Pakistan’s chance of a huge victory over England was thwarted after rain ruined their Women’s Cricket World Cup match in Colombo.
It was a huge let-off for England, who had struggled with bat and ball, but an even bigger heartbreak for Pakistan who are still left waiting for their first victory of the tournament.
England had slumped to 79-7 after 25 overs before the rain came crashing down and brought a four-hour delay to proceedings, reducing the contest to 31 overs per side.
However, Charlie Dean (33) and Em Arlott (18) then combined to add an extra 47 runs from England’s eighth wicket, setting their opponents the reduced target of 113 via DLS.
Just as Pakistan then seemed to be building through Muneeba Ali (9) and Omaima Sohail (19) to get to 33-0 after six overs, the rain started to pour once again and snatched away their chance of victory.
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Rameen Shamim got her redemption by dismissing Alice Capsey after a dropped catch earlier in the game.
The point moves Sciver-Brunt’s side onto seven points alongside Australia at the top of the table, who are back in action on Thursday against Bangladesh, live on Sky Sports, from 10:30am.
It does bring an end to England’s 100 per cent win record after they thrashed South Africa and beat Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
Meanwhile, Pakistan had lost all three World Cup matches but their superb bowling display saw them finally get a point on the board after losses to Bangladesh, India and Australia.
It also marks the third rain-off of tournament after Australia vs Sri Lanka and New Zealand vs Sri Lanka. Those games also took place in Colombo.
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England’s World Cup results and fixtures
All times UK and Ireland, all games live on Sky Sports
vs South Africa: Friday October 3 – England won by 10 wickets 🔵vs Bangladesh: Tuesday October 7 – England won by four wickets 🔵vs Sri Lanka: Saturday October 11 – England won by 89 runs 🔵vs Pakistan: Wednesday October 15 – Rained off, no resultvs India: Sunday October 19 (10.30am)vs Australia: Wednesday October 22 (10.30am)vs New Zealand: Sunday October 26 (5.30am)
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