Three on the bounce
England chalk up their third win on the reel to edge into fourth place in the overall standings. They’ve given themselves a decent shot of making the semi-finals. Who would have given them odds for that just a few short weeks ago after having tanked in their opening three matches?
No team has gone on to win a World Cup after chalking up two (or more!) losses in their first couple of games, Heather Knight’s side could make history. But let’s not get carried away, they still have to do the business against Bangladesh at the weekend. And there’s the small matter of an unbeaten Australian juggernaut looming ominously on the horizon.
Pakistan were poor with the bat, never recovering from losing a wicket to the first ball of the match and a failure to rotate the strike throughout their innings meant that England were never under any pressure. Even the blisteringly good early bowling from Diana Baig at the start of their response wasn’t enough to curtail them for long.
The England camp will be heartened to see Katherine Brunt back in the wickets and Danni Wyatt the runs as they head into the sharp end of the tournament. Their consistent performers - Kate Cross, Sophie Ecclestone and Knight herself all showed their class once more.
That’s all from me. Thanks for your company and see you for another OBO very soon.
Goodbye!
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Danni Wyatt coming into form will be another positive for England after Brunt's performance in the first innings. Wyatt was clinical against pace, cashing in on errors in line & length. Stepped down the wicket often v spin to chase the target with 30 overs to spare #CWC22 @IGcom pic.twitter.com/tUGp30U02X
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) March 24, 2022
