England Women score 138 runs against Pakistan women in 2nd T20I

England women have already dominated the tourists with a clean sweep in the ODI series.

England women won the toss and batted first in the second Twenty20 International (T20I) against Pakistan women at Southampton. Batting first, England women got off to a quick start with their openers adding 13 runs of the first over but after that crumbled at regular intervals.  In form openers, Lauren Winfield got off to a start but threw his wicket away while Tammy Beaumont, the star from the One-Day International (ODIs) series got out for 5.  Wickets tumbled one after the other as Heather Knight, Natalie Sciver and Fran Wilson got starts but no one got to their fifties. England women have posted a modest total of 138 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in their quota of 20 overs. LIVE CRICKET UPDATES: Pakistan Women vs England Women 2016, 2nd T20I at Southampton

The Pakistan women team captain, Bismah Maroof, was the pick of the bowlers from the visiting side as she picked up 19 runs and took 2 wickets as well. The other bowlers were also on the mark and no one conceded more than 8 runs an over. Sadia Yousuf was another pick of the bowlers for her side which restricted England women’s team’s run of flow and as a result the team bundled out for less than 140 runs on board. LIVE CRICKET BLOG, ENGLAND WOMEN vs PAKISTAN WOMEN, 2nd T20I, SOUTHAMPTON

England women have not lost a single match against Pakistan women so far in the entire tour as they were completely over the visitors in the ODIs and also got the better of them in the first T20I by winning it by a solid margin of 68 runs. Pakistan women have to win this match to keep themselves alive in the T20I series, with one more match to go after this.

Brief Scores:

England Women 138 for 7 in 20 overs (Lauren Winfield 29, Fran Wilson 43*; Sadia Yousuf 2 for 31) vs Pakistan Women

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