Taylorrrrrrrrrr! Whaddaplayaaa! England go through to the final. It was fullish delivery around the off stump and Taylor backed away to play a lovely fierce square drive to the boundary. What a game. Morgan hugs Taylor even as the England dug out erupt. The team rushes out to the middle and there is a huddle of joy.
AUS Women vs ENG Women, 2nd Semi-Final at London, Jun 19 2009 - Match Result
RESULT
2nd Semi-Final, The Oval, June 19, 2009, ICC Women's World Twenty20
163/5
(19.3/20 ov, T:164) 165/2
ENG Women won by 8 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
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Scorecard summary
Australia Women • 163/5(20 overs)
39 (31)
1/12 (4)
38 (32)
1/31 (4)
England Women • 165/2(19.3 overs)
76* (53)
1/32 (4)
46* (34)
1/32 (4)
Prachi: "Match has turned out to be an awesome thriller! I think Women's world cup matches are more entertaining than mens! Go Taylor.... Go Morgan!"
Manish: "Look what good 20-20 cricket have done to the women's cricket.....suddenly there is great interest in women's cricket and the future is definitely rosy for women's cricket...which will generate more followers all over the world......"
Rolton: "I thought it was a really good score but all credit to England .. to Taylor and Morgan .. it was a fantastic partnership. We would have batted if we had won the toss. we put up a good score but too bad we couldn't defend it. Hopefully there is bigger and better things to come for Women's cricket. We have time to regroup and hopefully, it will be a good Ashes series."
Edwards, Eng captain: This was a massive shake-up for the Women's cricket and we delivered the perfect game today. When I went out to bat, I realised how good wicket it was. That's why we bowled first, we didn't know what was a good score. what a innings from Taylor and Morgan. We have a massive game on Sunday. Hopefully, things will go well."
Player of the Match is Taylor "We were a little bit daunted. It was the biggest target we have chased in T20. But the wicket was good. Lots of talking and lots of running (on the partnership with Morgan). Looking forward to the final. It was great to play in front of many people."
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19.3
4
Andrews to Taylor, FOUR runs
19.2
1
Andrews to Morgan, 1 run
full in length, on the off and middle, driven down to long-on for a single
19.1
•
Andrews to Morgan, no run
swing and a miss. Dot ball. Drama. Full and outside off stump, she wanted to drive it through the off side, Taylor was rushing across but had to get back
end of over 1912 runs
ENG-W: 160/2CRR: 8.42 • RRR: 4.00
Claire Taylor72 (52b 7x4)
Beth Morgan45 (32b 5x4)
Rene Farrell 4-0-32-1
18.6
2
Farrell to Taylor, 2 runs
What a knock this has been. Full and outside off, driven hard to right of sweeper cover where a desperate stop is made.
18.5
2
Farrell to Taylor, 2 runs
back of length outside off stump, cut away to point and Rolton fires a throw at the non-striker's end, misses and they take the extra run. Had it been a direct hit, Taylor would have been a goner
18.4
4
Farrell to Taylor, FOUR runs
Caught at short fine-leg? Nope, it goes past the diving fielder. That paddle shot again. She lapped it around the corner, in the air and the fielder flung herself to her right but couldn't reach it
18.3
1
Farrell to Morgan, 1 run
full pitched on the middle, driven towards long-on
18.2
1
Farrell to Taylor, 1 run
full and outside off, lashed away in the air to deep backward point region. 13 from 10
18.1
2
Farrell to Taylor, 2 runs
full in length and outside off, stinging square drive to deep point region for couple of runs.
end of over 1811 runs
ENG-W: 148/2CRR: 8.22 • RRR: 8.00
Beth Morgan44 (31b 5x4)
Claire Taylor61 (47b 6x4)
Kirsten Pike 3-0-28-0
17.6
•
Pike to Morgan, no run
Ooh .. she tries to repeat the paddle scoop but misses it completely. The keeper collects.
17.5
•
Pike to Morgan, no run
Ouch. Morgan is in pain. The paddle scoop goes awry. She lunges across to the off side, paddles it but top edges it to her helmet. What drama. Play held up. Now, she slowly staggers to her feet. 16 from 13. Who will hold their nerves?
17.4
4
Pike to Morgan, FOUR runs
England! What a chase this has been. It was almost an yorker, ended up as a low dipping full toss and Morgan swatted it to the deep backward square leg boundary.
17.3
4
Pike to Morgan, FOUR runs
Morgan is playing the ideal supporting act. She dismisses the full toss to the cow corner. Lovely clean swing of the bat.
17.2
1
Pike to Taylor, 1 run
slower, fuller, outside off, mistimes the drive to cover. 24 from 16. The game hanging on a knifes' edge here.
17.1
2
Pike to Taylor, 2 runs
charges down the track and flays the full delivery to deep cover for two more runs.
end of over 179 runs
ENG-W: 137/2CRR: 8.05 • RRR: 9.00
Beth Morgan36 (27b 3x4)
Claire Taylor58 (45b 6x4)
Rene Farrell 3-0-20-1
16.6
2
Farrell to Morgan, 2 runs
closer to the off stump and Morgan lifts it over the bowler's head and will get couple of runs by the time long-on comes around
16.5
•
Farrell to Morgan, no run
moves outside off stump, the bowler hurls it wider outside off, she tries to swing it to the on side and misses.
16.4
•
Farrell to Morgan, no run
yorker length outside off stump, tries to squeeze it to the off side for a single but no wood on leather
16.3
1
Farrell to Taylor, 1 run
pushes this to cover point for a single
16.2
4
Farrell to Taylor, FOUR runs
Thwack! She lunges across to slap the full delivery over extra cover and to the boundary. What a fine partnership this has been.
Match details
| Kennington Oval, London | |
| Toss | England Women, elected to field first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2009 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Series result | England Women advanced |
| Match number | WT20I no. 41 |
| Hours of play (local time) | 13.00 start, First Session 13.00-14.15, Interval 14.15-14.30, Second Session 14.30-15.45 |
| Match days | 19 June 2009 - day (20-over match) |
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