England vs West Indies Highlights, Women's T20 World Cup 2024: West Indies beat England by 6 wickets, qualify for semi-finals

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Qiana Joseph, DROPPED! Another one goes down and this time it's Alice Capsey! Also, bring the 50-runs for West Indies Women! The fastest so far in this tournament. In just 4.3 overs! This is full and angling away, around off, Qiana Joseph looks for a big heave across the line but gets a leading edge that goes very high around covers. Alice Capsey settles right under it and tries to take a reverse cup catch but makes a mess off it. The ball bursts through her hands and the batters collect a run.

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Qiana Joseph, FOUR! Easy picking this for Qiana Joseph! Nat Sciver-Brunt slows it up and keeps it full, outside off, Qiana Joseph duly obliges and lofts it over cover. Dani Gibson gives the ball a chase but fails to keep it in. 

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Hayley Matthews, On a good length, on leg, Hayley Matthews clips it to deep mid-wicket for a single. 

Sophie Ecclestone to Qiana Joseph, Full and outside off, Qiana Joseph looks for another big slog but only gets an inside edge on it that rolls behind.

Sophie Ecclestone to Qiana Joseph, Tossed up, on middle, Qiana Joseph sweeps it to deep square leg but Hayley Matthews denies the single.

Sophie Ecclestone to Qiana Joseph, Follows up with a good one, does Sophie Ecclestone. Full and straight at the stumps, Qiana Joseph pushes it back to the bowler.

Sophie Ecclestone to Qiana Joseph, FOUR! And again! Similar line and treated just as the last one! Short and on middle, Qiana Joseph pulls it to deep square leg fence. 

Sophie Ecclestone to Qiana Joseph, FOUR! Carnage from Qiana Joseph! Short and on middle from Ecclestone, Qiana Joseph waits back and pulls it all along the turf square of the wicket on the leg side for a boundary. 

Sophie Ecclestone to Qiana Joseph, Starts from over the wicket and lands it full, with the angle coming in, on leg, Qiana Joseph looks to sweep it but misses. The ball goes off her shoe to short fine.

Charlie Dean to Qiana Joseph, Floted full, on off, Qiana Joseph lofts it over to long off for a single. Another great over for West Indies Women as they rack 10 runs off it.

Charlie Dean to Hayley Matthews, Pitched up, on middle, Hayley Matthews knocks it to long on for a single. 

Charlie Dean to Qiana Joseph, Full and outside off, Qiana Joseph drills it to long off for a single.

Charlie Dean to Qiana Joseph, SIX! Absolutely smashed! Tossed up, on middle, Qiana Joseph gets her front leg out and clobbers it well over mid-wicket for a biggie. West Indies Women are not just cruising they are stomping at the moment! 

Charlie Dean to Hayley Matthews, In the air, but just short! Dean keeps it short and on middle and leg, Hayley Matthews miscues her swipe in the air and in front of Dani Gibson at long on who charges in and dives ahead putting her body behind the line of the ball keeping it down to just one. 

Charlie Dean to Hayley Matthews, Starts from over the wicket and keeps it on a nagging length, just outside off, Hayley Matthews looks to cut but misses. 

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Hayley Matthews, Into the pads, on a fuller length, Hayley Matthews helps it on it's way to short fine for a single. 

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Qiana Joseph, Full and angling away, on off, Qiana Joseph makes her intensions clear and looks for another swing across. Gets a top edge over backward point for a single.

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Qiana Joseph, Full and on middle and leg, Qiana Joseph jams her drive to mid off.

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Qiana Joseph, DROPPED AND FOUR! Sophia Dunkley puts down one and this could prove very costly! Short from Nat Sciver-Brunt, on middle, Qiana Joseph heaves it across the line and straight to deep mid-wicket. Sophia Dunkley settles under it but seems to have lost the ball with the lights. It goes through her hands and to make matters worse rolls down to the fence for a boundary. 

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Qiana Joseph, Fuller in length, on off, Qiana Joseph mistimes her hoist across and gets a leading edge over point for a couple of runs. 

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Qiana Joseph, FOUR! Starts with a loosener does Nat Sciver-Brunt! Comes from over the wicket and keeps it short, angling away from the left-hander, outside off, Qiana Joseph waits for the ball to arrive and cuts it perfectly through the gap at backward point for a boundary.

Nat Sciver-Brunt to share the attack.

Lauren Bell to Hayley Matthews, FOUR! Perfect start for West Indies Women! 14 runs off the opening over! This is full and just outside off, Hayley Matthews sees the line and extends her arms to loft it over mid off for a boundary. 

Lauren Bell to Hayley Matthews, Gets it right at the stumps, on a length, Hayley Matthews drives it to cover. 

Lauren Bell to Hayley Matthews, FOUR! It has been an over of two good balls and two bad ones for Lauren Bell! She errs in line again and keeps it on leg, Hayley Matthews just tickles it behind towards fine leg fence for a boundary. 

Lauren Bell to Hayley Matthews, Tight line, just outside off, on a good length as well. Hayley Matthews has a feel for it but misses again. 

Lauren Bell to Hayley Matthews, SIX! Oh hello! What a way to get the chase going. West Indies Women and Hayley Matthews are up and running! Lauren Bell drags the length back and keeps it on middle and leg, Hayley Matthews picks the length right and helps it on it's way making full use of the pace over backward square leg for a biggie. 

Lauren Bell to Hayley Matthews, Steams in from over the wicket and lands it outside off, on a good length, Hayley Matthews looks for a drive but plays it away from her body and misses on the outside edge. 

We are back for the chase! The players are already in the middle now. Hayley Matthews and Qiana Joseph are the two openers for West Indies Women. Lauren Bell to start proceedings with the ball. Here we go...

... THE RUN CHASE ...

Right then, England Women have got runs on the board in this crucial game and it is always a good thing. This is the last game of the group stage and it is a shootout between these two sides because after all the calculations, it is confirmed that South Africa Women have qualified for the semi-final from this group and only one spot remains now. The Windies will have to give their all here while England Women have enough quality to stop them. A huge run chase is coming up shortly. Whose side are you on?

Afy Fletcher is up for a chat. She says that she was trying to keep it simple and kept her lengths tight. She continues that her team needs to keep it simple while batting as well. Ends up saying they need to be calm and composed to chase the score down.

West Indies Women, on the other hand, will be a bit disappointed because they were excellent in the Powerplay but allowed England Women to take control of the game. Hayley Matthews also missed a trick as she introduced her strike bowler, Karishma Ramharack in the 14th over but in reality, she should have come much earlier. Deandra Dottin was fantastic in the field taking a couple of good catches and forcing a fine run out as well, but they did miss quite a few chances as well. Afy Fletcher was the pick of the bowlers picking up 3 wickets and giving away just 21 runs. Dottin and Matthews chipped in with one each.

England Women took their time to adjust to the conditions of Dubai as this was their first game of the tournament in this stadium. It wasn't a great Powerplay and they lost more than one wicket in that phase for the first time in this World Cup. Both the openers got starts but failed to convert it as they found themselves in a difficult situation. The rescue act began with Nat Sciver-Brunt and skipper Heather Knight joining hands at the crease. They decided to keep rotating the strike and not play too many dot balls. However, just when things were looking good, Knight had to leave the field due to an injury after scoring 21 off just 13 balls and adding 46 runs along with her partner. The pressure then came on Nat Sciver-Brunt who flourished with a brilliant half-century taking them over the 140-run mark.

A finish with a flurry for England Women! Nat Sciver-Brunt has once again produced an amazing knock when her team needed it the most. She remained unbeaten on 57 off 50 which could prove to be the difference in this game. Windies have a tough job on their hands, but if they want to continue their journey, they have to chase down this total.

Hayley Matthews to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Oh dear, that was a teasing delivery, slowed up, on middle and leg, Nat Sciver-Brunt looks for the reverse scoop but is totally undone by the lack of pace on it. The ball deflects off her waist and goes behind the keeper to her right for a leg bye. England Women end at 141/7!

Hayley Matthews to Nat Sciver-Brunt, FOUR! Hit with authority! Tossed up, on middle, Nat Sciver-Brunt shimmies down the track, makes some room for herself on the way and lofts it over mid off for a boundary. 

Hayley Matthews to Sarah Glenn, Full and on off, Sarah Glenn nudges it to cover and gets across for a single.

Sarah Glenn comes out to the middle now.

Hayley Matthews to Sophie Ecclestone, OUT! CAUGHT! Fails to get it right this time, but she has done her part! Hayley Matthews slows it up a bit and loops it full and down the leg, Sophie Ecclestone looks for another heave across the line but only manages to sky it high and fails to get the distance. Hits it as far as deep mid-wicket where Deandra Dottin settles under and takes a simple catch. 

Hayley Matthews to Sophie Ecclestone, SIX! BANG! That will help England's cause! Tossed up, on middle, Sophie Ecclestone puts her front leg out and slogs it across, over mid-wicket for a huge six. 

Hayley Matthews to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Tossed up, on middle, Nat Sciver-Brunt whips it to deep mid-wicket for a single. She wanted the second but it was hit a bit too well to the fielder.  

Who will bowl the last over? It will be the skipper, Hayley Matthews.

Deandra Dottin to Sophie Ecclestone, Jams it full, just outside off, Sophie Ecclestone looks to drag it across but only manages to get an inside edge to short fine. Great penultimate over from Deandra Dottin! Just the 4 runs and a wicket off it.

Deandra Dottin to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Into the pads, fuller, Nat Sciver-Brunt clips it in front of deep square leg and rotates the strike over.

Deandra Dottin to Sophie Ecclestone, Full and on middle and leg, Sophie Ecclestone looks to hoist it across but gets an inside edge towards fine leg for a single.

Sophie Ecclestone walks out to bat now.

Deandra Dottin to Dani Gibson, OUT! CAUGHT! Deandra Dottin gets her first and England Women lose their sixth! Dottin keeps it away, outside off, on a length, Dani Gibson skips down the track and tries to fetch it away from her body. Slices it straight to Afy Fletcher at cover who takes a sharp catch as it was travelling fast! 

Deandra Dottin to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Full and on middle, Nat Sciver-Brunt shuffles a bit and scoops it to deep backward square leg for a single. 

Deandra Dottin to Dani Gibson, Full and on off, Dani Gibson drives it firmly but the fielder at cover puts her body behind the line and makes a solid stop. Just a single!