England Women Set Up Semifinal Clash With India After Thrashing White Ferns

England Women are set to play in the semi-final clash with India following a crushing defeat to the White Ferns

Edgbaston (Birmingham) August 5 : Veteran England pace bowler Katherine Brunt and young Issy Wong each took two wickets as the hosts smashed New Zealand’s batting order , and then scored a huge seven-wicket victory in the match of Group B of the Commonwealth Games Women’s T20 tournament here.
The win means that Australia will face India in the semifinals The other final-four match pits Australia against rivals from the Trans-Tasman region New Zealand.

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The duo of Brunt and Wong knocked off the top three of Sophie Devine (1), Amelia Kerr (3) and Suzie Bates (6) to finish with the White Ferns 12/3 and unable to climb out of the poor start.

The run-out of Brooke Halliday (1) made worse the White Ferns’ misery, and Sophie Ecclestone beat the defences of Maddy Green (19) who was the only one to display any resistance.

Despite the first wicket of Danni Wyatt (1), England were unchallenged in the chase to take top spot.

Sophia Dunkley (19) and Alice Capsey (23 from 19 balls) made a move with a team of 41.with Capsey scoring five boundaries in her brief appearance.

As she approaches her 18th birthday, Capsey is already making an impression in English colors.At a rate of 35.50 with a strike rate of 120 in the format, the right-hander appears to be a reliable rock of the batsmen’s line-up.

Brief scores: New Zealand Women 71/9 in 20 overs (Katherine Brunt 2/4, Issy Wong 2/10, Sarah Glenn 2/13) lost to England Women 72/3 in 11.4 overs (Sophia Dunkley 19, Alice Capsey 23, Amy Jones 18 not out) by seven wickets.

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