🏏ICC Women's T20I WC 2024: Group B - Match 20: EngW vs WIW 🏏 - Page 20

In the end West Indies with a commanding win. They kept losing wickets and it threatened to get trickier for them but Dottin and Chinelle Henry ensured that it was not the case. A flurry of boundaries from the duo and they have chased down 100 in 11.4 overs. Will do their NRR a world of good which had taken a beating after the heavy loss to South Africa in their opening game. Qiana Joseph came in at 3 tonight and after a couple of swipes and misses, got going and muscled the ball to set the pace. Scotland kept taking wickets to keep the interest alive but that was extinguished by the unbeaten duo. West Indies were under pressure going into this game tonight but this performance should give them a lot of confidence going forward. And they have won without a significant contribution from their talisman Hayley Matthews which just underlines how good a team effort this was. Stay tuned for the presentation...

Chinelle Henry | Player of the Match: I just want to thank my team-mates and coaches for continuously believing in me. I got the ball to swing and that was the key, when I went to bat, I and Dottin felt that we needed to attack and score at a fast pace. We had a clear plan, backed our skills and kept bowling straight. We've been working on our batting. Hayley is a world-class batter, when she fails to turn up, we've enough batters in the arsenal. Congrats to Qiana Joseph, she went and did the role she was sent to do.

Kathyrn Bryce | Scotland Women captain: It was a good performance in the field, we felt we were in the game in the second half. With the firepower they have got, to clear the ropes like that, makes it tricky. With a low total like that you need to take every opportunity, even half chances and it gave the other side momentum. Pretty tricky out there, Henry bowled fantastically up top, getting shape on the ball, it was hard to find the boundaries and getting 120 would have been a pretty good total on that pitch. [message to her players] It's trying to give them as much knowledge as possible, also about allowing them to play their natural game. The wickets are different from what we have been playing on, it is a big learning curve and it will give them a good experience going forward.

Hayley Matthews | West Indies Women captain: First of all it does our NRR some justice. Starting with the ball as a group and restricting them to 99 was impressive. We probably could have kept them to an even lower score if we had fielded better, but still 99 is a solid effort. Qiana Joseph's positive approach during the powerplay was crucial, and the way Chinelle Henry and Dottin finished off the innings was great. We limited the boundary balls as much as possible, a lot of areas we can still improve on but the bowlers could bowl to their areas tonight. [on the NRR situation] It was discussed if we got to a secure position, we wanted to target that, I wanted to stay but unfortunately couldn't get going, saw the positivity from Qiana when she came in and it was great to see Deandra and Chinelle get on out there. Just take it one game at a time, we have got Bangladesh next at Sharjah, an important fixture with the way the wickets are playing there. First we need to look at the Bangladesh game and then it is England for us last. Two important games as we look for a semi-final spot.

West Indies get on the board and have now jumped to top spot in Group B courtesy their thumping win. After four double-header days in a row, we will have a single-header tomorrow with England taking on South Africa. We will be there for that game. For now that's it from all of us here. Stay safe and be well.

🏏ICC Women's T20I WC 2024: Group B - Match 9: EngW vs SAW at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah on 07/10/2024 @ 7:30PM IST🏏

October 7 at the T20 World Cup: Spinners in focus in 2023 semi-final rematch

South Africa and England are coming off convincing wins in their tournament openers

England vs South Africa

England squad: Heather Knight (capt), Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Alice Capsey, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Danielle Gibson, Sarah Glenn, Bess Heath, Amy Jones (wk), Freya Kemp, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Linsey Smith, Danni Wyatt

South Africa squad: Laura Wolvaardt (capt), Anneke Bosch, Tazmin Brits, Nadine de Klerk, Annerie Dercksen, Mieke de Ridder, Ayanda Hlubi, Sinalo Jafta (wk), Marizanne Kapp, Ayabonga Khaka, Sune Luus, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Seshnie Naidu, Tumi Sekhukhune, Chloe Tryon

Tournament form guide: Both teams are coming off convincing wins in their tournament openers. England were restricted to 118 for 7 by Bangladesh in Sharjah but 16 overs from their four spinners gave them a 21-run win. South Africa had a near-perfect game against West Indies which they won by 10 wickets.

News brief: England's experience of playing in Sharjah could come in handy but a two-day turnaround time will test their stamina in hot conditions. With the Sharjah pitch typically being slow, the likelihood of England persisting with four spinners - Sophie Ecclestone, Charlie Dean, Sarah Glenn, and Linsey Smith - is high. Getting good starts will be a challenge for the batters as evidenced by the fact that only three of the nine England batters got to double figures against Bangladesh.

With 19 losses in 24 games, South Africa have a terrible record against England in T20Is but the last of the four wins came in the semi-final of the previous edition of the T20 World Cup. They are also coming off a clinical ten-wicket win against West Indies that was set up with the ball by Nonkululeko Mlaba and Marizanne Kapp. The duo took all six wickets to fall with Kapp going at an economy of 3.5. Chloe Tryon and Sune Luus, who bowled six overs in Dubai, are more likely to bowl their complete quotas in more helpful conditions. Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits took them home with unbeaten fifties, so the rest of the batting line-up is still untested. South Africa, like England, are likely to go unchanged.

Player to watch: While the spinners, especially Mlaba, will be in focus, Kapp's all-round abilities pump up her value. She can swing the new ball and take out key batters, as she did to Hayley Matthews and Hayley Matthews in Dubai. She is versatile with the bat and can play the anchor role or bash it around. Similarly for England, Nat Sciver-Brunt is the allrounder providing the balance. She was the only pacer they used, despite Danielle Gibson's availability, and bowled her full four overs for the first time in eight games against Bangladesh. A good outing with the bat for her will strengthen England in their semi-final rematch.

Head to head - Last 5 Matches

SA Women won by 6 runs,, 25-Feb-2023

ENG Women won by 26 runs, 02-Aug-2022

ENG Women won by 38 runs, 26-Jul-2022

ENG Women won by 6 wickets (with 6 balls remaining), 23-Jul-2022

ENG Women won by 6 wickets (with 30 balls remaining), 22-Jul-2022