LIVE: West Indies chasing 142 after Sciver-Brunt boosts England

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A Nat Sciver-Brunt special has left West Indies requiring 142 runs to beat England in the decisive final match in Group B.

With semi-final qualification on the line, West Indies reduced England to 34/3, with Deandra Dottin starring in the field.

But a superb rebuild was led by Sciver-Brunt, who hit an unbeaten 57* from 50 balls to guide her team to 141/7.

There was a sour note for England however, with captain Heather Knight forced to leave the field due to injury, retiring hurt on 21* (13).

Afy Fletcher was the pick of the bowlers for West Indies, taking 3/21, while Dottin took 1/16 in three overs to go with three catches and a run out.

The story of the first innings

West Indies captain Hayley Matthews won the toss and decided to bowl first against England at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

And it was Matthews who made the first breakthrough, ending a rapid start from the England openers to remove the dangerous Danni Wyatt-Hodge (16 from 12).

Wyatt-Hodge was caught in the ring superbly by Deandra Dottin, who had only just been moved into the catching position, and the celebrations suggested the wicket was a successful outcome of a tactical ploy.

WATCH: Dottin takes superb catch | WT20WC 2024

Dottin was involved again to leave England at 34/2 at the end of the powerplay, running out Alice Capsey (1) with a sharp piece of fielding following some miscommunication between the two batters.

WATCH: Dottin at it again as Capsey is run out | WT20WC 2024

England kept on attacking despite the early wickets and Maia Bouchier fell foul to the approach as she skied a catch to Qiana Joseph, cutting a promising knock of 14 from 19 short and leaving England requiring a rebuild.

WATCH: Fletcher's first-ball strike gets Bouchier | WT20WC 2024

The experienced pair of Nat Sciver-Brunt and Heather Knight put on a game-changing partnership through the middle overs, with the captain playing the more attacking role and Sciver-Brunt playing a classy anchor role.

There was a moment of fortune for England's number four though, as replays showed a not-out decision would have been overturned had West Indies had reviews remaining.

WATCH: Burnt DRS review costs West Indies big | WT20WC 2024

The pair added 46 together before there was a concerning development for England, with skipper Knight (21* from 13) forced to retire hurt.

Heather Knight leaves the field with an injury | WT20WC 2024

None of the rest of England’s middle and lower order were able to make the substantial contributions that they would have wanted, but all chipped in with cameos to support the outstanding Sciver-Brunt through to the innings break.

Amy Jones (7), Charlie Dean (5) and Danielle Gibson (7) all scored at a run-a-ball, before Sophie Ecclestone came in and slammed her team’s only six of the innings, before becoming another victim to the safe hands of Dottin (7 from 4).

But, thanks largely to Sciver-Brunt's half-century, England reached 141/7 at the end of their 20 overs, leaving West Indies with a stern task.

The situation in Group B

England are in the box seat to feature in the semis, but need a victory over the West Indies to guarantee their place in the final four.

The stakes are high, as the West Indies too need a win in this clash if they are to sneak into the knockout stages.

Both teams made changes to their playing XIs.

For the West Indies, Stafanie Taylor was unable to recover from injury in time to feature, leading to a switch of team balance to add batting depth, with Chinelle Henry coming in and Zaida James also added to the middle order.

England opted to resist the temptation to bring back Linsey Smith as a fourth spinner, sticking with Lauren Bell in the XI. But Alice Capsey does return after illness, replacing Sophia Dunkley.

The Teams

England XI: Maia Bouchier, Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Alice Capsey, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Heather Knight (capt), Amy Jones (wk), Danielle Gibson, Charlie Dean, Sophie Ecclestone, Sarah Glenn, Lauren Bell

West Indies XI: Hayley Matthews (C), Qiana Joseph, Shemaine Campbelle (WK), Deandra Dottin, Chinelle Henry, Aaliyah Alleyne, Chedean Nation, Zaida James, Afy Fletcher, Ashmini Munisar, Karishma Ramharack.

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