2nd T20 West Indies Women vs England Women Between these two teams, England Women batted first and scored 141 runs in 20 overs. Now West Indies Women came to the field to bat. They scored 29 runs in 4.5 overs. But so far West Indies Women have lost 2 wickets. The game looks like West Indies Women have a chance to win. If they can bat well and score some runs then they will win this match very easily.
England women won by 16 runs in the end. In terms of women's cricket, West Indies rank much below England. Only recently they started the franchise league for women (WCPL), while England has two leagues now (including the W100). Also, West Indies women failed to make use of the ground conditions. England out up a very competitive total (141/6), and in return the West Indies women could only manage 125/8. Three more matches remain in the T20I series, and England is up by 2-0. They need just one more win to seal the series.
England women played this match well. Obviously, they are also very improved and much stronger than the West Indies women. But the way England played this match, it always felt like they were under control from start to finish. The West Indies women actually performed well in this match. They did decent enough to get close to the score. But in the end, the West Indies women did not have enough wickets in hand to accelerate at any moment. Whenever they wanted to accelerate, they lost wickets.
The next T-20 match is going to be a must-win for the West Indies women. Because if they lose that, they lose the series.
