England women’s cricket team defeated West Indies by 38 runs in their penultimate group stage clash of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 to become the first side to qualify for the semi-finals. After setting a 187-run target for the visitors, Charlotte Dean and co. managed to restrict them to 148/5 at the end of 20 overs, marking their fourth consecutive win in the ongoing marquee tournament. England Women are currently on the top of the points table in Group B, with 8 points to their name.
England Women qualify for ICC Women’s World Cup semis
Batting first, hosts England suffered an early blow as they lost opener Amy Jones (8) in the very first over. While Danni Wyatt-Hodge and Sophia Dunkley attempted to steady the ship, the latter was sent packing after a 30-run partnership. It was Alice Capsey (28 off 23) and Hodge who then stitched together a 66-run partnership to put ENGW back on track.
Danni Wyatt-Hodge, who was named the Player of the Match, was the top-run getter, having scored 65 runs off 42 balls, laced with 8 boundaries. A 40-run partnership between her and Heather Knight (43) allowed England to edge past the 150-run mark. Eventually, the hosts finished with 186/7 on board, with Ashmini Munisar picking up two wickets while, Henry, Matthews and Ramharack bagged one scalp each.
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Cut to the run-chase, West Indies women lost both openers – Hayley Matthews (14 off 17) and Deandra Dottin (19 off 11) – within the powerplay. A sluggish start did not help the side in the run-chase as they failed to step on the gas, and eventually fell short by a huge margin. The only notable contribution came from Chinelle Henry, who stayed unbeaten on 51 runs off 30 deliveries, laced with 4 fours and 2 sixes. However, it came too late as WIW managed to post just 148/5 at the end of 20 overs. England Women thereby sealed an emphatic 38-run win, and secured their spot in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 semi-finals, becoming the first team to do so.
England will now face New Zealand Women in their final group stage fixture on June 27 where they will be hoping to clinch their fifth consecutive win and head into the semis riding high on momentum.
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