England women v Pakistan women – ICC Women’s World T20, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
England women won the toss and elected to bat
England women – 148-5 (Charlotte Edwards 77*, Tammy Beaumont 37, Nida Dar 3-21, Asmavia Iqbal 2-18)
20 overs
Pakistan women – 80 (Laura Marsh 3-12, Georgia Elwiss 2-9, Anya Shrubsole 2-16, Natalie Sciver 2-22)
17.5 overs
England women won by 68 runs
England have qualified in first place from Group B for the ICC Women’s World T20 Semi-Final against Australia on Wednesday 30th March, 14.30 start (local time), Ferozeshah Kotla, Delhi
During the match against Pakistan today, England women’s captain, Charlotte Edwards, became the first player in the world (male or female) to reach 2,500 Twenty20 International runs. Her 77* off 61 balls has taken her to an overall total of 2,574 runs after 94 matches.
England women’s fast bowler, Katherine Brunt, took her 50th Twenty20 International wicket during the match today. She has now taken 50 T20I wickets from 54 matches.
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England book Semi Final date with Australia
Captain Charlotte Edwards led from the front as England eased past Pakistan to book an ICC Women’s World Twenty20 semi-final meeting with defending champions Australia.
After winning the toss and deciding to make first use of the Chennai pitch, Edwards carried her bat to finish with 77 off 61 balls including 10 fours.
Tammy Beaumont contributed 37 in another profitable opening stand but Pakistan’s bowlers did well to restrict England to 148 for five.
Katherine Brunt picked up her 50th T20 international wicket in the first over of Pakistan’s reply and they never recovered as England secured a comfortable 68-run victory.
Laura Marsh impressed with career-best figures of 3-12 while Anya Shrubsole, Natalie Sciver and Georgia Elwiss each took two wickets.
The result confirmed England as Group B winners with a 100 per cent record and set up a mouth-watering clash with Australia, who finished second in Group A.
Edwards set the tone in the first over by taking Anam Amin for two fours and Beaumont took her captain’s lead with four boundaries in Amin’s next set of six.
England hammered 55 in the powerplay – their highest-ever score – with Beaumont on 31 off only 15 balls and Edwards playing a supporting role.
The partnership had reached 68 when Beaumont was caught by Muneeba Ali off Nida Dar and only one run was added before Sarah Taylor was castled by the same bowler for an eight-ball duck.
Sciver added impetus to the innings with 15 off eight balls and three successive fours from Edwards gave England a platform for the last four overs, which yielded 31 runs for the loss of Danni Wyatt and Elwiss.
It was another special innings from Edwards, who became the first player in the world to reach 2,500 T20I runs.
Brunt gave England the perfect start by dismissing Sidra Ameen and the wickets continued to fall on a regular basis as Edwards’ ladies made it four straight wins.
Report courtesy of the ECB
