England thrash Pakistan by record margin at Women's T20 World Cup
England smashed the highest-ever score at a Women's Twenty20 World Cup before demolishing Pakistan by a record 114 runs in a group stage match on Tuesday in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Women's T20 World Cup: England crush Pakistan by 114 runs
England, who have already qualified for the semifinals, have finished the Group B as table toppers along with second-placed India.Opener Danielle Wyatt gave England a fine start with 59 off 33 balls before Sciver-Brunt unleashed carnage in his knock comprising 12 fours and a six to take her team a massive 213 for five.
"He Can't Speak...": Pace Great's Strange Reasoning On Babar Azam Not Becoming 'Biggest Brand' In Pakistan
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam is arguably one of the finest cricketers in the world. In 95 ODI matches so far, Babar has smashed 4813 runs, laced with 17 centuries and 24 half-centuries. He even led Pakistan to the finals of 2022 Asia Cup and the T20 World Cup in the same year, where his side ended as the runners-up in both the events. However, the 28-year-old batter often gets trolled for his poor command over the English language as he fumbles during press conferences. Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar also criticised Babar for his poor communication skills.
England vs Pakistan, Women's T20 World Cup 2023, Live Score Updates: England Win Toss, Opt To Bat vs Pakistan
ENG vs PAK, Women's T20 World Cup Match, Live Updates: England skipper Heather Knight won the toss and opted to bat against Pakistan in their Group B match of the ongoing Women's T20 World Cup, at the Newlands in Cape Town. England have all of their previous three matches in the group stage and have entered the semi-finals of the tournament. On the other hand, Pakistan have won only one match and have been eliminated from the semi-finals race. (LIVE SCORECARD)
Misbah-ul-Haq "Played Wrong Shot...": Pakistan Pacer Reveals "Saddest Moment" Against India in T20 World Cup Final
Team India lifted the coveted 2007 T20 World Cup trophy after defeating Pakistan in the summit clash. The match had a dramatic end as Pakistan needed 6 runs to win off 4 balls with only one wicket in hand. Misbah-Ul-Haq, who had smashed a six on the previous ball of Joginder Sharma, went for a scoop shot over the short fine-leg. But to everyone's surprise, the ball went straight into the hands of Sreesanth and India won the inaugural T20 World Cup final by five runs. Recently, former Pakistan pacer pacer Mohammed Asif shared an interesting story about the final moments of the match, where he was standing at the non-striker's end, opposite to Misbah.
Watch: Naseem Shah Is Pumped Up As Fiery Yorker Rattles West Indies Star's Stumps In Pakistan Super League
The ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) has seem some great performances. With the prevalence of pacers in cricket in the country, it is all but natural that the speed merchants have grabbed the limelight. From the unheralded Ihsanullah to the talented Naseem Shah, there have been quite a few memorable performances. On Monday night too, pacers Mohammad Hasnain (3/13 in four overs) and Naseem Shah (1/19 in four overs) delivered a great show for Quetta Gladiators against the Babar Azam-led Peshawar Zalmi. However, despite the duo performance, Peshawar chased down a 155-run target in 18.3 overs.
Watch: Mohammad Amir's Controversial Gesture In PSL Leaves Fans Fuming
Pakistani pacer Mohammad Amir has time and again made headlines for his action in the Pakistan Super League. The left-arm seamer earned plenty of flak for his on-field antics while bowling to Pakistan national team skipper Babar Azam. The incident even saw ex-Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi reaching out to Amir and speaking to him about his actions. However, Afridi's words seem to have had no impact on Amir, who left fans disgusted with another poor action on the field in a PSL match.
Richa Ghosh Jumps 16 Places To Be In Top-20 In Women's T20 Batter Rankings
India wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh on Tuesday jumped 16 places to move into the top 20 of the latest ICC Women's T20I rankings for the first time after some good scores in the ongoing shortest format World Cup in South Africa. Ghosh's unbeaten knocks of 41 against the West Indies and 47 against England in the Women's T20 World Cup over the past week took her to a career-best 20th position. She became the fifth Indian in the top 20 with Smriti Mandhana (third), Shafali Verma (10th), Jemimah Rodrigues (12th) and Harmanpreet Kaur (13th) ahead of her in the list.