WELLINGTON: England snatched a past due berth within the Ladies’s Global Cup semi-finals with a crushing 100-run victory over Bangladesh of their last team degree tournament in Wellington on Sunday. However India, who additionally began the day with a must-win alternative to make the playoffs, had been denied by way of South Africa in a last-ball mystery in Christchurch.
South Africa had already certified for the overall 4 together with unbeaten Australia and the West Indies, whose position was once best showed when India misplaced. England’s win sealed a dramatic resurgence for the protecting champions, who have been on the point of removing after shedding their first 3 fits within the 50-over pageant.
They then received their final 4 video games to protected a spot within the most sensible 4. Captain Heather Knight stated it confirmed the nature of the aspect to bop again from their early losses when “clearly we didn’t play in particular smartly” after which take care of the force of a do-or-die conflict with Bangladesh. She stated she had “one eye on the web run charge and one eye having a look after the bowlers and looking to freshen a couple of of them up for the semi-final… however the principle factor was once getting the win”.
England misplaced wickets at common durations within the first 1/2 in their innings and had been 96 for 4 prior to Sophia Dunkley, who scored 67, led a middle-order rate to get the rating as much as a defendable 234 for 6. Bangladesh discovered it tough to attain in opposition to a good England assault, averaging simply 2.79 runs in line with over till they had been all out for 134 with 12 balls final. Participant-of-the-match Dunkley confronted simply 72 deliveries and featured in a 72-run partnership with Amy Jones (31) for the 5th wicket after which placed on 43 with Katherine Brunt (24 now not out).
Salma Khatun, who took the prized England wickets of Knight for 6 and Nat Sciver for 40, completed with two for 46. Bangladesh by no means threatened to get close to the English overall in spite of a protected get started by way of Shamima Sultana and Sharmin Akhter, who placed on 42 for the outlet wicket. They had been tied down by way of a penetrating England bowling assault led by way of Sophie Ecclestone, who took 3 wickets in her 10 overs for a miserly 15 runs-while Brunt, even if wicketless, conceded best seven runs from her 5 overs.
Ultimate ball
India, desiring to overcome South Africa in the event that they had been to pip the West Indies for the fourth semi-final spot, posted 274 for seven with Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma and captain Mithali Raj all scoring half-centuries. Mandhana (71) and Verma (53) placed on 91 of their opening stand whereas Mandhana and Raj (68) added 80 for the 3rd wicket with a rating in way over 300 at the playing cards till South Africa limited India to simply 51 runs within the last 10 overs.
South Africa, desiring to provide their very best a success ODI chase to win, noticed Laura Wolvaardt and Lara Goodall take the whole to 139 for one by way of the twenty seventh over. The chase misplaced steam when Goodall was once out for 49, with Wolvaardt long gone for 80 within the following over. However a past due rate led by way of Mignon du Preez (52 now not out) noticed South Africa house, with du Preez scoring the profitable run at the last ball of the tournament. “It is going to most definitely take a little time to settle the feelings” stated Raj. “It went to the final ball so I feel it’s just right for the game however for sure for the Indian group it ends our marketing campaign.” – AFP