Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
18 | 8 Runs | ENG-W: 107/3 | RR: 5.94

  • Maia Bouchier17 (17b)
  • Nat Sciver-Brunt2 (3b)
  • Chamari Athapaththu3-0-23-0
  • Kavisha Dilhari1-0-3-1

3:20pm: Right, that's all from us here. Join us on Tuesday for the second WODI in Northampton!

3:08pm: Heather Knight, England captain: "It was a good toss to win. I think Kate Cross went under the radar, she really supported Mahika. And Mahika bowled some magic balls! It's quite rare to have three debutants. I thought all of them were really good. Nice for Bouch, obviously - promoted up the order and getting some time in the middle. [On rotation] We've got a big squad and Mahika is 17 as well you've got to remember that so we've got to look after her."

3:07pm: And here's Chamari Athapaththu: "Today's a little bit of a tough day in the office. T20 is a different format and this is a different format. Mahika and Kate Cross bowled very good areas early, and we were under pressure and we didn't handle that pressure in the middle. We all know we needed 250, 260 on this wicket. We have to improve our batting, especially patience is very important on these wickets. I think we can bounce back in the next game."

3:04pm: Player of the match is Mahika Gaur: "It's about just bowling your best ball for longer. I've not played much 50-over cricket but there's more in it for the bowlers because they're not going as hard at you. I think the main thing (the coaches told her) was to keep doing what I do best, swing it back in."

2:59pm: A comprehensive victory with 32 overs spare - a good response to losing the T20I series. England did not really have to get out of third gear but their three ODI debutants - Gaur (3-26), Filer (3-27 and Bouchier (17*) - have had grand days out

17.6
4
Athapaththu to Bouchier, FOUR, Bouchier strokes the winning runs! Good length, Bouchier uses her feet and punches into the covers... and gets four! Wow, she's not really tried to hit that too hard but it races away from the chasing fielders and England have won the 1st WODI by 7 wickets! England take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series
17.5
1
Athapaththu to Nat Sciver-Brunt, 1 run, Short, hacked out to deep midwicket for a single
17.4
0
Athapaththu to Nat Sciver-Brunt, no run, Fired through, full-ish, outside off stump, driven into the ground by Sciver-Brunt
17.3
1
Athapaththu to Bouchier, 1 run, Good length, sits up nicely for Bouchier to roller her wrists into a easy pull for a single
17.2
1
Athapaththu to Nat Sciver-Brunt, 1 run, Off the mark with a short ball that she works across the line to deep square
17.1
1
Athapaththu to Bouchier, 1 run, Worked to the leg side to bring the 100 up. Sciver-Brunt to face the next delivery

Raji: "Woke up at 5.30 am on Saturday to see NSB play. Neither she did bowl nor bat. Hmm. But good game though." Hold your horses Raji - she's out there now!

END OF OVER:
17 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | ENG-W: 99/3 (8 runs required from 33 overs, RR: 5.82, RRR: 0.24)

  • Maia Bouchier11 (14b)
  • Kavisha Dilhari1-0-3-1
  • Oshadi Ranasinghe5-0-30-1
16.6
W
Dilhari to Knight, OUT, Gone! Well then... it looked like another wide down leg, but Knight opts to sweep for free runs and ends up gloving a loopy catch to the keeper

HC Knight c †Sanjeewani b Dilhari 22 (22b 3x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

16.5
1
Dilhari to Bouchier, 1 run, Full of a good length again, this time Bouchier uses her feet and drives back to the bowler. It's not a clean gather, the ball squirting away to mid on, allowing a single
16.4
0
Dilhari to Bouchier, no run, Similar delivery, full of a good length, this time pinged to midwicket
16.3
0
Dilhari to Bouchier, no run, Full, though short enough for Bouchier to play this off the pitch, into the off side
16.2
0
Dilhari to Bouchier, no run, Good length, good bounce, too - worked from the top of off by Bouchier, to the fielder at midwicket
16.2
1w
Dilhari to Bouchier, 1 wide, Spins down the leg side - wide
16.1
1
Dilhari to Knight, 1 run, On a length, turning sharply but worked away to deep midwicket for a single

Dilhari into the attack for the first time with her offies

END OF OVER:
16 | 10 Runs | ENG-W: 96/2 (11 runs required from 34 overs, RR: 6.00, RRR: 0.32)

  • Heather Knight21 (20b)
  • Maia Bouchier10 (10b)
  • Oshadi Ranasinghe5-0-30-1
  • Inoka Ranaweera3-0-15-1

Here come the drinks, last orders at the bar. Over to Vish to see this one home

15.6
1
Ranasinghe to Knight, 1 run, lobbed up and tickled down to long-on

ENG Women 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st61TT BeaumontEL Lamb
2nd12HC KnightEL Lamb
3rd26HC KnightME Bouchier
4th8Nat Sciver-BruntME Bouchier