England captain Heather Knight got her reign off to the perfect start as she took five wickets and scored an unbeaten half-century in their convincing 7-wicket win over Pakistan.
Also, Tammy Beaumont scored her first 50 and Katherine Brunt took her 100th in an extremely convincing performance from the England team.
England women v Pakistan women – 1st Royal London One-Day International, Fischer County Ground, Grace Road, Leicester
England women won the toss and elected to bowl
Pakistan women – 165 (Sidra Ameen 52, Heather Knight 5-26)
45.4 overs
England women – 166-3 (Tammy Beaumont 70, Heather Knight 50*)
31.5 overs
England women won by 7 wickets
England women secure 2 ICC Women’s Championship points
England women v Pakistan women international schedule 2016:
| Date | Format | Venue | Result |
| 20.6.16 | 1st Royal London ODI*^ | Fischer County Ground, Grace Road, Leicester | England won by 7 wickets |
| 22.6.16 | 2nd Royal London ODI*^ | New Road, Worcester | |
| 27.6.16 | 3rd Royal London ODI*^ | The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton | |
| 3.7.16 | 1st NatWest IT20 | The Brightside Ground, Bristol | |
| 5.7.16 | 2nd NatWest IT20+ | Ageas Bowl, Southampton | |
| 7.7.16 | 3rd NatWest IT20 | The Essex County Ground, Chelmsford |
* ICC Women’s Championship
^ Reserve day: as per the ICC Women’s Championship Playing Conditions, in the event of the match not being completed on the scheduled date, a reserve day (the following day) is in place for each of the Royal London ODIs.
+ Double-header with men’s NatWest IT20 (England v Sri Lanka)
Report courtesy of the ECB
