England claimed a thrilling four-wicket victory against Australia in their Women’s World Cup warm-up match in Bengaluru, with Alice Capsey and Sarah Glenn leading the charge. Glenn’s brilliant leg-spin returned 5 for 32, dismantling Australia’s middle and lower order, while Capsey anchored England’s chase with an unbeaten 88.
Australia’s Fightback and Collapse
Australia looked set after a solid start from Phoebe Litchfield, who scored 71, and Beth Mooney’s counterattacking 59* from No. 9. Yet wickets fell at crucial moments, leaving Australia all out for 247 in 34.4 overs.
“𝑾𝒆 𝒌𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒊𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒈𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒚 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒚 𝒘𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒕𝒔, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒘𝒆 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒄𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆,” 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝑨𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒑𝒔𝒆𝒚 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉.
England’s Steady Chase
England faced early trouble, slipping to 32 for 3, but Sophia Dunkley and Emma Lamb steadied the innings with half-centuries. Capsey paced the chase perfectly, guiding England home with 5.3 overs to spare. Kim Garth was Australia’s standout bowler with 2 for 17, but lacked the support to defend their total.
“Sarah’s spell was exceptional. It really shifted momentum in our favour,” Capsey added, reflecting on Glenn’s impact.
