Captain Heather Knight says England are “not far off par” in “tough conditions” on the Girls’s T20 World Cup the place they made a successful begin to their marketing campaign in Sharjah.
Linsey Smith starred with the ball as England launched their marketing campaign with a 21-run victory over Bangladesh.
Smith turned in figures of 2-11 from her 4 overs and performed the numerous function within the harmful Nigar Sultana Joty’s run out as Knight’s aspect restricted the Bangladeshis to 97-7 within the Group B showdown beneath the lights.
She and Charlie Dean every claimed two wickets to assist efficiently defend a goal of 119 after Danni Wyatt-Hodge had scored 41 in a modest complete of 118-7 on a tough pitch.
“Conditions were pretty tough out there for batting and boundary hitting,” mentioned skipper Knight. “Few little bits we are able to do higher however a satisfying efficiency and glad to get the win.
“It wasn’t far off par but when we are able to push it as much as that 135, 140 mark that is going to be a very good rating on that kind of wicket. It was what we ready for however we have simply acquired to discover a technique to do it generally. It is not going to be lovely and attractive on a regular basis. If we do get on these circumstances once more then we’ll must graft a bit and attempt to minimise dot balls as a result of boundaries are going to be onerous to hit.
“Having said that, I was pretty happy with the score. You saw in our innings it got lower and slower as it went on.”
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Participant-of-the-match Wyatt-Hodge mentioned: “It was really nice to get out there and delighted with the win. Pretty tough conditions but I’m delighted to contribute and long may it continue.
“We did nicely to get that complete. A bit sluggish and a low floor, however we needed to maintain the intent and bravado and attempt to get as many runs as we may.
“You are better off just going for your shots and play with intent on that pitch.”
England play South Africa subsequent and Knight added: “They had a convincing win the other night. They’ve got some world-class players.”
What’s subsequent at Girls’s T20 World Cup?
Pakistan are in motion towards India in a traditional blockbuster on Sunday October 6 at 11am.
Watch each match of the 2024 Girls’s T20 World Cup stay on Sky Sports activities, concluding with the ultimate in Dubai on Sunday October 20.
