AI Simulation, BAN-W vs ENG-W | Beaumont’s composed knock helps England Women beat Bangladesh Women by 19 runs

ByUmesh Sharma,SportsCafe Editor

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According to ChatGPT, England Women will beat the Bangladesh Women by 19 runs to continue their winning run in the ongoing Women’s World Cup 2025. Star opener Tammy Beaumont will play a crucial role in England’s win with her brilliant knock of 64 runs off 78 balls to help her side win.

England openers Amy Jones and Tammy Beaumont

Pitch and Weather

The pitch might offer early seam movement under light moisture, expected to settle into a true surface for strokeplay.

The weather in Gwalior on Tuesday will be clear with 29 degrees Celsius and light humidity, meaning dew might aid batting later.

Toss

England won the toss and decided to bat first.

Lineups

BAN-W XI: Fargana Hoque, Rubya Haider, Sharmin Akthter, Nigar Sultana (C & WK), Sobhana Mostery, Shorna Akter, Fahima Khatun, Nahida Akter, Rabeya Khan, Marufa Akter, Nishita Akter Nishi

ENG-W XI: Tammy Beaumont, Amy Jones (WK), Heather Knight, Nat Sciver-Brunt (C), Sophia Dunkley, Emma Lamb, Alice Capsey, Charlie Dean, Sophie Ecclestone, Linsey Smith, Lauren Bell.

Match Report

After opting to bat first, England Women faced an early blow at the team score of 36 runs in 7.4 overs. This opening stand between Tammy Beaumont and Amy Jones came to an end when the latter fell prey to Marufa Akter on the fourth ball of the eighth over. She scored 22 runs off 29 balls, with three fours. Following Jones’ dismissal, Tammy Beaumont stabilised the England Women’s innings with a 66-run partnership for the second wicket with Heather Knight. Beaumont had scored a match-winning 64 runs off 78 balls, with six fours and a six, before getting trapped in LBW off Rabeya Khan on the second ball of the 22nd over. Following the end of her valiant knock, former skipper Heather Knight also contributed with a knock of 41 (55), followed by skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt’s 38 runs off 34 balls. Later, Emma Lamb’s 27 runs off 33 balls, with two fours, helped the Englishwomen post a decent total of 247/8 in the allotted 50 overs. Nahida Akter, Marufa Akter, and Rabeya Khan shared six wickets between them, picking two wickets each for Bangladesh Women to restrict the England Women from scoring a big total.

Bangladesh Women’s run chase faced an early dent just in the fifth over, when Rubya Haider (12) was caught by Emma Lamb off Lauren Bell on the fifth ball of the fifth over. Then came a crucial 60-run partnership for the second wicket between Fargana Hoque and Sharmin Akhter (29). Hoque went on to score 55 runs off 74 balls, with five fours, followed by Nigar Sultana’s 47 runs off 61 balls, hitting three fours. Furthermore, Sobhana Mostery and Fahima Khatun also made important contributions of 26 and 16, respectively. But these efforts went in vain as Bangladesh could score only 228/9 in the entire 50 overs, and England Women won the game by 19 runs to register their second successive win in their ongoing World Cup campaign. Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Bell, and Charlie Dean bagged two wickets each for England Women to restrict Bangladesh, 20 runs before the target.

Player of the Match

England opener Tammy Beaumont won the ‘Player of the Match’ award for her brilliant knock of 64 runs on a tricky surface of the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. Her anchored knock played a vital role in helping England post a defendable total on the board in the first innings.