West Indies v England: Nat Sciver and Sophie Ecclestone play as tourists complete ODI sweep
West Indies v England: Nat Sciver and Sophie Ecclestone play as tourists complete ODI sweep
England 256 (over 44.3): Sciver 85 (69); Selman 3-29, Matthews 3-56 West Indies 105-9 (37.3 overs): Matthews 28 (39); Ecclestone 3-9England won by 151 pointsScorecard< p class= "" data-reactid=".jkrmmdz1h6.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.0">Nat Sciver hit 85 of 69 balls as England were knocked out for 256.
It was an improved display of bowling from the hosts - Hayley Matthews and Shakera Selman taking three wickets each.
But their batter let them down once again as they were fired for just 105 in 37, 3 overs, with England spinner Sophie Ecclestone claiming 3-9.
West Indies finished at nine so No. 11 Selman didn't hit due to injury.
For the second game in a row, England were knocked out in their 50 overs despite winning the draw sort.
However, the game followed the same trend as the first two as what seemed like a total below average turned out to be full of another solid bowling performance.
The two sides move on to the first of five Twenty20 on Sunday at 22:00 GMT.
The superb Sciver shines again
The versatile Sciver said it had reached "boiling point after the Commonwealth Games in August, leading to a hiatus from cricket until she returned with a sublime 90 in the first ODI in Antigua.
She is now reaping the rewards of this break. Marking her second half-century in the series, she took her ODI run tally for the year to 833 - surpassing Claire Taylor's record for an England woman of 807 in 2005.
It's been a turbulent year for England's top flight. Tammy Beaumont has had four different opening partners across...
England 256 (over 44.3): Sciver 85 (69); Selman 3-29, Matthews 3-56 West Indies 105-9 (37.3 overs): Matthews 28 (39); Ecclestone 3-9England won by 151 pointsScorecard< p class= "" data-reactid=".jkrmmdz1h6.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.0">Nat Sciver hit 85 of 69 balls as England were knocked out for 256.
It was an improved display of bowling from the hosts - Hayley Matthews and Shakera Selman taking three wickets each.
But their batter let them down once again as they were fired for just 105 in 37, 3 overs, with England spinner Sophie Ecclestone claiming 3-9.
West Indies finished at nine so No. 11 Selman didn't hit due to injury.
For the second game in a row, England were knocked out in their 50 overs despite winning the draw sort.
However, the game followed the same trend as the first two as what seemed like a total below average turned out to be full of another solid bowling performance.
The two sides move on to the first of five Twenty20 on Sunday at 22:00 GMT.
The superb Sciver shines again
The versatile Sciver said it had reached "boiling point after the Commonwealth Games in August, leading to a hiatus from cricket until she returned with a sublime 90 in the first ODI in Antigua.
She is now reaping the rewards of this break. Marking her second half-century in the series, she took her ODI run tally for the year to 833 - surpassing Claire Taylor's record for an England woman of 807 in 2005.
It's been a turbulent year for England's top flight. Tammy Beaumont has had four different opening partners across...