Not got Sky? Get Sky Sports or stream with NOW<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nPace bowler Lauren Bell (2-11) struck with her very first ball to dismiss Qiana Joseph (0) for a golden duck, and Matthews’ (71) 17th T20I fifty was unable to see her side over the line as they finished on 127-8.<\/p>\n
England showed room for improvement in their fielding after they dropped Realeanna Grimmond (15) three times in the same number of balls, but they took five quick wickets after a brief rain delay, with Linsey Smith (2-25) striking twice in two balls.<\/p>\n
Knight 66no helps England to competitive total<\/p>\n
England\u2019s openers Sophia Dunkley (3) and Wyatt-Hodge (0) were both dismissed in the powerplay, with the former gloving behind, leaving the hosts 21-2 in the fifth over.<\/p>\n
West Indies, who opted for a younger, inexperienced side with five players under the age of 21, managed to keep things tight with England reaching 59-2 at the halfway stage, but Knight and Sciver-Brunt rebuilt with a 48-run stand before the captain holed out to cow corner off Matthews.<\/p>\n
Jones (22) and Knight batted well for the fourth wicket, sharing a 42-run stand, as the former skipper brought up England’s 100 with a boundary – one of her seven.<\/p>\n
A slower ball from Matthews saw Jones bowled, leaving England 111-4, while Knight brought up her eighth T20I half-century despite evidently struggling to run between the wickets.<\/p>\n
West Indies’ debutant Jahzara Claxton finished with figures of 1-15 after she claimed the scalp of Alice Capsey (4) who was caught at deep extra cover by Grimmond.<\/p>\n
Knight valiantly battled on for England, hitting two boundaries in the final over to help the hosts towards a competitive total.<\/p>\n
Matthews shines but West Indies fall again<\/p>\n
Bell struck first as West Indies replied, bowling Joseph (0) for a golden duck to immediately put the opposition on the back foot.<\/p>\n
Em Arlott (2-26) continued to impress head coach Charlotte Edwards after her three-for in the second T20I, as she had Zaida James (7) caught at short fine leg.<\/p>\n
Grimmond was granted three lives after being dropped by Sciver-Brunt at midwicket, Charlie Dean (2-31) in her follow-through, and Jones spilling a tough chance behind the wicket.<\/p>\n
However, after the West Indies No 4 skied the Dean for a fourth time, Wyatt-Hodge settled safely underneath it at deep midwicket, leaving the visitors 63-3.<\/p>\n
Matthews continued to show why she is the No 1 all-rounder in the world, hitting 10 boundaries and one six before rain stopped play.<\/p>\n
The delay worked out in England\u2019s favour as Smith removed Shabika Gajnabi (14) and Claxton (0) in consecutive deliveries.<\/p>\n
Matthews then skied Bell\u2019s slower ball to long-on before Sciver-Brunt took a stunning grab at mid-off to see off Jannillea Glasgow (1).<\/p>\n
Dean struck with the penultimate ball of the match to bowl Afy Fletcher (6) but England had already won the match and the series by then.<\/p>\n
Sciver-Brunt: We had set the standard in the first two matches<\/p>\n
England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt:<\/p>\n
“We played some brilliant cricket over that series. We didn’t have our best game today but we had set the standard pretty high.<\/p>\n
“They made it very difficult for us. Heather batting through like that was the perfect innings to get us up to that total. She has got a tight hamstring and she will be assessed in the next few days.<\/p>\n
“We want to be fielding perfectly every time and in the first two games we fielded brilliantly.<\/p>\n
“To put in a perfect performance every time can be difficult. We want to be better than that but at the end of the day we got over the line.”<\/p>\n
Matthews: It was nice to see us compete<\/p>\n
Player of the series, player of the match and West Indies captain, Hayley Matthews:<\/p>\n
“Obviously it is really good to go out there and score some runs and some wickets as well. It was a much closer game today so it was nice to be out there and compete.<\/p>\n
“I have been fortunate to play a lot of T20 cricket around the world and get lots of experience. I am super proud that (some young players) were able to get an opportunity today.<\/p>\n
“I think we definitely fielded a lot better and executed our plans a lot nicer too. We just unfortunately were not able to chase it in the end.”<\/p>\n
England Women’s summer fixtures<\/p>\n
All times UK and Ireland; all games live on Sky Sports<\/strong><\/p>\nT20 international series vs West Indies (May)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- First T20I, Canterbury<\/strong>: England win by eight wickets<\/li>\n
- Second T20I, Hove: <\/strong>England win by nine wickets<\/li>\n
- Third T20I, Chelmsford: <\/strong>England win by 17 runs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
One-day international series vs West Indies (May-June)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- First ODI: <\/strong>Friday May 30 (1pm) – Derby<\/li>\n
- Second ODI:<\/strong> Wednesday June 4 (1pm) – Leicester<\/li>\n
- Third ODI: <\/strong>Saturday June 7 (11am) – Taunton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
T20 international series vs India (June-July)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- First T20I: <\/strong>Saturday June 28 (2.30pm) – Trent Bridge<\/li>\n
- Second T20I:<\/strong> Tuesday July 1 (6.30pm) – Bristol<\/li>\n
- Third T20I: <\/strong>Friday July 4 (6.35pm) – The Kia Oval<\/li>\n
- Fourth T20I:<\/strong> Wednesday July 9 (6.30pm) – Emirates Old Trafford<\/li>\n
- Fifth T20I: <\/strong>Saturday July 12 (6.35pm) – Edgbaston<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
One-day international series vs India (July)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- First ODI: <\/strong>Wednesday July 16 (1pm) – Southampton<\/li>\n
- Second ODI:<\/strong> Saturday July 19 (11am) – Lord’s<\/li>\n
- Third ODI: <\/strong>Tuesday July 22 (1pm) – Chester-le-Street<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Watch England’s first one-day international against West Indies live on Sky Sports Cricket and Sky Sports Main Event from 1pm on Friday May 30 (1.30pm first ball). <\/strong>Stream cricket with NOW<\/strong><\/p>\n\n (c) Sky Sports 2025: England vs West Indies: Heather Knight battles through discomfort to help hosts complete T20I series whitewash<\/a>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former captain Heather Knight battled through hamstring discomfort to help England beat the West Indies by 17 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