England spinner Sophie Ecclestone became the fastest woman to take 100 ODI wickets as England secured a series win over Pakistan in the third ODI in Chelmsford.
Ecclestone achieved the record in 64 matches, tying her with Australian great Kathleen Fitzpatrick, but bowled more innings (63).
Eccleston reached 100 in the 28th over when she got out Pakistan's Umm-e-Haney (4) and Nashra Sandhu (0) in succession, taking a hat-trick, but Diana Baig blocked the third ball to deny her.
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Highlights from England's win over Pakistan in the 3rd ODI at Chelmsford.
Ecclestone (3-15) scored his third run soon after and England won by 178 runs, taking the hosts to a 2-0 victory in the three-match ODI series and building on their comprehensive 3-0 triumph in the previous T20 series.
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Nat Sciver Brunt produced his best batting performance by scoring a hundred in England's third ODI against Pakistan.
Heather's Knights team were first to bat and posted 302-5, with Nat Sciver Brunt (124 no) scoring his ninth hundred in ODIs, but Pakistan fought back and were dismissed for 124.
Lauren Bell (2-26) struck out openers Sadaf Shamas (2) and Sidra Ameen (10) to push Pakistan to 35-3 inside the seventh over before Muneeba Ali (47) fought back with an assertive cameo, the left-hander being particularly fond of off-spinner Charlie Dean.
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Nat Sciver Brunt picked up his second wicket of the match while Muneeba Ali fell just short of fifty.
Muneeba ended up becoming Shivaay Brunt's second victim, while Dean responded well by restricting Fatima Sana for a duck in the next over to take Pakistan to 96-6.
With Pakistan captain Nida Dar unable to bat after suffering a hamstring injury while in the field, Ecclestone was left with little room to take the two wickets needed to reach 100, with only three batsmen available to get out.
But fear not, as the 25-year-old spinner stormed through the Pakistan onslaught and took all three wickets to seal a commanding 178-run victory.
Earlier, England stumbled off to a halting start after Knight won the toss and elected to bat first, with Tammy Beaumont being caught for 11 by Fatima Sana (1-57) as she tried to scoop the seamer.
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Tammy Beaumont opened the scoring for England as Pakistan broke through at Chelmsford.
After a strong start, Maia Boucher (34 off 33 balls) ended on a fairly modest note by chipping Diana Baig (1-60) through covers, while Knight (12) fell lbw to Umm-e-Haney (2-47) after a well-considered review to leave England at 70-3.
Scyber-Brunt teamed up with Danny Wyatt (44) and the pair put on 79 for the fourth wicket. Wyatt was dismissed by Nida Dar (1-51) six short of her half-century, but Scyber-Brunt got further support from Amy Jones (27) and Alice Capsey (39 no) to reach her target.
Scyver-Brunt and Capsey shared a partnership of 87 but the scoring slowed towards the end of the innings, hitting just one boundary between the 41st and 48th overs. But Scyver-Brunt launched a ferocious attack in the final three overs, scoring 47 to reach 100 and take England past 300.
Sophie Ecclestone becomes the fastest woman to reach 100 wickets in ODIs
Knight 'very proud' of record-breaking Ecclestone
Sophie Ecclestone on her record-breaking 100th wicket:
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Sophie Ecclestone has reacted to breaking the record during England's third ODI win against Pakistan in Chelmsford, becoming the fastest female player to reach 100 ODI wickets.
“To get 100-plus wickets in ODIs is really special. I'm not the best with stats but to get past all of that is fantastic and I hope to continue doing so.”
“I feel like I play my best when I'm on the field having fun and laughing with the girls, and I hope I can continue to have fun and keep it that way.”
England captain Heather Knight said of Sophie Ecclestone:
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England captain Heather Knight shared her thoughts on England's third ODI win over Pakistan to seal the series victory.
“I love captaining her. The control she gives us as captain and the attacking threat she gives us from both ends is really great.”
“It's incredible. She's 25 years old and has already taken 100 wickets, which is pretty incredible. I'm very proud of her.”
What's next for Sky Sports?
The England and Pakistan men's teams will face off in the fourth and final T20 international of the four-match series ahead of the T20 World Cup. The match will be played at the Kia Oval on Thursday and will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Cricket from 6pm (6.30pm kick-off).
Thursday, May 30th, 6pm
England's T20 World Cup opener will be against Scotland in Barbados on Tuesday 4 June (kick-off 3.30pm), while Pakistan will take on co-hosts USA in Dallas on Thursday 6 June (kick-off 4.30pm).
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