West Indies ensured they will face England at Lord’s on Wednesday boasting the same unbeaten record as the hosts after victory over Sri Lanka in Bristol in their third ICC Women’s T20 World Cup group game.
The Windies recorded a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka inside 16.1 overs after their opponents had set them a low run chase of 98 all out.
Securing their win win from three in Group B, Stafanie Taylor led the way with the bat after a slow West Indies start of 70-5 with an unbeaten 27 off 25 balls.
The West Indies join England on six points at the summit of Group B, with the tournament hosts top outright on net run rate, ahead of their meeting at Lord’s on Wednesday evening.
Winning captain Hayley Matthews took 3-15 and said: “It was a crucial toss. We definitely felt like it had a bit of tennis ball bounce early on, so really good that we got to bowl and take advantage of that.
“I don’t think we had any nerves at any point in time [chasing 98]. Probably would have liked to chase it down a bit more convincingly but chasing totals like that can always be a bit tricky.
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