England vs West Indies LIVE: Latest score and updates from Women’s T20 World Cup

England are hoping to secure a place in the Women’s T20 World Cup semi-finals when they face the West Indies in Dubai this afternoon.

Heather Knight’s team are unbeaten so far with three wins from three including a 10-wicket hammering of Scotland in their last outing on Sunday. They sit top of the table with a healthy net run rate but know that defeat today will leave them vulnerable to an early exit from the tournament.

For their part, the West Indies reignited their campaign with an eight-wicket win over Bangladesh. They chased down a total of 104 with 43 balls remaining meaning they boosted their own net run rate to +1.708. The result of that means a win over England would be enough to send them through to the next round.

This match is effectively a quarter-final tie and England will be determined to continue their winning run and join Australia and New Zealand in the final four.

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England vs West Indies LIVE

• England beaten by West Indies in the Women’s T20 World Cup

• England bat first and set target of 142 with Nat Sciver-Brunt 57*

• Qiana Joseph (52) and Hayley Matthews (50) lead West Indies to victory by six wickets

West Indies defeat England by six wickets

18:18 , Mike Jones

West Indies defeat England by six wickets

18:14 , Mike Jones

What a result for the West Indies. They’ve hammered England in Dubai and finish top of Group B securing qualification for the semi-finals in the process.

England, the No.2 ranked team in the world for this format, have been eliminated from the tournament.

West Indies 142-4 (18), Alleyne 6, Henry 0, Ecclestone 1-21 (4) - target 142

18:13 , Mike Jones

Aaliayah Alleyne pings her first ball through the covers for four runs! What a shot, that should secure the win for the West Indies.

There it is! Alleyne finds the gap again and sprints through for two runs.

West Indies have beaten England by six wickets and reach the Women’s T20 World Cup semi-finals.

West Indies 136-3 (17.2), Alleyne 0, Henry 0, Ecclestone 1-15 (3.2) - target 142

18:10 , Mike Jones

Sophie Ecclestone is brought back on with West Indies needing six runs to win. Deandra Dottin is on strike and looking to finish this game.

Ecclestone starts off with a dot ball the she bowls Dottin!

Wicket! Deandra Dottin 27 (19) b. Ecclestone.

Dottin attempts to sweep and misses the ball. This game is still alive, England hanging on by a thread.

West Indies 136-3 (17), Dottin 27, Henry 0, Sciver-Brunt 1-33 (4) - target 142

18:08 , Mike Jones

14 runs needed for West Indies as Nat Sciver-Brunt comes into the attack. Campbelle knocks her away for one allowing Dottin to take the lead.

Dottin cuts Sciver-Brunt away for another two and chips away at the score. A wide takes another run off the target with West Indies now needing just 10.

Make that seven as the batters sprint through for three more.

Wicket! Shemaine Campbelle is out! She tries to steal a single off the last ball and gets run out by Alice Capsey.

West Indies 128-2 (16), Dottin 22, Campbelle 3, Dean 0-46 (4) - target 142

18:03 , Mike Jones

A run a ball needed from the last five overs as Charlie Dean comes back into the attack. She starts off with a dot ball before Deandra Dottin attempts to reverse sweep her and misses out.

There are a few nervous faces in the West Indies dugout.

Dottin pulls the ball out to deep square leg and finds the boundary which eases the pressure. Four runs!

Now six! Dottin goes again and punches the ball over the ropes for a maximum. The over ends with another six! Wow. Dottin is hitting out, West Indies are flying again.

West Indies 112-2 (15), Dottin 6, Campbelle 3, Bell 0-22 (3) - target 142

17:58 , Mike Jones

Lauren Bell comes back into the attack and takes pace off the ball. Shemaine Campbelle drives it to mid-off and scrambles through for one.

Deandra Dottin takes the strike and calls for another quick single. Two more runs come from the over and the rate moves back up to six.

Pressure on both sides. 30 needed from 30.

West Indies 108-2 (14), Dottin 4, Campbelle 1, Glenn 1-20 (3) - target 142

17:53 , Mike Jones

With two new batters at the crease England need to make use of this moment. West Indies still need 38 runs and the pressure will mount with every dot ball.

Deandra Dottin comes down the pitch and lifts Sarah Glenn over the top for four runs! It’s risky though.

Another decent over for England but they’re still on the back foot.

Wicket! Hayley Matthews 50 (38) ct. Gibson b. Glenn - West Indies 104-2 (13.1)

17:50 , Mike Jones

Another wicket! Both openers are out now as Hayley Matthews lifts the ball into the hands of Danielle Gibson off the bowling of Sarah Glenn.

Is this game on now?

West Indies 104-1 (13), Matthews 50, Campbelle 1, Sciver-Brunt 1-25 (3) - target 142

17:48 , Mike Jones

Hayley Matthews goes to fifty with a flick into square leg for one! She’ll be keen to drive her team over the line here. Sciver-Brunt takes a wicket and concedes just two runs.

Wicket! Qiana Joseph 52 (38) ct. Wyatt-Hodge bt. Sciver-Brunt - WI 102-1 (12.2)

17:46 , Mike Jones

Got her!

The first wicket falls with Qiana Joseph hauling the ball out to the legside where Danni Wyatt-Hodge clings on to the catch for England.

West Indies 102-0 (12.1), Matthews 49, Joseph 52, Sciver-Brunt 0-23 (2.1) - target 142

17:45 , Mike Jones

Nat Sciver-Brunt comes on. She goes full and draws a big shot out of Qiana Joseph who smokes her down the ground. Maia Bouchier is there but drops the ball again!

West Indies 102-0 (12), Matthews 49, Joseph 52, Ecclestone 0-15 (3) - target 142

17:43 , Mike Jones

Sophie Ecclestone is brought back on and concedes a couple of runs to bring up the West Indies 100. Hayley Matthews is closing in on a half-century of her own.

She flicks the ball through midwicket for one more against the turn. Four runs from the over.

West Indies 98-0 (11), Matthews 47, Joseph 50, Glenn 0-16 (2) - target 142

17:38 , Mike Jones

West Indies need 53 runs from 60 balls to win this match and secure a place in the semi-finals of the Women’s T20 World Cup. England need a miracle to change the outcome of this match.

A miracle in the form of quick wickets.

Sarah Glenn continues and gets cut away for four runs by Hayley Matthews. A thick outside edge brings Matthews a couple more runs and every one is a dagger to England’s chances.

Matthews then decides to go up-and-over cover for a single leaving Qiana Joseph two balls to face. She flicks the first away for one and celebrates her first T20I half-century! What a knock.

Nine runs off the over.

West Indies 89-0 (10), Matthews 39, Joseph 49, Dean 0-30 (3) - target 142

17:32 , Mike Jones

Dropped! Charlie Dean goes full, Qiana Joseph goes big! She slogs the spinner over to deep midwicket where Maia Bouchier is waiting. This is an easier chance but Bouchier spills it and drops the ball over the ropes for six.

England’s fielding has let them down massively so far.

Joseph then gets off strike and move closer to a fifty. Hayley Matthews works the ball away fro another one to end the over. Halfway through the innings and West Indies are 89 without loss.

West Indies 81-0 (9), Matthews 38, Joseph 42, Bell 0-18 (2) - target 142

17:27 , Mike Jones

Here comes Lauren Bell.

Nat Sciver-Brunt is switching things up and trying to keep West Indies on their toes. Nothing has worked as of yet. Bell’s return starts with a leg stump half-volley which is whipped away for one by Joseph.

It’s a decent comeback from Bell who only concedes four runs. West Indies have done the damage though so they can absorb a bit of pressure from England.

West Indies 77-0 (8), Matthews 37, Joseph 40, Glenn 0-7 (1) - target 142

17:22 , Mike Jones

Sarah Glenn is brought on for England trying to swing the momentum. The first couple of deliveries are nudged away for a couple of runs.

England can now attempt to keep the scoring down and work on taking wickets. Glenn drags one down and Joseph smokes a pull shot over the legside.

Maia Bouchier is there but she drops the ball on the run. It goes through her hands and bounces over the ropes for four. Joseph takes one from the last ball.

Seven from the over.

West Indies 70-0 (7), Matthews 36, Joseph 34, Ecclestone 0-11 (2) - target 142

17:19 , Mike Jones

The field now spreads out as Sophie Ecclestone comes back into the attack. Qiana Joseph reins herself in for the first couple of balls before sweeping hard for a single.

Wickets could change this game in England’s favour. Ecclestone concedes just three.

West Indies 67-0 (6), Matthews 35, Joseph 32, Dean 0-22 (2) - target 142

17:15 , Mike Jones

Charlie Dean will bowl the final over of the powerplay. It’s already a good one from the West Indies, can they make it a great one?

Dean starts off with a couple of dot balls before Matthews whacks her into the legside for another four runs! The batter is quick on her feet and laces the ball to the boundary.

With the next ball, Dean drags one short and Matthews punts her over mid-off for four more. Incredible hitting.

The final ball is dispatched for four as well. 67 runs come from the powerplay. West Indies are in full control of this run chase.

West Indies 55-0 (5), Matthews 23, Joseph 32, Sciver-Brunt 0-23 (2) - target 142

17:11 , Mike Jones

Sciver-Brunt brings herself back into the attack with West Indies scoring at 11 runs per over. England need wickets.

Joseph goes up and over the fielder at cover, Maia Bouchier leaps but can’t reach the ball and it runs away for another four.

Dropped! Joseph keeps attacking, she edges a high ball that should be caught. Alice Capsey is underneath the ball but spills it at cover. Oh England.

The West Indies batters take one from that dropped chance and Matthews turns the ball round the corner for four more to fine leg.

11 runs from the over. 87 needed from 90 balls.

West Indies 44-0 (4), Matthews 17, Joseph 27, Ecclestone 0-8 (1) - target 142

17:06 , Mike Jones

Nat Sciver-Brunt, captaining England due to Heather Knight’s injury, will not have wanted to go to Sophie Ecclestone so soon but she needs to do something.

Ecclestone is England’s best bowler and needs to stop the runs. She can’t.

Joseph is quick onto a sweep shot and finds the gap at square leg, powering the ball to the boundary for four runs. She then goes over the top, closer to midwicket and there’s no fielders out there. It’s back-to-back boundaries for the opener.

West Indies 36-0 (3), Matthews 17, Joseph 19, Dean 0-10 (1) - target 142

17:03 , Mike Jones

Charlie Dean replaces Lauren Bell for England and takes the pace off the ball. She forces a play-and-miss out of Matthews before the West Indies captain flicks an aerial shot short of the deep mid-on fielder.

Six! Qiana Joseph stands still and unleashes on a powerful slog to the legside which clears the ropes with ease.

England can’t stop the runs from flowing. 10 more come from that over. The Windies are flying.

West Indies 26-0 (2), Matthews 15, Joseph 11, Sciver-Brunt 0-12 (1) - target 142

16:59 , Mike Jones

Oh wow.

Nat Sciver-Brunt starts off the second over with a decent delivery and finds the edge of Qiana Joseph’s bat. The ball splits the field though and races away for four runs.

Joseph goes for the same shot again and lifts one over the in field before hurrying through for two runs.

Dropped! Sciver-Brunt draws an aggressive shot out of Joseph who picks out Sophia Dunkley on the midwicket boundary. The substitute fielder spills the ball and watches it bounce over the ropes for four.

This is an onslaught from the West Indies and England are leaking runs here. 12 runs come from this one.

West Indies 14-0 (1), Matthews 14, Joseph 0, Bell 0-14 (1) - target 142

16:55 , Mike Jones

Lauren Bell will look to shape the ball into the right-handers but has enough skill to move the ball away from them. After letting the first delivery go, Hayley Matthews goes after the second one and pulls it over the ropes for six!

What a start. And it gets even better as Bell drifts down the legside allowing Matthews to pull her away for four more.

The West Indies captain isn’t finshed there. She plays a big drive off the final ball and goes over the fielder at mid-off picking up a third boundary.

14 runs come from the opening over. An expensive one for England.

West Indies 0-0 (0), Matthews 0, Joseph 0, Bell 0-0 (0) - target 142

16:51 , Mike Jones

Word has come through that South Africa have secured a spot in the semi-finals as England’s net rate will drop below theirs if they lose this game.

That means it’s a straight shootout between these two teams to see who will round out the final four.

Lauren Bell is opening up for England.

England set target of 142 to win

16:46 , Mike Jones

England set target of 142 to win

16:42 , Mike Jones

Nat Sciver-Brunt anchored the England innings perfectly with a well composed half-century. She guided England up to 141-7 and now they have a decent total to defend.

The West Indies have plenty of aggressive batters though so England will need to bowl well.

England 141-7 (20), Glenn 1, Sciver-Brunt 57, Matthews 2-35 (4)

16:40 , Mike Jones

Nat Sciver-Brunt goes over the top and hits four from the second last delivery of the innings. The final ball is a scrambled leg bye and England finish with a score of 141.

They would probably have taken that at the start of the day.

Wicket! Sophie Ecclestone 7 (4) ct. Dottin b. Matthews - England 135-7 (19.3)

16:38 , Mike Jones

Ecclestone goes for it again and picks out Deandra Dottin on the boundary!

England 135-7 (19.2), Ecclestone 7, Sciver-Brunt 53, Matthews 1-31 (3.2)

16:38 , Mike Jones

Huge! Sciver-Brunt takes one from the first ball of the over before Sophie Ecclestone smokes Hayley Matthews into the stands for a maximum.

England 128-6 (19), Ecclestone 1, Sciver-Brunt 52, Dottin 1-16 (3)

16:36 , Mike Jones

This is a great penultimate over from Deandra Dottin who only concedes four runs and takes the wicket of Gibson. There’s six balls to go in this innings, what can Nat Sciver-Brunt get England up to?

Wicket! Danielle Gibson 7 (7) ct. Fletcher b. Dottin - England 126-6 (18.3)

16:33 , Mike Jones

Trying to push the run rate up Danielle Gibson is caught on the offside by Afy Fletcher. England lose their sixth wicket.

England 124-5 (18), Gibson 6, Sciver-Brunt 50, Alleyne 0-23 (3)

16:30 , Mike Jones

With three overs to go, anything over 120 gives England a score they can defend. If they get above 130 then it’s a great effort.

Aaliyah Alleyne is asked to bowl the next over and starts with a couple of deliveries down the legside. The first brings a leg bye for Sciver-Brunt and the second is a wide.

Gibson then flicks her to fine leg for one. The fielders are all out on the legside so Sciver-Brunt will be targeting the offside as Alleyne flings another wide down leg.

Alleyne pulls her length back and Sciver-Brunt swivels onto a pull shot that races away to the boundary for four! Vital runs these for England.

Sciver-Brunt pushes the fourth legitimate ball into the legside for two more to take England up to the 120 mark before ending the over with a hook shot for four!

It brings up her 14th half century in T20 internationals, what a time to do it!

England 110-5 (17), Gibson 5, Sciver-Brunt 40, Fletcher 3-21 (4)

16:25 , Mike Jones

Afy Fletcher is into the last over and she’s been the danger bowler. Danielle Gibson is the new batter for England and takes one straight away.

She then goes for a cheeky reverse sweep and nails it out of the middle of the bat. The fielders are up but she gets the shot over the top of them and picks up four runs!

Six from the over despite the wicket.

Wicket! Charlie Dean 5 (5) ct. Matthews b. Fletcher - England 104-5 (16.1)

16:23 , Mike Jones

Charlie Dean is out!

She looks to go over the top and drives a teasing ball from Afy Fletcher into the hands of the West Indies captain. Fletcher has three wickets now.

England 104-4 (16), Dean 5, Sciver-Brunt 39, Matthews 1-23 (3)

16:21 , Mike Jones

England will try to accelerate their scoring with five overs left to go. The middle order hasn’t been tested in this tournament so this is a big challenge for them.

Sciver-Brunt takes a single from the first ball of Hayley Matthews third over before Dean works her away for three from the next two balls to bring up England’s 100.

England still can’t find the boundary though as Sciver-Brunt twice targets the legside gaps. A single for Dean off the last delivery means eight runs come from the over.

England 96-4 (15), Dean 1, Sciver-Brunt 35, Fletcher 2-15 (3)

16:17 , Mike Jones

Oh wow!

Charlie Dean comes to the crease for England and dinks the ball into the legside first up. Chedean Nation has a really easy catch but drops it! That’s incredible.

England take a couple more from the over.

Wicket! Amy Jones 7 (7) ct. Dottin b. Fletcher - England 94-4 (14.3)

16:15 , Mike Jones

Gone!

Amy Jones looks to go over the offside but is too early on the shot. She lifts the ball gently into the air leaving Deandra Dottin the simplest of catches.

England 94-3 (14.2), Jones 7, Sciver-Brunt 34, Fletcher 1-13 (2.2)

16:14 , Mike Jones

Afy Fletcher is back on. The leg spinner throws one outside the off stump but Sciver-Brunt isn’t interested. A short ball next up is cut away for one.

England 93-3 (14), Jones 7, Sciver-Brunt 33, Ramharack 0-9 (1)

16:13 , Mike Jones

Karishma Ramharack comes into the attack now for the West Indies. She bowls round the wicket and watches as Sciver-Brunt reverse sweeps her down to third for a couple of runs.

An orthodox sweep from the next ball brings another run leaving Amy Jones on strike.

Jones the latches onto a wide delivery down the legside and works it all the way to the fine leg boundary. These are valuable runs for England!

Two runs come from the final two balls meaning nine from the over. Another good one for England.

England 84-3 (13), Jones 2, Sciver-Brunt 29, Dottin 0-13 (2)

16:08 , Mike Jones

Amy Jones is the new batter, she’s only batted once in the tournament so far and gets off the mark with a single. Nat Sciver-Brunt will need to bat the rest of the innings to get England to a big total now.

Four singles come from the first five deliveries with Sciver-Brunt deciding to keep the strike for the next over and taking one more from the last.

England 80-3 (12.1), Knight 21, Sciver-Brunt 27, Dottin 0-8 (1.1)

16:05 , Mike Jones

Oh no.

Heather Knight is called through for a single but starts limping on the way. She tells the umpire that she can’t continue and has to retire hurt.

That’s a blow for England. A big one.

England 79-3 (12), Knight 21, Sciver-Brunt 26, Matthews 1-15 (2)

15:59 , Mike Jones

Hayley Matthews comes back into the attack and pins Sciver-Brunt on the pads as she goes for a sweep. The West Indies appeal but the umpire calls ‘not out’. This is a close call but the West Indies have no reviews left to use.

Sciver-Brunt survives and pulls a short ball into the legside for one more. A big sweep shot from the England captain keeps the West Indies interested for half a heartbeat but the ball falls short of the deep square leg fielder.

A reverse sweep from Knight from the final ball brings four runs making it seven from the over.

Annoyingly for the West Indies a hawkeye replay shows that the ball was going on to hit the stumps for the appeal against Sciver-Brunt.

England 72-3 (11), Knight 16, Sciver-Brunt 24, Munisar 0-11 (1)

15:56 , Mike Jones

Not out!

Not only is it not out but Knight got an inside edge on the ball and collects a couple of runs.

England 70-3 (10.5), Knight 14, Sciver-Brunt 24, Munisar 0-9 (0.5)

15:55 , Mike Jones

After the drinks break. Sciver-Brunt and Knight continue to accummulate the runs with singles off the bowling of Ashmini Munisar.

The spinner targets the stumps but Sciver-Brunt gets low for the sweep and nails it to the boundary! Better from England who are starting to frustrate the West Indies.

Sciver-Brunt moves into the 20s as Knight takes a couple of leg byes off the final delivery of the over.

The West Indies appeal for LBW which gets turned down. Hayley Matthews sends it upstairs...

England 61-3 (10), Knight 13, Sciver-Brunt 16, Dottin 0-7 (1)

15:47 , Mike Jones

Great work from Knight! Sciver-Brunt takes one to get the captain on strike and Knight drives through the offside, picking out the gap with ease and collecting another boundary.

This is a handy partnership developing now. England are 61 at the halfway stage.

England 54-3 (9), Knight 8, Sciver-Brunt 14, Dottin 0-0 (0)

15:44 , Mike Jones

Now then. Here come Deandra Dottin.

She’s already influenced this match with a catch and a run out, can she take some wickets as well?

England 54-3 (9), Knight 8, Sciver-Brunt 14, Fletcher 1-12 (2)

15:43 , Mike Jones

Glorious! Knight skips down the pitch and meets the pitch of the ball from Fletcher. She drills a drive through cover, beats the fielder and picks up four.

England’s 50 comes up and Knight wisely uses the next ball to get off strike.

Sciver-Brunt misses out on an attempted sweep before lofting a full toss down the ground for a single. Between them Knight and Sciver-Brunt take two from the last two balls.

England 46-3 (8), Knight 2, Sciver-Brunt 12, Alleyne 0-10 (2)

15:39 , Mike Jones

Alleyne continues and angles one into the pads of Sciver-Brunt who flicks her away to the boundary fielders on the legside for two runs.

After sweeping shot into the gap at midwicket brings Sciver-Brunt one more before Knight cuts into point for a single of her own.

That is good! Sciver-Brunt premediates a ramp shot and flicks the ball over the wicketkeeper. There’s no fielders there and the ball rolls quickly away for four runs!

England are moving again on the scoreboard.

England 38-3 (7), Knight 1, Sciver-Brunt 5, Fletcher 1-4 (1)

15:35 , Mike Jones

Nat Sciver-Brunt escapes an LBW shout we the West Indies wasting a review trying to get the umpire’s not out decision overturned. There was maybe a bit of adrenaline involved in the decision to review that as the ball pitched outside the line of leg stump.

Sciver-Brunt then takes three from the final couple of deliveries.

England 35-3 (6.3), Knight 1, Sciver-Brunt 2, Fletcher 1-1 (0.3)

15:33 , Mike Jones

Two of England’s most experienced batters are at the crease now and the captain, Heather Knight, will need to weather this storm. She’s off the mark with her first ball as she pushes it down the ground for one.

Wicket! Maia Bouchier 14 (19) ct. Joseph b. Fletcher - England 34-3 (6.1)

15:31 , Mike Jones

Afy Fletcher comes into the attack for West Indies and strikes with her first ball!

Maia Bouchier looks for a big sweep, she gets to the ball too soon and top edges it into the offside where Qiana Joseph clings onto the ball.

England are in trouble.

England 34-2 (6), Bouchier 14, Sciver-Brunt 2, Alleyne 0-2 (1)

15:28 , Mike Jones

Aaliyah Alleyne comes into the attack for the final over of the powerplay. England are scoring fairly quickly but the two wickets they’ve lost will annoy them.

Sciver-Brunt punches one into the legside for a single before Bouchier flicks one away for one more. Just the two from the over.

England 32-2 (5), Bouchier 13, Sciver-Brunt 1, James 0-10 (2)

15:25 , Mike Jones

Nat Sciver-Brunt has a lot of work to do now. She’s the new batter and immediately gets her innings underway with a single. One more over in the powerplay to go.

Wicket! Alice Capsey run out 1 (2) - England 31-2 (4.4)

15:23 , Mike Jones

Another one!

This is great fielding from Deandra Dottin. England try to steal a quick single with a push into the offside but Dottin sweeps across to the ball, flings it to the wicketkeeper and runs Alice Capsey out with ease.

England are two down.

England 31-1 (4.3), Bouchier 11, Capsey 1, James 0-9 (1.3)

15:22 , Mike Jones

Zaida James has switched ends. She keeps it tight with only a couple of singles coming from the first three deliveries.

England 29-1 (4), Bouchier 11, Capsey 0, Matthews 1-8 (1)

15:21 , Mike Jones

The captain strikes in her first over for West Indies. England have lost a wicket in the powerplay and in comes Alice Capsey who has returned to the team for this match.

England need a partnership now.

Wicket! Danni Wyatt-Hodge 16 (12) ct. Dottin, b. Matthews - Eng 29-1 (3.5)

15:19 , Mike Jones

Gone!

Danni Wyatt-Hodge looks to go square on the offside again. She slaps a cut into the air and picks out Deandra Dottin who clings onto the catch.

West Indies have their first wicket.

England 28-0 (3.3), Bouchier 11, Wyatt-Hodge 16, Matthews 0-7 (0.3)

15:18 , Mike Jones

Lovely! Hayley Matthews comes into the attack and drags one down (ever so slightly) allowing Wyatt-Hodge to roll onto the back foot and cut the ball away for two.

The next delivery is similar and Wyatt-Hodge finds the gap again but with more pace. This one flies away with pace and goes for four! Good start to the over for England.

Close. Wyatt-Hodge blocks the third ball into the offside and calls for a quick single, Bouchier sprints down the pitch as Deandra Dottin collects the ball. The fielder throws down the stumps but Bouchier has made her ground.

England 21-0 (3), Bouchier 11, Wyatt-Hodge 9, Henry 0-14 (2)

15:13 , Mike Jones

Close! Bouchier is living dangerously. Henry continues and angles on into Bouchier’s pads. She attempts to go down the ground and gets a thick edge that loops over the fielder at backward point and brings two runs.

Bouchier then gets off strike before Wyatt-Hodge goes after a short ball and lifts a cut over the in-field. She drills it towards the long boundary and can only get two.

A similar shot finds the edge of Wyatt-Hodge’s bat and flies down to third where it gets cut off before crossing the ropes. England are starting to find their feet.

Boom! The over ends with Henry pushing one fuller. Bouchier goes after it, she throws her hands through the line of the ball and whacks it over mid-on for a boundary.

England 11-0 (2), Bouchier 4, Wyatt-Hodge 6, James 0-7 (1)

15:09 , Mike Jones

Zaida James is back in the West Indies team for today’s game. The right-hander off spinner starts with a decent delivery that Wyatt-Hodge turns away for one.

Dropped! Bouchier is given a lifeline. She goes for an expansive drive but doesn’t catch the ball fully. It loops into the air and a lunging Ashmini Munisar spills it diving forward.

England look to take advantage of their fortune. Bouchier gets off strike before Wyatt-Hodge attacks with a swipe to cow corner that brings a couple of runs.

The opener then threads a lovely drive through cover to end the over with two more.

England 4-0 (1), Bouchier 3, Wyatt-Hodge 1, Henry 0-4 (1)

15:05 , Mike Jones

That’s a great over for West Indies. Just the four runs coming from it with Chinelle Henry finding her length straight away.

After Danni Wyatt-Hodge leans into a legside flick to get off the mark, Bouchier whips the final ball of the over through midwicket for a couple of runs.

England 1-0 (0.3), Bouchier 1, Wyatt-Hodge 0, Henry 0-1 (0.3)

15:03 , Mike Jones

Chinelle Henry gets the match started with the first ball of the game. She hits a good length with a bit of shape away from Maia Bouchier who knocks it gently into point.

The second ball sees the batter push one to mid-on as Henry keeps it tight.

England finally get off the mark as Bouchier looks for a pull shot. The ball doesn’t bounce as high as she’s expecting and she can only slap it down the ground for a single.

England vs West Indies

15:00 , Mike Jones

The national anthems have been played and the players are making their way out to the wicket.

Maia Bouchier and Danni Wyatt-Hodge are opening the batting. They put on an unbroken partnership of over 100 against Scotland, can they do so again here?

Let’s find out...

West Indies captain Hayley Matthews:

14:56 , Mike Jones

“We are going to bowl first. We have been pretty successful doing that in this tournament and during the entire year. So, we are backing ourselves to go out there, and put some pressure on the opponents.”

“We just want to go out there and play our best brand of cricket. Once we are out there and playing our best cricket, I don’t think any of the narratives come into mind.”

Ecclestone on facing dangerous players like Deandra Dottin

14:52 , Mike Jones

“I love going against the world’s best and me and Deandra have great battles when we play against each other,” said Spohie Ecclestone, who has dismissed her former Manchester Originals team-mate Dottin twice in five T20 innings.

“We are people that want to get one up on each other because we play against each other so often and play in the same team with each other. It’s very exciting.

“I’ll look at how they go about their things but I’m not going to concentrate on them too much and go about the way I’m doing stuff.”

Relentless England demolish Scotland to make T20 World Cup statement

14:46 , Mike Jones

England laid down a marker with a 10-wicket win over Scotland and now have their sights set on the Women’s T20 World Cup trophy.

Half-centuries from Maia Bouchier and Danni Wyatt-Hodge wrapped up an emphatic win in Sharjah, as England chased down Scotland’s 109-6 in exactly 10 overs.

That pushes them back top of Group B, while they also now have the best net run-rate ahead of a clash with the West Indies in their final game.

Relentless England demolish Scotland to make T20 World Cup statement

West Indies team:

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Hayley Matthews (c)

Qiana Joseph

Shemaine Campbelle (wk)

Deandra Dottin

Chinelle Henry

Chedean Nation

Zaida James

Ashmini Munisar

Aaliyah Alleyne

Afy Fletcher

Karishma Ramharack

England’s team:

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Maia Bouchier

Danni Wyatt-Hodge

Alice Capsey

Nat Sciver-Brunt

Heather Knight (c)

Amy Jones (wk)

Danielle Gibson

Charlie Dean

Sarah Glenn

Sophie Ecclestone

Lauren Bell

England captain Heather Knight:

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”I was going to bowl first, but the pitch looks OK. It’s our first game here so we’ll have to be smart and adapt to the conditions quickly.

“It’s simple for us, we win and we go through. That’s what we’re focusing on and the fact that we just want to play our best cricket.

“We have been building some good momentum but so have West Indies so we are expecting them to come hard today.

“Alice Capsey comes back into the line-up and Sophia Dunkley misses out.”

How can England qualify from Group B?

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England will qualify for the semi-finals as group winners if they beat West Indies in their final match.

If England lose, then they, West Indies and South Africa will all finish on six points and net run-rate will determine which two sides advance.

Despite holding a healthy net run-rate after three games, England are under pressure because, barring extreme scenarios, Heather Knight’s side’s total will drop below both West Indies’ and South Africa’s with any defeat other than one by the slimest of margins.

West Indies win the toss and bowl first

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West Indies captain Hayley Matthews has won the toss in Dubai nd has elected to bowl first. England will set the target and then look to defend it.

It’s a tricky task but one they will relish. Heather Knight says she would have bowled first too.

England looking to enjoy themselves

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Sophie Ecclestone says she will go out to enjoy the match despite today’s clash with West Indies having the potential of knocking Englnd out of the Women’s T20 World Cup.

“A massive one personally is that I just enjoy myself,” she said, “You never know when your last game for England is going to be, as brutal as that is.

“It’s going out on that pitch and enjoying yourself. We’ve got a great group around us. We all enjoy ourselves and we play our best cricket when we’re all enjoying ourselves.”

Ecclestone backing England to ‘stay in the moment'

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Sophie Ecclestone hopes England can avoid their tendency to “get a bit ahead of ourselves” and focus on what is immediately in front of them at the T20 World Cup.

The spinner insisted England must not fall into a familiar pitfall of thinking too much about the permutations and concentrate only on claiming a fourth win from four matches in their group.

“We’ve had a conversation about what the distractions are and I think that we sometimes get a bit ahead of ourselves,” said Ecclestone, who has taken four wickets in three outings.

“I think it’s staying in the moment, staying present and we know that we’ve got a big game on Tuesday against the West Indies.”

T20 World Cup semis and final

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Thursday 17 October, semi-final 1, Dubai

Friday 18 October, semi-final 2, Sharjah

Sunday 20 October, final, Dubai

England’s World Cup squad

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Heather Knight (C; Western Storm), Lauren Bell (Southern Vipers), Maia Bouchier (Southern Vipers), Alice Capsey (South East Stars), Charlie Dean (Southern Vipers), Sophia Dunkley (South East Stars), Sophie Ecclestone (Thunder), Danielle Gibson (Western Storm), Sarah Glenn (The Blaze), Bess Heath (Northern Diamonds), Amy Jones (Central Sparks), Freya Kemp (Southern Vipers), Nat Sciver-Brunt (The Blaze), Linsey Smith (Southern Vipers), Danni Wyatt-Hodge (Southern Vipers).

How can I watch it?

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Viewers in the United Kingdom can watch the match live on Sky Sports Cricket, with coverage on the channel from 2.30pm BST. Subscribers can stream the action via Sky Go.

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When is England vs West Indies?

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England vs West Indies is due to start at 3pm BST on Tuesday 15 October at the Dubai International Stadium.

England vs West Indies

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England are targeting a spot in the Women’s T20 World Cup semi-finals but face on last test of the group stages as they take on West Indies in their final match before the knockout rounds.

Heather Knight’s side have won each of their three games so far and sit top of the group with six points and a net run rate of +1.716. They know that a victory today will send them through to the next stage of the tournament and even a loss will give them an opportunity to qualify depending on the final scores.

West Indies need to win. They’ve won two and lost one of their matches meaning to get through they need the two points on offer plus they need to hammer England’s net run rate to overtake them in the table.

England will be confident as they come into the match on the back of a 10-wicket win over Scotland with Maia Bouchier and Danni Wyatt-Hodge both scoring half-centuries in a brilliant run-chase. But with the pressure on this match could go either way.

Good afternoon!

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Welcome to The Independent’s coverage of today’s Women’s T20 World Cup action. It’s going to be a pressure-filled and exciting outing as England face West Indies with a spot in the semi-finals on the line.

Heather Knight’s team have had a fantastic tournament up to now but they’re facing their most difficult test as a defeat in Dubai could mean they’re eliminated from the competition. England have won each of their three matches and will be confident after a 10-wicket victory over Scotland last Sunday.

The West Indies meanwhile defeated Bangladesh to keep their hopes of qualifying for the next round alive. They must win as they need two more points to draw level with South Africa and England. If they do, they will jump ahead of the Proteas on net run rate and reach the final four.

We’ll have all the updates throughout the afternoon so stick with us as we build-up to the match start at 3pm.