Ecclestone Wyatt

England's road to the CWC22 final

Ecclestone Wyatt

1. Australia 310/3 (Natalie Sciver 2/68, Katherine Brunt 1/54) defeated England 298/8 (Natalie Sciver 109*, Tammy Beaumont 74) by 12 runs

Australia built their imposing total off the back of a 196-run partnership for the second wicket and all five England bowlers used on the day were made to pay, while the fielders offered little support as they dropped seven catches in the innings. After Lauren Winfield-Hill was dismissed for a duck in the first over the experienced trio Tammy Beaumont, Heather Knight and Natalie Sciver set up the possibility of a remarkable run chase to move the score to 149/2 in the 27th over until a few wickets fell and the runs dried up.

2. West Indies 225/6 (Sophie Ecclestone 3/20, Natalie Sciver 1/49) defeated England 218 (Tammy Beaumont 46, Sophia Dunkley 38) by seven runs

England appeared set for another big run chase as Hayley Matthews and Deandra Dottin put on 81 for the first wicket until three wickets in a Sophie Ecclestone over flipped the contest. The left-arm spinner troubled the West Indies throughout as she went for only 20 runs off 10 overs but England still faced a challenging target. After several England batters failed to make the most of solid starts, Ecclestone almost steered her team home with an unbeaten 33 but two late wickets in four balls for Dottin made it two agonising losses.

3. England 235/9 (Tammy Beaumont 62, Amy Jones 53) beaten by South Africa 236/7 (Anya Shrubsole 2/34, Sophie Ecclestone 1/23) by three wickets

Further problems at the top of the order left England reeling at 42/3 but Tammy Beaumont and Amy Jones put together a 107-run partnership that helped set up a reasonable score. Marizanne Kapp would haunt England throughout as the pace bowler claimed 5/45 and dismissed Jones when she was too sharp in the field to allow a quick single. The in-form Laura Wolvaardt (77) set the tone in the South African innings and her team was mostly in control of the run chase until it was completed with four balls to spare.

4. India 134 (Charlie Dean 4/23, Anya Shrubsole 2/20) beaten by England 136/6 (Heather Knight 53*, Natalie Sciver 45) by four wickets

The defending Women's World Cup champions were desperate for a victory to keep their semi-finals hopes alive after three narrow losses and it took some superb bowling from Charlie Dean to ensure they got off the mark. The 21-year-old off-spinner claimed four wickets in just her ninth ODI as Indian wickets fell too regularly for them to post a truly competitive total. After another early scare in England's innings their skipper Heather Knight steered them home with Natalie Sciver in support.

5. New Zealand 203 (Kate Cross 3/35, Sophie Ecclestone 3/41) beaten by England 204/9 (Natalie Sciver 61, Heather Knight 42) by one wicket

New Zealand were cruising at 2/134 in the 30th over until Charlie Dean, Kate Cross, Sophie Ecclestone and some inspired fielding initiated a collapse that restricted their second-innings target. Heather Knight and Natalie Sciver guided yet another run chase but England's own mini collapse of four wickets in two overs put the victory in jeopardy until Anya Shrubsole scored the required runs with just the last wicket in hand.

6. Pakistan 105 (Katherine Brunt 3/17, Sophie Ecclestone 3/18) beaten by England 107/1 (Danielle Wyatt 76*, Heather Knight 24*) by nine wickets

The most complete performance of England's campaign so far was set up from the first ball of the match when Katherine Brunt claimed the wicket of Nahida Khan. The veteran pace bowler found form at the right time of the tournament to claim two more wickets while young gun Sophie Ecclestone again impressed with the ball. Danni Wyatt had been short of runs but delivered an assured and unbeaten innings that included 11 boundaries.

7. England 234/6 (Sophia Dunkley 67, Natalie Sciver 40) defeated Bangladesh 134 (Sophie Ecclestone 3/15, Charlie Dean 3/31) by 100 runs

England had little trouble posting a decent total as the consistent Sophia Dunkley made the most of her opportunity to spend plenty of time in the middle and notched her second-ever ODI half-century. Spin twins Sophie Ecclestone and Charlie Dean were again the pick of the bowlers and the three young guns now look set to be crucial to England's chances in the knockout stages.

8. England 293/8 (Danni Wyatt 129, Sophia Dunkley 60) defeated South Africa 156 (Sophie Ecclestone 6/36, Anya Shrubsole 2/27) by 137 runs

The reigning champions saved their best performance of the tournament to date for the cut-throat semi-final against the Proteas as Danni Wyatt scored a brilliant century to put England in a dominant position. In-form spinner Sophie Ecclestone bowled beautifully in reply to pick up six scalps as South Africa crumbled under the pressure.