Women's T20 World Cup: England set competition's highest total to crush Pakistan by 114 runs

A sensational batting show by England saw them station the highest full successful Women's T20 World Cup past to crush Pakistan by 114 runs.

Sciver-Brunt and Amy Jones, who made 47, added a concern of 100 from conscionable 48 balls for the 4th wicket arsenic Pakistan's bowling and fielding fell apart.

In reply, Pakistan slumped to 99-9 with Katherine Sciver-Brunt and Charlie Dean taking 2 wickets each to guarantee England finished the radical signifier unbeaten.

In a one-sided brushwood England capitalised connected misfields, dropped catches and wayward bowling with a ascendant show that sends a wide connection to their semi-final opponents - South Africa oregon New Zealand.

England mislaid Sophia Dunkley, Alice Capsey and Heather Knight for single-figure scores but Wyatt, who had antecedently struggled for runs astatine the apical of the order, continued to onslaught and reached her half-century from 29 balls successful the 12th over.

Nat Sciver-Brunt past followed her important half-century against India with different stunning performance, smashing 12 fours and a six successful a brutal show of hitting that near Pakistan depleted.

She was good supported by Jones, who was dropped archetypal ball, arsenic the brace expertly manipulated the tract and pummelled the shot to Newlands' immense boundaries with ease.

England's full bushed the erstwhile grounds of 195-3 acceptable by South Africa against Thailand astatine the 2020 variation of the tournament.

A good bowling show past capped an bonzer all-round show from England arsenic Pakistan, with nary prime but to effort and onslaught from the offset, succumbed to England's consistency and an imposing run-rate that ne'er felt wrong their reach.

England's spot astatine the apical of the radical confirms they debar defending champions Australia successful the semi-finals, who volition play India.

England batters punish mediocre Pakistan

In an accumulation of Twenty20 power-hitting and skill, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Wyatt and Jones walloped the shot astir Newlands with disdain.

But astatine times, it was hard viewing arsenic Pakistan were wholly outplayed and the gulf successful people was glaring.

England are a apical squad benefitting from a coagulated home operation and spot successful depth, and portion Pakistan are a much-improved side, it was a show that showed conscionable however acold down different nations are to England, India and Australia.

It is not discrediting England's batting to admit this - they were ruthless, smart, and skilful.

Every clip Pakistan moved a fielder, Nat Sciver-Brunt deed it consecutive implicit the country they had vacated.

Wyatt saw her opening partner, Dunkley, depart successful the 2nd implicit but remained unflustered, making the astir of her accidental to punish the sloppy bowling that often came her way.

Jones was deed successful the tummy by 2 no-balls but continued to ramp and scoop and propulsion the shot astatine will.

England volition cognize the bigger tests are to come, the stronger bowling attacks and much unsafe batters, but they person already passed the archetypal trial of beating India, and successful compiling a grounds full person acceptable the code for whoever stands successful their mode next.

Bowlers find signifier earlier semi-final

Leading successful to the last radical crippled determination were questions implicit the signifier of England's bowling, which has been inconsistent passim the contention contempt the team's wide dominance.

Katherine Sciver-Brunt conceded 39 runs from 3 overs successful a substandard show against India but took her accidental to respond, taking a wicket with the 2nd shot of Pakistan's innings and finishing with economical figures of 2-14.

It was a akin communicative for Dean who besides struggled for signifier against India, but made the astir of her accidental to summation immoderate assurance with a coagulated spell, finishing with 2-28.

Seamer Lauren Bell was rested, with Freya Davies playing her archetypal crippled of the tournament, but arsenic she went wicketless it is apt Bell volition instrumentality for the semi-final.

Spinners Sophie Ecclestone and Sarah Glenn person been successful signifier throughout, and continued that with a wicket each and conceding conscionable 8 and 11 from their respective spells.

With Wyatt and Jones uncovering form, and the bowlers starting to deed their stride, things are shaping up perfectly for England.

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