The 2018 England women's Tri-Nation Series was a cricket tournament that took place in England in June and July 2018.[1] It was a tri-nation series between England women, South Africa women and the New Zealand women cricket teams.[2] The matches were played as Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) fixtures, with two matches were played each day.[3] The top two teams progressed to the final on 1 July 2018.[3]
In the opening fixture of the series, New Zealand set a new record for the highest innings total in WT20Is, scoring 216 runs for the loss of one wicket against South Africa, in their 20 overs.[4] Hours later on the same day, England broke the record, by scoring 250 runs for the loss of three wickets, also against South Africa.[5] England went on to beat South Africa by 121 runs to record their biggest winning margin, in terms of runs, in WT20Is.[6]
In the fifth match, New Zealand beat South Africa by eight wickets.[7] Thefefore, New Zealand and England both progressed to the final, with South Africa being eliminated.[8] In the following match, New Zealand's Suzie Bates became the second woman, after Jenny Gunn, to play in her 100th WT20I match.[9] England won the tri-series, beating New Zealand by seven wickets in the final.[10]
Squads
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When England announced their squad they said that Katie George and Lauren Winfield would only be in the squad for their double-header on 23 June.[11] Natasha Farrant was also added to England's squad for the double-header.[14]
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | England
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.571 |
| 2 | New Zealand
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.238 |
| 3 | South Africa
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4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −2.855 |
Source: [15]
WT20I series
1st WT20I
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- South Africa Women won the toss and elected to field.
- New Zealand Women set a new record for the highest innings total in WT20Is.[16]
- Suzie Bates and Sophie Devine (NZ) made the highest partnership for any wicket in WT20Is (182).[16]
- Suzie Bates also scored her first century in WT20Is and became the leading run-scorer in the format, passing Charlotte Edwards' total of 2,605 runs.[17]
2nd WT20I
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- England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Anya Shrubsole (Eng) played in her 50th WT20I.[18]
- Tammy Beaumont (Eng) scored her first century in WT20Is.[19]
- England Women set a new record for the highest innings total in WT20Is.[19]
- In terms of runs, this was England's biggest winning margin in WT20Is.[6]
3rd WT20I
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- England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- This was South Africa Women's highest successful run chase in WT20Is.[20]
4th WT20I
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- England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
5th WT20I
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- South Africa Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- New Zealand and England progressed to the final as a result of this match.[7]
6th WT20I
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- New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Suzie Bates (NZ) became the second woman to play in 100 WT20Is.[9]
Final
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- New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to bat.
References
- ^ "Jess Watkin, Bernadine Bezuidenhout called up for tour of Ireland and England". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "England women to host South Africa, New Zealand in 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ a b "England confirm 2018 fixtures". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "Blistering Suzie Bates sets up record-smashing victory for New Zealand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ "Tammy Beaumont's 47-ball hundred powers England to world-record 250 for 3". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Knight: We want more records". Sky Sports. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ a b "New Zealand beat South Africa to reach women's T20 tri-series final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ "New Zealand reach tri-series final as Bates, Devine make light work of South Africa". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ a b "'T20I cricket has changed dramatically' – Suzie Bates marks 100 appearances". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ "England outclass New Zealand to take tri-series title". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ^ a b "England name Vitality IT20 Tri-Series squad". Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ "New Zealand women call up Watkin, Bezuidenhout for England tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "South Africa drop Trisha Chetty for limited-overs tour of England". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ "Natasha Farrant included in England Women's T20 squad". Sky Sports. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ "England Tri-Nation T20 Women's Series Table - 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ a b "New Zealand break WT20I record as Suzie Bates hits maiden century". Sky Sports. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ "New Zealand break WT20I record as Suzie Bates hits maiden century". Sun FM. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ "England shatter WT20I record". Sky Sports. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ a b "England women make highest T20 total - hours after New Zealand set record". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ "Lizelle Lee and Sune Luus power South Africa to victory". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
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