West Indies Women's vs England Women's T20 Highlights: Natalie Sciver, Heather Knight Shine As England Beat WI By Seven Wickets
WIW vs ENGW Highlights: Top knocks from Natalie Sciver and Heather Knight guided England to a seven wicket victory against West Indies at Boland Park in Paarl on Saturday.
West Indies vs England Women's T20 World Cup Match Highlights: England's batters made light of a potentially challenging target to secure a seven-wicket win against the West Indies in their Women's T20 World Cup match at Boland Park in Paarl on Saturday. Set to make 136 to win, England raced to victory with 5.3 overs to spare. Opener Sophia Dunkley set the tone, pounding 34 off 18 balls before falling to a spectacular catch off her own bowling by Chinelle Henry. The West Indian fast bowler clutched on to a full-blooded drive while following through. West Indies chose to bat in scorching heat of up to 38 degrees Celsius. They posted 135 for seven with captain Hayley Matthews hitting 42 off 32 balls, including eight fours. (SCORECARD)
West Indies Women (Playing XI): Hayley Matthews(c), Rashada Williams(w), Shemaine Campbelle, Stafanie Taylor, Shabika Gajnabi, Chinelle Henry, Chedean Nation, Zaida James, Afy Fletcher, Shamilia Connell, Shakera Selman
England Women (Playing XI): Sophia Dunkley, Danielle Wyatt, Alice Capsey, Natalie Sciver, Heather Knight(c), Amy Jones(w), Sophie Ecclestone, Katherine Brunt, Charlotte Dean, Sarah Glenn, Lauren Bell
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WIW vs ENGW, Women's T20 World Cup Live
We are back for the run-chase! The West Indies players are out there in the middle. Sophia Dunkley and Danni Wyatt are the openers for England. Chinelle Henry to start with the ball. Here we go...
The Run Chase.....
England, on the other hand, would be satisfied with their bowling effort. Their pacers, Bell and Brunt got the new ball to swing but could not find breakthrough in the Powerplay. However, Glenn broke the opening stand just after the Powerplay and after that quality spinners like Ecclestone and Dean along with Glenn herself managed to keep the scoring rate under check. They got regular wickets too after the 10-over mark and Ecclestone finished with three wickets bowling brilliantly in the death. It is upto English batters now to chase this one down and if they bat to their potential, England should do it quite comfortably. Let's see how things pan out. Stay tuned for the run-chase!
Hayley Matthews, the Windies skipper decided to bat first after winning the toss and led from the front as West Indies got off to a brisk start courtesy of Matthews playing some fantastic shots. However, Taylor struggled at the other end failing to get bat on the ball and departed eventually on a score of just 3 off 15 balls. Shemaine Campbelle coming in at number 3 batted well after that but the big blow was the wicket of Matthews in the 11th over who played a good knock of 42 off 32 balls. The run-scoring slowed down after her wicket but West Indies somehow managed to get to 135 here with Campbelle scoring 34 and some handy little contributions from lower middle order.
A decent score on the board this by the Windies. They have managed to reach 135 here. Their highest total against England in the Women’s T20 World Cup history. However, the questions is, will this be enough against a strong English batting line-up? Probably not. It is a competitive total though and if West Indies bowl well, we surely are in for an interesting second half of this game.
Poor fielding and West Indies Women do get three runs to close out the innings. This is dug in short and well outside off, Chedean Nation reaches out and slaps it away toward deep point. The fielder there cuts it off but Shamilia Connell is already halfway through to the batter's end. The throw does come to the keeper but Nation is struggling to get to the other end. Amy Jones takes off her gloves but her throw is a high one and Nation makes her crease. West Indies Women finish with 135/7!
Another slower one outside off, Shamilia Connell advances and pushes it firmly to short cover. The fielder there misfields adn allows the single.
Three in a row, excellent bowling from Lauren Bell. Full and just inside the tramline outside off, slower as well. This time Shamilia Connell looks to go through covers but misses yet again.
And again! Another leg cutter, on a fullish length and outside off, yet another swing and a miss from Shamilia Connell.
A leg cutter now, full and outside off, going away from the right-hander. Shamilia Connell is completely undone as she looks to heave it across the line.
A full toss around off, dipping on the batter, Chedean Nation only manages to hit it down the ground for a single.
Shamilia Connell is the next batter in.
OUT! LBW! Yet another lbw and Sophie Ecclestone has her third wicket of the game. Ecclestone comes from over the wicket and bowls a loopy delivery, very full and on middle and leg. Zaida James gets down on one knee and looks for the slog-sweep but the ball is just too full for it. James misses and the ball hits her on the pads. England Women players appeal and the finger is raised.
Floated up full and outside off, Zaida James gets low and lofts it over mid off for a couple of runs.
Zaida James is the next batter in.
OUT! LBW! Excellent review in the end by Heather Knight. Sophie Ecclestone fires this one in fuller and around middle and leg, with the ball sliding on. Afy Fletcher gets her front leg out of the way and has a big heave across the line. Fletcher misses and gets pinged on the pads. There is a loud appeal which is turned down and on reviewing, Ball Tracking comes up with three reds. The on-field decision is overturned and Fletcher has to walk back.
Is Afy Fletcher LBW here? The umpire has given it NOT OUT but it looked dead straight in real time. The replays roll in and the UltraEdge shows no bat here. The Ball Tracking rolls and it shows three reds. So, the original decision is reversed. Afy Fletcher is gone!
Tossed up outside off, Afy Fletcher advances and forces the lofted shot over the cover region for a couple of runs.
Flighted, very full and around off, Chedean Nation drives it toward mid off and sets off for the single. There is s shy at the bowler's end from Alice Capsey but she misses and had that hit, Nation would have been a goner.
Beaten! Gives it a nice loop and bowls it full around off stump, Chedean Nation looks for the big heave but the ball turns away and beats the bat. Amy Jones takes off the bails and there's a stifled appeal for stumping. The decision is sent upstairs and UltraEdge is checked first. There's no bat involved and replays show that Nation has her back leg grounded inside the crease.