SA-W vs ENG-W- Charlie Dean joins James Anderson in elite ODI hattrick club (Photo Source: England Cricket)
England spinner Charlie Dean becomes the third England Women’s cricketer to take a hat trick in Women’s ODI. The off-spinner played a huge role in dismissing South Africa women’s batters and in the process, joined the elite list of players such as James Anderson and Andrew Flintoff, who have achieved this milestone in their illustrious careers.
Notably, the send ODI between England Women and South Africa Women ended in favor of the visitors, who won the game comfortably while chasing a low score of 136. This turned out to be the perfect way to level the ODI series to set up the upcoming fixture in Potchefstroom, as the series decider. Consequently, the Heather Knight-led side made an impressive comeback and kept their chances alive against a spirited South African side.
The star of the match was none other than Charlie Dean who finished with figures of 4/45 in 10 overs which also included a hattrick where she got the wickets of Marizanne Kapp, Nadine de Klerk, and Sinalo Jafta, respectively. This also made her the third England Women’s bowler to take a hat trick in Women’s ODI cricket.
Speaking of Dean, the English spinner has represented England women in 73 games so far. During these games, she already has 115 wickets to her name. While in the women’s ODIs, Dean has 62 victims to her name. Besides, she also has a five-wicket haul and a 4-wicket haul and has maintained an impressive economy rate of 4.58.
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England Women win second ODO to set up series decider against South Africa
Meanwhile, speaking of the outcome and the impact of the second ODI, England Women will be quite confident after securing a 6-wicket win over South Africa. Among the notable performances in the batting department, the English batters managed to comfortably chase down the total with Wyatt Hodge and Amy Jone finishing the game for them in the end. The two teams now will head to Potchefstroom, to play the series decider on Wednesday, December 11.
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