Knight’s ‘Chopped On’ Duck Symbolizes England’s Semi-Final Failure

England captain Heather Knight’s dismissal for a duck symbolized her team’s entire semi-final failure: a hopeful prod at a ball that should have been left, resulting in a “chopped on” disaster. It was the key wicket in a 125-run loss to South Africa.
Knight came to the crease with her team already reeling, after Marizanne Kapp had just bowled Amy Jones. Instead of steadying the ship, Knight “flailed at one outside off-stump that she could easily have left” and played on.
This completed Kapp’s double-wicket maiden and left England at one for three, a position from which they never recovered. It was a stark contrast to her counterpart, Laura Wolvaardt.
The South African captain played a heroic 169, including a 28-ball, 69-run blitz, to set a massive 319-run total.
While Wolvaardt rose to the occasion, Knight’s error was a symbol of England’s day. Kapp finished with five for 20 as England were bowled out for 194.