Sophie Ecclestone becomes the fastest women's cricketer to reach 100 ODI wickets

Chelmsford [UK]In the third and final match of the England Women's T20I series against Pakistan Women's, left-arm spinner Sophie Ecclestone broke the record for the fastest ever to take 100 ODI wickets.

Eccleston took three wickets in 4.1 overs on Wednesday, conceding just 15 runs.

During this period, she also took 100 One-Day International wickets; she reached the milestone in just 64 matches, equalling the record held by Australian great Kathleen Fitzpatrick but surpassing her in the number of innings bowled.

Looking back at the last T20I, an outstanding all-round performance from Nat Sciver Brunt led England Women's team to a thumping 178-run win over Pakistan Women's in the third and final T20I of the series at the County Ground, Chelmsford on Wednesday.

With this win, the English side has shut out the Women in Green 2-0 in the three-match T20I series.

England batted first, losing five wickets in the 50 overs, yet managed to post an astounding total of 302 runs. The team's highest run scorer was Shiver Brunt, who played an unbeaten knock of 124 off 117 runs. Daniel Wyatt, Alice Capsey and Mya Boucher also played valuable knocks for the team.

Among the visiting bowlers, Un-e-Hani picked up two wickets in her 10 overs while conceding 47 runs, while Diana Baig, Nida Mir and Fatima Sana picked up one wicket each.

Pakistan were chasing a massive score of 303 but were defeated after being restricted to just 124 in 29.1 overs, with only two players reaching double figures.

Muneeba Ali scored 47 off 55 balls while Aliya Riaz scored 36 off 41 balls.

Besides Ecclestone, Lauren Bell and Shiver Brunt each took two wickets for the home team, while Kate Cross and Sharolette Dean each took one wicket.

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