Icc women: Cricket News & Match Updates

England have been one of the stars of the tournament, winning all three of their games and having an impressive net run rate of +2.490. The hosts have looked dominant with bat and ball, recording a commanding win over Scotland overcoming the absence of captain Nat Sciver-Brunt. Sophia Dunkley produced a fluent 57 at No.3 and there have been contributions too from Amy Jones, Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Alice Capsey and Heather Knight in a batting unit that put on 200 runs in their previous outing. England’s bowling attack has been just as effective with Charlie Dean leading the way and Lauren Bell and Sophie Ecclestone offering wicket-taking threats throughout the innings.

Meanwhile, West Indies have quietly put together their own perfect run and are second in the group. Captain Hayley Matthews continues to be the key with both bat and ball. She hasn’t really exploded in this tournament yet but she is getting there. 48 against New Zealand and 17 against Sri Lanka are signs of her getting into her rhythm. Matthews also has a great record against England including a T20I century. The Caribbean side have firepower in their ranks with experienced campaigners Stafanie Taylor, Deandra Dottin and Shemaine Campbelle to test England’s credentials.   Read More...