Skips out and lofted to long-off. Dunkley, on as a sub for NSB, takes a very good catch moving to her leg. Ecclestone is the one who finishes things off to cap off a historic day for her! England take the series 2-0
ENG Women vs PAK Women, 3rd ODI at Chelmsford, ENG v PAK (W), May 29 2024 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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3rd ODI (D/N), Chelmsford, May 29, 2024, Pakistan Women tour of England
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7.25pm: Right, that's it from us here. Andrew Miller's report on a dominant England win can be found here. Join us tomorrow as the England-Pakistan jamboree continues with the men duking it out at the Kia Oval!
7.21pm: Just before Heather Knight lifted the series trophy, the England captain spoke about the series as a whole: "I think we were pretty disappointed after Derby. We wanted to show the quality we are as a side. Today was the complete performance, wasn't it?
"We wanted to win. We talked a lot in this group about being ruthless. And I think we did that today, finishing off the series like this. There are a few people working on things and they put it into practice. Today was probably one of our best ODI performances."
7.18pm: Player of the series is Sophie Ecclestone who took six wickets across the two ODIs here and in Derby.
On becoming the fastest to 100 WODI wickets: "It's obviously really cool, I used to watch a lot of them (those she has passed on the list) when I was younger. The girls know I'm not good with numbers, I'm not good with stats. But it's amazing and hopefully it can continue. I think the best thing for me is to enjoy it, and I play in the best team for enjoying it."
Set on another 100?: "I think I just want to win a World Cup or an Ashes, to be honest."
Fatima Sana is speaking for Pakistan: "We started really well with the bowling and we got a lot of wickets early on. But we couldn't finish well. It's good we can learn here. I think we learned a lot of things by playing against them. Our players are young and we're leaning a lot.
On Umm-e-Hani: "Today also she bowled well. She's also a young player and she did well so hopefully she'll get a lot of experience for the World Cup, also."
7.12pm: Shock of all shocks, player of the match is... Nat Sciver-Brunt: "I had a great time, and it's a great way to finish the series," she says, on 124 not out and then 2 for 11.
On her 9th ODI century: "I'm pretty happy with the level of skill, but the mental game of it as well. I managed to get through those tougher patches today and communicate well with my batting partner and made it through. I felt pretty natural going onto the back foot, it's probably more I've worked on manipulating the field (with paddles and sweeps) and getting fielders into places to make it easier for my more comfortable shots."
On bowling her five overs: "The body is pretty sore! It's probably not my quickest five overs ever, but I was happy to bowl in a consistent area."
6.51pm A comprehensive 178-run win sees England take the ODIs 2-0, after winning the T20Is 3-0. The only game they didn't win was a washout. Today, it was the Nat Sciver-Brunt show, with a century and a two-wicket haul including that of Muneeba Ali, the only Pakistan top order batter who threatened England. Sophie Ecclestone then completed the rout with a three-fer. Lauren Bell had, of course, given England the perfect start with the ball as she scalped two in the first powerplay before Kate Cross chipped in with one. Pakistan will be happy with Aliya Riaz's batting, as well as Muneeba's, but this effort left a lot to be desired. Of course, Nida Dar couldn't bat as she picked up a hamstring injury while fielding, but you'd think that even with her there, the gap was too wide to bridge. That's all from me tonight, but stay tuned. Vish will be here with the presentation ceremony soon!
29.1
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Ecclestone to Aliya Riaz, OUT
Aliya Riaz c sub (SIR Dunkley) b Ecclestone 36 (41b 6x4 0x6 50m) SR: 87.8
Toby briggs : "My comment will go down in history! " Indeed!
end of over 291 run
PAK-W: 124/8CRR: 4.27 • RRR: 8.52 • Need 179 runs from 21 overs
Aliya Riaz36 (40b 6x4)
Diana Baig0 (1b)
Alice Capsey 3-0-6-0
Sophie Ecclestone 4-1-15-2
28.6
1
Capsey to Aliya Riaz, 1 run
Skips out of the crease and miscues this big swing. The ball lands short of Wyatt running in from deep midwicket
Raji: "Well done, Sophie. Many more to come."
28.5
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Capsey to Aliya Riaz, no run
Angles in a full ball around middle and off, fended towards short midwicket
28.4
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Capsey to Aliya Riaz, no run
Tossed full outside off, pushed towards short cover
28.3
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Capsey to Aliya Riaz, no run
Tossed full outside off, defended towards cover
28.2
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Capsey to Aliya Riaz, no run
Fuller outside off, steered to short third
28.1
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Capsey to Aliya Riaz, no run
Length ball beats the outside edge as Riaz looks to drive
end of over 28Wicket maiden
PAK-W: 123/8CRR: 4.39 • RRR: 8.18 • Need 180 runs from 22 overs
Diana Baig0 (1b)
Aliya Riaz35 (34b 6x4)
Sophie Ecclestone 4-1-15-2
Alice Capsey 2-0-5-0
Ecclestone gets a standing ovation
27.6
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Ecclestone to Diana Baig, no run
Tossed up on off, Baig just manages to get her bat down and parry it to the leg side. Double-wicket maiden for Ecclestone
Two slips and a short leg
27.5
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Ecclestone to Nashra Sandhu, OUT
And that's wicket no. 100 for Ecclestone in ODIs! And what a good way to get it too! Fastest to 100 ODI wickets, it's announced on TV commentary! This is pitched up on off, spins away as Nashra looks to drive and gets a thick outside edge. Knight at slip takes an easy one. And Ecclestone is on a hat-trick!
Nashra Sandhu c Knight b Ecclestone 0 (1b 0x4 0x6 1m) SR: 0
Toby briggs : "Taken Pakistan 7 wickets and 28 overs just to get to Sciver brunt's score… "
27.4
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Ecclestone to Umm-e-Hani, OUT
Up goes the finger! But Pakistan review. Length ball was angled in to pitch around middle and off. It spins and stays low and she can't get her bat down in time. Her bat got stuck behind her back pad and the ball crashes into the back pad. And that's crashing into middle stump. Sophie Ecclestone has ODI wicket No. 99! And England are two away from victory!
Umm-e-Hani lbw b Ecclestone 4 (22b 0x4 0x6 23m) SR: 18.18
27.3
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Ecclestone to Umm-e-Hani, no run
Full around off, defended back
27.2
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Ecclestone to Umm-e-Hani, no run
Tossed full around off, she presses forward to defend as the ball rolls to point off the outside half of the bat
27.1
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Ecclestone to Umm-e-Hani, no run
On a length on off, Umm-e-Hani goes back to defend
end of over 271 run
PAK-W: 123/6CRR: 4.55 • RRR: 7.82 • Need 180 runs from 23 overs
Aliya Riaz35 (34b 6x4)
Umm-e-Hani4 (18b)
Alice Capsey 2-0-5-0
Sophie Ecclestone 3-0-15-0
Nabeel: "As a medical student who has exam tomorrow so he missed why Nida Dar cannot bat? Can you repeat please?" Injured her hamstring while fielding in England's 48th over
26.6
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Capsey to Aliya Riaz, no run
Angles it in to pitch it full outside off and the ball goes with the angle past the outside edge
26.5
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Capsey to Umm-e-Hani, 1 run
Full outside off, Umm-e-Hani is able to flick it past the short midwicket fielder for a single
26.4
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Capsey to Umm-e-Hani, no run
On a length around off, punched back
26.3
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Capsey to Umm-e-Hani, no run
On a length outside off, she hangs back and defends
26.2
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Capsey to Umm-e-Hani, no run
Length ball just outside off, punched towards mid-off
26.1
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Capsey to Umm-e-Hani, no run
Tossed full around off, fended to the leg side
end of over 268 runs
PAK-W: 122/6CRR: 4.69 • RRR: 7.54 • Need 181 runs from 24 overs
Aliya Riaz35 (33b 6x4)
Umm-e-Hani3 (13b)
Sophie Ecclestone 3-0-15-0
Alice Capsey 1-0-4-0
25.6
4
Ecclestone to Aliya Riaz, FOUR runs
Lofted over extra cover again! Shimmies down again to this full ball on off and plays it with the spin, driving it inside out and well over the infield
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