<p>England rode captain Charlotte Edwards’ unbeaten century to beat New Zealand by four wickets and finish third in the ICC Women’s World Cup at the Brabourne stadium on Friday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Chasing a modest 221 for victory, Edwards played a captain’s knock, scoring an unbeaten 106 off 121 deliveries with the help of 15 fours to take England to 222 in 47 overs.<br /><br />Apart from Edwards, Lydia Greensway (31), Sarah Taylor (28) and Arran Brindle (27) also made useful contributions with the bat to guide England home. Off-spinner Lucy Doolan was the most successful bowler for New Zealand scalping three wickets for 50 runs, while pacer Sian Ruck picked up two wickets for 20 runs.<br /><br />Sent into bat, Amy Satterthwaite struck a fluent 85 to guide New Zealand to 220 for eight.Left-arm spinner Holly Colvin shone with the ball for England, picking up three wickets for 31 runs while Aaran Brindle (2/38) dismissed two Kiwi batswomen. <br /><br />England’s chase, however, did not start on a good note as the defending champions lost opener Danielle Wyatt (5) early. Edwards, who became the first woman cricketer to amass 5,000 runs in ODIs, Taylor then forged a 78-run second-wicket stand, before Taylor was caught off Doolan’s bowling. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka finished fifth in the tournament, thrashing South Africa by 87 runs at Cuttack. <br /><br />Sri Lanka made 243 for seven , and then restricted the African side to 156 all out in 40.1 overs. <br /></p>
<p>England rode captain Charlotte Edwards’ unbeaten century to beat New Zealand by four wickets and finish third in the ICC Women’s World Cup at the Brabourne stadium on Friday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Chasing a modest 221 for victory, Edwards played a captain’s knock, scoring an unbeaten 106 off 121 deliveries with the help of 15 fours to take England to 222 in 47 overs.<br /><br />Apart from Edwards, Lydia Greensway (31), Sarah Taylor (28) and Arran Brindle (27) also made useful contributions with the bat to guide England home. Off-spinner Lucy Doolan was the most successful bowler for New Zealand scalping three wickets for 50 runs, while pacer Sian Ruck picked up two wickets for 20 runs.<br /><br />Sent into bat, Amy Satterthwaite struck a fluent 85 to guide New Zealand to 220 for eight.Left-arm spinner Holly Colvin shone with the ball for England, picking up three wickets for 31 runs while Aaran Brindle (2/38) dismissed two Kiwi batswomen. <br /><br />England’s chase, however, did not start on a good note as the defending champions lost opener Danielle Wyatt (5) early. Edwards, who became the first woman cricketer to amass 5,000 runs in ODIs, Taylor then forged a 78-run second-wicket stand, before Taylor was caught off Doolan’s bowling. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka finished fifth in the tournament, thrashing South Africa by 87 runs at Cuttack. <br /><br />Sri Lanka made 243 for seven , and then restricted the African side to 156 all out in 40.1 overs. <br /></p>