CANTERBURY, England – A disciplined, ruthless show from England Girls noticed them sweep apart a listless West Indies Girls’s aspect by 9 wickets on Friday, sealing an unassailable 2-0 lead within the three-match T20 Worldwide sequence.
It was an evening to overlook for the guests, who failed to fireplace with bat or ball and suffered their second consecutive drubbing.
Early collapse leaves Windies reeling
Issues unraveled rapidly for the West Indies after being despatched in to bat. The innings had barely begun when opener Qiana Joseph was eliminated by Lauren Bell—caught and bowled for a duck within the first over with simply 4 runs on the board.
England’s seamer Em Arlott then delivered a hammer blow, eradicating the Windies’ talisman and captain, Hayley Matthews, for a mere six. It was the second the spine of the innings buckled.
What adopted was a devastating cascade: Arlott dismissed Zaida James for six, after which the skilled Stafanie Taylor fell for a two-ball duck. Inside minutes, the scoreboard learn a troubling 29 for 4, with the guests firmly on the again foot.
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Campbelle and Gajnabi resist, however collapse ensues
Amid the carnage, Shemaine Campbelle and Shabika Gajnabi tried a valiant rebuild, stitching collectively a 34-run partnership that quickly steadied the innings. Campbelle top-scored with 26 earlier than falling to spinner Charlie Dean, who would go on to assert 2-12.
Gajnabi added 22 off 29 balls, the one different batter to achieve double digits. As soon as the pair was separated, the decrease order caved beneath relentless strain, and the West Indies limped to 81 for 9 of their allotted 20 overs.
England chase with ease: Sciver-Brunt and Dunkley dazzle
Regardless of a glimmer of hope when Zaida James bowled Danni Wyatt-Hodge with the primary supply of England’s reply, any desires of a Windies comeback have been swiftly extinguished.
Captain Nat Sciver-Brunt took management, launching an authoritative, unbeaten half-century—her seventeenth in T20 Internationals. She raced to the milestone in simply 27 balls, bringing it up with a composed two to deep midwicket off Aaliyah Alleyne.
Partnering with Sophia Dunkley, who added an unflustered 24 not out, Sciver-Brunt steered England to victory in emphatic style. Their unbroken 82-run partnership introduced the sport to an in depth in simply 9.2 overs, as Sciver-Brunt fittingly sealed the take care of a boundary via midwicket off Afy Fletcher.
Sequence received, England march on
With the resounding win, England Girls have now locked within the sequence, heading into Monday’s closing T20I with the luxurious of momentum and confidence. For the West Indies, nevertheless, the street forward calls for deep reflection and a renewed concentrate on execution in all departments.
The margin of defeat underscores the hole in efficiency on the day—and leaves West Indies Girls looking for solutions and redemption within the sequence finale.
