England v West Indies: third women's T20 international – live!

Live updates as tourists look to get back on track at County GroundBob Willis Trophy final: Live updates from Somerset v EssexGet in touch! Email Geoff or tweet him 2.51pm BST 3rd over: West Indies 28-0 (Dottin 19, Kirby 3) Sophie Ecclestone, England’s left-arm spinner, loves bowling in the Powerplay. It’s a different challenge for a spinner with only two fielders allowed outside the circle. But it’s a different challenge against Dottin in full flow. Ecclestone bowls wide of off stump, looping the ball, and Dottin gets under it, up and over mid-off for four! Ecclestone comes straighter, Dottin backs away and smacks another loft back down the ground, over the bowler. Four more. Ecclestone darts the ball in to find a dot, then Dottin misses an attempted glide, followed by a cut straight to the field. She squeezes a single off leg stump to end the over and keep the strike. 2.47pm BST 2nd over: West Indies 19-0 (Dottin 11, Kirby 3) Brunt to bowl the second over, and Dottin smacks her for four! There’s a start. Brunt drops short, and Dottin is so quickly back to put her full weight through the shot. Brunt bowls fuller, so Dottin clears her front leg and belts four more! Same spot, out to deep midwicket, different stroke. That’s what this game needs. Brunt changes up and bowls wider outside off stump, and Dottin just pats a couple back. Waits for the straighter ball, and when it comes, swings viciously once more, but this time it goes behind square leg where Danni Wyatt is patrolling, who is able to slap down that ball on the bounce and keep it in play. Continue reading…
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