2 hours ago T20 World Cup, Group 2, Headingley
England 200-5 (20 overs): Dunkley 57 (37), Capsey 40 (25); Gordon 2-30
Scotland 162-7 (20 overs): S Bryce 34 (24)
England won by 38 runs
England's batting sparkled again arsenic the hosts closed connected a spot successful the T20 World Cup semi-finals with an 38-run triumph implicit Scotland astatine Headingley.
Sophia Dunkley ensured injured skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt was not missed by capitalising connected 3 dropped catches successful making 57 connected her instrumentality to the side.
Alice Capsey stroked 40 and Heather Knight 25 but astir awesome was a barnstorming unbroken concern of 61 from conscionable 21 balls from Freya Kemp and Dani Gibson.
Together they took England from 141-5 aft 17 overs to 200-5 aft 20 - with Kemp hitting an unbeaten 39 from 16 balls and Gibson an 11-ball 30 not out.
After an edgy pursuit implicit Ireland successful their 2nd match, this was much reminiscent of England's show connected the opening nighttime of the tourney erstwhile they piled up 219-1 against Sri Lanka.
The Kemp-Gibson pyrotechnics pushed the people beyond Scotland and, contempt an admirable effort, they finished connected 162-7 - their highest people batting 2nd successful T20 internationals.
A triumph successful either of England's past 2 matches, against West Indies connected Wednesday oregon New Zealand adjacent Saturday, volition apt beryllium capable to unafraid a top-two finish.
Scotland, who person a triumph and 2 defeats, play New Zealand connected Tuesday.
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