England captain glad of his personal accomplishments following Spirit's lady title.
Heather Knight said that Dani Gibson personifies the "bravery" and" quality" that England want in their T20I area back of October's World Cup. Gibson's nine-ball innings of 22 contained five boundaries, all off global bowlers, and changed the course of the Hundred last at Lord's to support London Spirit win their girl name- men's or women's.
At No., Gibson left. 5 after Knight had been castled by Shabnim Ismail's 74mph in-ducker, which left Spirit 56 for 3 off 56 balloons, with a condition of 60 to get off the last 44. She inside-edged her second ball for a second, finally hit her subsequent five for boundaries to consider the requirement down to a run a ball and shift the complexion of the game.
" I forget how young she is," Knight said of Gibson, who turned 23 earlier this year. We saw her play at Lord's as a reverse-sweep victory over Australia last season, and Dani is an example of that mindset. We want that mindset in the England aspect because we want to take risks, put the game on, and show our talent, and she does.
" She's a player that can impact a game in all three facets … she has n't gone as well as she would've liked with the ball in the last couple of games, but [to have ] the character to go,' I'm going to go and win this game for us' was unbelievable. She's a wonderful ball-striker. She's got real clearness about how she wants to play and that's precisely what we want for her. I'm impressed for her. "
Gibson, who has batted entirely at No. 5 after opening the bat last winter, had just faced two balls in Spirit's past four games heading into the last, following a series of strong top-order performances.
" I was thinking yesterday that our middle order has n't faced many balls or had much time in the middle recently," Knight said. We talked extensively on attempting to break the back of it by not having frightened chasers. Today's pitches was a true stand-out for her to go in and get that daring, and get the match on. It took the strain off the rest of the bowlers. "
After steering Ismail past brief second, Gibson pulled the second ball she faced through midwicket for four. She said," It was really significant for me to get off to a good start." I was buzzing with myself because I've never played the take shot quite well. I was disappointed with how I bowled [ 0 for 16 from 10 balls ] and felt like I'd let the team down. "
Knight was the second-highest run-scorer in the women's Hundred this year, and Gibson said she felt the need to take on some responsibility after her captain's dismissal:" Heather has batted so well for us throughout the comp: it was time for other people to step up … I did n't want to think about things too much. I was at my best when I first started playing plain cricket and seeing where it took me. "
With 27 required off the last 29 balloons, Gibson fell, and Deepti Sharma swiping a six over long-on with two more to go, taking Spirit over the range. " Deepti has been amazing with bat and ball, her precision and tranquility," Knight said. " Pub today, her purpose has been great, the willingness to take the sport on. "
In preparation for the T20 World Cup in October, England may travel to Abu Dhabi, and Knight anticipates that her people will do so confidently following strong Hundred shows. " I'm really pleased," she said. The rest of the women are all contributing, and I'm very excited to see them back together in a few months.
" Nat [Sciver-Brunt ] has been unbelievable. She's scarcely got out and the manner she's played has been amazing. Going into a World Cup is actually enjoyable. I have n't probably had the best few Hundreds, so I was really desperate to do well this year. I was very happy to contribute because I was feeling very current and wanted to show off my current state. "
There is confusion over whether the game may be staged in Bangladesh as planned due to security concerns amid anti-government rebellion, and Knight is hopeful that a choice will become reached in the next week. " It's out of our arms, and the emphasis has been on this contest [the Hundred]," she said.
" Hopefully, there will be a decision soon with planning and things like that, and getting things in place- obviously squads [are ] being picked. Although it should n't have a big impact on it, it would be nice to be able to find out where it is and what the conditions will be like.
" It depends where it is, truly. In terms of pace, wickets, and bounce, conditions in the UAE are similar to those in Bangladesh, but we wo n't have much of that experience there. Of course, we have a training camp in Abu Dhabi. We'll have to wait and observe: hopefully, we'll get out next week. "
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