ENG vs WI, Women's World Cup, Highlights: England registered a massive 100-run win over Bangladesh to seal their place in the semi-finals of the ICC Women's World Cup at the Basin Reserve in Wellington on Sunday. In the must-win game for English, the bowlers put the squeeze on the Bangladeshis to leave their chase in tatters. Bangladesh made slow progress and kept losing wickets in their chase of 235 against England. Sophie Ecclestone and Charlotte Dean took three wickets apiece while Freya Davies took one as Bangladesh were bowled out for a paltry 134 in 48 overs. Earlier, a brilliant half-century from Sophia Dunkley helped England recover from a precarious 96 for four. Natalie Sciver (40), Amy Jones (31) and Katherine Brunt (24 not out) also made key contributions to help England post 235 for six in the must-win game for the English. (SCORECARD)
Here are the Highlights of the England vs Bangladesh Women's World Cup match at the Basin Reserve in Wellington
ENG vs BAN, Highlights
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That's it from this game! England go through and confirm their semi final spot. It all comes down to the last match which is in progress at the moment. If India wins, India qualifies and if India loses, West Indies will qualify. West Indies will definitely have their eyes glued on that match. Switch tabs to enjoy the coverage of that game, as the South African chase is about to start. Until then, cheers!
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Heather Knight, the English skipper, says that she is pleased with the performance. Mentions that the job was to get a win, get 2 points and qualify for the semis. Tells that Dunkley has been a great find for them and is happy with her performance. Adds that they will have to see who will they play in the semis. Credits Freya Davies for her spell and says she did an outstanding job. Tells that it does not matter who they play in the semis.
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Nigar Sultana, the Bangladesh skipper, is in for a chat. She says, they lacked to build partnerships. Mentions, it was a decent total but their batters could not put up a solid performance. Adds that she thinks they need to play more matches and grow as a team. Says, they will take all the positives from this outing and would look to work hard as a unit.
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Sophia Dunkley wins the Player of the Match award. Says that definitely wasn't easy to bat on here, they bowled really well. Tells that she had to spend time in the middle and build partnerships to set up a platform in the end. She thinks she got a few starts on the way, and it was nice to make a contribution today and build on that. Informs that she is disappointed that she didn't finish a couple games earlier. Tells that Brunt came in with a lot of energy and even was re-energized. Adds that she is having a blast, and it's sometimes difficult to recall that you're playing in the World Cup and fulfilling a childhood dream. States that their primary goal for today was to complete the task and says that they'll give it their best ahead.
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A top-class performance with the ball by England. England took some time to draw the first blood. Although, they never let the batters score freely. They managed to keep Bangladesh on the back foot throughout the innings. Sophie Ecclestone picked up two wickets to get rid of the opening pair. Rest of the bowlers also chipped in well by bowling consistent dot deliveries. Later, the wickets came in at regular intervals and eventually England managed to get over the line. It were the spinners who did the trick for England, as Sophie Ecclestone and Charlotte Dean ended up with three wickets apiece.
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Bangladesh never got going in the chase! It was a slow start by the openers, as they failed to keep the runs ticking. The opening stand was broken in the 18th over with the wicket of Sharmin Akhter. Soon, Shamima Sultana followed suit. Both the openers faced 114 balls in total. They did manage to survive but could not move the scoreboard in the right direction. Sultana and Hoque stitched a stand on 22 runs and could not get their side to safer shores as Hoque was sent back early. Later, the batters could not apply themselves and failed to score at a brisk rate. In the end, they lost the game by 100 runs.
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England came into this game with only one aim. That was to win their last round robin game with a good margin, and they did so convincingly. Bangladesh could not put up a solid performance with the blade. They head back home with a loss in their final fixture, although they take a lot of learning with them.
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47.6WFreya Davies to
OUT! CAUGHT! Freya Davies ends the proceedings here. Gets her second wicket of the game and with that England Women are through to the semis. Length ball, outside off. Ritu Moni slashes hard at it but gets a leading edge. The ball goes to mid off and Kate Cross takes a simple catch over her head. England win by 100 runs!
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47.50Freya Davies to
On a good length, outside off. Ritu Moni looks to cut but misses.
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47.40Freya Davies to
Outside off, pushed towards covers.
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47.34Freya Davies to
FOUR! Shot! Length ball on the fuller side, outside off. Ritu Moni plays a classic cover-drive. Excellent timing and she gets a boundary.
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47.20Freya Davies to
Length, on off. Ritu Moni pushes it towards covers.
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47.11Freya Davies to
On a good length, on middle. Jahanara Alam clips it to square leg for a single.
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46.60Charlotte Dean to
Flatter, on middle. Moni keeps it out.
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46.50Charlotte Dean to
Full and on off, driven back to the bowler.
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46.40Charlotte Dean to
A googly, on middle. Turned to square leg.
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46.30Charlotte Dean to
Floats it up, outside off. Moni defends it to point.
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46.21Charlotte Dean to
Loopy ball, on middle. Jahanara Alam again tries to sweep. This time it goes off the top edge to fine leg for a single.
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46.10Charlotte Dean to
Outside off, swept to square leg.