Match Summary
England 366-6, West Indies 223; England win by 143 runs
Openers dominate as hosts seal three-match ODI series
Game Highlights
England took advantage of the absence of Hayley Matthews to thrash West Indies by 143 runs in the second one-day international at Leicester on Wednesday.
Having waited 12 years to score a maiden international hundred, Amy Jones resolved to achieve the feat twice in five days, and this time did so in just 76 balls, reaching 129 before departing in the 31st over. Tammy Beaumont, meanwhile, followed up with a second consecutive hundred of her own, despite battling what she jokingly described as “man flu”.
Strategic Moves
The decision of Charlotte Edwards, the head coach, to reunite the pair after a five-year break now looks like a masterstroke, after they became the first players in ODI history to share consecutive partnerships of more than 200. Beaumont said: “We know each other really well, we’ve known each other for years and years. I couldn’t have asked for it to go better.
“I’m so proud of [Amy] backing up that first century at Derby, in even better style, and pretty much having to manage my man flu at times. For her to take that lead role there and look after me, as well as go and play like that, was outstanding.”
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