On her first aggressive match after eight months, Heather Knight was handed three lifelines as her 111-ball 79 saved England’s blushes in a four-wicket win over Bangladesh within the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 on Tuesday on the Barsapara Stadium right here.
“I certainly had a bit of luck today and the kind of year I’ve had, I probably deserved it,” Knight laughed after the match. After a 0-16 (factors) humbling by Australia within the Ashes in January, she left her function as captain in May. She then was out with a hamstring damage.
Back within the crease, Knight needed to lead the 179-run chase as she ran out of companions on the different finish. “The hardest thing sometimes coming back from injury is to find the rhythm in the middle, which can take some time. I’m delighted that I was able to spend a little bit of time out there and get through that pressure,” she stated.
Time is one thing she did take to get used to the circumstances as Bangladesh stored hacking away on the wickets. After 30 overs, England misplaced six wickets and was at sea. Knight had racked up 28 runs in 68 balls. Then, a fruitful partnership with Charlie Dean turned the match on its head.
“I always believed we were going to win. I knew that if one batter came through then we would win it. When Alice [Capsey] came in, we sort of said that one big partnership will turn the game. It was the same with Deano [Dean].”
She revealed how classes within the nets in related circumstances on the day earlier than gave her an concept of the wicket. Then within the match, the rub of the inexperienced and a few sweep photographs in the direction of the tip of her knock did the job. It was really Knight’s evening.