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South Africa beat England by six wickets in the final over of their ICC Women's T20 World Cup opener in Perth.
England fought hard with the ball to take it down to the wire after Nat Sciver's 50 had led them to 123/8 and given them a sniff at the interval, but Mignon Du Preez and Sune Luus got their side over the line.
Heather Knight's team would have felt below par with the b
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England Women's final preparations for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup were dealt a surprising blow in Adelaide with a 10-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka.
Heather Knight won the toss and batted first but her team - with a slightly rejigged order - never got going, losing regular wickets to Sri Lanka's spinners and reaching just 122/9 from their 20 overs.
Early wickets were the key to
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England Women beat New Zealand by six wickets in their first official warm-up game ahead of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup.
On a good wicket it was England's bowlers who put them in a position to win the game, restricting New Zealand to just 134/9. Katherine Brunt got England off to a flyer with the dismissal of the dangerous Sophie Devine after just three balls and Anya Shrubsole
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Amy Jones found form as England Women ended their CommBank Tri-Series campaign with a consolation victory over Cricket Australia XI.
Having exited the tournament on net run-rate earlier in the week, with all three teams tied on two wins and two losses apiece, Lisa Keightley's side were faced with something of a third/fourth-place play-off, useful primarily for more miles in the l
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Australia won the final IT20 of the Commbank IT20 Tri-Series to see England eliminated on net run-rate.
At the half-way stage England would have been confident of success after an impressive bowling performance restricted the hosts to 132/7, but Australia's spinners utilised a slow, used track very well to win by 16 runs.
Defeat means Heather Knight's side will not participate
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Three wickets for Anya Shrubsole and a half-century for Nat Sciver guided England Women to a four-wicket win over India in their third game of the Commbank IT20 Tri-Series.
Shrubsole - back into the side after missing the last game through an injury to her foot - led a disciplined bowling effort that pegged India back after a quick start and saw them finish on 123/6.
In reply,
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England Women beat Australia in a Super Over in Canberra to get their first win of the Commbank IT20 Tri-Series and their first under new Head Coach Lisa Keightley.
Captain Heather Knight was the hero, recording her second career-best performance in two days - rescuing her side from 39/3 with an excellent 45-ball 78.
She was given great company by Fran Wilson who batted b
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Despite a Player of the Match performance from captain Heather Knight, England fell to defeat in the opening game of the Commbank Tri-Series.
England took it deep, with India sealing the win in the final over of their reply - Harmanpreet Kaur taking her side past England's 147/7 - and despite the defeat they'll have been proud of the fight they displayed.
It was a difficult st
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England Women started their tour of Australia with victory in a warm-up fixture over an ACT XI in Canberra.
Danni Wyatt was the stand-out performer for Lisa Keightley’s side, scoring 77 from the top of the order as England posted 191/7.
Despite losing early wickets, the ACT XI reply kept England honest. Claire Koski and Maddie Penna put on 60 for the fifth wicket, with Koski p
15-strong group named for ICC Women's T20 World Cup plus schedule for 2020.
The 37-year-old has been with ECB since 2011.
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England Women won the final IT20 against Pakistan in Malaysia to secure a 3-0 series victory.
Captain Heather Knight was top-scorer with 43 as her side posted 170/3, and while Pakistan made a decent fist of their reply, they ended on 144/5, 26 runs short of victory.
Knight's team featured a few changes, resting Katherine Brunt and Nat Sciver, with England taking the opportunity
