• West Indies win by four wickets
Coming off second-best in a game that morphed into an engaging scrap but went the way of the West Indies by four wickets with three balls to spare, England will now take on India in the semi-final of the Women’s World T20 on Friday. That this game went the distance was a credit to England’s dogged defence with the ball, led once again by the outstanding Anya Shrubsole after her equally important face-saving efforts with the bat.
The 115 for eight that Heather Knight’s side compiled looked vaguely satisfactory given that it was achieved from 50 for six deep into the 11th over. Playing her first innings for England, Sophia Dunkley looked born for international cricket with her top-scoring hand of 35, adding 55 from 46 balls with Shrubsole, whose 29 is the highest she has made for England in T20s.
Written by Adam Collins in St Lucia
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/nov/18/west-indies-england-womens-world-twenty20-match-report under the title “England lose to West Indies to set up India semi-final in Women’s World T20”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
