Windies Girls hunch to sequence defeat in third T20I

West Indies Girls once more did not encourage confidence when off-spinner Charlie Dean produced a career-best effort, and England clinched a 17-run win within the third Twenty20 Worldwide on Saturday to take an unbeatable 3-0 lead within the five-match sequence.

Dean took 4-19 in her 4 overs and left-arm spinner Sophie Ecclestone took 2-28 in her 4, and the Windies Girls reached 140 for eight, in reply to England’s 157 for six, underneath the lights at Kensington Oval.

Aside from a high rating of 38 from Rashada Williams, 35 from their captain Hayley Matthews, and 21 from hometown queen Trishan Holder, the remainder of the batting of the Caribbean aspect failed to fireside.

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The West Indies Girls misplaced the primary T20I by eight wickets final Sunday on the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua, and the second T20I final Wednesday by 16 runs at Kensington Oval, the place they may even play the ultimate two matches of the sequence slated for Sunday and on Wednesday.

The defeat was additionally the tenth for the Windies Girls of their final 12 T20Is towards the English Girls, courting again over the previous three years.

“The hassle we’ve proven within the final two video games, specifically this one may be very pleasing,” West Indies Girls’s head coach, Courtney Walsh mentioned.

“It’s additionally good that we’ve obtained some kids round who’re displaying the struggle. We’re attempting to create a special crew tradition and method and studying is going down on a regular basis.

“It’s a loss by way of the sequence, however I’m happy with what I’m seeing with the larger image of what lies forward for the tri-series and World Cup.”

The hosts have been on the back-foot from early when the guests have been arrange by a 60-run opening stand between Sophie Dunkley, whose 44 off 31 balls was the highest rating, and Winfield-Hill with 24.

West Indies Girls slowed issues down within the center overs, and England Girls laboured to 107 for 4 within the 14th over.

However the Windies Girls let issues slip when Heather Knight made 43 from 27 balls that included 5 fours and one six and dominated a fifth wicket stand of 40 with Alice Davidson-Richards to beef up the entire earlier than she fell with seven balls remaining within the innings.

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