END OF OVER:20 | 15 Runs | WI-W: 148/5 (39 runs required, RR: 7.40)
- Chinelle Henry51 (30b)
- Aaliyah Alleyne2 (2b)
- Linsey Smith4-0-35-1
- Lauren Bell4-0-20-1
10.10pm And we are now at the end of our coverage for this game, which secures a semi-final spot for England. West Indies might just seal one of their own if they win against Ireland, but that's for another day. For now, we bid you farewell: Sudarshanan, Harshith, Vairavan, and I, all bid you goodbye!
And finally, England captain Charlie Dean: "To get over that line feels great. Different people scoring runs, Heather and Dani the standouts... You know, I'm never satisfied, still think I could've put in better performance. Happy with the processes I went in with today. You know, obviously a few catches went down, they all looked like tough opportunities to be honest. I don't think fielding's a huge issue... Hopefully we can cling onto those. [Nat Sciver-Brunt] back in the nets, but don't know much more about her than she does." Hayley Matthews shares her thoughts: "Certainly was hot out there, but not a bad decision for us to bowl. We missed our lengths at some intervals. We were all excited to get to play at Lord's, some people get this chance once in a lifetime. Not everything goes your way when you get those occasions. I'd certainly felt that I definitely did not hit it... At the end of the day, the umpire's decision got to be final. Clear gap between bat and ball. But got to respect umpire's decision. Taylor went off the field with respiratory illness... Hopefully she gets better."
Dani Wyatt-Hodge is the Player of the Match. She says, "Have good energy, it's T20, gotta show intent, it was my night tonight. Try to access [deep backward point] gap a lot. The hottest I've ever played in, in England, quite close to Dubai a couple of years back, but that was dry heat. [On communication issues while running] Something we'll talk about for the next game. Definitely need to improve for the next few games."
9.55pm Not clinical by any means from England, but they will be pleased with how big a gap there was between the two sides today anyway. England are through to the semi-finals of this World Cup too, at home! 187 was always going to be a daunting total, and after early wickets fell, West Indies just fell behind the required rate quite comprehensively. England dropped a fair few chances today, but unlike their West Indies counterparts, the batters couldn't cash in to make England pay in the chase. West Indies stay alive too, needing a W against Ireland next. Let's see how that goes. For now, though, England are the jubilant ones.
