England claim T20 women’s series v Windies

England claim T20 women’s series v Windies

England have added a Twenty20 sequence victory to go along with their ODI sweep after defeating the West Indies by 17 runs in Bridgetown.

Touring captain Heather Knight received the toss and elected to bat, contributing a quickfire 43 off 27 balls with in a position help from fellow right-handed batter Sophie Dunkley who collected six boundaries in her 44.

England had been 6-157 on the change at Kensington Oval, with the West Indies set a run-rate of seven.85 simply to tie.

Hayley Matthews did her greatest to cleared the path because the skipper nudged 35 off 31 deliveries earlier than being stumped by England wicketkeeper Amy Jones.

Rashada Williams steadied the ship when the second drop stepped onto the pitch along with her facet at two for 63, with the Jamaican blasting 38 off 29 till Sophie Ecclestone caught her lbw.

Ecclestone gave up 28 runs for her two wickets, whereas allrounder Charlie Dean had a double-wicket maiden as a part of her four-wicket haul because the hosts misplaced eight en path to a last rating of 140.

The last two matches of the sequence will likely be performed on the identical floor on Sunday and Wednesday, with the T20s following England’s 3-0 sweep of the ODIs performed at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium North Sound.