West Indies v England: Nat Sciver scores 90 on return to side as visitors comfortably win first ODI

Charlie Dean starred with 4-35 arsenic West Indies collapsed from 84-1 to 165 each out

England cruised to a broad 143-run triumph implicit the West Indies successful the archetypal one-day planetary successful Antigua.

England slipped to 127-4 earlier a concern of 102 betwixt Sciver and Danni Wyatt, who made 68, steered the crippled backmost successful the tourists' favour.

Spinner Charlie Dean past took 4-35 arsenic West Indies slumped to 165 each retired with 9.3 overs remaining.

It was an awesome instrumentality to the broadside for Sciver, who took a interruption from the crippled aft the Commonwealth Games successful August, and a archetypal triumph for England nether their caller coach, Jon Lewis.

The West Indies' batters struggled to support up with the run-rate passim the chase, which was halted by prima subordinate Hayley Matthews being taken disconnected the transportation with cramp erstwhile she was connected eight.

Kycia Knight and Rashada Williams led the hosts to 84-1 earlier Dean's spell sparked a melodramatic collapse, with Matthews returning to bat but lone managing to people 34.

There was besides an wounded interest for England arsenic Alice Capsey landed awkwardly connected her near enarthrosis attempting to prevention a boundary.

The 18-year-old near the tract to beryllium assessed by the aesculapian squad and did not instrumentality for the remainder of the match.

The bid continues with the 2nd ODI astatine the aforesaid venue connected Tuesday.

Sciver saves England again

England started frenetically with the bat, possibly unsurprisingly fixed they person not played since the decision to India astatine the extremity of September.

During that series, England struggled without the acquisition of Sciver, Knight and Katherine Brunt and portion determination were moments of committedness for the emerging talent, it showed a request for the broadside to debar its reliance connected the elder players.

Capsey, promoted to unfastened successful spot of Emma Lamb, played with her diagnostic aggression - smashing 3 boundaries earlier edging a escaped thrust down disconnected Cherry-Ann Fraser.

Sophia Dunkley was brilliantly caught astatine heavy screen by Shakera Selman, Tammy Beaumont made a commencement earlier holing retired to mid-off for 33 and skipper Heather Knight struggled to get going, which was to beryllium expected having been sidelined by wounded since June.

Sciver, though, appeared re-energised aft her interruption from cricket, batting with assurance and controlled aggression to people each astir the crushed arsenic she capitalised connected immoderate sloppy West Indies fielding.

Even her dismissal demonstrated her intent, continuing to onslaught adjacent arsenic she approached a period arsenic a miscued ramp changeable implicit her enarthrosis ended up successful the hands of abbreviated good leg.

The all-rounder recovered invaluable enactment from Wyatt, who was the aggressor successful their fifth-wicket stand, maintaining a strike-rate of much than 100 passim her innings to enactment the West Indies bowlers nether pressure.

While Sciver's instrumentality and Wyatt's signifier are large positives for England, it is captious their young batters measurement up astatine immoderate constituent during the series, peculiarly up of February's T20 World Cup.

Series begins with one-sided affair

It was not a faultless show from England - their erratic commencement with the bat was followed by respective dropped chances successful the tract - and yet it was inactive a precise comfy victory.

West Indies are a squad successful transition, struggling pursuing the planetary status of all-rounder Deandra Dottin and missing skipper Stafanie Taylor done injury. They trust heavy connected Matthews with some bat and ball, and that was glaringly evident successful the archetypal outing of the series.

The astir economical of the bowlers and the astir fluent with the bat, galore would person been fearing the worst erstwhile she was connected the level successful symptom conscionable 4 overs into their chase.

There were signs of committedness from others, with Chenelle Henry taking 3-59 and Knight and Williams some making eye-catching 30s, but they volition collectively person to amended considerably if they are to situation England.

For Knight's side, though, runs from Sciver and Wyatt consciousness somewhat expected, specified is their consistency. But the bowling was a good all-round effort, with Kate Cross continuing to turn into her relation arsenic person of the onslaught with 2-27 from 8 overs, and Dean achieving the uncommon feat of out-bowling Sophie Ecclestone.

After a disappointing extremity to the summer, England were hoping for a effect successful Antigua - and they delivered one.