West Indies win toss and bowl first
Victory puts England into semi-final
Women's T20 World Cup, Group 2, Lord's
Soham Sarkhel
CricViz analyst
England have punished anything short today by the West Indian bowlers. They have now scored 31 runs off the pull shot at a strike-rate of above 250 - their most productive shot of the innings so far.
After Alice Capsey whacks a first first ball, West Indies continue their tactic of challenging Danni Wyatt-Hodge outside the off stump - but she changes tactic by stepping across and peppering the leg side boundary instead.
She keeps the fielders busy and can't get through. A nice battle is building between the England opener and the spinners.
Good recovery from Matthews, just four singles from the rest of the over.
Alice Capsey gets a little lucky with a reverse sweep that lands just in front of the fielder at short third.
Matthew Henry
BBC Sport journalist at Lord's
Image source, PA MediaDespite my doubts earlier, the crowd has grown now and is pretty good given the situation.
Classic Danni Wyatt-Hodge, driving up and over cover for four.
Hayley Matthews has her hands on her head. It's a huge strength of the England opener's, but they seem to have identified it as a wicket opportunity as well.
Tidy start from Aaliyah Alleyne after the break, as Capsey and Wyatt-Hodge can only rotate singles with the field spread back.
Soham Sarkhel
CricViz analyst
England have now crossed 50 in three of the four powerplays in this tournament, with today's 57-2 being their best. Their dot-ball percentage of 37% in the powerplay is the best for any team in this tournament so far.
Image source, Getty ImagesA nice flurry of runs for England to conclude the powerplay.
Wyatt-Hodge gets another streaky boundary, edging to deep third, before the players take a much-needed drinks' break.
They huddle under umbrellas on the sun-drenched Lord's outfield.
Eng 53-2
Oooh! Tough one, but would've been a cracker, and we've seen Deandra Dottin take these before.
Wyatt-Hodge drives aerially towards point, where Dottin leaps athletically but the ball just bursts through her hand.
Dottin drops the ball
Ebony Rainford-Brent
Former England batter on Radio 5 Sports Extra
This is going to be the real threat for England here today, Aaliyah Alleyne, she has really stepped up and I just think she is going to be hunting for the stumps.
Aaliyah Alleyne has been West Indies' best bowler of the tournament so far, with eight wickets.
She starts nicely, including a nip-backer that Danni Wyatt-Hodge just about manages to fend away from the stumps, before Alice Capsey crunches a short ball for her first boundary.
Soham Sarkhel
CricViz analyst
Image source, Getty ImagesSophia Dunkley has been much better at reverse-sweeping spinners in T20s in the last couple of years. Since 2024, she has scored 52 runs with reverse sweeps without being dismissed even once at a strike-rate of 193. With the conventional sweep, though, she has been dismissed six times for 100 runs at an average of just above 16.
Alice Capsey is in at four.
She was in such good form before the tournament, and made 40 in the previous game against Scotland.
Ebony Rainford-Brent
Former England batter on Radio 5 Sports Extra
I was just talking up about how well Dunkley was playing!
But that was really well bowled. It was high pressure for Munisar, having to maintain the game after Chinelle Henry gave away so many runs.
Dunkley lbw b Munisar 14 (Eng 38-2)
Image source, Getty ImagesWhat a response!
Sophia Dunkley throws away a promising start. She goes for a conventional sweep this time, but it's too full and she's trapped in front.
The England batters discuss a review but it would've been futile - that was crashing into middle stump.
Matthews turns to Ashmini Munisar to try and regain some control.
Her second ball is reverse swept for four by Dunkley. That's not what the captain ordered.
Ebony Rainford-Brent
Former England batter on Radio 5 Sports Extra
This is a bit of a shocker for West Indies. if you really want to get into the game, yes take the wicket but they really need to back it up.
Eeek, that was a shocker.
Danni Wyatt-Hodge carves another wide ball for four, before she drives sweetly through the covers for three after a brilliant diving effort from Jahzara Claxton on the boundary.
17 off the over and Hayley Matthews has plenty to think about.
This is turning into a honking over.
Three wides follow the opening boundary.
I'm not sure this would've been the game plan when West Indies chose to bowl first.
Again, Chinelle Henry bangs the ball in short but the pace is nowhere near threatening enough and Danni Wyatt-Hodge hammers it to the ropes.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jones,caught Fletcher, bowled Henry Jones, caught Fletcher, bowled Henry | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 160.00 |
batting,Wyatt-Hodge,not out batting, Wyatt-Hodge, not out | 38 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 152.00 |
Dunkley,leg before wicket, bowled Munisar Dunkley, leg before wicket, bowled Munisar | 14 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 127.27 |
batting,Capsey,not out batting, Capsey, not out | 18 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 112.50 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 4, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 4 Extras, no balls 0, wides 4, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 4 | |||||||
Total,82 for 2 9.3 overs Total,82 for 2 9.3 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Henry | 2.0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12.50 |
Matthews | 2.0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8.50 |
Munisar | 2.0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8.50 |
Alleyne | 2.0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.00 |
Fletcher | 1.0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.00 |
Ramharack, bowling | 0.3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
8 for 1(0.5 overs) | Jones |
38 for 2(3.3 overs) | Dunkley |
