1st ODI – England v Pakistan
County Ground, Derby, 23 May
England 243/9 (50.0) beat Pakistan 206/9 (50.0) by 37 runs
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12 – England women have now won all twelve completed ODIs they have played against Pakistan. This is the joint fourth most victories without defeat for a women’s ODI team against a single opponent:
- 18 New Zealand v Ireland – W18, L0, NR2 (1988-2018)
- 17 Australia v Ireland – W17, L0 (1987-2023)
- 16 Australia v Pakistan – W16, L0 (1997-2023)
- 12 England v Pakistan – W12, L0, NR1 (1997-2024)
- 12 India v Ireland – W12, L0 (1993-2017)
37 – The result margin of this game was the closest in terms of runs for an England v Pakistan women’s ODI. England’s previous narrowest victory had been by 75 runs at Kinrara Oval, Kuala Lumpur in December 2019.
243 – England’s total was the lowest they have posted against Pakistan since 2013, though the visitors still required their highest chase in the format.
206 – Pakistan’s total was their second highest in an ODI against England, beaten only by the 209 they made at Kuala Lumpur in 2019.
9 – This was the first time that Pakistan women have taken nine wickets against England in an ODI, and the second time in the format that Pakistan have batted the full 50 overs against England without being bowled out.
11 – This game was unusual for the number of batters on both sides who made starts without going on to make a big score. This was the seventh time in women’s ODI history that 11 different players have made scores of 20+ runs in the same match, and the first time that none of the 11 went on to make a half-century.
2.60 – Sophie Ecclestone’s figures (10-1-26-3) were the most economical 10 overs bowled by a spinner in a women’s ODI in England since her own analysis of 10-1-26-1 against South Africa at Canterbury in 2018.
27 – Ecclestone has taken at least one wicket in all 27 international innings she has bowled for England since the start of 2023. During that time, Ecclestone has taken 58 wickets in all formats at an average of 16.12.
44 – Alice Capsey made the highest score of her ODI career, and her highest score in all formats for England since her T20I half-century against Sri Lanka at Hove in August last year.
65 – Capsey and Amy Jones’ partnership was England women’s second highest 5th wicket stand in an ODI against Pakistan, and was the only half-century partnership made in the match.
2024 – Jones (37 & ct 2) has so far scored 227 runs and completed seven dismissals in her four ODIs this year.
40 – A particularly wayward display with the ball in blustery conditions saw England give away the most extras they have ever conceded in an ODI (b 1, lb 6, nb 2, w 31). England’s previous worst tally of extras was 39 (lb 1, w 38) in an extraordinary innings against Sri Lanka at the 2005 World Cup. Despite England’s profligacy with the ball in that game at Pretoria, Sri Lanka still only managed a total of 70.
9 – While they had far from a vintage day with the ball as a collective, England’s attack still managed to take nine wickets. Among those with 20+ wickets in ODIs, Charlie Dean (25.5), Lauren Bell (28.3), Kate Cross (34.0) and Sophie Ecclestone (34.3) all feature among the top ten England women’s bowlers in terms of career strike rate.
10 – The one wicket England didn’t manage to take saw Pakistan set a new national record for highest 10th wicket partnership in an ODI. Their previous best was also made at Derby, during the 2017 World Cup:
- 28* Najiha Alvi & Nashra Sandhu v ENG at Derby, 2024
- 23 Sana Mir & Sadia Yousuf v IND at Derby, 2017
- 23 Diana Baig & Anam Amin v IND at Mount Maunganui, 2022
76.9 – Having collected TV speed gun data from over 450 broadcast innings in the last two years, Pakistan’s average speed of 76.9 km/h (47.8 mph) was the lowest recorded for an innings of women’s cricket broadcast on UK television in that time period.
Stats derived from ESPNcricinfo statsguru.
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