England were hammered in the T20 World Cup final by Australia at Lord's, ending their unbeaten run in women's ICC tournaments at home. Here are player ratings for their campaign.
Danni Wyatt-Hodge – 9
Seven innings, 302 runs at 60.40, HS: 105*, SR: 149.5
No one has scored more runs in a single edition of the women's T20 World Cup than Danni Wyatt-Hodge did in this edition. She opened the tournament with her third T20I century, and also played a brilliant knock in England's final group stage match against New Zealand. However, she loses a point for two failures in the semi-final and final.
Amy Jones – 3
Seven innings, 95 runs at 13.57, HS: 53, SR: 123.37
Jones’ high point was the first match, where she scored a half-century against a Sri Lanka side who were imploding in the field. She was out caught in the ring or just outside in every one of her innings during the tournament, and was out for single digits in both the semi-final and the final.
Nat Sciver-Brunt – 9.5
Four innings, 227 runs at 113.5, HS: 75, SR: 142.76
England's captain battled a calf injury throughout the tournament, keeping her out of the group stage after her second game. She played a crucial part in every match she played, boosting England to a big score in the opener and digging them out of a hole in the semi-final. She held England's batting innings together in the final, but wasn't able to accelerate enough to get them to a match-winning total.
Sophia Dunkley – 8
Three innings, 120 runs at 60.00, HS: 57, SR: 139.53
Dunkley stepped in so admirably while Sciver-Brunt was injured that there were questions over whether England could figure out a way to keep her in the XI when their captain was back to fitness. She ducked out, however, having scored a half-century in their final group game.
Alice Capsey – 4
Five innings, 97 runs at 19.4, HS: 40, SR: 127.63
A disappointing campaign from Alice Capsey after she cemented her place in England's side with a superb innings against India in Taunton before the tournament. She was inable to recreate that callibre, however, and her dismissal attempting to reverse sweep in the final was the wrong option.
Heather Knight – 7
Five innings, 154 runs at 30.8, HS: 58, SR: 127.27
Knight's best was in the semi-final when she put on a 133-run partnership with Sciver-Brunt to drag England out of a hole. She also made an impact against the West Indies at Lord's, but was out for two off six in the final.
Freya Kemp – 9.5
Five innings, 90 runs at 45, HS: 44*, SR: 157.89
Seven wickets at 17.42, BBI: 4-22, Econ: 7.17
Part of England's all-rounder gameplan to transform their World Cup chances, Kemp delivered in style on the field. She played blistering cameos down the order, including in the final where she was comfortably England's best ball striker. She also took key wickets, taking a four-for in the opening game and getting Annerie Dercksen in the semi-final.
Dani Gibson – 6.5
Four innings, 42 runs at 42, HS: 30*, SR: 150
Five wickets at 20.6, BBI: 2-10, Econ: 7.92
Gibson only got the opportunity for short cameos with the bat for most of the tournament, but put on a show against Scotland with 30 off 11 balls. She also took key wickets, and was electric in the field throughout the tournament.
Charlie Dean – 8
Seven matches, 10 wickets at 18.8, BBI: 2-11, Econ: 7.23
England's vice-captain was consistent throughout, contributing in every one game she played, and stepping in to lead in Sciver-Brunt's absence. Her standout contribution was marshalling the troops on the field for the second half of the group stage, while continuing to make an impact with the ball.
Sophie Ecclestone – 8
Seven matches, 10 wickets at 16.3, BBI: 3-22, Econ: 6
Having been short of her best in England's early summer series, Ecclestone was back to the top of her game during the tournament. She was particularly impressive in the semi-final at The Oval, putting the squeeze on against South Africa and taking an impressive catch. Her best figures came against Ireland as she took 3-22 against Ireland.
Linsey Smith – 6
Seven matches, five wickets at 39.4, BBI: 1-20, Econ: 7.03
Smith has been a crucial addition to England's bowling attack over the last 12 months, opening the bowling with her left-arm in-drifters. While she was effective in this tournament, she was expensive in the latter group stages and bowled loosely in the final.
Lauren Bell – 6
Seven matches, seven wickets at 28.42, BBI: 2-28, Econ: 7.65
Having been England's first-over striker before the World Cup this summer, Bell lacked that kind of impact during the tournament. She bowled well against South Africa in the semi-final, but struggled to make a defining contribution in a tournament dominated by spin.
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