WICB Media Release
SYLHET, Bangladesh (WICB) — West Indies Women made a winning start to their World Twenty20 campaign when they beat England by nine runs in their Group B encounter here Monday.
Defending 133 for seven at the Sylhet Stadium, West Indies restricted England to 124 for nine, with medium pacer Deandra Dottin snatching four for 12 from four outstanding overs.
England seemed to be en route to victory at 80 for two in the 12th over until Dottin intervened. She knocked over captain Charlotte Edwards for 44 off 37 balls, in a devastating spell that saw England lost five wickets for 17 runs in quick time.
Requiring 18 from the last over, England got a four from the first ball but then lost two wickets, as any hopes of victory disappeared.
Earlier, Stafanie Taylor top scored with 56 from 45 balls and Kycia Knight, 43 from 42 deliveries, as they got the Windies Women up and running with an opening stand of 87.
Seamer Natalie Sciver was England’s best bowler with three for 18.
Summary Scores:
West Indies Women Innings: 133/7 (20 Overs). Stafanie Taylor 56, Kycia Knight 43, Merissa Aguilleira*+ 11, Deandra Dottin 9; Natalie Sciver 3-0-18-3, Anya Shrubsole 4-0-25-2, Rebecca Grundy 4-0-20-1, Jenny Gunn 3-0-24-1.
England Women Innings: 124/9 (20 Overs). Charlotte Edwards 44, Sara Taylor 17, Lydia Greenway 14, Danielle Hazell 11; Deandra Dottin 4-1-12-4, Shakera Selman 4-0-22-1, Tremayne Smartt 3-0-25-1, Shanel Daley-2-0-28-1.
West Indies Women won by 9 runs
West Indies Women
Kycia Knight c Shrubsole b Gunn 43
S Taylor c Gunn b Sciver 56
Dottin c Shrubsole b Sciver 9
Kyshona Knight b Sciver 2
M Aguilleira*+ st Taylor b Shrubsole 11
S Campbelle b Grund 1
S Quintyne not out 4
S Daley b Shrubsole 0
A Mohammed not out 1
Total: 133/7 (20 Overs)
Extras: (lb 2, w 4) 6
Did not Bat: T Smartt, S Selman
Fall of Wickets: 1-87 (Kycia A Knight, 12.3 ov), 2-108 (Dottin, 14.5 ov), 3-113 (Kyshona A Knight, 16.3 ov), 4-115 (Taylor, 16.5 ov), 5-116 (Campbelle, 17.3 ov), 6-129 (Aguilleira, 19.1 ov), 7-129 (Daley, 19.2 ov).
England Women Bowling: A Shrubsole 4-0-25-2, D Hazell 4-0-23-0, R Grundy 4-0-20-1, J Dibble 2-0-21-0, J Gunn 3-0-24-1, N Sciver 3-0-18-3.
England (Target; 134)
C Edwards* c Aguilleira b Dottin 44
S Taylor+ run out (Dottin) 17
L Greenway b Daley 14
N Sciver b Dottin 7
T Beaumont b Dottin 2
H Knight c Campbelle b Smartt 6
J Gunn LBW Dottin 2
D Hazell not out 11
A Shrubsole run out (Aguilleira) 10
J Dibble b Selman 0
R Grundy not out 1
Total: 124/9 (20 Overs)
Extras: (b 4, w 6) 10
Fall of Wickets: 1-42 (Taylor, 5.2 ov), 2-63 (Greenway, 7.6 ov), 3-80 (Sciver, 11.5 ov), 4-84 (Beaumont, 13.1 ov), 5-94 (Edwards, 15.6 ov), 6-96 (Knight, 16.4 ov), 7-97 (Gunn, 17.2 ov), 8-120 (Shrubsole, 19.2 ov), 9-120 (Dibble, 19.3 ov).
West Indies Women Bowling: S Daley-2-0-28-1, T Smartt 3-0-25-1, S Selman 4-0-22-1, S Quintyne 3-0-7-0, A Mohammed 4-0-26-0, D Dottin 4-1-12-4.
Result: West Indies Women won by 9 runs
Points: West Indies Women 2 | England Women 0
Toss: England Women won the toss and elected to field
Women’s T20 International Debuts: Jodie Dibble (England Women) & Rebecca Grundy (England Women)
Umpire: Steve Davis (England)
Match Referee: David Boon (Australia)
Reserve Umpire: Billly Bowden (New Zealand)