A refreshed England aspect bought their new period underneath means with an eight-wicket victory towards the West Indies within the first T20I in Canterbury.
Former England captain Heather Knight (43no) and opener Sophia Dunkley (81no) shared a match-winning 91-run partnership which noticed the hosts comfortably chase West Indies’ 146-7 with 3.3 overs to spare.
By the seventeenth over, England solely required seven runs from 24 balls with Knight hitting a boundary and Dunkley guiding her twelfth boundary by means of the covers to seal the deal.
West Indies captain Hayley Matthews (100no) fronted the batting resistance after being inserted, hitting 16 boundaries and one six earlier than reaching her third T20I century off the ultimate ball of the innings, regardless of wickets recurrently tumbling.
Lauren Bell (2-29) was the decide of England’s bowlers, placing twice in three balls within the powerplay, while debutant Em Arlott (1-28) claimed her first worldwide scalp because the vacationers misplaced 5 of their batters in single figures and had been unable to submit a defendable whole.
England will look to win the collection within the second T20I in Hove on Friday, Might 23, reside on Sky Sports activities Cricket.
England start new period positively
The hosts made a speedy begin to their chase as Danni Wyatt-Hodge (17) and Dunkley shared a 51-run opening stand to get issues underneath means.
Wyatt-Hodge’s aggression price her because the opener moved properly exterior leg stump, missed her shot and was bowled by Zaida James (1-32) because the ball stored low and deflected off her pads.
Sciver-Brunt’s first innings as England captain noticed her dismissed for a two-ball duck by Afy Fletcher after she feathered her sweep shot behind to Mangru.
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Danni Wyatt-Hodge was tremendous unfortunate because the ball bounced off her again pad and onto the stumps
Nevertheless, that didn’t sidetrack England as Knight and Dunkley helped England cross 100 simply, leaving the West Indies bowlers struggling for a breakthrough.
Fletcher and James had been the one bowlers to choose up wickets as England collected runs throughout the bottom, wrapping up the opening T20I in simply 16.3 overs.
Matthews’ ton leads West Indies resistance
England pacer Bell recovered rapidly from her shaky opening over to dismiss Qiana Joseph (2) and Zaida James for a two-ball duck in the identical over earlier than.
West Indies’ debutant Realeanna Grimmond (4) was run out by Sciver-Brunt off Issy Wong’s (1-35) bowling after wandering out of her crease, gifting England their best wicket of the match.
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England bought their breakthrough towards West Indies as they took two wickets in simply three balls at The Spitfire Floor in Canterbury
Matthews and Shabika Gajnabi (11) shared a short partnership price 28 runs, however the latter was dismissed after working a gradual, back-of-the-hand ball from Wong to the England skipper at midwicket.
Arlott fired a back-of-a-length supply which noticed Aaliyah Alleyne (2) caught within the covers, leaving the vacationers faltering on 78-5.
Jannillea Glasgow (4) discovered the boundary off her first ball, however her innings was short-lived after she was run out by Wong trying to come back again for a second.
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Realeanna Grimmond was run out as she was fully unaware of the place the ball went and wandered out of her crease!
Mandy Mangru (17) supplied much-needed resistance decrease down the order with a 47-run partnership along with her captain, the best of the match, however was caught due to a surprising goalkeeper-esque catch from Bell at quick wonderful leg.
Matthews was rewarded for her resilience as she hit two boundaries within the last over to succeed in 99 earlier than pulling Bell to backward sq. a single earlier than an emphatic celebration.
Nevertheless, her efforts had been in useless after a weakened West Indies aspect, who had been with out Deandra Dottin and Stafanie Taylor, fell to an eight-wicket defeat.
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T20 worldwide collection vs West Indies (Might)
- First T20I, Canterbury: England beat West Indies by eight wickets
- Second T20I: Friday Might 23 (6.35pm) – Hove
- Third T20I: Monday Might 26 (2.30pm) – Chelmsford
One-day worldwide collection vs West Indies (Might-June)
- First ODI: Friday Might 30 (1pm) – Derby
- Second ODI: Wednesday June 4 (1pm) – Leicester
- Third ODI: Saturday June 7 (11am) – Taunton
T20 worldwide collection vs India (June-July)
- First T20I: Saturday June 28 (2.30pm) – Trent Bridge
- Second T20I: Tuesday July 1 (6.30pm) – Bristol
- Third T20I: Friday July 4 (6.35pm) – The Kia Oval
- Fourth T20I: Wednesday July 9 (6.30pm) – Emirates Outdated Trafford
- Fifth T20I: Saturday July 12 (6.35pm) – Edgbaston
One-day worldwide collection vs India (July)
- First ODI: Wednesday July 16 (1pm) – Southampton
- Second ODI: Saturday July 19 (11am) – Lord’s
- Third ODI: Tuesday July 22 (1pm) – Chester-le-Road
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