Key occasions
14th over: England 92-3 (Knight 29, Jones 15) Amy Jones is going deep in her crease and pulls for 4 in entrance of sq.. Ashmini Munisar responds smartly with 3 dots in a row ahead of Jones clips the general ball for a unmarried to stay strike. Only 5 off the over, Jones may well be higher positioned to paintings the singles and get a collection Heather Knight on strike.
13th over: England 87-3 (Knight 29, Jones 10) Amy Jones hasn’t been observed but with the bat on this sequence however she seems to be in positive fettle – using Afy Fletcher down the bottom for 4 after which pulling a shorter ball away in entrance of sq. for the second one boundary of the over. Eleven off it for England. They wish to haul themselves as much as 150-odd right here.
12th over: England 76-3 (Knight 28, Jones 0) Ashmini Munisar into the assault and he or she commits the cardinal sin of overstepping and gifting a unfastened hit together with her first actual ball. Knight can’t make her pay however selections up two runs with a smear to lengthy on. Clever! A reverse-paddle for Knight sees her select the distance and select up a boundary. Seven off the over, England want runs and West Indies sensing wickets, the guests have stored the shackles on impressively to this point.
WICKET! Nat Sciver-Brunt c Gajnabi b Matthews 37 (England 69-3)
England’s captain holes out! A slog sweep is definitely snaffled at the boundary simply moments after Heather Knight had performed the similar shot and dispatched the the ball into the stands for 6. Matthews has the final chortle and that’s a large wicket, partnership damaged and it brings Amy Jones to the crease.
11th over: England 69-3 (Knight 22, Jones 0)
DROP! Hayley Matthews flummoxes Nat Sciver-Brunt with a slower ball and a plinked pressure can simplest be tipped over the imaginary move bar by way of Afy Fletcher!
10th over: England 59-2 (Sciver-Brunt 34, Knight 15) A scruffy over from Aaliyah Alleyne as she struggles together with her run up and flings down 3 wides within the over. She ultimately will get one proper and beats the out of doors fringe of Knight, 4 singles off the bat make it seven off the over and England are 59-2 on the half-way degree. The house facet have were given wickets within the financial institution now and will probably be having a look to boost up after beverages.
West Indies have rung the adjustments for this fit, 4 switches from the final recreation as Realeanna Grimmond, Jahzara Claxton, Jannillea Glasgow, Ashmini Munisar come into the facet and Stephanie Taylor, Shemaine Campbelle, Cherr-Ann Fraser, Karishma Ramharack pass over out.
Here’s their staff in complete:
West Indies: 1 Hayley Matthews (c), 2 Qiana Joseph, 3 Zaida James, 4 Realeanna Grimmond, 5 Jahzara Claxton, 6 Shabika Gajnabi, 7 Aaliyah Alleyne, 8 Mandy Mangru (wk), 9 Jannillea Glasgow, 10 Afy Fletcher, 11 Ashmini Munisar
Just the only exchange for England – Sarah Glenn is in for Issy Wong
England: 1 Danni Wyatt-Hodge, 2 Sophia Dunkley, 3 Nat Sciver-Brunt (capt), 4 Heather Knight, 5 Amy Jones (wk), 6 Alice Capsey, 7 Emily Arlott, 8 Sarah Glenn, 9 Charlie Dean, 10 Linsey Smith, 11 Lauren Bell
ninth over: England 52-2 (Sciver-Brunt 32, Knight 13) England are ticking now, twelve runs coming off Afy Fletcher’s 3rd over as NSB drives down the bottom for 4 after which pounces on a brief ball, pulling in the back of sq. for a 2d boundary within the over.
Good information at the climate entrance, the rain is staying away these days and a few sunshine is even beginning to peep out in Essex.
eighth over: England 40-2 (Sciver-Brunt 22, Knight 11) Fitter. Happier. More Productive from England, Knight reverse-sweeps with aplomb for 4 and along with Sciver-Brunt works Hayley Matthews round, pilfering ten runs off the over.
seventh over: England 30-2 (Sciver-Brunt 20, Knight 3) Afy Fletcher into the assault and he or she flights a ball up on heart stump that Sciver-Brunt trots out to and works thru mid-wicket for 4 with Swiss-clock timing. England want some extra of that, their run charge is spluttering down at 4 an over, only one extra unmarried off it.
sixth over: England 24-2 (Sciver-Brunt 15, Knight 2) England have simplest controlled to attain two obstacles within the powerplay, it’s been tricky going out within the heart. Jahzara Claxton whizzes thru her 2d over, she’s long past for a miserly couple of runs simplest. England feeling some scorecard force.
Apologies for the not on time get started – England 23-2
James Wallace
After 5 overs, England have slightly stumbled, shedding each openers throughout the powerplay. West Indies received the toss and elected to box beneath leaden skies in Chelmsford. Sophia Dunkley and Danni Wyatt-Hodge are already again within the shed and previous and present captains Heather Knight and Nat Sciver-Brunt are lately rebuilding for the house facet. Thanks for becoming a member of us and apologies for not on time get started at this finish. ‘Ghosts in the machine…’