England’s batting sparkled again as the hosts closed on a place in the T20 World Cup semi-finals with an 38-run victory over Scotland at Headingley.
Sophia Dunkley ensured injured captain Nat Sciver-Brunt was not missed by capitalising on three dropped catches in making 57 on her return to the side.
Alice Capsey stroked 40 and Heather Knight 25 but most impressive was the unbroken partnership of 61 between Freya Kemp and Dani Gibson. Together they took England from 141-5 after 17 overs to 200-5 after 20 – with Kemp hitting 39 from 16 balls and Gibson an 11-ball 30.
A win in either of England’s last two matches will likely be enough to secure a top-two finish. (Agencies)
