England Women thrash West Indies by 208 runs to lead the three match series 1-0

West Indies cricket had a disappointing Thursday, as both the men’s team and women’s side were at the receiving end of defeat from Australia and England respectively.

At Leicester, English skipper Heather Knight won the toss and opted to bat on a batting paradise. Opening bat Amy Ellen Jones (91) and middle order bat Heather Knight (94) were the star performers for England as they helped their side post a daunting 318-9 in 50 overs. Windies offie Hayley Matthews was the pick of the bowlers as she scalped 4-57 in her 10 overs.

Chasing a humungous 319 was always going to be difficult. The disciplined English bowling coupled with electrifying fielding were responsible for West Indies’ dismal performance with the bat. The visitors were done and dusted for a paltry 110 in 36 overs, losing the game by a mammoth margin of 208 runs. Sophie Ecclestone and Laura Marsh bowled well in tandem to pick up three wickets apiece. Pace spearhead Katherine Brunt brought all her experience into the game as she accounted for 2-6 in her five overs.

Amy Ellen Jones was presented with the Player of the Match for her gritty knock of 91 (99). Both the Taylors, Stafanie and Sarah, who are the big match players for their respective countries, had an off day on the field. Probably a century from their skipper Stafanie Taylor would have made the match much more interesting.

The two sides will play the second of the three ODIs on Sunday at Worcester.

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