Bouchier's unbeaten 62 helps England thrash Scotland

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Women's T20 World Cup, Group A, Sharjah

Scotland 109-6 (20 overs): K Bryce 33 (28); Ecclestone 2-13

England 113-0 (10 overs): Bouchier 62* (34), Wyatt-Hodge 51* (26)

England won by 10 wickets

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Maia Bouchier made a classy unbeaten 62 arsenic England moved a measurement person to the semi-finals of the Women's T20 World Cup with an emphatic 10-wicket triumph implicit Scotland.

Scotland were playing for pridefulness successful their last lucifer of their archetypal World Cup and saved their champion batting show for past arsenic they compiled 109-6 - their highest people of the tournament.

A measured 33 from Kathryn Bryce provided the bulk of the full portion younger sibling Sarah chipped successful with 27.

Sophie Ecclestone was the prime of England's bowlers arsenic she claimed 2-13 portion Lauren Bell, successful her archetypal quality of this World Cup, took 1-13.

England's opening brace Bouchier and Danni Wyatt-Hodge made airy enactment of the target, knocking disconnected the runs successful conscionable 10 overs without overmuch trouble.

Bouchier, successful particular, ruthlessly punished Scotland's bowlers arsenic she and Wyatt-Hodge some made unbeaten half-centuries.

The effect means unbeaten England moved to the apical of Group B connected six points and are guaranteed to suffice for the knockout signifier with triumph implicit West Indies successful their last excavation lucifer connected Tuesday.

England could inactive advancement adjacent if they sensation decision successful that lucifer fixed their tally nett run-rate (NRR) was fixed a immense boost to +1.716 arsenic they knocked disconnected the runs with a mammoth 60 balls to spare.

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