England crush B’desh to enter semis

Sophia Dunkley celebrates her 50 against Bangladesh yesterday. Pic/AFP

Defending champions England booked its place in the semi-finals of the Women's World Cup with a comfortable 100-run win over Bangladesh here on Sunday.

Sophia Dunkley's 72-ball 67 helped the reigning champions post 234 for six at Basin Reserve and a polished bowling performance, led yet again by Sophie Ecclestone's economical spell of 3-15, meant Bangladesh never threatened to rein in England's total and were bowled out for 134 in the 48th over.

England have now won four matches on the trot, having more than made up for their slow start to the tournament with a string of impressive performances that has highlighted the depth in their squad.

Experienced seamer Anya Shrubsole was rested on Sunday, paving the way for Charlie Dean (3-31) and Freya Davies (2-36) to show their prowess as Knight used seven different bowlers to successfully negate the Bangladesh batters.

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