England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt admitted her facet have been “outplayed” however may be happy with their runner-up end to Australia on the ICC Girls’s T20 World Cup.
Australia stormed to a record-extending seventh Girls’s T20 World Cup title after a formidable show within the sell-out closing at Lord’s, as England misplaced by seven wickets to undergo their first and solely defeat of the match.
England slipped to 70-4 after shedding the toss and batting first on dwelling soil, then rallied to solely complete 150-4 following Sciver-Brunt’s unbeaten 58 and an unbroken 80-run partnership with Freya Kemp (44 not out).
Beth Mooney top-scored with 64 and placed on a 100-run partnership with Phoebe Litchfield (48), as Australia seemed in fixed management of their chase earlier than reaching their victory goal with 17 balls to spare.
“The best two sides were in the final and Australia bowled really well to really restrict us and not let us play too freely,” Sciver-Brunt mentioned in her press convention. “We did not have sufficient runs in the long run.
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“In truth, when they have such a long batting line-up, you’d always ask the openers to go and take on the game and they did that brilliantly. We were outplayed.”
She added: “I feel you’d ask the bowlers how they felt about what simply occurred – they might in all probability need to bowl a bit higher. The batters would say the identical as properly barring Freya Kemp, who got here in and performed a vital and sensible innings.
Freya Kemp (left) and Nat Sciver-Brunt (proper) produced England’s highest partnership of the ultimate
“I guess we were restricted heavily by a really delighting bowling attack that had been really successful throughout the tournament. I could have tried to take on the game a bit earlier, but I wasn’t finding the wicket that easy, to be honest.”
It’s the fourth time England have misplaced to Australia in a Girls’s T20 World Cup closing, following on from losses in 2012, 2014 and 2018, with Australia additionally claiming bragging rights within the 2022 50-over World Cup closing and a historic 16-0 multi-format Ashes whitewash final January.
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“In a World Cup that has meant so much to us, I think the overriding feeling is we’ve lost a World Cup final, not one against Australia,” Sciver-Brunt insisted.
“Yes it’s Australia but they’re quite a different side to the one that we played in The Ashes, like we are. They were obviously extremely clinical and very impressive.”
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Sciver-Brunt ‘proud’ after England’s runner-up end
Each groups got here into the ultimate with excellent information within the match, with England profitable all 5 of their group matches earlier than beating South Africa by 40 runs within the semi-finals, leaving Sciver-Brunt happy with her facet’s efficiency.
“We didn’t show our best today, so I guess the gap [with Australia] is probably closer than that [result] shows,” Sciver-Brunt mentioned.
“I think throughout the tournament both teams have played some brilliant cricket, having been put under pressure by other teams and coming out the other side.
“Barring this sport, we’ve received some video games in emphatic trend and are massively assured about our means and what we are able to do as a group. I do not need our ladies to overlook how proud we may be about all the pieces that we have carried out all through this match.”
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Sciver-Brunt was emotional after the ultimate
Sciver-Brunt’s positivity was backed up by head coach Charlotte Edwards, captain of England’s 2009 World Cup-winning facet, who believes there was vital progress made within the group since she took on the function final spring.
“I think you’ve seen improvements in some of our younger players and that’s what’s been really pleasing this tournament for me – how they’ve performed on the big stage,” Edwards mentioned post-match.
“I’ve seen the improvements they’ve made in six months, I’m just excited to work another 12 months with these players to see where we can take them. It has been quite significant the strides we’ve made, but we’ve still got further to go, which is exciting for us as a group.”
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She added: “I’m pretty content and I’m pretty happy with where the group is at. I think the future’s really bright for us as a team. We know the standard, we’ve seen it today, and I think that will only drive us forward and hopefully motivate us even more.”
What’s subsequent?
Focus now swiftly switches to the first-ever girls’s Check match at Lord’s, as England host India from Friday, dwell on Sky Sports activities from 10am (11am first ball). Not acquired Sky? Stream cricket and extra with NOW.
