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ENG Women vs PAK Women, 2nd T20I at Northampton, ENG v PAK (W), May 17 2024 - Match Result

RESULT
2nd T20I (N), Northampton, May 17, 2024, Pakistan Women tour of England
(15.5/20 ov, T:145) 79

ENG Women won by 65 runs

Player Of The Match
31 (33) & 2/4
alice-capsey
Match centre 
Scores: Sudeep Poojar | Comms: Alan Gardner
Scorecard summary
England Women 144/6(20 overs)
2/33 (4)
31 (33)
1/20 (4)
Pakistan Women 79/10(15.5 overs)
19 (17)
18 (12)
2/4 (2)

9.25pm: That's yer lot from Wantage tonight. Danyal Rasool's report will be in the slot shortly, and stick around for more breakdown from Valkerie Baynes. Thanks for your comments, just a two-day turnaround to the final game, at Headingley on Sunday, so make sure to join us for that. Bye-bye!

9.15pm: Time for the presentations... Alice Capsey is Player of the Match: "Once I got in it was easier the longer I batted. It felt slow and low. After the last game, we had our plans and stuck to them. It was about adapting and playing different shots. Tried to create different lengths and be a bit more proactive. [Form] Would be nice to score runs every game, but I'm more at peace with the ebbs and lows. I've got backing from the staff to try and be a matchwinner. [Bowling] Working hard, nice to get a bowl and take the opportunity."

Pakistan captain Nida Dar: "I take positives from the approach. The intent was there on the batting side. Bowling is our strength, we rely on that and the bowlers did well. But at the moment the batting part is not working. We have tried a few things, we are working on it and will talk again before the next game. [Leading T20I wicket-taker] Very proud moment for me but not the performance we wanted."

England's Heather Knight: "Pleased with the way we went about it with the bat in the powerplay. We had to think about taking on slower bowling on a slower pitch. Lost a bit of momentum in the middle but really pleased. [Pitch] Found it hard to get going we used that to our advantage. Spin is our strength but we delivered. Good practice for Bangladesh [T20 World Cup]. [Gibson] Huge talent with the bat, she's shown what she can do. An exciting young cricketer. [Fielding] Sarah Glenn deserves a mention, she's one of the hardest workers. [Ecclestone wickets milestone] She's already breaking records at 25. Brunty will be happy to pass it on. She picks up wickets in all phases, very handy to call on. She'll be chasing Nida at the top of the pack. We really want to nail the final game."

9.12pm: That's a pretty strong statement from England, who were never at their best with the bat but still walk away with a crushing margin of victory. Their total was probably only around par but the bowlers squeezed Pakistan in ruthless fashion, conceding just a handful of boundaries and rounding up all ten wickets inside 16 overs. England's spinners - Dean, Ecclestone, Glenn and Capsey - took 7 for 41 from 10.5 overs as Pakistan never threatened to get near in their chase

15.5
W
Ecclestone to Sadia Iqbal, OUT

chipped in the air... and held by a swooping Gibson! Mid-on and mid-off were both in the game but in the end it was Gibson haring across to her left to throw herself full length as Dean took evasive action. That completes a comprehensive 65-run win, sealing the series with one to play

Sadia Iqbal c Gibson b Ecclestone 0 (2b 0x4 0x6 2m) SR: 0
15.4
Ecclestone to Sadia Iqbal, no run

over the wicket, defended towards point

Sadia Iqbal is last woman

15.3
W
Ecclestone to Waheeda Akhtar, OUT

skidding on and sliced to point! Waheeda decides to have a dip and heaves lustily across the line, but the top edge doesn't go far. Safely pouched by Glenn again and the end is nigh

Waheeda Akhtar c Glenn b Ecclestone 2 (9b 0x4 0x6 13m) SR: 22.22
15.2
Ecclestone to Waheeda Akhtar, no run

zipped down on off stump, Waheeda advances and pushes to mid-off

15.1
Ecclestone to Waheeda Akhtar, no run

tossed up wide of off, chopped towards point

Ecclestone is back, England looking to finish things

end of over 153 runs
PAK-W: 79/8CRR: 5.26 RRR: 13.20 • Need 66 from 30b
Nashra Sandhu4 (9b)
Waheeda Akhtar2 (6b)
Alice Capsey 2-0-4-2
Danielle Gibson 2-0-16-0
14.6
Capsey to Nashra Sandhu, no run

tossed up on fourth stump, defended stoically

14.5
Capsey to Nashra Sandhu, no run

flat outside off, carved to backward point

14.5
1w
Capsey to Nashra Sandhu, 1 wide

spins down leg, Nushra almost swings herself off her feet, misses... and wide is called

14.4
Capsey to Nashra Sandhu, no run

nudged to short midwicket, this time they don't risk the run

14.3
1
Capsey to Waheeda Akhtar, 1 run

flighted, Waheeda clears the front leg and biffs to long-on

14.2
Capsey to Waheeda Akhtar, no run

tossed up and worked with the spin to leg

14.1
1
Capsey to Nashra Sandhu, 1 run

nudged off the pads, and there's another chance for a run-out! Jones couldn't collect the ball one-handed in front of the stumps with Waheeda short

Slip in for Capsey

end of over 144 runs
PAK-W: 76/8CRR: 5.42 RRR: 11.50 • Need 69 from 36b
Nashra Sandhu3 (5b)
Waheeda Akhtar1 (4b)
Danielle Gibson 2-0-16-0
Alice Capsey 1-0-1-2
13.6
1
Gibson to Nashra Sandhu, 1 run

full, straight and whipped through midwicket. Just a single as Bouchier bounds in off the rope

13.5
1
Gibson to Waheeda Akhtar, 1 run

length ball on off, clipped through the covers to the sweeper for one more

13.4
Gibson to Waheeda Akhtar, no run

short ball, Waheeda thinks about uppercutting but eventually limbos underneath

13.4
1w
Gibson to Waheeda Akhtar, 1 wide

in the channel, too close to the tramlines of the umpires this time

13.3
1
Gibson to Nashra Sandhu, 1 run

pitched up and driven firmly through the covers for one

13.2
Gibson to Nashra Sandhu, no run

slightly wide line, again she fails to connect

13.1
Gibson to Nashra Sandhu, no run

length in the channel, stays a touch low as Nashra swings and misses

Gibson again

end of over 131 run • 2 wickets
PAK-W: 72/8CRR: 5.53 RRR: 10.42 • Need 73 from 42b
Waheeda Akhtar0 (2b)
Nashra Sandhu1 (1b)
Alice Capsey 1-0-1-2
Sarah Glenn 3-0-10-2
12.6
Capsey to Waheeda Akhtar, no run

tossed up and pushed into the covers

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
Nat Sciver-Brunt
31 runs (21)
6 fours0 six
Productive shot
cover drive
13 runs
3 fours0 six
Control
86%
A Capsey
31 runs (33)
5 fours0 six
Productive shot
pull
9 runs
2 fours0 six
Control
70%
Best performances - bowlers
S Ecclestone
O
2.5
M
0
R
11
W
3
ECO
3.88
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
1W
A Capsey
O
2
M
0
R
4
W
2
ECO
2
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
1W
Match details
County Ground, Northampton
TossEngland Women, elected to bat first
Series
Season2024
Player Of The Match
Series resultEngland Women led the 3-match series 2-0
Match numberWT20I no. 1886
Hours of play (local time)18.30 start, First Session 18.30-20.00, Interval 20.00-20.20, Second Session 20.20-20.50
Match days17 May 2024 - night (20-over match)
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