England Women secure series win as West Indian batters fail to deliver

The West Indies Women failed to deliver with the bat once again as their English counterparts enjoyed a dominant nine-wicket win to take an unassailable 2-0 T20I series lead at the County Ground in Hove on Friday.

After winning the toss and fielding first, the hosts restricted the West Indians to 81-9 from their 20 overs.

As is too often the case, a Hayley Matthews failure meant the West Indian batting effort fell woefully short.

Matthews made just six as only Shemaine Campbelle (26) and Shabika Gajnabi (22) reached double figures.

Player of the match Em Arlott picked up 3-14 from her four overs while Lauren Bell also took three wickets while conceding 28 runs in her full quota of overs.

England then needed only 9.2 overs to reach 82-1 thanks to an unbeaten 55* off 30 balls from captain Nat Sciver-Brunt and 24* off 25 balls from Sophia Dunkley.

The West Indies will be playing for pride in the third T20I on Monday. (SportsMax)