182/6 (46.1)
CR : 3.94
178/10 (49.4)
CR : 3.58
England Women won by 4 wickets 🏆
Player of the Match
Heather Knight
79(111)
Highest 7th-wicket stands for England Women in ODI WCs:
85 - Katherine Sciver-Brunt & Jenny Gunn vs AUS-W, Bristol, 2017
79* - Heather Knight & Charlie Dean vs BAN-W, Guwahati, 2025, Tonight*
64 - Nat Sciver-Brunt & Katherine Sciver-Brunt vs AUS-W, Hamilton, 2022
57 - Laura Marsh & Lydia Greenway vs AUS-W, Brabourne, 2013
85 - Katherine Sciver-Brunt & Jenny Gunn vs AUS-W, Bristol, 2017
79* - Heather Knight & Charlie Dean vs BAN-W, Guwahati, 2025, Tonight*
64 - Nat Sciver-Brunt & Katherine Sciver-Brunt vs AUS-W, Hamilton, 2022
57 - Laura Marsh & Lydia Greenway vs AUS-W, Brabourne, 2013
Player of the Match: Heather Knight
Heather Knight (Player of the Match): "Those weren't easiest conditions. Bangladesh have got a good bowling attack. They are skillful. We were under pressure but happy to get across the line in the World Cup.
I felt easier than it was at the start. I thought they bowled really well at the start. We had to get through that phase. We tried to hit through the outfield.
(On Marufa Akter) She's a very good bowler. She gets that late swing which is rare. She's a trump card and it was a challenge for us. I got reprieved a couple of times.
I thought it carried and walked off. But the TV umpire ruled it NOT OUT.
Capsey played really well to get a little partnership. Charlie also played well. We spoke about building a partnership. The way they bowled with accuracy, it was good to get that partnership under pressure.
Good. I have lost a few kgs. It has been ages since I have fielded 50 overs and batted for so long. There will be some stiffness but happy to do so."
I felt easier than it was at the start. I thought they bowled really well at the start. We had to get through that phase. We tried to hit through the outfield.
(On Marufa Akter) She's a very good bowler. She gets that late swing which is rare. She's a trump card and it was a challenge for us. I got reprieved a couple of times.
I thought it carried and walked off. But the TV umpire ruled it NOT OUT.
Capsey played really well to get a little partnership. Charlie also played well. We spoke about building a partnership. The way they bowled with accuracy, it was good to get that partnership under pressure.
Good. I have lost a few kgs. It has been ages since I have fielded 50 overs and batted for so long. There will be some stiffness but happy to do so."
Nigar Sultana (Bangladesh Women Captain): "It was an incredible game how my girls fought till the last ball. It was incredible.
We lost early wickets but Sobhana played a good knock but no one supported her. Rabeya played a good cameo. We were 20-30 runs short on this surface.
[On Rabeya's promotion] We will think about it later. The way she played today was inspiring.
I wanted to play till the last ball. It would be more effective to get 10-12 more runs. They are very young and can't make decisions sometimes so we wanted to help them. Marufa gave us the start we wanted and got so many wickets with that momentum but after getting 6 wickets we couldn't bowl in the right areas.
Fahima did really well but if we got some support from Rabeya and Nahida - our main bowlers, maybe we would have some chance."
We lost early wickets but Sobhana played a good knock but no one supported her. Rabeya played a good cameo. We were 20-30 runs short on this surface.
[On Rabeya's promotion] We will think about it later. The way she played today was inspiring.
I wanted to play till the last ball. It would be more effective to get 10-12 more runs. They are very young and can't make decisions sometimes so we wanted to help them. Marufa gave us the start we wanted and got so many wickets with that momentum but after getting 6 wickets we couldn't bowl in the right areas.
Fahima did really well but if we got some support from Rabeya and Nahida - our main bowlers, maybe we would have some chance."
Nat Sciver-Brunt (England Women Captain): "Yeah, we did what we needed to get over the line. Before the tournament, we spoke as a group that we need to be gritty and resilient to get over the line. It could have looked better but we are happy side.
Early on, it felt it was easier to hit seam. Capsey bowled some important overs. It was very valuable and we were happy to restrict them to that total.
We are pretty lucky to have Linsey and Sophie who can bowl in the death. Something to think for me when the lights come in, it's easier to bat and bring back Bell in the attack or hold back Sophie.
Talking about the balance of the side, great thing is we have Charlie coming in at that number. The calmness that they both showed was brilliant. We would have liked to get over the line with more wickets in hand.
Absolutely. She (Heather Knight) was walking off the field a couple of times. But switching on again and doing what was needed was just incredible."
Early on, it felt it was easier to hit seam. Capsey bowled some important overs. It was very valuable and we were happy to restrict them to that total.
We are pretty lucky to have Linsey and Sophie who can bowl in the death. Something to think for me when the lights come in, it's easier to bat and bring back Bell in the attack or hold back Sophie.
Talking about the balance of the side, great thing is we have Charlie coming in at that number. The calmness that they both showed was brilliant. We would have liked to get over the line with more wickets in hand.
Absolutely. She (Heather Knight) was walking off the field a couple of times. But switching on again and doing what was needed was just incredible."
An action packed encounter with plenty of inspiring bowling performances from either side. England eventually finishing on the winning side clinching the game by 4 wickets. That will be it from our coverage tonight. Ninaad Dixit here signing off on behalf of my co-commentator Akshay Bhide, scorer Bishal Mandal and statistician Arjun Bhalla. Stay tuned for more action from around the world.