England head coach Jon Lewis admitted his facet had “drifted off” when below strain throughout their six-wicket defeat to West Indies as they exited the Girls’s T20 World Cup.
After setting West Indies a goal of 142 runs to qualify for the semi-finals, Hayley Matthews (50 off 38) and Qiana Joseph (52 off 38) obtained off to a blistering begin, reaching 89-0 on the midway level of their innings and leaving England visibly shocked.
Their electrical batting was coupled with some troublesome moments for England within the area as they dropped 5 catches, Maia Bouchier, Alice Capsey and Sophia Dunkley unable to maintain maintain of possibilities.
The loss for England means they miss out on the T20 World Cup semi-finals for the primary time since 2010, West Indies progressing for the primary time since 2018.
Lewis was trustworthy in defeat and admitted he observed his facet visibly begin to change the best way they had been approaching the crunch contest when issues obtained powerful.
“That is not a reaction you want to see as a coach when you are on the sidelines,” mentioned Lewis.
“You might see after six or seven overs we had been beginning to be like ‘oh crikey, we’re up in opposition to it right here’.
“You could see a lot of the players starting to drift off, especially our energy in the field and we played a lot slower.
“It is not useful that our captain (Heather Knight) was off the sector after which another person has to take over the job, so there’s most likely much more dialogue occurring on the sector than would occur.
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Hayley Matthews and Qiana Joseph shared a brutal opening century partnership as they put West Indies properly on track to achieve their goal of 142 in opposition to England
“I went on at the drinks’ interval to remind them what we are about as a group and a team, and they responded to that really well, I thought.
“There was a interval of three or 4 overs the place we appeared deflated as a facet as a result of we had taken some punches. When you’ve got taken some punches and you’re on the ropes, it may be arduous to maintain bouncing again, however I believed they did after the drinks interval.
“We executed much better after that point but it was a tricky period of time for us and is something we will reflect on for sure.”
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Relive the second England exited the T20 Girls’s World Cup as West Indies had been jubilant, whereas Heather Knight was left in tears
Though it’s a “brutal” defeat for England in a event they entered as second favourites to win behind Australia, Lewis insists they’ll bounce again.
“It is a World Cup, it is brutal and it will take a bit of time. The players will be reflective and this is a strong group, the group will stick together,” he mentioned.
“That’s one thing they undoubtedly will do. They work properly collectively and for one another, and they’re going to help one another and the employees will rally round them and help them as greatest we are able to.
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England misplaced the wickets of Danni Wyatt-Hodge and Maia Bouchier due to some sensational fielding from Deandra Dottin
“The reality of the situation is we didn’t play well enough and we got beaten by the better side on the day. That is sport and that is World Cup sport.
“The bit we most likely did not get fairly proper was reacting to what the opposition had been doing and clearly our execution of our ability.
“But we have got a very young bowling group and they will be better for this experience. While they might not feel that now, they will be better for this and come back a stronger team for it.”
Knight: We might be judged by this defeat
Captain Heather Knight, who needed to retire harm with a calf harm throughout England’s innings and didn’t area for her facet, was visibly emotional after the defeat.
She is conscious England might be judged on what they produced within the tournament-defining recreation, their slip-up proving “costly”.
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England captain Heather Knight was left annoyed after an harm noticed her retire earlier than West Indies chased down 142 with ease
“It was frustrating, tough to watch. Credit to West Indies, they came at us really hard and put us under the pump,” Knight mentioned.
“We made a few mistakes. It wasn’t our best performance, so it is a tough one to take.
“I do not assume we had been far off with the bat. There was somewhat little bit of flip within the floor – however West Indies batted brilliantly.
“We probably bowled a little bit too short, there was a bit more bounce than we were used to [from Sharjah] but the partnership from Joseph and Matthews was top quality.
“We might be judged on right this moment.
“We have played some really good cricket [in the tournament] but you slip up once and it can be costly.
“It’s irritating however I’m nonetheless actually pleased with the women and the struggle they confirmed.”
Watch the Women’s T20 World Cup semi-finals and final live on Sky Sports this week.
- First semi-final: Australia vs South Africa – 2.30pm, Thursday, Sky Sports Cricket (3pm first ball)
- Second semi-final: West Indies vs New Zealand – 2.30pm, Friday, Sky Sports Cricket (3pm first ball)
- Final: TBC vs TBC – 2.30pm, Sunday, Sky Sports Cricket (3pm first ball)
