Superb Matthews looks to salvage innings for Windies v England

BBC News

21-05-2025

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Date: 17 overs
Title: WI 119-6
Content: Matthews 80, Mangru 11
Eight runs from that Lauren Bell over as West Indies continue to score at a rate of seven runs per over.
Hayley Matthews tries to keep strike but Bell bowls a bouncer that the batter fails to connect. So Mandy Mangru will take strike at the start of the 18th over instead.
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Date: 19:49 BST
Title: Post
Content: Henry MoeranTest Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Immediately, the punishment comes. Unnecessary runs as far as England are concerned.
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Date: 16.3 overs
Title: WI 117-6
Content: Matthews 79, Mangru 10
Lauren Bell returns to the attack.
But Hayley Matthews is the one doing all the attacking.
The West Indies skipper hits another boundary - this time through deep cover as the visitors keep the scoreboard ticking despite the damages.
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Date: 19:46 BST
Title: Post
Content: Ebony Rainford-BrentFormer England batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
It is a very good batting surface. You can see that from some of the shots being played.
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Date: 16 overs
Title: WI 111-6
Content: Matthews 74, Mangru 9
Em Arlott's England bowling debut comes to an end.
She finishes with a wicket while conceding 28 runs from her four overs.
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Date: 19:44 BST
Title: Post
Content: Henry MoeranTest Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Charlie Dean is one of the best fielders in the England team and if she wasn't going to get there, no one was.
Fingertips.
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Date: 15.3 overs
Title: WI 107-6
Content: Matthews 73, Mangru 7
Em Arlott is bowling her final over and forces a leading edge off Hayley Matthews towards the point.
Charlie Dean dives but can't quite complete the catch. But a good effort from the England fielder nonetheless.
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Date: 15 overs
Title: WI 105-6
Content: Mangru 6, Matthews 71
Into the final five overs we go.
West Indies have pinned all their hopes on Hayley Matthews here, but she will start the 16th over at the non-striker's end.
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Date: 19:39 BST
Title: Post
Content: Rufus BulloughCricViz analyst
All hopes for the West Indies lie with their skipper here. In games where Matthews scores over 50 runs, West indies win 72% of the time.
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Date: 19:39 BST
Title: Post
Content: Ebony Rainford-BrentFormer England batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
That is the sign of technical perfection.
To be able to hold your shape and hit down the ground with a bowler coming round the wicket. That is insane.
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Date: 14.2 overs
Title: WI 103-6
Content: Matthews 70, Mangru 5
West Indies bring up 100 as Hayley Matthews' onslaught continues.
The West Indies skipper hits back-to-back boundaries, lifting the second one over the mid-wicket with the perfect mix of timing, placement and power.
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Date: 14 overs
Title: WI 95-6
Content: Matthews 62, Mangru 5
Mandy Mangru is the new batter in.
And she gets off the mark stylishly with a boundary off the second ball.
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Date: 19:34 BST
Title: Post
Content: Alex HartleyFormer England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
She was out by about the distance from here to Glasgow.
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Date: 19:33 BST
Title: Post
Content: Daniel NorcrossTest Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
It didn't look like a possible two. Glasgow is out by a bit over a metre.
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Date: 13.2 overs
Title: WICKET
Content: Glasgow run out (Smith/Dean) 4 (WI 87-6)
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Glasgow run out by Wong for four at non-strikers end
Hayley Matthews hits one to mid-wicket and wants two when there is only one in it.
Jannillea Glasgow is unfortunate the ball falls for Issy Wong, who picks up well and gets it to Charlie Dean who completes the run out with the batter well short.
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Date: 13 overs
Title: WI 82-5
Content: Glasgow 4, Matthews 55
End of a memorable over for Em Arlott.
A wicket and seven runs out of it and it could have been two wickets as newcomer Jannillea Glasgow edges one, but there is no slip and it races away for a boundary.
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Date: 19:27 BST
Title: Post
Content: Daniel NorcrossTest Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Em Arlott has got her first wicket in international cricket for England - and she looks delighted.
She's being mobbed by her team-mates.
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Date: 19:27 BST
Title: Post
Content: Alex HartleyFormer England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
It's a special feeling getting your first international wicket and one she won't forget.
A good short ball from Em Arlott.
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Date: 12.3 overs
Title: WICKET
Content: Alleyne c Sciver-Brunt b Arlott 2 (WI 78-5)
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'She looks delighted!' - Arlott dismisses Alleyne for her first international wicket
England pick up another wicket!
It's a first of her international career for Em Arlott.
Aaliyah Alleyne goes after Arlott's short ball and it's Nat Sciver-Brunt who once again claims the catch.
Update:
Date: 19:24 BST
Title: Post
Content: Alex HartleyFormer England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
I think it might have been back of the hand slower ball from Issy Wong and well-timed from Nat Sciver-Brunt coming in from the deep.
England are well and truly on top here.