LEEDS: Opener Danni Wyatt performed a swashbuckling knock to assist England girls beat Pakistan by 34 runs within the third and remaining T20 Worldwide right here at Headingley on Sunday.
The win — which got here off primarily because of Wyatt’s 87 off simply 48 balls — gave the hosts a 3-0 collection sweep. England comfortably received the collection opener by 53 runs in Birmingham and adopted it up with a stronger end within the second sport at Northampton the place they outclassed the vacationers by 65 runs.
After electing to bat first at Headingley, England posted a stable 176 all out within the stipulated overs after which restricted Pakistan to 142-4.
Chasing the goal, openers Gull Feroza (30 off 29 balls) and Sidra Amin (26 off 29) gave Pakistan a stable 60-run begin in beneath 9 overs. Nonetheless, Sidra’s departure initiated a mini collapse as Feroza, Sadaf Shamas (six) and Muneeba Ali (three) returned to the pavilion leaving Pakistan tottering at 73-4 in 11.4 overs.
With 104 required off 50 balls, Pakistan may solely handle 69 extra runs as Aliya Riaz (35 not out off 27) and Nida Dar (29 not out off 24) made a spirited effort including 69 runs for the fifth wickets however failed to return anyplace close to the goal.
Earlier, Maia Bouchier (eight) and Wyatt gave England a 36-run opening stand. Wyatt seemed in glorious contact hitting 4 boundaries whereas scoring the majority of the 40 runs that England notched within the powerplay.
Heather Knight and Wyatt stitched a 59-run third-wicket partnership with the latter being the aggressor contributing 47 off 19. Wyatt, who was later named player-of-the-match, introduced up her half-century off 34 balls within the eleventh over, placing 20 runs in opposition to off-spinner Nida.
Medium-pacer Diana Baig introduced an finish to Wyatt’s onslaught who smashed twelve fours and one six in her whirlwind knock. Nida dismissed her counterpart whereas Sidra ran Alice Capsey out because the double strike within the fifteenth over meant England have been diminished to 122-5.
Whereas England misplaced common wickets, Amy Jones (26 off 15) helped her staff put up a difficult whole.
Diana returned figures of 3-26 in her 4 overs. Nida additionally picked up three wickets whereas medium-pacer Fatima Sana claimed one.
England wicket-keeper/batter Amy Jones was declared player-of-the-series.
Summarised scores:
England girls beat Pakistan girls by 34 runs.
ENGLAND 176 in 20 overs (Danni Wyatt 87, Amy Jones 26; Diana Baig 3-26, Nida Dar 3-45); PAKISTAN 142-4 in 20 overs (Aliya Riaz 35 not out, Gull Feroza 30, Nida Dar 29 not out, Sidra Amin 26; Sophie Ecclestone 1-19).
Printed in Daybreak, Might twentieth, 2024