Wyatt was England’s matchwinner. She built her innings, but by the time she reached 50 from her 34th ball, she was in the middle of a blitz that saw her take 28 from seven balls, with particular punishment meted out to Dar. She swept brilliantly, both in the air and along the ground, in front and behind square, as well as carving through the offside as crisply as ever.
Wyatt admitted that she did allow her mind to drift towards the possibility of a third T20 hundred, at which point she was dismissed. It had been a slightly charmed life, as she was dropped three times, most notably by the diving wicketkeeper Muneeba Ali when she had just 12. Had Pakistan been tidier in the field, they would have been chasing a much more manageable target.
Around Wyatt, there was some untidy cricket. Nat Sciver-Brunt miscued a reverse-sweep to backward-point, while Heather Knight simply picked out cover. Maia Bouchier was run out in similar fashion to her dismissal at Northampton on Friday, appearing to set off for a run because she had timed the ball well, only to be left well short. Alice Capsey, demoted two spots to No 5, was also run out in lazy fashion, failing to dive.
The series scoreline was perfect for England, and Wyatt felt the performance was too.