NEW DELHI (Reuters) -South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt smashed an epic 169 to lead her side into the final of the Women's World Cup hammering England by 125 runs in the first semi-final on Wednesday.

Put into bat, South Africa racked up 319-7 riding Wolvaardt's sensational 143-ball knock, which was studded with 20 fours and four sixes in the eastern Indian city of Guwahati.