Over-by-over updates with the series tied at 1-1Keightley: England ‘planning to be in final’ of Women’s T20Get in touch! Email Tom with your thoughts 1.52pm GMT 146th over: England 442-8 (Pope 110, Wood 12) Tail-end high-jinks as Wood clouts Maharaj over deep midwicket for six and follows it up with a lovely, deft square sweep that also pierces the field for four. Maharaj then raps him on the pad after turning a quicker ball into him but the umpire’s having none of it. Wood has a big heave again, high into the air on the offside but that bounces in no man’s land too. Textbook. 1.49pm GMT 145th over: England 430-8 (Pope 110, Wood 0) Rabada suddenly finds some menace in the pitch, jagging a length ball straight up into Pope’s grille. That’s canny cross-seam bowling by the looks. Pope then has a big let-off as he appears to be strangled down leg. Rabada can’t review, though replays suggest it glanced the glove. He cashes in by concluding an over of short stuff by hooking for four. It’s all going his way, and England should look for quick runs now. Continue reading…
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