Heather Knight Terms Women's Ashes 2023 As "Best Series In The History Of The Women's Game"
Published - 17 Jul 2023, 06:58 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:15 AM
England’s Women’s National Cricket Team captain Heather Knight described the ongoing Ashes series against Australia’s Women’s National Cricket Team as ‘the greatest women’s series of all time’. Heather Knight made this statement after her team’s failure to reclaim the Ashes series.
The ongoing Ashes series between the two teams has been closely contested, and Australia took an 8-6 lead in the series with one ODI to play. Australia beat the hosts by three runs in the second ODI of the three-match series at the Rose Bowl in Southampton on Sunday, July 16.
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We’re Very Evenly Matched – Heather Knight
Speaking after the loss, Heather Knight expressed her disappointment over the narrow loss but acknowledged the fierce battle between the two teams.
“This series has showed we’re very evenly matched. It’s just been an unbelievable series. Two brilliant teams, two titans going head-to-head and fighting it out,” Knight was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au.
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“It’s certainly entertaining, albeit very nerve-wracking to play in these close games. But I don’t think there’s too much between the sides, and obviously, for us, it’s to try and prove that and win the ODI series at Taunton and level the series overall,” she added.
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We Got So Close – Heather Knight
Heather Knight said that it was the best ever series in the history of women’s cricket, emphasizing the fighting spirit exhibited by both teams.
“It’s got to be the best series that there’s ever been in the history of the women’s game. Two sides going toe-to-toe, fighting it out, and every game has been pretty close,” she further stated.
“Obviously (feeling) disappointment but real pride as well over the fact we got so close. Overall, we’ve put in another thriller of a performance, but the Ashes are gone which is disappointing,” she concluded.
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