England stand-in captain Charlie Dean
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“It is brilliant and what we set out to do at the start of the tournament [to reach the semi-finals]. To get over the line and qualify with a game to spare is brilliant. Everyone chipped in with the bat. I am never satisfied and always want to keep getting better. Always learning and getting better. A few catches went down and all looked like tough opportunities. I do not think the fielding is a huge issue. The fact that we are creating those opportunities is important.”
West Indies captain Hayley Matthews
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“It certainly was hot out there. We probably missed our lines with the ball at some intervals. and perhaps let ourselves down in the field a bit. These are opportunities [to play at Lord’s] some people only get once in a lifetime. I felt like I did not hit it but at the end of the day the umpire’s decision was final. I thought there was a gap between bat and ball but you have to respect the umpire’s decision.
“She [Stafanie Taylor] was feeling a bit unwell today with some chest tightness and struggling breathing. We have to stay positive and if we play our brand of cricket we should come out on top against Ireland.”
Sophie Ecclestone speaking to Sky Sports
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“It is a mint feeling to qualify tonight and hopefully we can win the next game to finish top. I am really glad I am not a batsman. It has been really hot today. It has been a rough few months but to be back playing cricket and have ball in hand, bowling for England, I could not be happier. I like it when times get tough and to bowl at the death. I would be fuming if I got rested on Saturday [in their final group game against New Zealand].”
Group 2 table through four games
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- England- 8pts
- West Indies- 6pts
- New Zealand- 4pts
- Sri Lanka- 4pts
- Scotland- 2pts
- Ireland- 0pts
Player of the match Danni Wyatt-Hodge after her knock of 65
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“I just really watched the ball, have good energy and back yourself. In T20 cricket you have to be brave and show intent. It was my night tonight. That was the hottest I have ever played in in England, close to Dubai a couple of years ago, a very dry heat. We batted really well to get that total but we came out all guns blazing and everyone contributed. The running between the wickets is something we will look at.”
England win by 38 runs
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Henry is having some fun out there and blasts Smith over cow corner for six. She then gets two down to long-on for a couple to stay on strike. This is now Henry’s best international T20 score. Henry then blasts one straight back at Smith, who cannot take the difficult caught-and-bowled chance. It does strictly speaking go down as a dropped catch.
Henry quickly rocks onto the back foot and deposits it over the legside for six to bring up her maiden T20 fifty.
The final ball is a dot and England secure the win by 38 runs. The hosts book their place in the semi-finals and are almost guaranteed top spot in the group with a game to spare. They are also the first side to earn a spot in the semis.
OVER 19: WI 133/5 (Alleyne 1 Henry 37)
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Aaliyah Alleyne is in and off the mark first ball with a single.
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Claxton c Smith b Bell 21 Finally England actually keep hold of a catch! Bell is bowling plenty of slower balls at the death and this time Claxton only succeeds in picking out Smith at point. FOW 132/5
OVER 18: WI 125/4 (Claxton 20 Henry 33)
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Claxton goes for a big swipe over the legside but the ball comes off the thick outside edge, running away fine for four. That boundary brings up the 50 partnership.
Later in the over, with most of the offside field up inside the circle, Claxton advances down the wicket and carves one through cover point for four.
OVER 17: WI 116/4 (Claxton 11 Henry 32)
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Ecclestone is into her fourth and final over, with her first three going for just the nine runs. West Indies, with the win out of reach for them, might be thinking about their run-rate and making sure they do not lose heavily; they will try and get as close as possible even though they cannot realistically win.
Henry cuts away for four and she is playing a handy innings, even if the West Indies are not going to be able to chase down these runs.
Another catch is dropped by England. Henry hits it a long way into the air but Gibson is unable to take the catch at cow corner. Not only that but she ends up parrying the ball onto the boundary. It will not cost them tonight but these dropped catches could prove costly in a knockout match.
OVER 16: WI 103/4 (Claxton 10 Henry 21)
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It had been 24 balls since the last boundary but that run is ended as Henry goes down the ground, back over Kemp’s head for four. That brings up West Indies’ 100.
England are getting a little sloppy in the field at the moment, with some catches going down, overthrows and misfields creeping into their game.
OVER 15: WI 94/4 (Claxton 10 Henry 12)
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Another chance goes down for England, on this occasion it was not easy as Henry blasts one back at Ecclestone, who cannot take the grab high above her head.
There are 14,279 fans at Lord’s. More than 17,000 had been expected but presumably the combination of the scorching temperatures and public transport issues in the heat meant that a large number chose to stay at home.
OVER 14: WI 90/4 (Claxton 8 Henry 10)
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Claxton has no option but to be ultra aggressive but it feels like she is swinging too hard.
She spoons one into the air into the legside and Smith comes racing in from deep mid-wicket to try and catch it but cannot quite grab it whilst diving forward.
The next ball goes high up in the air as well but England fail to take the chance. Both Gibson and Jones think about going for it, with the latter in the end trying to take it but barely gets her fingertips on it. That is poor from England, even though they are going to go on and win this game.
OVER 13: WI 86/4 (Claxton 5 Henry 9)
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Dean strikes Claxton on the pads but the appeal is turned down. After a conversation with keeper Jones, Dean decides to review. England lose that review as it pitched just outside leg stump; England never looked truly convinced.
Dean bowls a wild delivery that is very high and goes through everyone for four byes. It is then reviewed to see if it was a no-ball for height and, like everything tonight, it takes ages to come to a decision. Rightly it is then given a no-ball and there will be a free hit. However, Claxton fails to properly take advantage as she only gets a single.
OVER 12: WI 79/4 (Claxton 4 Henry 8)
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Freya Kemp is on for the Nursery End. That is a real gift from Kemp, who bowls a loose delivery down the legside and Henry gratefully clips away fine for four.
A few balls later, there is a check on a possible run-out and Claxton’s bat did bounce up but was grounded inside the crease just before the bails come off.
OVER 11: WI 71/4 (Claxton 3 Henry 1)
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Chinelle Henry joins Claxton in the middle. The West Indies do not have any other option other than to keep going after this. Dean is now actually on a hat-trick having taken a wicket with the final ball of her first over and a wicket with the first ball of her second but she cannot get it as Henry is off the mark first ball.
Just one run off the bat, a wide and a wicket come from that over.
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Glasgow b Dean 6 The wickets keep falling as England continue to dominate. Glasgow attempts to cut away but the ball is too straight and she ends up playing onto her own stumps. FOW 69/4
OVER 10: WI 69/3 (Claxton 3 Glasgow 6)
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Smith is back into the attack for her third over.
Nearly a caught-and-bowled chance for Smith at the end of an over that costs just four runs but it is just out of reach.
West Indies need 118 more runs from 60 balls.
OVER 9: WI 65/3 (Claxton 1 Glasgow 4)
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Jahzara Claxton is in at number five. England are firmly on control of this one with West Indies’ top order all dismissed.
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Campbelle b Ecclestone 20 Ecclestone is such a savvy operator and gets the dangerous Campbelle. The West Indies keeper has no choice but to be aggressive with the required rate but that ends up being her downfall. She goes for the sweep but misses and the ball crashes into her stumps. FOW 64/3
OVER 8: WI 62/2 (Campbelle 19 Glasgow 3)
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Dean’s spell lasted just the one over as Dani Gibson is brought on to bowl some seam up.
That is a lovely shot from Campbelle, who allows the ball to come onto her and guides one late through backward point for four.
Campbelle then makes it back-to-back boundaries. Gibson bowls a poor ball down the legside and Campbelle pulls away fine for four, with Knight at fine leg unable to cut it off.
OVER 7: WI 50/2 (Campbelle 9 Glasgow 1)
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Jannillea Glasgow is in at number four as Sophie Ecclestone is brought on for the first time tonight. Ecclestone’s first over goes for just two leg byes and two runs off the bat as West Indies reach the 50-run mark.
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Dottin c Capsey b Dean 19 Dottin smashes Dean for three boundaries but, from the final ball of the over, Dean gets a big wicket. Dottin looks to make it a fourth boundary of the over but there is not quite enough on this one as she is caught on the boundary rope by Capsey down at long-on. FOW 46/2
OVER 5: WI 30/1 (Campbelle 7 Dottin 4)
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Matthews is still not happy as she is now remonstrating with an official off the pitch. I can understand her frustration as the images do not seem to match up with the UltraEdge.
Bell continues into her third over and is keeping it very tight. After three straight dot balls, Campbelle picks up a short ball from Bell and pulls away for a flat six.
Bell has conceded just 13 runs from her three overs.
OVER 4: WI 24/1 (Campbelle 1 Dottin 4)
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Shemaine Campbell is in at number three and is off the mark with a single first ball.
England then fail to take advantage of a great chance of taking a second wicket in the over. Dottin comes down the ground and gets an edge on the ball but Jones behind the stumps fails to take the catch or make the stumping. Missed opportunity.
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Matthews c Jones b Smith 14 After two boundaries in the over, Matthews is gone and she is distinctly unimpressed. England think they have her caught behind but the umpire gives it not out. England opt to review and there is a spike on UltraEdge. However, Matthews points to what appeared to be a small gap between bat and ball when the snick appeared on UltraEdge. Matthews tries to plead her case to the on-field umpires but she has to go. FOW 21/1
That was a bizarre moment. Matthews was so convinced she wasn’t out, you’re almost inclined to believe her. And there was a gap between bat and ball on the slow-motion replay.
That could prove costly to the West Indies in this run chase.
OVER 3: WI 12/0 (Matthews 6 Dottin 2)
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Matthews is struggling to get going and, with the required rate already up around ten, she will know she cannot afford too many more dot balls.
Bell sends down a couple of wides before Dottin is nearly run out as Matthews called her back for two. Had the throw from the deep been better, Dottin would have been in trouble.
OVER 2: WI 7/0 (Matthews 4 Dottin 2)
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Linsey Smith will start from the Nursery End with her left-arm off spin.
That is excellent fielding from Gibson out on the boundary. Matthews must have though she was going to get a four as she pulls into the legside but a sublime diving stop from Gibson save two runs.
OVER 1: WI 3/0 (Matthews 1 Dottin 1)
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England will probably benefit from it being slightly cooler out in the field than it was during the first innings as the Lord’s surface is now pretty much all in shade.
Lauren Bell will send down the first over of the innings from the Pavilion End. Matthews gets off the mark second ball with a single.
Dottin gets a single from her first ball to get her innings going.
Just three runs come from the opening over of the innings.
The run chase
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So the West Indies need 187 to win this game. If England defend their total, they will qualify for the semi-finals and will almost guarantee top spot, which would likely see them avoid Australia in the semi-finals.
Deandra Dottin and Hayley Matthews will open the batting for the West Indies.
Could England have got more?
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England might be pleased with that, but I can’t help feeling like there were more runs left out there given the platform they had set for themselves after 14 overs.
As the wickets started to fall at the back end it just dried the run rate up a bit and at one point they had looked on course for 200.
Of course you can never judge until both sides have batted, but England have far from taken control of this match.
Heather Knight after her knock of 43
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“It is pretty hot out there. I am really pleased we were able to get that total. It is a decent wicket, the slower ball is holding a little bit and there is a little bit of bounce with the new ball. We are pretty happy we are slightly above par, now we have got to bowl really well and defend it.
“Any time you play at Lord’s, if you keep the stumps in the game you will be in a good position. We need to be smart with our angles and how we defend the shorter side down the slope. I am confident we can put in a strong performance and get over the line.”
England post 186/7 from their 20 overs
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Sophie Ecclestone comes in to face the final ball of the innings and gets four with a sweep shot fine.
England will be happy with their work in this innings and have set West Indies 187 to win this game. It is a good pitch but that will not be an easy run chase.
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Gibson c Alleyne b Munisar 2 It has been an expensive final over thus far but from the penultimate ball Munisar does get Gibson. FOW 182/7
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Knight run out Campbelle 43 Some of England’s running between the wickets has this innings has come towards a close has been dreadful. A good innings from Knight, who could have been run out a few balls ago, is ended as she starts running and gets it wrong as the West Indies keeper Campbelle reacts quickly and runs her out. FOW 172/6
OVER 18: ENG 162/5 (Knight 34 Gibson 1)
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Dani Gibson joins Knight in the middle and is off the mark first ball with a single into the legside.
Knight got a reverse sweep away for four in the previous over and does so again in this over.
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Kemp b Matthews 4 England lose their fifth wicket. Kemp comes across her stumps and looks to scoop the ball but only succeeds in playing onto her own stumps. FOW 156/5
OVER 17: ENG 154/4 (Knight 28 Kemp 3)
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After five runs from the first four balls of Fletcher’s final over, Knight gets out the reverse sweep and connects well, getting four for the shot.
OVER 16: ENG 145/4 (Knight 21 Kemp 1)
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Freya Kemp joins Knight in the middle and is off the mark first ball with a single.
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Wyatt-Hodge run out Glasgow 65 That is dreadful from England and I have to say it has been coming from this pair. Knight hits it straight at point and calls Wyatt-Hodge through for a single, with the latter comfortably being run out. Wyatt-Hodge should have said no. FOW 144/4
OVER 15: ENG 136/3 (Knight 15 Wyatt-Hodge 65)
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Fletcher finds the outside edge of Knight’s bat but the ball runs away fine, allowing Knight to come through for three.
That is absolutely dreadful from the West Indies captain Matthews on two accounts. Knight chips one straight at her but somehow drops it. She then throws at the stumps, misses and England are able to come through for a single.
OVER 14: ENG 128/3 (Knight 10 Wyatt-Hodge 63)
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Wyatt-Hodge hits hard down the ground and it looked like it was just going to be a single. However, Henry gets her throw all wrong, losing control of the ball, and Wyatt-Hodge comes back for two. Next ball, she comes across her stumps and sweeps high over the legside into a vacant region for four.
There is then nearly a run-out. Wyatt-Hodge calls Knight through for a single but the latter is very late to react. There was a single there and Knight is lucky that the throw from Matthews was a poor one.
Wyatt-Hodge finishes the over with another boundary as she goes down the ground and gets four up towards the Media Centre.
OVER 13: ENG 116/3 (Knight 9 Wyatt-Hodge 52)
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Wyatt-Hodge takes a risky single up to mid-on but survives. Would she have been gone if Henry had hit? Yes and by quite a bit. That was very poor judgement from Wyatt-Hodge but she gest away with it.
Alleyne has been pretty tight with her lines and lengths but strays down the legside, allowing Knight to sweep fine for four, beating the short fine leg fielder.
OVER 12: ENG 109/3 (Knight 4 Wyatt-Hodge 50)
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The vastly experienced Heather Knight is in at number five and is off the mark with a boundary, sweeping fine for four.
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Capsey c Henry b Ramharack 28 In the over that Wyatt-Hodge passes 50 and the England 100 is brought up, the West Indies make an important breakthrough to end this good partnership. Capsey goes down the ground but only succeeds in picking out Henry at long-on. FOW 104/3
OVER 11: ENG 93/2 (Capsey 22 Wyatt-Hodge 45)
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Claxton is nearly caught out by the spin in the deep but just about gets her hand to the ball out at deep cover. That two brings up the 50 partnership and Wyatt-Hodge follows that up with another couple.
To the leg spin of Fletcher, who is bowling a long way outside off stump, this England pair are both coming across their stumps and hitting into the legside.
OVER 10: ENG 86/2 (Capsey 21 Wyatt-Hodge 39)
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The changes in the bowling continue to take place as Karishma Ramharack is on for the first time today from the Nursery End.
This England pair are continuing to keep the scoreboard ticking over and are running well between the wickets.
We reach the halfway stage of this England innings.
OVER 9: ENG 79/2 (Capsey 17 Wyatt-Hodge 36)
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Leg spinner Afy Fletcher is on at the Pavilion End and is welcomed into the attack with a boundary. Fletcher drops a bit short and Capsey pulls away into the gap in front of square on the legside for four.
Capsey and Wyatt-Hodge are rotating strike well, taking another six runs from the overs.
OVER 8: ENG 69/2 (Capsey 11 Wyatt-Hodge 32)
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West Indies captain Matthews has brought herself back on. With plenty of fielders up on the offside, Wyatt-Hodge goes aerial into the offside. She advances down the ground, gives herself room and lifts the ball over the offside fielders for four. Only four singles come from the rest of the over.
OVER 7: ENG 61/2 (Capsey 9 Wyatt-Hodge 26)
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Alleyne’s second over costs just four runs and her first two overs have gone for only 10 runs.
OVER 6: ENG 57/2 (Capsey 7 Wyatt-Hodge 24)
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This is the final over of the powerplay so England will want to capitalise.
Wyatt-Hodge gets a very full delivery outside off from Munisar that she gets just over the heads of the fielders on the offside and the ball runs down the slope for four. Dottin at point did actually get her fingertips to it. That boundary brings up England’s 50.
Wyatt-Hodge gets a slice of fortune from the final ball as a thick outside edge runs away fine for four more.
OVER 5: ENG 47/2 (Capsey 6 Wyatt-Hodge 15)
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Aaliyah Alleyne replaces Henry at the Pavilion End. Alleyne appears to have got into her rhythm much faster than Henry did.
Her first four balls are tight before dropping short. Capsey gratefully accepts that gift and emphatically pulls over mid-wicket for a two-bounce four.
OVER 4: ENG 41/2 (Capsey 1 Wyatt-Hodge 14)
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Alice Capsey is in at number four and is off the mark first ball with a single down to long-on.
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Dunkley LBW Munisar 14 Ashmini Munisar replaces her captain Matthews at the Nursery End and gets a wicket with her third ball. One ball after scoring a boundary from a reverse sweep, Dunkley has to go after being pinned bang in front sweeping conventionally. She almost gave herself out as soon as she was struck on the pads and the finger quickly followed. Dunkley wisely opts against reviewing and knew her fate as she was absolutely plumb. FOW 38/2
OVER 3: ENG 34/1 (Dunkley 10 Wyatt-Hodge 12)
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Henry has dropped short on three of her first seven balls and all have now gone for four, this time it is Wyatt-Hodge who punishes Henry’s errant length.
Henry’s line and length is all over the place at the moment, with the Lord’s slope seemingly causing her issues.
After giving away three wides, Henry then thinks she has a chance of a second catch at short third man. Wyatt-Hodge plays a late cut shot that falls just short of Fletcher, who is then unable to stop the ball and it races away for four.
Wyatt-Hodge then leans on a lovely cover drive that is brilliantly stopped right on the boundary rope by Claxton.
That was an expensive over that cost 17 runs.
OVER 2: ENG 17/1 (Dunkley 8 Wyatt-Hodge 1)
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West Indies captain Hayley Matthews will bowl from the Nursery End. Wyatt-Hodge is off the mark first ball with a single into the legside.
Matthews then bowls an absolute gift to allow Dunkley to get off the mark. It is short and, with fine leg and square leg up inside the circle, Dunkley is able to pull away between those two fielders for four.
That is really clever batting from Dunkley, who once more gets a boundary behind square on the legside. She comes across her stumps and sweeps well right in between those fielders previously mentioned.
OVER 1: ENG 8/1 (Dunkley 0 Wyatt-Hodge 0)
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Sophia Dunkley joins Wyatt-Hodge in the middle.
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Jones c Fletcher b Henry 8 After conceding back-to-back boundaries, Henry then bounces back by taking the early scalp of Jones. Henry appeared to be struggling with her-run up from the Pavilion End and was dropping too short but this time gets a bit of movement away from Jones, whose drive takes the outside edge and is caught at short third man by Fletcher. FOW 8/1
Ready for action
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Danni Wyatt-Hodge and Amy Jones make their way out to the middle for England. This will definitely be England’s biggest test thus far in this tournament against the side that knocked them out two years ago.
We are ready to go at Lord’s.
The easiest comparison to make tonight would be to two years ago when England dropped five catches and struggled in the absence of their captain as they were knocked out of the T20 World Cup by the West Indies.
This time, England are without their chosen captain in Nat Sciver-Brunt who missed the last game and this one with a calf injury.
Anthem time
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In the blazing heat of St John’s Wood, the two teams make their way onto the outfield at The Home of Cricket. It is now time for the two national anthems; Rally ‘Round the West Indies followed by God Save The King.
England stand-in captain Charlie Dean
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“We would have been happy to bowl but we are ready to adapt. Captaincy is something you get into the routine of doing and I am looking forward to getting another go today. The girls have been supportive and make sure I stick to my process when I get the ball in my hand. We know how good West Indies are in tournament cricket and we would like to rectify [the defeat in 2024]. We feel in a good place.”
West Indies captain Hayley Matthews speaking at the toss
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“It looks a pretty fresh wicket. As a group we want to come out and assess conditions, and then be able to look at a score to chase. It is a special occasion at one of the most prestigious grounds in cricket. It is an exciting opportunity and one we can relish. The [hot temperatures] probably favour us a bit more.”
England’s Filer and Wyatt-Hodge answer reader questions
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England fast bowler Lauren Filer and opening batter Danni Wyatt-Hodge are members of the squad currently taking part in the Women’s T20 World Cup on home soil. The team hope to follow England’s Lionesses and Red Roses, who won home football and rugby union tournaments in 2022 and 2025.
Wyatt-Hodge, 35, has had success on home turf before, having been part of the 2017 World Cup-winning side. Filer, meanwhile, is already one of the fastest bowlers in the world and has spoken about hoping to break the coveted 80mph barrier.
The pair took some time out of their busy training schedule to answer questions from the Telegraph Recommended Community.
Results so far
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England:
June 12- beat Sri Lanka by 87 runs (Edgbaston)
June 16- beat Ireland by four wickets (Southampton)
June 20- beat Scotland by 38 runs (Headingley)
West Indies:
June 13- beat New Zealand by seven wickets (Southampton)
June 18- beat Scotland by seven runs (Headingley)
June 21- beat Sri Lanka by five wickets (Bristol)
Whichever team wins tonight will guarantee a semi-final spot and take a giant stride towards top spot in this group, which could be important as that could mean avoiding Australia in the semi-finals.
Teams
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England: Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Amy Jones (wicketkeeper), Sophia Dunkley, Alice Capsey, Heather Knight, Freya Kemp, Dani Gibson, Charlie Dean (captain), Sophie Ecclestone, Linsey Smith, Lauren Bell.
West Indies: Hayley Matthews (captain), Deandra Dottin, Shemaine Campbelle (wicketkeeper), Stefanie Taylor, Jahzara Claxton, Chinelle Henry, Jannillea Glasgow, Aaliyah Alleyne, Afy Fletcher, Karishma Ramharack, Ashmini Munisar.
West Indies win the toss and bowl first
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The coin goes up and falls the way of Hayley Matthews, who chooses to have a bowl.
Time for the toss
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The two captains, Charlie Dean for England and Hayley Matthews for the West Indies, are out in the middle and it is time for the coin to go up...
Even the West Indies players feeling the heat!
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Hot, hot, hot!
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England Women’s T20 World Cup campaign continues as they take on the West Indies at Lord’s in Group 2. Both of these sides are looking to continue their 100% records but by definition one of those will fall. The winner of this game will be guaranteed a semi-final spot.
In the 2024 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, England failed to reach the knockout stages, with a defeat to the West Indies in their final group game essentially knocking them out of the competition. These sides did meet in a T20 series on these shores last year, with England winning 3-0.
England have won all three games with ease, beating Sri Lanka, Ireland and Scotland. A win would seal England top spot in Group B and that would mean potentially avoiding a clash with Australia in the semi-finals. As well as the on-field challenge of facing the West Indies, England will also have to cope with the hot conditions in London.
“It is a bit weird being in England and it being this warm but we have played in these conditions before we know that it takes a lot out of you,” England’s stand-in captain Charlie Dean told the BBC. “We have got a few ice packs, lots of ice. There are those vests, the cooling vests that Formula One drivers have. A few of them might get run on and few [tubular] grips filled with ice to put around your neck, bits like that.”
They are still without the services of captain Nat Sciver-Brunt, who is sidelined with a calf injury, but she could be back for the semi-finals should England make it.
“She has been around the group and she is tracking really well which is great,” Dean added. “Having Nat on the field really provides us with a sense of confidence, the calibre of player that she is and the leader that she is. I am ready to step up should it be needed but hopefully she will be back with us soon.”
Following this game, England will take on defending champions New Zealand at The Oval on Saturday in their final group game.
West Indies, like England, have won every game so far having beaten New Zealand, Scotland and Sri Lanka up until this point.
The game is set to start at 6.30pm.