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BBC News
12-07-2025
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England stutter to consolation T20 win over India
Fifth T20, EdgbastonIndia 167-7 (20 overs): Verma 75 (41); Dean 3-23 England 168-5 (20 overs): Wyatt-Hodge 56 (36); Sharma 2-31England won by five wickets; India win series 3-2Scorecard England claimed a consolation win in the final T20 of the series against India as they edged a last-ball thriller at 168, England needed six from the final over with seven wickets in hand, but lost stand-in captain Tammy Beaumont and Amy Jones to leave one run needed from the final delivery. Sophie Ecclestone and Paige Scholfield scampered the single to survive the scare and seal a five-wicket win, though Ecclestone would have been run out with a direct hit from Jemimah Rodrigues at mid-off. The tense finish concluded England's highest successful chase in a home T20, which was set up by Danni Wyatt-Hodge's 56 from 36 balls on her 300th international appearance in an opening stand of 101 with Sophia Dunkley. Beaumont's 30 seemed to set up England's push for victory, but she was bowled from the first ball of Arundhati Reddy's closing over and Jones was dismissed by a phenomenal catch from Radha Yadav on the mid-wicket boundary. Earlier, opener Shafali Verma played a lone hand in India's 167-7 with a sensational 75 from 41 balls. Verma whacked 13 fours and a six in her knock but struggled for support, with Richa Ghosh's 24 the second-highest contribution as England chipped away with wickets throughout the middle overs to stall their Dean was the pick with 3-23, including Verma, Sophie Ecclestone took 2-28 and Linsey Smith picked up one-day international series begins at Southampton on 16 July, which will be England's final three matches in the format before the World Cup starts at the end of September. More to follow.
BBC News
10-07-2025
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- BBC News
England's Wyatt-Hodge extends Surrey contract
England Women's all-time leading T20 international run-scorer Danni Wyatt-Hodge has signed a contract extension with 34-year-old joined the club ahead of the current season and is the leading run-scorer in this year's women's T20 Blast, with has 299 international caps across all formats, scoring a total of 5,505 runs and claiming 73 wickets for England."This last year at Surrey has been so much fun. Being welcomed with open arms has allowed me the freedom to play my game in the best way possible. The facilities at the Kia Oval are outstanding and it already feels like home," she told the club website, external."The coaching staff and girls have so much to offer, and I can't wait to continue to contribute."Wyatt-Hodge has represented Staffordshire, Lancashire Thunder, Nottinghamshire, Sussex and Southern Vipers in a 20-year career playing in England, as well as playing for Southern Brave in the has also played for Victoria, Melbourne Renegades and Brisbane Heat in Australia, as well as Supernovas, Velocity and Royal Challengers Bangalore in did not state the length of Wyatt-Hodge's new contract.
The Independent
09-07-2025
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- The Independent
England suffer T20 series defeat as India ease to victory at Old Trafford
England slumped to a T20 series defeat against India as they lost by six wickets at Old Trafford to fall 3-1 behind going into Saturday's final match at Edgbaston. Having won the toss and chosen to bat, England laboured to 126 for seven, a score padded out by 16 runs off the final over thanks to sixes from Sophie Ecclestone and Issy Wong, on a night when none of the batters truly got going. And the difficulty of defending that total quickly became apparent as India openers Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma hit nine fours off the first four overs – more than England had managed in their entire innings – to lay the foundations for a convincing victory. The series loss will come as a significant reality check for Charlotte Edwards after her tenure began with a clean sweep of the West Indies in T20s and ODIs. England had given themselves a lifeline in the series with a five-run victory at the Oval on Friday but India reasserted control in Manchester, stifling England with disciplined bowling and some sharp fielding. Danni Wyatt-Hodge had just watched Sophia Dunkley hit a six back down the ground off Shree Charani, but when she tried the same thing herself she was caught by Arundhati Reddy for five. Dunkley followed for 22 three overs later, the victim of a sharp catch from Radha Yadav after spooning a short delivery from Deepti Sharma to leave England on 33 for two. Tammy Beaumont and Alice Capsey were slowly building a partnership but, from the second ball after the drinks break, Beaumont (20) became Reddy's next victim after failing to get enough power on Yadav's delivery. It felt a key moment in the innings as England fell to 68 for three. Capsey soon followed for 18, trapped lbw by Charani and not even sticking around to see the result of the review she asked for. Amanjot Kaur appeared to have hurt herself fielding a shot from Paige Scholfield but after receiving treatment, she bowled out Amy Jones for nine two deliveries later. Scholfield (16) and Charlie Dean (four) both went in the 17th over – the latter run out in a terrible mix up with Ecclestone. Openers Verma and Mandhana wasted little time in setting about the run chase, with 50 runs coming off the first five overs. Progress was stalled as Verma was caught by Capsey on the boundary off Dean for 31 before Ecclestone – who became the youngest woman to reach 100 T20 appearances for England – claimed the big scalp of Mandhana for 32, tempting her to slice a shot into the hands of Lauren Filer. The run rate initially slumped, with captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Jemimah Rodrigues at the crease, but India stayed on the right side of the numbers required and then gradually started to turn the screw. Kaur fell for 26, caught by Ecclestone off Wong, before Amanjot Kaur was run out for two, but Rodrigues (24) and Richa Ghosh (seven) brought it home for India with 18 balls to spare.
BBC News
17-06-2025
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- BBC News
Surrey hold nerve to pip Hawks in Women's T20 Blast
Danni Wyatt-Hodge made a triumphant return to the Utilita Bowl as she inspired Surrey to a last-ball victory at Hampshire Hawks to strengthen their grip on the Women's T20 Blast former Southern Vipers star rattled 65 from 40 deliveries to build the platform for Paige Scholfield and Alice Davidson-Richards to seal Surrey's sixth win in seven matches by taking 11 off the final over from Hawks skipper Georgia losing the toss, Surrey restricted the hosts to 155-4, with Australian all-rounder Charli Knott, opening in place of the injured Ella McCaughan, scoring a T20-best 74 not victory gave the visitors a five-point lead over The Blaze in the standings, having played a game more, while the Hawks stay fourth, seven points adrift of Bears in third in the race for a semi-final place. Knott and Maia Bouchier struggled to get the ball away amid some smothering Surrey pressure, scoring just 32 in the six-over were 57-0 at the start of the 10th over when Bouchier sliced to Bryony Smith off Alice Capsey to depart for 33 from 25 Franklin ran round from long-on to oust Freya Kemp with a fine low catch inside the rope, and took another off Dani Gregory (2-22 off four overs) falling to her left at mid-off to account for skipper Georgia Adams and leave her side 95-3 in the 15th brought up the third slowest half-century of the 31 made in the competition this season from 44 balls, including five boundaries, but picked up the pace to move into the 60s before Davidson-Richards took a fine diving catch just above the turf to dismiss Rhianna Southby for 10 and leave the Hawks 122-4 with 18 balls Norgrove played positively when she joined Knott, striking four boundaries in a 10-ball 24 not out, while Knott finished unbeaten on 74 from 61 balls with eight Linsey Smith picked up a wicket with her first delivery as Surrey skipper Bryony Smith chipped tamely to opposite number Adams to leave Surrey 3-1 from seven clubbed Linsey Smith over long-off for the only six of the match, but Alice Capsey chipped Lauren Bell straight to Knott at mid-wicket, and Norgrove took a stunning catch diving high to her left at point to send Kira Chathli packing for six and leave Surrey 35-3 in the sixth brought up her 63rd T20 half-century - and eighth on this ground - from 30 balls, but Hawks put themselves in pole position as Grace Harris holed out to Knott at mid-on for 17 and Mary Taylor picked up her second wicket of the over as Wyatt-Hodge skewed a slower ball to Linsey Smith to depart for 65 from 40 needed 50 from the final 38 balls and 20 from the last 14, and were helped in the penultimate over when Scholfield smashed Linsey Smith down the ground for another boundary, before driving straight back to the bowler who spurned a simple needed 11 from the final over bowled by Adams and eight from the final four balls but Davidson-Richard (23*) slashed through the covers to the were needed from the final ball which Adams delivered outside off stump for Scholfield (30*) to carve away to the deep-point boundary to win it.
BBC News
11-06-2025
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- BBC News
Surrey suffer first defeat as Bears beat Durham
A 92-run opening stand followed by taking early wickets in the reply helped The Blaze end Surrey's 100% start to the women's T20 Blast at The Kelly and Georgia Elwiss got the visitors off to a lively start after being put in to bat by the leaders and they never looked back despite their innings falling Wyatt-Hodge threatened to lead an unlikely Surrey victory charge after the loss of three wickets in the opening 10 balls but her dismissal for 60 ended any hopes of a fifth successive the day's other game Mady Villiers made an unbeaten 85 for struggling Durham but was powerless to prevent the impressive Bears from cantering to a seven-wicket win in the North scorecardsWith four wins under their belt, Surrey were expected to be tested by the second-placed Blaze in the capital and so it proved as the visitors raced out of the blocks with Kelly smashing 46 from 29 balls in a 92-run opening stand with five fours and two sixes should have precipitated a run-fest for The Blaze but after Elwiss' well-constructed 61 only Josie Groves (19 not out) reached double figures as they finished on may have fancied their chances of chasing down that target but were rocked back on their heels as Bryony Smith, Kira Chathli and Paige Scholfield were all dismissed without Wyatt-Hodge's fourth half-century in five innings gave them hope of a recovery but when she was dismissed for 60 to reduce the home side to 85-5, The Blaze, led by captain Kirstie Gordon's 3-35, were able to get over the line and reduce the gap at the top to just one point. Villiers' career-best knock in vain as Bears ease home Durham suffered a fourth defeat in five outings despite a T20 career-best 85 not out from England all-rounder Mady winning the toss and choosing to bat the home side were soon in trouble when they lost former New Zealand skipper Suzie Bates to the third ball of the innings - clean bowled by England's Issy Wong without Dobson (8) quickly became Wong's second scalp but Villiers, who was dropped early in her innings, crashed 11 fours and one six while finding useful support from skipper Hollie Armitage (15) and Bess Heath (27) to keep the scoreboard ticking over and set a challenging return of 2-19 was well backed up by Hannah Baker's 2-22 from her four overs with the Bears bowling attack standing-up well to Villiers' visitors made light work of their victory target with openers Meg Austin and Davina Perrin sharing a stand of 62 from the opening six overs to set a platform for them to ease home with 10 balls to eventually perished for 49 from 31 deliveries only for wicketkeeper Nat Wraith to take the Bears to the brink of victory with her 56 containing seven fours before she became Villiers' sole victim with the ball."I don't think we should go away from how well Mady (Villiers) played first half - it was a great innings and if you're doing things like that, you shouldn't be losing games of cricket," said Durham head coach Dani Bears remain in third place while Durham are second from bottom. Thursday fixture Chelmsford: Essex v HampshirePlay starts 14:30 BST
