Lauren Winfield, Tammy Beaumont enter record books for England Women vs Pakistan Women
Lauren, Tammy enter record books for ENG W vs PAK W
Opening batting for England Women, Lauren Winfield and Tammy Beaumont both slammed hundreds in the second Women’s ODI against Pakistan Women at New Road, Worcester. England Women had already won the first of the 3-ODI series following 7-wicket win at Grace Road, thanks to an excellent all-round performance by newly appointed captain Heather Knight. Tammy and Lauren added 235 for the first wicket in 38.3 overs before the former fell for a 116-ball 104 (10 fours, 2 sixes). Two balls later Lauren followed, for a 117-ball 123 (15 fours, 2 sixes), opening bowler Maham Tariq accounting for both wickets. LIVE CRICKET SCORECARD: England Women vs Pakistan Women 2016, 2nd ODI at Worcestershire
The 235-run stand between Lauren and Tammy is the fourth-highest opening stand in a Women’s ODI. There have been only 7 double-hundred opening stands in history.
200+ opening stands in Women’s ODI
| Stand | Opener 1 | Opener 2 | Team | Against | Venue | Season |
| 268 | Sarah Taylor | Caroline Atkins | England W | South Africa W | Lord’s | 2008 |
| 258* | Reshma Gandhi | Mithali Raj | India W | Ireland W | Milton Keynes | 1999 |
| 246 | Enid Bakewell | Lynne Thomas | England W | International XI W | Hove | 1973 |
| 235 | Lauren Winfield | Tammy Beaumont | England W | Pakistan W | New Road | 2016 |
| 220 | Lindsay Reeler | Ruth Buckstein | Australia W | Netherlands W | Perth | 1988-89 |
| 219 | Belinda Clark | Lisa Keightley | Australia W | Pakistan W | Melbourne | 1996-97 |
| 204 | Stafanie Taylor | Juliana Nero | West Indies W | Ireland W | Savar | 2011-12 |
This was also the 7th time both openers scored hundreds in a Women’s ODI. Interestingly, there has never been a double-hundred stand when one of the openers missed out on a hundred.
Both openers scoring hundreds in a Women’s ODI
| Opener 1 | Opener 2 | Team | Against | Venue | Season | ||
| Enid Bakewell | 101* | Lynne Thomas | 134 | England W | International XI W | Hove | 1973 |
| Lindsay Reeler | 143* | Ruth Buckstein | 100 | Australia W | Netherlands W | Perth | 1988-89 |
| Belinda Clark | 131 | Lisa Keightley | 156* | Australia W | Pakistan W | Melbourne | 1996-97 |
| Reshma Gandhi | 104* | Mithali Raj | 114* | India W | Ireland W | Milton Keynes | 1999 |
| Sarah Taylor | 129 | Caroline Atkins | 145 | England W | South Africa W | Lord’s | 2008 |
| Stafanie Taylor | 107 | Juliana Nero | 100 | West Indies W | Ireland W | Savar | 2011-12 |
| Lauren Winfield | 123 | Tammy Beaumont | 104 | England W | Pakistan W | New Road | 2016 |
Note:
– Enid Bakewell and Lynne Thomas were both making their debuts.
– Reshma Gandhi and Mithali Raj were both making their debuts.