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 Ladies’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.
Capsey (51 off 22), picked up for £75,000 by Delhi Capitals in Monday’s Ladies’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 by the covers as her group backed up their seven-wicket demolition of West Indies on Saturday.
Eire, helped by Danni Wyatt dropping Gaby Lewis (36 off 37) on 4, have been 41-1 after the powerplay and 80-2 within the thirteenth over after electing to bat in Paarl, solely to then lose eight wickets for 25 runs.
Sophie Ecclestone (3-13) – on the day she was offered 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) as they continued to assault.
The mini-collapse was not expensive, 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 Ladies’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 occurring.
England’s minds have 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 (13 off 17), one ball after Prendergarst had lofted her over extra-cover for a chic 4.
However the innings actually modified when Lewis top-edged Ecclestone to Wyatt at deep backward sq. halfway by 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 ultimate seven batters failing to make double figures.
Ecclestone bagged three wickets for the second recreation working – yorking Eire skipper Laura Delany (12) with the ultimate ball of her spell – and in addition claimed a tremendous 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 however did go the milestone of two,000 T20 worldwide runs.
‘Taking part in in a World Cup is the dream’
Participant of the Match, Alice Capsey…
“I am loving it. Taking part in for England in a World Cup is just about the dream, is not it?
“The plan is actually clear, it is to place stress on bowlers at each alternative, and the message we have had from [head coach] Jon Lewis actually fits us.
“It has been good and I am loving taking part in below him. We’re excessive on confidence, we’re all actually having fun with it and I believe that is exhibiting.”
What’s subsequent?
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.
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