01/03/2010	Danielle Hits Winning Runs On England Debut	View Archive

 DANIELLE MAKES FULL ENGLAND DEBUT

Danielle Wyatt has today made her full debut for England Women and hit the winning runs in a thrilling 2 wicket win.

The One Day International in Mumbai was the the last game in the five match series with England ending up losers 3-2 in the series.

Danielle after 12th man duties in the games so far finally took the proud step as England gave debuts to her and Heather Knight with captain Charlotte Edwards resting ahead of the three T20 games in Mumbai later this week.

India reached 206 off their 50 overs with Danielle bowling 4 overs taking 0-24 late in the innings.

Danielle came in at number 7 in the reply and held her nerve scoring 28 not out off only 26 balls to give England victory off the penultimate ball.

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The nervy finish at the Bandra Kurla Complex provided the perfect end to the one-day series between the teams and set up the Twenty20s wonderfully. World champions England, already having surrendered the series, would have been desperate to end on a high and avoid a 1-4 scoreline. They owed it mostly to No. 7 Danielle Wyatt, who struck 25 not out off 26 balls and shepherded them home with a ball to spare. India though fancied their chances with fine fifties from Harmanpreet Kaur and Mithali Raj taking them to a competitive total.

Heather Knight looked to have given the visitors a solid start during the reply with a patient 49. But with the Indian bowlers striking regularly, the task at hand appeared difficult. At 161 for 6, with seven more overs to go, Wyatt was joined by Danielle Hazell, who provided some late momentum hitting three fours en route to a 11-ball 18. Even as Hazell departed, Wyatt held her nerve to reduce the equation to three off the final over.

Put in by England, India were in trouble from the start with Nicky Shaw and Katherine Brunt removing four batsmen in quick time. But the experienced Raj along with Kaur put on 80 for the fifth wicket to keep India in the game. Raj was caught behind off Brunt soon after her half-century, but Kaur continued the good work with Soniya Dabir (31 not out). Kaur missed out on a well-deserved hundred, finishing on 84 with nine boundaries, and became Jenny Gunn's second victim.

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