Captain Heather Knight says England are “not far off par” in “tough conditions” on the Ladies’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 position 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 difficult pitch.
“Conditions were pretty tough out there for batting and boundary hitting,” stated skipper Knight. “Few little bits we will do higher however a satisfying efficiency and glad to get the win.
“It wasn’t far off par but when we will push it as much as that 135, 140 mark that is going to be a extremely good rating on that sort of wicket. It was what we ready for however we have simply obtained to discover a strategy to do it generally. It is not going to be lovely and attractive on a regular basis. If we do get on these situations once more then we’ll must graft a bit and try to minimise dot balls as a result of boundaries are going to be exhausting 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 stated: “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 wished to maintain the intent and bravado and try 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 Ladies’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 Ladies’s T20 World Cup reside on Sky Sports activities, concluding with the ultimate in Dubai on Sunday October 20.
