Match 19, Cape Town, February 21, 2023, 06:30 PM
England Women
213/5(20.0ov)
Pakistan Women
99/9(20.0ov)
England Women beat Pakistan Women by 114 runs
Best Batsmen
R
B
4S
6S
SR
Best Bowler
O
R
W
Econ
Man of the Match
Natalie Sciver
Commentry
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Heather Knight, the skipper of England Women, says it feels really good to go in the semis unbeaten and take this kind of momentum with them. On Danni Wyatt finding some form, Heathe replies that a score like this was always around the horizon and when she is clicking the team plays far better and there couldn't be a better moment for her to regain her form. Adds that Lauren Bell was given rest today and she feels that players like Natalie Sciver and Katherine Sciver adapted to the conditions well and it massively benefitted the team.
Nida Dar, the stand-in skipper of Pakistan Women, says that they are disappointed with the way they ended their campaign. Admits that they lack strength in their batting and they have to learn from these games. Hopes that they will take some positives from this tournament. Mentions that it's the best time for the new crop to come and take the team forward. On becoming the leading wicket-taker in Women's T20Is, Dar replies that it's a milestone for her and she always wants to do the best for her team.
Katherine Brunt is the Player of the Match for her sensational knock. Says that the surface was good at the start and the spinners were getting some purchase on this but they did not let the Pakistan bowlers settle. Adds that Sophia Dunkley and Alice Capsey have been tremendous so far in the tournament and the knock from Danni Wyatt would do a lot of good to her and the team. On the team's fielding, she said that the team has fielded well and grabbed their chances in the field. She closes by saying it was a really good game to win and now they will be looking forward to the semis.
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England Women will be thrilled with this dominating victory. They registered the biggest win in this tournament (in terms of runs) and could not have asked for a better last game before the semis. Danni Wyatt and Katherine Brunt were struggling in this edition but both found some rhythm and ticked all the boxes for the English team.
Onslaught with the bat and domination with the ball - England Women have demolished Pakistan Women and will head into the knockouts with all the momentum behind them. It was a power-packed batting show from the likes of Danni Wyatt, Natalie Sciver and Amy Jones as they guided England Women to the highest-ever total in ICC Women's T20 World Cup. Pakistan Women's chase never got going as they were blown away early in the Powerplay. It was a steady procession of wickets and apart from a brief resistance towards the end, there was nothing substantial in their batting.
In over# 20
0W
1
1
0
1
4b
Sophie Ecclestone 11/1(4)
19.6
W
OUT! STUMPED! Sophie Ecclestone spears it very full and wide outside off, Nashra Sandhu advances down the track and tries to squeeze it out. Misses and Amy Jones does the rest. England Women win by 114 runs.
19.5
1
Slower one on off, Fatima Sana punches this off the back foot to extra cover for a single.
19.4
1
Flighted outside off, Nashra Sandhu pushes this to mid off for a quick single.
19.3
.
Quicker around off, Nashra Sandhu taps this to short cover.
19.2
1
Fuller around off, Fatima Sana drives this to sweeper cover for a single.
19.1
4b
FOUR BYES! Tossed up and angling away from the stumps, Fatima Sana comes up with the big heave but fails to connect. The keeper misses this too and it runs for a boundary.
In over# 19
1
1W
6
0
4
0
Freya Davies 28/0(4)
18.6
1
Back of a length on top of middle, Fatima Sana pulls this to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Nashra Sandhu is the number 10 batter.
Appeal for a run out...
18.5
W
OUT! Run out! Freya bowls it on a length around off, Tuba hammers it past mid off and Brunt does well to make the stop near the fence. She recovers from her dive and then sends a flat throw to the bowler. The bails are taken off and the Tuba is short of the crease. The umpire though wants to check whether it was a clean stop from Katherine Brunt. The replays show that Tuba Hassan thought that it went for a boundary and was outside the crease. Poor!