ENG-W vs PAK-W HIGHLIGHTS: England WIN by 114 runs, Fifties from Danielle Wyatt & Nat Sciver DEMOLISH Pakistan: Check Womens T20 World Cup HIGHLIGHTS

ENG-W vs PAK-W HIGHLIGHTS: ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 – England WIN by 114 runs – England registered a mega performance which saw them seal a 114-run win over Pakistan. England won the toss and opted to bat first in their final league stage game of the tournament. England powered to register a huge score of 213 after fifties from Nat Scriver and Wyatt. In reply, Pakistan faltered early and were ultimately dismissed for just 99 runs. Check Women T20 WC LIVE Updates on Insidesport.IN

ENG-W vs PAK-W HIGHLIGHTS: England WIN by 114 runs, Fifties from Danielle Wyatt & Nat Sciver DEMOLISH Pakistan: Check Womens T20 World Cup HIGHLIGHTS

England smashed the highest score in the history of the Women’s T20 World Cup and won by the biggest margin ever seen at the tournament, hammering Pakistan by 114 runs in Cape Town. The England batters warmed up for the knockout stages with a thrilling display, smashing Pakistan’s attack to all corners of Newlands as they reached 213/5 in their 20 overs. And the reply never really got going as Pakistan ended their tournament in disappointing fashion, managing to avoid being bowled out, but finishing on 99/9.

England had rung a change to their playing XI, leaving out Lauren Bell for Freya Davies to set up a possible showdown between Davies and under-pressure Katherine Sciver-Brunt for semi-final selection. But it was the veteran Sciver-Brunt who impressed of the two, striking with just her second ball to remove opener Sadaf Shamas for a duck, and finishing with excellent figures of 2/14 from her four overs.

England’s bowlers looked in good form, with Charlie Dean also picking up two wickets and Sophie Ecclestone conceding just 11 runs from her four overs. Pakistan did well to avoid being bowled all out, ensuring that the innings went all the way through its 20 overs, with number nine Tuba Hassan top-scoring with 28.

ENG-W vs PAK-W HIGHLIGHTS: England WIN by 114 runs, Fifties from Danielle Wyatt & Nat Sciver DEMOLISH Pakistan: Check Womens T20 World Cup HIGHLIGHTS

But a stumping off the final ball of the inning saw Pakistan finish on 99/9, meaning a 114-run loss – the greatest margin of defeat in Women’s T20 World Cup history.

Earlier it was England who won the toss, presenting Heather Knight’s side with the opportunity to bat first and get some time out in the middle in Cape Town, with the ground set to host all of the tournament’s knockout matches.

And they got off to a flier, scoring 55 runs in the Powerplay. Pakistan did remove the dangerous pair of Sophia Dunkley and Alice Capsey for low scores (2 and 6 respectively). But England’s attacking intent was clear as they kept the pressure up on the Pakistan attack.

A superb partnership between Danni Wyatt and Nat Sciver-Brunt saw England pass 100 inside 11 overs, before Wyatt cracked the second fastest 50 by an England batter at Women’s T20I World Cup (29 balls) as she hit a quickfire 59 off 33 balls before being caught in the deep.

ENG-W vs PAK-W HIGHLIGHTS: England WIN by 114 runs, Fifties from Danielle Wyatt & Nat Sciver DEMOLISH Pakistan: Check Womens T20 World Cup HIGHLIGHTS

Runs continued to flow, but there was a high point for Pakistan when Nida Dar removed England captain Knight to see the bowler move clear as the top wicket-taker in the history of women’s T20Is. England may have been four down, but that didn’t slow the rate of scoring. In fact, the run rate increased in a thrilling late partnership between Nat Sciver-Brunt and Amy Jones.

Nat Sciver-Brunt followed Wyatt in reaching a half-century as England raced towards the tournament’s highest total so far, with the 30-year-old finishing unbeaten on 81* from just 40 balls. And Amy Jones very nearly became the third England batter to bring up her 50, only to fall to the final ball of the match for 47.

England’s remarkable total of 213 proved far too much for Pakistan even to attempt to chase down, and is a serious statement of intent ahead of knockout games to come. The mantra from England prior to this tournament was ‘attack, attack, attack’! And they did just that in Cape Town.

ENG-W vs PAK-W HIGHLIGHTS: England WIN by 114 runs, Fifties from Danielle Wyatt & Nat Sciver DEMOLISH Pakistan: Check Womens T20 World Cup HIGHLIGHTS

There will be tougher bowling attacks to face in the one or two matches they have remaining in this tournament, but England showed that they are willing to go on the offensive even if wickets fall. Arguably the two most aggressive batters in the England line-up at this tournament have been Sophia Dunkley and Alice Capsey. Yet even when both fell cheaply inside the Powerplay, England still went on the attack, taking risk after risk in the search of big runs.

This ability to score mammoth totals will give their knockout opponents some big concerns. England in this sort of form are a match for anyone in the world game, but Pakistan can take solace from a brave rearguard effort that saw the English attack really have to work for their wickets.

The brilliance of Nida Dar should also be celebrated. The Pakistan legend took her 126th wicket in T20Is to dismiss England skipper Knight, moving ahead of Anisa Mohammed as the leading wicket-taker in the history of the format in the women’s game.

The likes of Bismah Maroof and Dar are approaching the end of their careers, but Pakistan’s younger generation are developing nicely, and there is a decent future ahead for this group of players.

ENG-W vs PAK-W HIGHLIGHTS: England WIN by 114 runs, Fifties from Danielle Wyatt & Nat Sciver DEMOLISH Pakistan: Check Womens T20 World Cup HIGHLIGHTS

Pakistan Women (Playing XI): Sadaf Shamas, Muneeba Ali, Omaima Sohail, Nida Dar(c), Aliya Riaz, Sidra Ameen, Fatima Sana, Sidra Nawaz(w), Nashra Sandhu, Tuba Hassan, Sadia Iqbal

England Women (Playing XI): Sophia Dunkley, Danielle Wyatt, Alice Capsey, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Heather Knight(c), Amy Jones(w), Sophie Ecclestone, Katherine Sciver-Brunt, Charlotte Dean, Sarah Glenn,

England win by a record margin!

That’s quite the way to warm up for the semi-finals 👀

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