England women’s all-time leading wicket taker Katherine Sciver-Brunt is celebrating her 39th birthday on July 2. A right-arm fast bowler and a handy lower-order batter, Brunt represented the English team in 14 Test matches, 141 ODIs and 112 T20Is between 2004 and 2023. She has accumulated a total of 335 wickets in her international career.
The Barnsley-born cricketer, who won two World Cups and one T20 World Cup, was England’s premier strike bowler. She has taken 170 wickets at an average of 24.00 and an incredible economy of 3.57 in the ODI format. She also has three four-wicket hauls and five five-wicket hauls in this format. On the England great’s special day, let’s take a look at her top three bowling performances in ODIs.
Here are Katherine Brunt’s top 3 bowling performances in ODIs
3. 5/25 vs South Africa, Lord’s, 2008
Katherine Brunt’s 5/25 in 10 overs helped South Africa bowl out for just 85 runs while defending a target of 311. England eventually registered a massive 225-run win in the second ODI of the South Africa Women’s tour of England in 2008. It was only the second limited-overs five-wicket haul by an England international at Lord’s. However, it was opener Caroline Atkins who won the Player of the match for her scintillating hundred (145 off 155) in the first innings.
2. 5/22 vs India, Bengaluru, 2010
England Women recorded a nail-biting final-over win against India Women in the second ODI of their 2010 tour, courtesy of Brunt’s magnificent spell. Batting first, England were restricted to a paltry score of 183/8 in 50 overs. The visitors needed some magic to pull off a win and Brunt delivered them the needful with her aggressive bowling. The right-arm pacer rattled the Indian batting with a five-wicket haul, conceding just 22 runs. Mithali Raj remained unbeaten on 92 but only to see her team lose by three runs.
1. 5/18 vs Australia, Wormsely, 2011
Katherine Brunt produced one of the best spells in women’s ODI history to lead her side to a convincing win against Australia and record her best figures in the format. Brunt wreaked havoc in the final of the NatWest Women’s Quadrangular Series while defending a target of 231. Her 5/18 shattered the Australian line-up as they were bowled out for 196 runs.
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