Amy Jones half-century blasts England to 4-0 lead

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Batting first for the fourth time in the series, England lost a couple of early wickets as Aaliyah Alleyne – returning to the side after being left out of the previous game – had both Danni Wyatt and Nat Scvier caught behind.

Tammy Beaumont kept things moving, but Karishma Ramharack – playing her first game of the series – trapped her in front with her first delivery to leave England 45/3 in the ninth over.

Knight and Jones began to rebuild, and after three overs of picking up ones and twos, the England skipper launched an assault, hitting Shabika Gajnabi for a six and two fours in the 12th over. Jones then matched the feat off Ramharack the next over to set England back on track for a big total.

Jones cleared the boundary again off Shamilia Connell's next over, following up next ball with a four to continue the brutal acceleration. Knight drilled another four down the ground later in the over, but the Windies seamer found a thin edge next ball to break the partnership, which had added 65 runs in just 35 balls.

Sophia Dunkley fell first ball to a return catch by Hayley Matthews to offer the visitors hope of a way back into the game, but Brunt joined forces with the England wicket-keeper to add a further 49 runs, with the latter bringing up her fifth T20I fifty from just 30 balls.

The partnership was ended in the final over, with Jones being run out after Brunt was caught off a no-ball, leaving Sarah Glenn to flay a four from the final ball as England finished on 166/6.

West Indies' reply never really got going, with Deandra Dottin – who had scored 170 runs in three innings up to this point in the series – falling victim to Brunt just three balls into the innings.

Lee-Ann Kirby and Shemaine Campbelle also fell before the end of the Powerplay, with Sciver and Sophie Ecclestone respectively picking up their wickets.

Matthews and Stafanie Taylor steadied the innings, but neither managed to find any freedom with their scoring and they fell in consecutive overs from Sarah Glenn, who finished as pick of the bowlers with 2/15.

Chedean Nation and Alleyne put together the best partnership of the chase, adding 38 runs before some tidy fielding saw the latter run out attempting a second.

Another run out accounted for Nation in the next over, this time to some excellent fielding at short mid-wicket by Sciver, and in the end West Indies limped to 122/9, with two more wickets falling from the final two balls.

England now lead the series 4-0, and will be lookng to complete a clean sweep when the fifth and final T20I is played at the same ground on Wednesday, 30 September.