England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt admitted her side were not good enough after rain saved them from a likely defeat against winless Pakistan at the World Cup.

At 34 without loss, Pakistan appeared to be cruising towards a readjusted target of 113 in their group match in Colombo when bad weather forced an abandonment.

The no result meant England’s unbeaten record in the competition was fortuitously preserved and they returned to top spot in the table.

Sciver-Brunt said at the post-match presentation: “Yes, we weren’t very good today and we’ll hold our hands up.

“Pakistan bowled brilliantly and the conditions had changed by the time we got the ball in our hands.”

England slumped to 79 for seven before a first rain break of almost four hours led to the match being reduced to 31 ove

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