Another superb performance when it mattered, with ball and bat, swept England Women into a second World Cup final in successive years. They will meet Australia in Antigua tomorrow after chasing down a target of 113 to beat India with as many as 17 balls to spare. While this is England’s fourth T20 final, India, who had trounced allcomers, notably Australia, in the group stages, have still to reach a final in this format. Against India’s quintet of spinners on a slow pitch offering bounce and generous turn, it looked far from a straightforward run-chase, especially when England found themselves 25 for two after five overs. Had the regulation chance to square leg been accepted that Nat Sciver offered with the score 30 for two,…

Source: The Times November 23, 2018 07:24 UTC