Sentence examples for final eight overs from inspiring English sources

Steve Finn restricted the visitors with a tidy early spell of bowling before the two Dwaynes, Bravo and Smith, hit 107 from the final eight overs to post a respectable total of 172 for four.

The tourists managed a single boundary during the final eight overs when eight runs per over were required, while West Indies plundered nine fours and five sixes during the same period of their innings.

However, their scoring was stifled by a disciplined bowling performance from England, with Shrubsole takingone for 11 from her four overs as no West Indies batter found the boundary rope in the final eight overs.

Needing 70 from the final eight overs to stay alive in the series after the tourists had posted a testing target of 269, Australia managed it with three balls and four wickets to spare, thanks to a blistering partnership between Ellyse Perry and Erin Osborne, who finished unbeaten on 90 and 40 respectively.

But the pair failed to spark in the final eight overs with victory still a possibility.

Taylor swept Root over mid-wicket and into the car park and when Tredwell returned with 67 needed from the final eight overs he hit successive maximums.

30 came from his final two overs.

Prior said he reminded the spinner of that moment as the pair batted out the final three overs.

As I said, this would be OK if he was able to accelerate in the final ten overs.

Only a single run came from the final five overs before Steve Davis and Rod Tucker decided that enough was enough.

In the field, England had begun clumsily, before turning it around in the final five overs to restrict their opponents.