that'll do it! Dumped through long-on, a flowing finish to a flowing innings. Wonderful innings from a true great of the women's game
SL Women vs ENG Women, 9th Match at Taunton, Jul 02 2017 - Match Result
ENG Women won by 7 wickets (with 118 balls remaining)
4.04pm So, after defeat against India in their opening match at Derby, England have completed their Asian leg of their World Cup group stage by sending Sri Lanka in a similar direction to Pakistan. Effective bowling, commanding batting, and a sense of a team just beginning to get its act together for the sharp end of the campaign. For Sri Lanka, they once again competed gamely with the bat, but their lack of bowling quality was exposed in the end.
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One more blow?
short, thumped through midwicket, where a half-hearted piece of fielding ushered the four over the rope
Shihan: "It's 8.30 pm in SL, I guess we can go to sleep now dreaming a win untill next game" I fear so. Sweet dreams
Nevertheless, a tremendous matchwinning knock from the captain, who has made important and contrasting runs in all three matches so far. Augurs well
short and pulled ... straight to midwicket! Knight wanted to finish it quickly, allowed her eyes to light up at a long-hop, but muffed her shot off the splice
width, drilled on the up, beats the field. England are minutes away from a thumping win
a flowing drive down the ground, one bounce to long-on
getting greedy now! Looking for another swing over the leg-side but ends up in a tangled heap as she yorks herself
a horrible wide full-toss. Pick your spot... Taylor chooses deep midwicket with a contemptuous pull
equally brilliant, utterly different. Reverses the hands and times a sweep through backward point
tremendous ball-striking! Uses the feet to sashay into position, flows her arms through the line and lofts a one-bounce four over long-off!
loose and leg-sided, a freebie full toss. Knight swivels into position and dumps it behind square
swinging into the pads, and that's a wonderful dismissive clip off the toes. Fizzes through backward square leg
width, attempted cut, the keeper fumbles
punched with a high elbow to long-on
lots of intent there, looking to power the ball over mid-off, but didn't quite get hold of it
crunched through point. England could finish this very quickly now
on the pads, clipped hard to the leg side
dispatched through midwicket, and there is Taylor's fifty! Her first since returning to the England team, and what a comfortable, confident performance it has been
back and across to work to leg
slow through the air, good areas, no room to manipulate the ball
down the track, met on the full, pushed to mid-off
County Ground, Taunton | |
Toss | Sri Lanka Women, elected to bat first |
Series | |
Season | 2017 |
Player Of The Match | |
Match number | WODI no. 1063 |
Hours of play (local time) | 10.30 start, First Session 10.30-13.40, Interval 13.40-14.10, Second Session 14.10-17.20 |
Match days | 02 July 2017 - day (50-over match) |
Umpires | |
Reserve Umpire | |
Match Referee | |
Points | England Women 2, Sri Lanka Women 0 |