Opening pair Amy Jones and Tammy Beaumont each struck centuries for a second successive sport as England secured a dominant 143-run victory over West Indies in Leicester to clinch the ODI collection with a match to spare.
Jones needed to wait 12 years for her maiden ODI ton however her second got here 5 days after her first and she or he did it in resounding trend from simply 76 balls – England’s third quickest in women‘s ODIs – earlier than Beaumont secured her twelfth within the format shortly after.
West Indies already had a mountain to climb with out star participant Hayley Matthews, who was dominated out with a shoulder injury, and issues have been made more durable when a rampant England set them 367 for victory.
Opener Realeanna Grimmond’s half-century on her ODI debut was the one shining gentle in West Indies’ batting reply. Alice Capsey starred with three wickets to proceed coach Charlotte Edwards and captain Nat Sciver-Brunt’s unbeaten begin to their respective reigns.
Jones & Beaumont
Jones and Beaumont began in the identical ominous trend as the primary ODI, mentioning their 50 partnership in simply the seventh over, however Jones was given a reprieve when she was dropped by Grimmond on 43.
West Indies thought that they had their first again within the shed when Beaumont was given out for lbw on 44 however, after a assessment, the know-how confirmed the ball was happening to overlook the stumps and the opener capitalised.
Brimming with confidence from her first century, Jones smashed 20 fours on her option to a career-best rating of 129 earlier than she drilled one again to bowler Karishma Ramharack because the guests lastly made their breakthrough within the thirtieth over.
Beaumont adopted swimsuit in mentioning back-to-back centuries and went previous the three-figure mark with an enormous six over vast long-on however she was quickly caught within the deep by Shabika Gajnabi on 106 as she tried to speed up the scoring.
Emma Lamb additionally introduced up her first half-century since being reintroduced into the team as England handed 360.
West Indies’ Innings
Grimmond and Zaida James have been seeking to put their foot on the pedal from the off in an try and make inroads to their colossal goal however the latter nicked Lauren Bell into the gloves of Jones for the primary which instantly put the brakes on the scoring fee.
Linsey Smith dismissed Shemaine Campbelle earlier than getting Grimmond, who hit her maiden half-century from 64 balls.
Jannillea Glasgow aimed to inject some vitality into the guests’ batting efficiency with a quick-fire 44 from 24 balls however West Indies misplaced their closing six wickets for simply 69 runs, with Kate Cross choosing up her one centesimal ODI wicket within the course of.
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