Bell bowls England Women to opening win in T20I series
ST.JOHN'S, Antigua- England Women took a 1-0 lead in the five-match T20 International series against the West Indies Women, when they registered an 8-wicket victory at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua.
Senior all-rounder Chinelle Henry said the team's batting never got going and the low total was just not enough,
"To be 3,4 wickets down in the first 10 overs with no kind of runs on the board, that is where we fell short, since the ODI series we've been struggling with the bat. We just have to pick ourselves up and keep going. A couple of us got short partnerships going to get us to 100 but it wasn't enough. It was really good to see little Djenaba Joseph standing up against Katherine Brunt, facing her head on, and to have an Under-19 player in our squad so fearless is a move in a good direction for us."
The series now moves to the Kensington Oval, where the teams will meet for the remaining four matches on December 14, 17, 18 and 22. All matches start at 6:00pm Eastern Caribbean/ 5:00pm Jamaica time.
Player of the Match: Lauren Bell
FULL SQUAD
(1st and 2ndT20Is)
- Hayley Matthews (Captain)
- Shemaine Campbelle (Vice Captain)
- Aaliyah Alleyne
- Afy Fletcher
- Cherry Ann Fraser
- Shabika Gajnabi
- Sheneta Grimmond
- Chinelle Henry
- Trishan Holder
- Djenaba Joseph
- Kycia Knight
- Karishma Ramharack
- Kaysia Schultz
- Rashada Williams
FULL MATCH SCHEDULE
CG United ODI Series
Sunday, 4 December: 1st CG United ODI at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua – England women won by 142 runs
Tuesday, 6 December: 2nd CG United ODI at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium – England Women won by 142 runs
Friday, 9 December: 3rd CG United ODI at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium – 2pm Eastern Caribbean/1pm Jamaica- England Women won by 151 runs
T20I Series
Sunday, 11 December: 1st T20I, Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, 6pm Eastern Caribbean/5pm Jamaica- England Women won by 8 wickets
Wednesday, 14 December: 2nd T20I, Kensington Oval, Barbados, 6pm Eastern Caribbean/5pm Jamaica
Saturday, 17 December: 3rd T20I, Kensington Oval, 6pm Eastern Caribbean/5pm Jamaica
Sunday, 18 December: 4th T20I, Kensington Oval, 6pm Eastern Caribbean/5pm Jamaica
Thursday, 22 December: 5th T20I, Kensington Oval, 6pm Eastern Caribbean/5pm Jamaica
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