Alice Capsey thumped a 21-ball fifty as England overcame an enterprising begin from Eire and a batting wobble of their very own to safe a four-wicket win and make it two victories from two on the Girls’s T20 World Cup.
Capsey’s half-century, the quickest by an Englishwoman in T20Is, the joint-quickest on the T20 World Cup, and the joint-third quickest by any feminine participant within the format, helped her aspect to their goal of 106 with 34 balls to spare after Eire had folded from 80-2 to 105 all out in Paarl.
Capsey (51 off 22), picked up for £75,000 by Delhi Capitals in Monday’s Girls’s Premier League public sale, struck 10 fours and a six in her dashing knock, having come to the crease within the first over of the chase after Sophia Dunkley holed out to mid-on.
England misplaced 5 wickets for 33 runs as soon as Capsey was dismissed earlier than Katherine Sciver-Brunt leathered the profitable boundary via the covers as her staff backed up their seven-wicket demolition of West Indies on the similar venue on Saturday.
Eire, helped by Danni Wyatt dropping Gaby Lewis (36 off 37) on 4, had been 41-1 after the powerplay and 80-2 within the thirteenth over after electing to bat, solely to then lose eight wickets for 25 runs.
Sophie Ecclestone (3-13) – on the day she was bought for £180,000 within the WPL public sale – triggered the collapse when she struck from successive deliveries, beginning by eradicating opener and top-scorer Lewis.
England opener Capsey, 18, laced the second and third balls she confronted for 4; smoked three boundaries in a row within the fourth over; after which went 4, 4, six within the sixth as she combined energy, placement and innovation previous to being caught at long-off.
England cantered to 69-1 within the powerplay however then misplaced Capsey, Wyatt (16), Nat Sciver-Brunt (5), Amy Jones (12) and Heather Knight (14) – three of these wickets falling to Cara Murray (3-15) – as they continued to assault.
The mini-collapse was not pricey, although, as England moved nearer to a semi-final spot as they pursue a primary T20 World Cup title in 14 years.
England win amid backdrop of Girls’s Premier League public sale
The WPL public sale – at which Nat Sciver-Brunt was bought by Mumbai Indians for £320k – dominated dialog earlier than the sport and was nonetheless happening whereas the match was happening.
England’s minds had been maybe on that early on towards Eire and their opponents took benefit – Lewis and Amy Hunter (15) including 35 for the primary wicket in 5 overs for a aspect who had crushed event favourites Australia in a warm-up match final week.
Off-spinner Charlie Dean (2-26) picked up the primary wicket with Hunter caught at deep midwicket by Dunkley and leg-spinner Sarah Glenn (3-19) snared the second when she bowled Orla Prendergarst (17 off 15), one ball after Prendergarst had lofted her over extra-cover for a chic 4.
However the innings actually modified when Lewis top-edged left-arm spinner Ecclestone to Wyatt at deep backward sq. halfway via the thirteenth over – Wyatt making no mistake this time after an earlier drop at level.
When Ecclestone trapped Eimear Richardson lbw subsequent ball, the collapse was on with Eire’s last seven batters failing to make double figures.
Ecclestone bagged three wickets for the second sport operating – yorking Eire skipper Laura Delany (12) with the ultimate ball of her spell – and in addition claimed a effective diving catch at mid-off to take away Louise Little (8) earlier than Capsey and England’s batters went to work.
Nat Sciver-Brunt fell cheaply within the chase however did go the milestone of two,000 T20 worldwide runs.
‘Enjoying in a World Cup is the dream’
Participant of the Match, Alice Capsey…
“I am loving it. Enjoying for England in a World Cup is just about the dream, is not it?
“The plan is admittedly clear, it is to place strain on bowlers at each alternative, and the message we have had from [head coach] Jon Lewis actually fits us.
“It has been sensible and I am loving enjoying underneath him. We’re excessive on confidence, we’re all actually having fun with it and I believe that is exhibiting.”
Knight: We wish to take the aggressive possibility
England captain Heather Knight…
“I believe Eire got here at us fairly arduous [with the bat] and it was good with the best way the spinners introduced it again once more. It was a pitch that was actually conducive to spin and we have three world-class spinners in our line-up who’re doing an important job for us.
“Then Alice [Capsey] broke the again of the chase and made it simpler. We made arduous work of it on the finish but it surely’s nonetheless two factors. You have to take the aggressive possibility in T20 and be free. That is a little bit of a mantra for us.
“We wish to take the sport on and we have the depth in our aspect to actually go arduous on the high, assault the powerplay and put the opposition underneath strain.”
Delany: England outplayed us in each innings
Eire skipper Laura Delany…
“We’re clearly upset to come back off with a loss however honest play to England, they outplayed us in each innings.
“There are positively some positives to take from the primary innings and likewise with the ball. However we wish to put in large partnerships, that is one thing we will goal.
“Our high three have batted with nice intent and the following step is ensuring we are able to hold that momentum going and provides the center order a platform to kick on on the finish. We have taken confidence from the video games we have performed. We simply wish to hold constructing.”
What’s subsequent?
Saturday 18th February 12:30pm
Wednesday fifteenth February 4:30pm
England return to motion towards India on Saturday, with the sport in Gqeberha beginning at 1pm. Eire’s subsequent match is versus Pakistan in Cape City on Wednesday, at 5pm.
Tuesday’s sole match on the T20 World Cup sees defending champions and event favourites Australia – who trounced New Zealand by 97 runs of their opening fixture – play Bangladesh in Gqeberha from 5pm.
Tuesday 14th February 4:30pm
