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Dane van Niekerk struck 63 off 43 balls as South Africa Women set up a series decider with a 17-run win over England Women on the Duckworth-Lewis method in the rain-hit second T20 at Newlands. Van Niekerk and skipper Mignon de Preez (47no) propelled the hosts to 145-3 off 17.2 overs before bad weather interrupted the match for the second and final time.Sarah Taylors 66 off 52 balls - her 14th T20i half-century and second in as many games - had earlier steered England Women to 156-6 off their allocation.Taylor anchored Englands innings after the visitors were put in, sharing stands of 59 and 63 with Charlotte Edwards (34 off 22) and Heather Knight (29 off 20) respectively after the early loss of Tammy Beaumont.She pushed on after Edwards was bowled off-stump by Sune Luus (2-26) attempting to reverse sweep, reaching her fifty off 43 balls having been dropped by Chloe Tryon on 35.Knight offered bold support, striking the first six of the game over wide long on to take England to 107-3 off 15 overs before she picked out Marizanne Kapp in the deep off Shabnim Ismail when trying to clear the rope again. Sarah Taylor acknowledges the applause for her half-century Taylor failed to bat through the innings when she was run out in a final over costing just four runs while attempting to come back for a second off Ismail, Jenny Gunn suffering the same fate two balls later.South Africa, like England, accumulated 52-1 off their first six overs - Trisha Chetty the sole casualty, run out after a horror mid-pitch mix-up with Van Niekerk.England had chances to remove Van Niekerk early but the opener was put down by Gunn on six and Edwards on 22.The 22-year-old struck the ball crisply all around the wicket to bring up her fifty off 34 balls, posting her fifty-run stand with Du Preez off 40 balls.But with the pressure building on England, Van Niekerk advanced looking to hit Rebecca Grundy down the ground and was stumped by Taylor to break a 68-run stand. The hosts were ahead of the Duckworth-Lewis target - needing 49 runs off 42 balls to win - when rain brought a 10-minute break, South Africa on 108-2 off 13 overs at the time.On the restart Du Preez picked up where she left off, getting the chase down to less than a run-a-ball with four overs left as the 16th over - bowled by Shrubsole - cost 14.Kapp whipped Georgia Elwiss for six to keep the momentum up before falling lbw to the spinner and when rain returned, the hosts still had the edge, needing just 12 off 16 balls.Watch the third T20 between South Africa Women and England Women live on Sky Sports 2 from 7.55am on Sunday. Dalvin Tomlinson Youth Jersey . 9. Price, heading to the 2014 Olympics for Canada, was named the First Star after posting wins in three starts with a 1.00 goals-against average and a .971 save percentage. 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As Nico Rosberg prepares for match point in Brazil, where he can wrap up the 2016 drivers title with victory, is it time to reconsider the Germans candidature for Formula 1 immortality?Theres no denying Rosbergs CV has imperfections. Conspicuous by its absence is an overtaking move on his Mercedes team-mate - and solitary title rival - Lewis Hamilton. Hes beaten Hamilton off the line on a few occasions this year but those spurts to the first corner owe more to computer software than driver skill. And hes had a lot of luck - or, to be more accurate, Hamilton has had a lot of bad luck. But the fortunes of fate play a part in every sport. If an asterisk was put alongside every champion who enjoyed good luck the rollcall would look like an item of morse code.Nobody, not even Nico or his most committed supporters, is saying he is a faster driver than Hamilton or the best in F1. But is it fair to argue that if Nico does win the title, either in Brazil or Abu Dhabi, it would be fair reward, fair enough, and good fare for Formula 1?Here are seven reasons why Rosberg would be a worthy winner of this years title - if he wins it... It would be a triumph from adversityBarely a year ago, Rosberg looked a broken man - and a broken driver. Whats remarkable about his 2016 title push is that it began less than a week after his lowest moment: Cap spat at the US GP when his mistake allowed Hamilton through to wrap up the title.The following Sunday, displaying admirable fortitude and resilience, Rosberg bounced back with victory in Mexico - the first of seven successive victories for the German. Since the pain in defeat in Austin weve all seen a changed Nico, says an admiring Damon Hill.Whatever your opinion of Rosberg the driver, its impossible not to be impressed by his tenacity. Hes been more consistent than Hamilton Rosberg doesnt have Hamiltons pace. He doesnt have Hamiltons skill at overtaking. And he doesnt have his team-mates capacity to ignite a weekend from the mundane to Box Office entertainment. But neither has Rosberg self-destructed in the manner of Hamilton in Baku, when Lewis crashed into a wall during qualifying, or in Suzuka where Lewis distractions were well snapped and well documented. Rosberg has instead been a model of consistency. His one poor performance occurred on race day in Monaco and his only race-day mistakes, when tangling with Hamilton twice in Spain and Austria and with Max Verstappen in Germany, are open to alternative description.In qualifying, he has scarcely put a wheel off line all year - as testified by the fact he has qualified on the front-row for every single race. As Wolff remarked after the Japanese GP: If you want to be a world champion, you have to minimise mistakes, and thats what Nico is doing. Hell have won it his wayRosberg surprised reporters at the start of 2016 by scoffing at suggestions he needed to get his elbows out and play dirty to prevail over Hamilton. Apparently unconvinced that Mr Nasty would work, Rosberg instead opted to be Mr Nice for 2016. As early as April, his disarming description of Hamilton as the benchmark had become a familiar refrain.Nicos self-discipline has been taken to new levels this year, said Wolff last month. He wouldnt even read a news article that is bad for him because it would annoy him. He just hides everything away that might distract.In the testosterone-driven world of the F1 grid, where the DNA of every driver is built on an unyielding conviction they are uniquely special, Rosbergs self-denial and modesty makes for an unusual approach. But by enabling him to simply focus entirely on his own performances without fretting about any of his team-mates superiorities, its one which has worked for him.To repeat what we wrote in September: Nico doesnt have Hamiltons pace but he has resolve, defiance and a capacity for clear thinking which is standing him in good stead against the occasional torpedo from his team-mate. Hangingg in there isnt a motif legends are written around but its an approach which is working for Nico, a driver whose greatest strength is his acceptance of his weaknesses.dddddddddddd Hes done the hard yardsBeen there, worked it, deserved to win it?As Martin Brundle recently noted: Nico joined Mercedes when they werent successful; he has worked hard and been integral to their development.In other words, hes done the hard yards at Mercedes, shown loyalty and commitment, and seen the good times and bad at Brackley. Does it therefore follow he deserves to reap the rewards? F1 needs a new championBetween them, Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel have won the last six drivers world championships and all-but one of the last eight.Regardles of whether Nico is worthy or not, F1 could do with a new champ as a buffer against accusations of predictability. At times this season Rosberg has been exceptionalWhile hes perhaps never hit the heights Hamilton has been capable of scaling throughout his career, a cluster of Rosbergs performances this year have been truly outstanding. Some of his drives have been impeccable, says Hill. Former Mercedes boss Ross Brawn thinks Nico Rosbergs preparation off the track has given him the edge on Lewis Hamilton this year. In China, Nico won by almost forty seconds and had the edge over his team-mate long before Hamilton was scuppered by an engine failure at the start of Q3. In Singapore, his qualifying lap was the best of his career as he out-paced Hamilton by over half a second - the largest such defeat Rosberg has inflicted on Hamilton during their four years together. This is his yearRosberg has never been better and in all probability, given that he is already 31, has been at the absolute peak of his powers in 2016. After Singapore, Wolff said that is the best Nico Rosberg I have ever seen and only Hamilton seems unconvinced Rosberg has raised his game. If he does win the championship this season, it would be fitting he does so in a season when hes actually driven like a champion. And thens the importance of the final act to consider.If Rosberg does win the championship in Brazil then, barring an aberration or a car failure for his team-mate, hell win it in the most worthy way possible: with a race victory.In that scenario, a champion drive for a championship, would anyone really argue he doesnt deserve it?Can Nico Rosberg clinch the title at Interlagos? Watch the Brazilian GP live on Sky Sports F1 on Sunday, the race begins at 4pm; Watch the whole race weekend with a NOW TV week pass - £10.99, no contract Also See: Whens the Brazilian GP on Sky F1? WATCH: Ross Brawn Special Get a NOW TV weekend pass The race to the Formula 1 title ' ' '