Match rained off with Pakistan closing on win - full report
Pakistan set DLS-adjusted 113 to win
Match reduced to 31 overs per side after rain
Dean hits 33 as England reach 133-9 after resumption
England reduced to 79-7 when rain arrives
England lose five wickets in first 10 overs
Fatima removes Jones, Knight & Sciver-Brunt cheaply
Arlott & Glenn replace ill Bell & Ecclestone
As the headline is sorted by my line manager and I have an appraisal coming up, I have to say I think it is excellent and in no way harsh to either side. Perfectly judged, I'd say...
Pakistan have now bowled 20 overs, which is good news for them if the rain comes and sets in. It means there only needs to be time for 20 more overs to be bowled once it stops, they bat and that will constitute a game.
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I think saying that 'woeful England slump to 57-6' is a fraction harsh on Pakistan, who have bowled superbly. I would say only one England batter has played a bad shot to be fair.
David in Middlesbrough
Calmness needed here. Cobble up to 130/140 and there's every chance of defending it against Pakistan's batting line-up.
Sam T, Boroughbridge
Dragged down by Nashra Sandhu and Alice Capsey rocks back before powering the ball over mid-on for four.
A single to deep cover ends the over with the groundstaff still poised on the edge of the rope.
Ffion Wynne
BBC Sport cricket writer on BBC Radio Sports Extra
The ground staff are hovering on the edge here and they are usually right about when the rain is coming.
Just one from the over, pushed out to long-on by Alice Capsey.
But the rain is almost with us it seems, the groundstaff are gathering on the edge of the boundary.
Pakistan will be keen to get 20 overs bowled before it does.
Daniel Norcross
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
That could be a key moment in this match. It was England's last recognised batter.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Image source, Getty ImagesThat is a bad drop. Alice Capsey will not be making that mistake again.
Eng 68-6
Huge let off for Alice Capsey!
Full toss from Rameen Shamim to start her spell, Capsey sweeps but doesn't really give it everything and it goes straight to square leg.
Muneeba Ali is there and drops a dolly. Bad drop. Rameen was already celebrating...
'That could be a key moment' - Capsey dropped on 8 by Muneeba
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We should probably give Pakistan credit instead of blaming everything on England's batters. The "weaker" countries in this tournament have been threatening to do this against all the top teams so far.
Chris
The skies overhead are beginning to look increasingly angry in Colombo - and I don't think it is just from witnessing England's batting today.
It is still dry for now, though, as England take just a single from the Nashra Sandhu over.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Alice Capsey has changed her gameplan. She has used her feet to every single delivery in this last over.
She has realised that getting her feet to the ball is easier than letting the ball come to her.
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The only positive is that this might wake England up ahead of the two games that matter against India and Australia.
Jar, Birmingham
Lovely shot.
Alice Capsey uses her feet well, skipping down to Sadia Iqbal and chips the ball back over the bowler's head, straight of mid-on for four.
A hard sweep brings a single to end the over. Five from it - England's best for a little while.
Andy Zaltzman
Test Match Special statistician
Sciver-Brunt bowled by Fatima in seventh over
This is the first time in limited-over internationals cricket (ODIs and T20s, women and men) that England's top six have all been bowled or lbw in an innings.
Goodness me, that's close!
Charlie Dean goes back to cut a ball that is too straight for that from Nashra Sandhu, misses and it misses off stump by a whisker.
Maiden over and it is important to say that, for all England's batters could have done much better, Pakistan have bowled superbly so far.
They've really made the most of the assistance the pitch is giving them.
Rufus Bullough
CricViz analyst
Balls on the stumps today:
5 runs, 6 wickets
Daniel Norcross
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
This is somewhat tailor-made for Charlie Dean. There are few people who will relish this situation as much as she will at number eight.
She is the best person you could want for this.
Singles bookend Sadia Iqbal's fourth over, both pushed into the off side.
England need a quieter spell and Charlie Dean and Alice Capsey are doing their best to provide just that.
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"Cometh the lamb" and then wicket. Is this the first incidence of a WhatsApp curse?
JR in Carlisle
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
England need 10 overs of boring cricket. Get used to the surface and quieten Pakistan down.
They are currently all over England like a rash - they are up and bouncing.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jones,bowled Fatima Jones, bowled Fatima | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 100.00 |
Beaumont,bowled Diana Beaumont, bowled Diana | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 100.00 |
Knight,leg before wicket, bowled Fatima Knight, leg before wicket, bowled Fatima | 18 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 105.88 |
Sciver-Brunt,bowled Fatima Sciver-Brunt, bowled Fatima | 4 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 40.00 |
Dunkley,leg before wicket, bowled Sadia Dunkley, leg before wicket, bowled Sadia | 11 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 52.38 |
Lamb,bowled Sadia Lamb, bowled Sadia | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 80.00 |
Capsey,leg before wicket, bowled Shamim Capsey, leg before wicket, bowled Shamim | 16 | 43 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 37.21 |
Dean,caught Omaima, bowled Fatima Dean, caught Omaima, bowled Fatima | 33 | 51 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 63 | 64.71 |
Arlott,run out substitute Arlott, run out substitute | 18 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 78.26 |
Glenn,not out Glenn, not out | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 100.00 |
Smith,not out Smith, not out | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 200.00 |
Extras, no balls 1, wides 4, byes 4, leg byes 1, total 10 Extras, no balls 1, wides 4, byes 4, leg byes 1, total 10 | |||||||
Total,133 for 9 31.0 overs Total,133 for 9 31.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fatima | 6.0 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.50 |
Diana | 3.0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8.33 |
Sadia | 6.0 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.66 |
Nashra | 7.0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.71 |
Shamim | 6.0 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.66 |
Omaima | 3.0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8.66 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
13 for 1 (1.3 overs) | Beaumont |
22 for 2 (2.2 overs) | Jones |
38 for 3 (6.1 overs) | Sciver-Brunt |
39 for 4 (6.4 overs) | Knight |
54 for 5 (9.2 overs) | Lamb |
57 for 6 (11.3 overs) | Dunkley |
78 for 7 (23.1 overs) | Capsey |
125 for 8 (29.6 overs) | Arlott |
126 for 9 (30.1 overs) | Dean |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Muneeba,not out Muneeba, not out | 9 | 22 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 40.91 |
Omaima,not out Omaima, not out | 19 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 105.56 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 6, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 6 Extras, no balls 0, wides 6, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 6 | |||||||
Total,34 for 0 6.4 overs Total,34 for 0 6.4 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sciver-Brunt | 2.0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.50 |
Smith | 2.0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.50 |
Arlott | 1.4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.00 |
Dean | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
