Women’s T20 World Cup 2023: Heather Knight’s England beat Hayley Matthews’ West Indies by seven wickets in a Group B match at Boland Park in Paarl.
New Delhi,UPDATED: Feb 11, 2023 22:00 IST
WT20 WC 2023: ENG safe thumping win as WI droop to 14th T20I defeat in a row. Courtesy: ICC
By Sabyasachi Chowdhury: Heather Knight’s England began their Women’s T20 World Cup on a successful word after beating Hayley Matthews’ West Indies by seven wickets in a Group B match on Saturday, February 11 at Boland Park in Paarl.
The Caribbean group’s dreadful run in T20Is continued as they’ve misplaced 14 matches in a row since final beating New Zealand by one run again in September 2022. They got here into the match after shedding all 4 matches within the T20I tri-series, additionally involving India and South Africa.
After opting to bat first towards England, West Indies obtained themselves as much as a aggressive rating of 135 for the lack of seven wickets. Stafanie Taylor bit the mud early, however skipper Matthews carried on and scored 42 runs off 32 balls with the assistance of eight fours.
It was World No.1 T20I bowler Sophie Ecclestone, who dismissed Matthews within the eleventh over. Shemaine Campbelle scored 34 runs earlier than Katherine Sciver-Brunt eliminated her.
Ecclestone was the choose of the English bowlers after she completed with spectacular figures of 4-0-23-3. Leg-spinner Sarah Glenn was additionally laborious to get away after she obtained the prized wicket of Taylor and bowled at an financial system price of 5.
Sophia Dunkley and Danni Wyatt obtained England off to a rollicking begin with a partnership of 37 off 3.3 overs for the opening wicket. Wyatt hit two fours earlier than Chinelle Henry accounted for her wicket.
Dunkley was in no temper to die questioning as she scored 34 off 18 with 4 fours and one six earlier than changing into Henry’s second sufferer.
Teen sensation Alice Capsey hit three fours on her solution to 13, however spinner Afy Fletcher despatched her packing. After England misplaced their third wicket with their rating at 71 in 7.2 overs, skipper Knight and Nat Sciver-Brunt took cost.
The duo placed on 67 runs for the fourth wicket and helped England chase down the goal with 33 balls to spare. While Sciver stayed not out on 40, Knight scored an unbeaten 22-ball 32. Sciver gained the Player of the Match award.
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sabyasachi chowdhury
Published On:
Feb 11, 2023
