestone's counterattacking eighth-wicket combination of 67 off 64 enabled England to a respectable 186.
When Maia Bouchier was ruled out due to a sprained neck sustained while batting in the nets, England suffered an early setback. Therefore, when they decided to bat, Sophia Dunkley teamed Tammy Beaumont at the top. The first ball Kapp faced was edged by Beaumont, but wicketkeeper Sinalo Jafta was unable to hold on. However, Kapp and Jafta did not have to wait long for victory; Dunkley struck a well-timed extra-cover drive and then, on the last ball of the first over, he nicked one to Jafta after a couple of deliveries. Before Beaumont made the decision to switch tactics, Kapp and Ayabonga Khaka were able to put together a row of eleven dots using the new ball.
She surpassed Claire Taylor to become England's second-highest run scorer in women's ODIs and break into the top 10 run scorers in the format after charging Khaka to flip her over midwicket. Her happiness was short-lived, though, as she was bowled after being beaten on the inside in the next over after charging down to Kapp. After picking up where she left off in the T20Is, Danni Wyatt-Hodge smashed a few balls until Nadine de Klerk trapped her in front.
Then spin came into play and Amy Jones helped England recover for a little while. In just her second ODI, Annerie Dercksen—who is favored here over the more seasoned Anneke Bosch—hit quickly, forcing Jones to misjudge a pull in the direction of a deep backward square leg, where Chloe Tryon made an incredible diving grab. Alice Capsey was trapped leg before wicket by Nonkululeko Mlaba, who had a near-injury scare after hurting her ankle early in the match. Knight sought to gauge the surface's dimensions, which were unsuitable for stroke play. Throughout her innings, she smashed five fours and frequently used her feet to hit the seamers. However, she was defeated as she tried to paddle against Mlaba.
Hawk-Eye returned three reds as South Africa appeared unconvinced and only decided to review for the Lbw after the fact. England appeared to be collapsing cheaply at that point, but Dean and Ecclestone joined forces. Dean took the lead in the charge, and the latter gave her the strike back. In women's ODI cricket, it was England's third-best partnership for the ninth wicket. It ended when de Klerk made a beautiful leaping catch at backward point after Ecclestone mistimed a cut off a sluggish short ball from Dercksen. To bundle the visitors out, South Africa simply needed 17 more deliveries.
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