T20 World Cup, Group 2
England 186-7 (20 overs): Wyatt-Hodge 65 (42), Knight 43 (26)
West Indies 148-5 (20 overs): Henry 51* (30); Dean 2-31
England won by 38 runs
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England eased into the T20 World Cup semi-finals with a game to spare by comfortably beating West Indies by 38 runs at Lord’s.
Amid sweltering conditions in London, England impressively built a score of 186-7 with Danni Wyatt-Hodge making 65 and Heather Knight 43.
That was the highest score in women’s T20s at Lord’s and England snuffed out any chance of the Windies pulling off the chase.
Windies captain Hayley Matthews was aggrieved to be given out caught behind on review in the fourth over and England’s stand-in skipper Charlie Dean had Deandra Dottin well caught at long-on by Alice Capsey at the end of the sixth.
Thereafter, and with the game long decided, England dropped six chances, five of which were tough, in the back half of West Indies’ innings to blot their copybook somewhat. It meant West Indies limped on to 148-5.
Still, England’s progression to the last four is assured before Saturday’s final group game against New Zealand. They are also on a six-match winning run.
It is still to be confirmed who England will play, or whether they will play in Tuesday’s first semi-final or the second on Thursday, but South Africa or India currently appears most likely.
