After a disappointing washout on Tuesday, a wonderful game
of cricket was witnessed between England and West Indies when the two sides
locked horns against each other on Friday at Northampton. Winning the toss and
electing to bat first, England posted a daunting total of 180-6 in 20 overs,
thanks to opening bat Danielle Wyatt’s delightful innings of 81 (55). Amy Ellen
Jones (37) along with Wyatt stitched a 67 run opening partnership to give just
the right start. Natalie Sciver (31) and skipper Heather Knight (22) then
joined hands to take their side to a challenging total. The visitors had an
ordinary day with the ball as none of their bowlers looked to jeopardize the
English batting line-up.
Chasing over nine runs per over, the West Indies would have
hoped for a better start. To their horror, both their openers were back in the
hut inside two overs. Stacy-Ann King (43) looked to stabilize the innings with
captain Stafanie Taylor (19), but the latter’s run out opened the floodgates.
Chedean Nation’s knock of 32 went in vain as she ran out of partners. The
visitors were reduced to 138-9 in 20 overs, falling short of 42 runs. Linsey
Smith and Katherine Brunt were the pick of the bowlers as they scalped two
wickets apiece.
Danielle Wyatt was adjudged as the Player of the Match for
her scintillating knock of 81. The series will conclude on Tuesday as the two
teams will meet for the third and last T20 at Derby. The West Indies will look
to level the T20 series and leave the British soil with some cheer.
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