Final: England Women v New Zealand Women at Sydney, Mar 22, 2009

ICC Women's World Cup - final

England Women v New Zealand Women

England Women won by 4 wickets (with 23 balls remaining)

• Women's ODI no. 707 | 2008/09 season
• Played at North Sydney Oval, Sydney (neutral venue)
• 22 March 2009 (50-over match)

	New Zealand Women innings (50 overs maximum)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	KL Pulford	c SC Taylor b Guha	8	29	23	1	0	34.78
	7.6 big wicket! Short and wide, slashes hard, connects well but ends up hitting it straight to Claire Taylor at backward point who snaps a sharp chance, stayed her ground there, was unperturbed by the speed at it which that was hit and pouched it comfortably, England strike, finally 26/1
	HM Tiffen*	c †SJ Taylor b Shaw	30	62	56	4	0	53.57
	15.5 England are firmly in control now, Shaw's proved a potentially match-winning replacement here, short of a good length outside off and Tiffen tries to chop it down wide of point, gets a thick edge and Sarah Taylor cups it easily 62/4
	SW Bates	c Atkins b Shaw	2	15	7	0	0	28.57
	11.3 Bates goes, and the pair that dominated against Pakistan has now been separated after adding just 23, full on the off stump and Bates is tempted to clear to mid-on which she fails to do, mistimes it straight to Atkins who takes it comfortably 49/2
	AE Satterthwaite	c †SJ Taylor b Shaw	0	1	1	0	0	0.00
	11.4 trouble for New Zealand! Bowled on a good length outside off, has a lazy prod at it, moves away, takes the outside edge and the wicketkeeper makes no mistake 49/3
	SJ McGlashan	c Greenway b Colvin	21	25	20	4	0	105.00
	18.2 McGlashan goes, it's bowled full on middle and leg and she just chips it to Greenway positioned exactly for that shot at short midwicket, what now for New Zealand? 74/5
	AL Mason	b Marsh	13	28	18	2	0	72.22
	23.2 bowled round her legs this time, similar delivery, attempts a similar shot, except that the ball spun in towards leg stump this time, she missed and the sticks behind her took a battering 92/6
	NJ Browne	lbw b Shaw	25	98	78	2	0	32.05
	47.2 gets her fourth and New Zealand have folded for a below-par score, slower ball bowled on a good length outside off, cut back into the right hander, caught her on the pads as she tried to turn it towards square leg, Shaw was convinced and so was the umpire 166/10
	SJ Tsukigawa	c †SJ Taylor b Brunt	2	16	18	0	0	11.11
	28.6 the bowling change works, bowled on a good length outside off, got enough movement away from the batsman, Sukigawa chased it though it was neither short nor too wide to cut, got a thick edge and Sarah Taylor, who's been kept busy today, takes another sitter 101/7
	LR Doolan	st †SJ Taylor b Marsh	48	54	57	8	0	84.21
	45.4 stumped, fired in down the leg side anticipating Doolan to give her the charge, she missed and Sarah Taylor did an excellent job to collect it cleanly and clip the bails to find the batsman well out of her crease 164/8
	SFM Devine	lbw b Edwards	0	4	5	0	0	0.00
	46.5 gone for a duck, quicker ball bowled flat on middle, it holds its line, Devine has a wild swing at it, tries to hoick it over midwicket, she misses, is rapped on the pads in line with the stumps and the umpire has no hesitation 166/9
	RH Priest†	not out	0	3	1	0	0	0.00
	Extras	(lb 2, w 15)	17
	Total	(all out; 47.2 overs; 172 mins)	166	(3.50 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-26 (Pulford, 7.6 ov), 2-49 (Bates, 11.3 ov), 3-49 (Satterthwaite, 11.4 ov), 4-62 (Tiffen, 15.5 ov), 5-74 (McGlashan, 18.2 ov), 6-92 (Mason, 23.2 ov), 7-101 (Tsukigawa, 28.6 ov), 8-164 (Doolan, 45.3 ov), 9-166 (Devine, 46.5 ov), 10-166 (Browne, 47.2 ov)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	KH Brunt	10	3	33	1	3.30	(6w)
	28.6 to Tsukigawa, the bowling change works, bowled on a good length outside off, got enough movement away from the batsman, Sukigawa chased it though it was neither short nor too wide to cut, got a thick edge and Sarah Taylor, who's been kept busy today, takes another sitter 101/7
	IT Guha	5	0	24	1	4.80	(3w)
	7.6 to Pulford, big wicket! Short and wide, slashes hard, connects well but ends up hitting it straight to Claire Taylor at backward point who snaps a sharp chance, stayed her ground there, was unperturbed by the speed at it which that was hit and pouched it comfortably, England strike, finally 26/1
	NJ Shaw	8.2	0	34	4	4.08
	11.3 to Bates, Bates goes, and the pair that dominated against Pakistan has now been separated after adding just 23, full on the off stump and Bates is tempted to clear to mid-on which she fails to do, mistimes it straight to Atkins who takes it comfortably 49/2 11.4 to Satterthwaite, trouble for New Zealand! Bowled on a good length outside off, has a lazy prod at it, moves away, takes the outside edge and the wicketkeeper makes no mistake 49/3 15.5 to Tiffen, England are firmly in control now, Shaw's proved a potentially match-winning replacement here, short of a good length outside off and Tiffen tries to chop it down wide of point, gets a thick edge and Sarah Taylor cups it easily 62/4 47.2 to Browne, gets her fourth and New Zealand have folded for a below-par score, slower ball bowled on a good length outside off, cut back into the right hander, caught her on the pads as she tried to turn it towards square leg, Shaw was convinced and so was the umpire 166/10
	HL Colvin	10	1	26	1	2.60
	18.2 to McGlashan, McGlashan goes, it's bowled full on middle and leg and she just chips it to Greenway positioned exactly for that shot at short midwicket, what now for New Zealand? 74/5
	LA Marsh	10	3	34	2	3.40	(1w)
	23.2 to Mason, bowled round her legs this time, similar delivery, attempts a similar shot, except that the ball spun in towards leg stump this time, she missed and the sticks behind her took a battering 92/6 45.4 to Doolan, stumped, fired in down the leg side anticipating Doolan to give her the charge, she missed and Sarah Taylor did an excellent job to collect it cleanly and clip the bails to find the batsman well out of her crease 164/8
	CM Edwards	4	1	13	1	3.25	(1w)
	46.5 to Devine, gone for a duck, quicker ball bowled flat on middle, it holds its line, Devine has a wild swing at it, tries to hoick it over midwicket, she misses, is rapped on the pads in line with the stumps and the umpire has no hesitation 166/9

	England Women innings (target: 167 runs from 50 overs)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	SJ Taylor†	c Tiffen b Doolan	39	64	45	6	0	86.66
	17.2 a wicket, finally, tossed up, lands full on middle, she mistimes a chip straight to midwicket where Tiffen takes a dolly 74/1
	CMG Atkins	c Devine b Doolan	40	96	85	2	0	47.05
	27.2 another one, Doolan strikes, it's tossed up outside off, Atkins makes room and tries to force it through the off side, but isn't quite to the pitch and the bat turns in her end, she ends up slicing it straight to point where Devine takes a good catch diving to her left 111/3
	SC Taylor	b Mason	21	27	30	4	0	70.00
	26.2 Mason strikes! Taylor was beaten by the flight as well as the pace there, much slower through the air and gave it much for air, Taylor had already committed herself to a drive off the front foot, was into the shot a little too early, missed and her stumps took a beating 109/2
	CM Edwards*	c †Priest b Doolan	10	16	19	1	0	52.63
	31.4 Doolan has fought back superbly here, tossed up outside off, spins back in sharply, Edwards attempts another one of those delicate nudges past the keeper, the ball ricochets off the pads into the keeper's gloves but the umpire raises his finger, no contact with the bat there, Edwards is upset and so she should be, but there's nothing she can do. New Zealand are back in this 121/4
	LS Greenway	c Satterthwaite b Mason	8	33	34	1	0	23.52
	38.3 the frustration was setting in and she's finally succumbed to it, tossed up outside off, comes down the track to slog it over midwicket, gets the top edge and Satterthwaite at mid-off runs back to take a well judged catch 139/5
	BL Morgan	run out (Pulford/†Priest/Tsukigawa)	9	35	27	2	0	33.33
	41.5 from Tsukigawa, run out, slower ball bowled full outside off, sliced away towards point and they set off for the single, the fielder dives, rockets in a throw at the striker's end, Morgan, running towards the other end is still halfway down the pitch, the keeper returns the throw to Tsukigawa who takes off the bails to find Morgan just short of her ground 149/6
	NJ Shaw	not out	17	30	27	3	0	62.96
	HL Colvin	not out	5	15	10	0	0	50.00
	Extras	(lb 1, w 17)	18
	Total	(6 wickets; 46.1 overs; 161 mins)	167	(3.61 runs per over)

Did not bat LA Marsh, KH Brunt, IT Guha

Fall of wickets1-74 (SJ Taylor, 17.2 ov), 2-109 (SC Taylor, 26.2 ov), 3-111 (Atkins, 27.2 ov), 4-121 (Edwards, 31.4 ov), 5-139 (Greenway, 38.3 ov), 6-149 (Morgan, 41.5 ov)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	SFM Devine	9	0	30	0	3.33	(1w)
	KL Pulford	3	0	17	0	5.66	(6w)
	NJ Browne	7	1	24	0	3.42	(1w)
	SW Bates	4.1	0	21	0	5.04	(1w)
	LR Doolan	10	4	23	3	2.30	(1w)
	17.2 to SJ Taylor, a wicket, finally, tossed up, lands full on middle, she mistimes a chip straight to midwicket where Tiffen takes a dolly 74/1 27.2 to Atkins, another one, Doolan strikes, it's tossed up outside off, Atkins makes room and tries to force it through the off side, but isn't quite to the pitch and the bat turns in her end, she ends up slicing it straight to point where Devine takes a good catch diving to her left 111/3 31.4 to Edwards, Doolan has fought back superbly here, tossed up outside off, spins back in sharply, Edwards attempts another one of those delicate nudges past the keeper, the ball ricochets off the pads into the keeper's gloves but the umpire raises his finger, no contact with the bat there, Edwards is upset and so she should be, but there's nothing she can do. New Zealand are back in this 121/4
	SJ Tsukigawa	4	1	23	0	5.75
	AL Mason	9	0	28	2	3.11	(6w)
	26.2 to SC Taylor, Mason strikes! Taylor was beaten by the flight as well as the pace there, much slower through the air and gave it much for air, Taylor had already committed herself to a drive off the front foot, was into the shot a little too early, missed and her stumps took a beating 109/2 38.3 to Greenway, the frustration was setting in and she's finally succumbed to it, tossed up outside off, comes down the track to slog it over midwicket, gets the top edge and Satterthwaite at mid-off runs back to take a well judged catch 139/5

Match details

Toss New Zealand Women, who chose to bat Series England Women won the 2008/09 ICC Women's World Cup

Player of the match NJ Shaw (England Women) Player of the series SC Taylor (England Women)

Umpires SJ Davis and BG Jerling (South Africa) TV umpire TH Wijewardene (Sri Lanka) Match referee BL Aldridge (New Zealand) Reserve umpire JK Brookes

Match notes

New Zealand Women innings Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15 50 runs in 52 minutes, 64 balls (12.2 overs) 100 runs in 99 minutes off 154 balls (25.4 overs) 150 runs in 154 minutes off 254 balls (42.2 overs) Power Play 3: Overs 44.1 - 49 50 partnership (Browne/Doolan) 45 minutes off 80 balls England Women innings Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15 50 in 37 minutes off 60 balls (10 ov) 100 in 85 minutes off 144 balls (24 ov) 150 in 147 minutes off 253 balls (42.1 ov) 50 partnership (SJ Taylor/Atkins) 37 minutes off 60 balls