West Indies v England: Charlie Dean takes 3-22 as tourists win second T20 by 16 runs

Lauren Bell took 2 wickets for England arsenic the continued their dominance implicit West Indies

England bushed West Indies by 16 runs successful different ascendant show to instrumentality a 2-0 pb successful the Twenty20 bid successful Barbados.

None of the West Indies' batters passed 18 successful different dismal batting performance.

It is England's 5th consecutive triumph connected the circuit aft a 3-0 expanse successful the one-day internationals, with 3 T20s remaining.

The triumph demonstrated England's improved spot successful extent arsenic they rested prima all-rounder Nat Sciver, wicketkeeper Amy Jones and the world's fig 1 bowler Sophie Ecclestone.

Batting first, England opener Sophia Dunkley top-scored with 43 arsenic West Indies enactment successful an improved show successful the field, with skipper Hayley Matthews taking 3-15 from her 4 overs.

On a dilatory pitch, Dunkley added a invaluable concern of 40 successful 4 overs with Maia Bouchier, who scored 24 from 15 balls arsenic England posted 141-6.

In reply, West Indies were erstwhile again fto down by their batting arsenic they slipped to 50-5 wrong the archetypal 10 overs and astatine nary constituent did England's bowlers look nether unit - different disappointing show after an eight-wicket thrashing successful the archetypal T20.

The bid continues astatine the aforesaid venue connected Saturday astatine 22:00 GMT.

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England's extent passes its trial

England suffered a 3-0 whitewash by India successful the ODI bid astatine the extremity of the summertime aft finishing a disappointing 4th successful the Commonwealth Games, and successful the lack of Heather Knight, Sciver and Katherine Brunt during those games, it was wide they needed to flooded their reliance connected elder players.

Brunt was awesome successful Barbados, taking 1-18, but Knight lone made 18 and with Sciver rested England had to crook to their little experienced players.

Dunkley continues to nail down her spot astatine the apical of the order, batting with maturity to people astatine a tally a shot erstwhile the boundaries were not flowing, portion Bouchier besides showed assertive intent during her cameo successful the middle-order.

And successful off-spinner Dean, England person added a invaluable plus to their bowling onslaught successful some wicket-taking and consistency, meaning England did not miss Ecclestone.

But the existent appraisal of England's extent volition travel against stronger absorption successful the T20 World Cup successful February, with the likes of India and Australia challenging for the trophy.

For West Indies, though, it is not comparable. They person intelligibly struggled passim the bid but person nary prime but to play the aforesaid players - though the inclusion of nether 19 subordinate Djenaba Joseph and immoderate precocious hitting from 22-year-old Shabika Gajnabi showed signs of positivity for the future.

Spinners pb the way

Dean is softly having a bully 2022. The 21-year-old's performances whitethorn not ever drawback the headlines but with 29 wickets successful 17 ODIs and taking 3 West Indies wickets successful conscionable her 2nd T20, she has fixed Knight a bully enactment headache earlier the World Cup.

Sarah Glenn, Ecclestone and Dean person each been accordant successful an England garment each year, and each 1 provides thing different: Glenn a leg-spinner, Dean bowling off-spin and Ecclestone a gangly left-armer.

But with England often wary of Ecclestone's workload, they volition beryllium to beryllium an progressively invaluable trio for Knight and caput manager Jon Lewis.

Dean's spell tore done West Indies' line-up, including the prize wicket of Matthews for conscionable one, mixing up her gait efficaciously and frustrating the batters with nagging consistency.

Seamer Lauren Bell besides continued her fantabulous series, bowling with the caller shot and besides utilizing her variations astatine the death, taking 2-21 from 3 overs.

West Indies spinner Matthews besides impressed with 3 wickets successful England's innings, suggesting the spinners are going to person an important relation to play successful the 3 remaining games astatine the Kensington Oval.