width and chopped through the covers, the ball may well run away for four... but it's enough for England either way! England win by eight wickets, with room to spare. The Edwards-NSB era starts with a comprehensive victory
WI Women vs ENG Women, 1st T20I at Canterbury, ENG-W vs WI-W, May 21 2025 - Match Result
RESULT
1st T20I (N), Canterbury, May 21, 2025, West Indies Women tour of England
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(16.3/20 ov, T:147) 150/2
ENG Women won by 8 wickets (with 21 balls remaining)
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Scores: K Vairavan | Comms: Alan GardnerScorecard summary
West Indies Women • 146/7(20 overs)
100* (67)
2/29 (4)
17 (16)
1/18 (4)
England Women • 150/2(16.3 overs)
81* (56)
1/32 (4)
43* (27)
1/27 (3)
Cricinfo’s Most Valuable Players of the Match
9.37pm: Time for the presentations... West Indies captain Hayley Matthews is named Player of the Match for her 100 not out from 67 balls: "A good day for myself but unfortunate not to get the win. Felt we were 15-20 runs short. We weren't able to build as many partnerships. Hard to defend 150, on the wrong end today. Always good when you can hit a few well. Hope to carry the form through the series. [Bowling] Was going to be hard, plans were solid but we missed out on execution. About picking ourselves up and starting again [in Hove]. Still some positives to take from this game. [Youngsters] Good when girls get an opportunity, like Grimmond making her debut today. Hopefully we have Staf and Campbell back for the next game."
England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt: "Happy days, didn't have to do anything. Important thing was taking wickets through the innings. Hayley is such a big player for them but stemming the runs by taking wickets was our method. The chase looked calm and calculated and brilliant to watch. [Captaining] Pretty good, sometimes feels quite muddled and everything going quickly, but I just enjoyed it. [Matthews] If we bowl our best ball more often, we can put more pressure on her, but she played well. The wicket was good with a quick outfield, happy with that total in the end. [One-Day Cup form] That was an important part of preparation, to get cricket under our belts, and that showed today. [Keep momentum] Absolutely, down to Hove, new surface, new day. Hopefully adapt and have another good game."
And that's that for tonight. The international summer in England is underway. Thanks for your contributions. Join us for more tomorrow morning, when the men take on Zimbabwe in an historic Test match. Until then, bye-bye!
9.30pm: After the tribulations of the winter, all is well in the Garden of England. Sophia Dunkley and Heather Knight saw the hosts home with an unbroken partnership of 94 from 61, as Hayley Matthews' heroics with the bat went in vain for West Indies. The only blot on the England copybook was Nat Sciver-Brunt recording a two-ball duck on her maiden outing as permanent captain - but she'll presumably be more than happy with such a comprehensive W to start her tenure
16.3
4
Fraser to Dunkley, FOUR runs
16.2
1
Fraser to Knight, 1 run
full toss on the stumps, worked to leg
16.1
4
Fraser to Knight, FOUR runs
boshed! Full in the slot outside off and Knight breaks the wrists to send the ball soaring over cover for a one-bounce four
Six needed
16.1
1w
Fraser to Knight, 1 wide
round the wicket and down the leg side
Fraser again, seven needed by England
Here's Prakash: "Out of the 61 (Matthews hit the 62nd today) centuries scored in WT20Is, only 2 have resulted in a loss for the team, Beth Mooney in 2017 (also against England) and Chamari Athapaththu in 2019. Hayley's is on the way to becoming the 3rd one here."
end of over 1612 runs
ENG-W: 140/2CRR: 8.75 • RRR: 1.75 • Need 7 from 24b
Heather Knight38 (25b 5x4)
Sophia Dunkley77 (55b 11x4)
Karishma Ramharack 3-0-27-0
Zaida James 4-0-32-1
15.6
1
Ramharack to Knight, 1 run
shimmies down and chips the ball short of long-off for one
15.5
1
Ramharack to Dunkley, 1 run
takes a leading edge into the covers, tight single but they get home
15.4
2
Ramharack to Dunkley, 2 runs
tossed up and dinked uppishly into the gap at midwicket. Dunkley passes her previous T20I best
15.3
4
Ramharack to Dunkley, FOUR runs
reversed again! This was shorter and left her slightly off balance, but still she slapped it authoritatively past short third
15.2
•
Ramharack to Dunkley, no run
lobbed on leg stump, patted back
15.1
4
Ramharack to Dunkley, FOUR runs
reverse-swept from leg stump! Calculated batting from Dunkley, stepping across and fetching this through short third for another boundary
England need 19 from the last five overs to start Charlotte Edwards tenure with a win...
end of over 1514 runs
ENG-W: 128/2CRR: 8.53 • RRR: 3.80 • Need 19 from 30b
Sophia Dunkley66 (50b 9x4)
Heather Knight37 (24b 5x4)
Zaida James 4-0-32-1
Hayley Matthews 3-0-20-0
14.6
1
Zaida James to Dunkley, 1 run
full and whipped to leg as Dunkley comes down
14.5
1
Zaida James to Knight, 1 run
angling in on fifth stump, slapped out to the cover rope
14.4
4
Zaida James to Knight, FOUR runs
pounded to deep backward point, England racing towards the finish line here. Knight rocks back and cuts forcefully past the infielder, and the fade on the ball means the sweeper is nowhere, too
14.3
4
Zaida James to Knight, FOUR runs
chipped over the off-side ring, runs away! Shuffles forward again and opens the face to beat the ring and get four more
14.2
•
Zaida James to Knight, no run
floated up outside off, punched to cover
14.1
4
Zaida James to Knight, FOUR runs
boshed through long-off! Lobbed up and Knight marches out to the pitch of it, flows through a lofted straight drive, one-bounce four
Alleyne gets hooked, James is back
end of over 146 runs
ENG-W: 114/2CRR: 8.14 • RRR: 5.50 • Need 33 from 36b
Heather Knight24 (19b 2x4)
Sophia Dunkley65 (49b 9x4)
Hayley Matthews 3-0-20-0
Aaliyah Alleyne 1-0-9-0
13.6
1
Matthews to Knight, 1 run
fired in straight, Knight nurdles through square leg
13.5
1
Matthews to Dunkley, 1 run
full and flicked into the leg side
13.4
2
Matthews to Dunkley, 2 runs
dropped! Dunkley uses the feet and chips the ball down the ground, Alleyne is running in from long-on... gets her hands under it, but can't hold on! Tough chance but she did the hard part
13.3
1
Matthews to Knight, 1 run
zipped on the stumps, Knight goes back and nurdles to midwicket
Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
WI-W
100 runs (67)
16 fours1 six
Productive shot
flick
17 runs
2 fours0 six
Control
76%
ENG-W
81 runs (56)
12 fours0 six
Productive shot
off drive
13 runs
2 fours0 six
Control
88%
Best performances - bowlers
ENG-W
O
4
M
1
R
29
W
2
ECO
7.25
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
LEGOFF
LHB
1W | ||||
1W | ||||
ENG-W
O
4
M
1
R
18
W
1
ECO
4.5
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W | ||||
LEGOFF
LHB
Match details
| St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury | |
| Toss | England Women, elected to field first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2025 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Series result | England Women led the 3-match series 1-0 |
| Match number | WT20I no. 2302 |
| Hours of play (local time) | 18.30 start, First Session 18.30-20.00, Interval 20.00-20.20, Second Session 20.20-21.50 |
| Match days | 21 May 2025 - night (20-over match) |
| WT20I debut | |
| Umpires | |
| TV Umpire | |
| Reserve Umpire | |
| Match Referee | |
Language
English
Win Probability
ENG-W 100%
WI-WENG-W100%50%100%
Over 17 • ENG-W 150/2
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