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NZ-W vs ENG-W 1st ODI: Amy Jones, Charlie Dean set up England’s hard-fought win

01-Apr-2024 05:20 AM
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England Women continued with their searing form as they beat New Zealand Women in the first ODI match by four wickets on Monday at Basin Reserve. England’s Amy Jones and Charlie Dean put on a match-winning partnership of (130) runs to pull England out of early setbacks as they lost their big players for small scores, slumping to 79/6. England have taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. 

Earlier, inserted to bat, home side started off nicely, with the help of Suzie Bates and Bernadine Bezuidenhout churning out (50) and (35) respectively. Their 90-run stand set the platform for a perfect start, but they didn’t manage to capitalise on a fine start after their middle-order players kept losing their wickets at regular intervals, aside from Amelia Kerr top-scoring (middle-order) with (24) runs. 

The positive start from white ferns pushed them to post (207) after they lost all of their eight wickets in the space of (68) runs, being bowled out in (48.2) overs. England’s Charlie Dean and Lauren Bell claimed three wickets each followed by Kate Cross, Nat Sciver-Brunt and Sophie Ecclestone having two, one and one wicket respectively. 

 

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IPL 2024, RR vs PBKS: Drained Rajasthan eye revival to secure top-two spot

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LSG head coach Justin Langer details the chat between KL Rahul and LSG owner

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IRE vs PAK 3rd T20I: Babar, Rizwan star as Pakistan bring down Ireland

15-May-2024 04:31 AM

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IPL 2024: DC decimate LSG, but a fruitless win

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“He's a very technical cricketer”: Matthew Hayden on Virat Kohli

14-May-2024 11:40 AM

Royal Challengers Bengaluru batter Virat Kohli has been one of the standout performers for the team and also in the IPL for that matter. However, along the way he has also been criticised for having a slow-strike rate against spin attack. Kohli has been the leading run-gatherer in the IPL 2024, having scored (661) runs at a strike rate of (155.56) in last (13) matches. 

Amid the constant criticism, Virat Kohli fired back at his critics and also made a drastic c

 

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