The home side, England, continued their dominance by sealing the 2nd ODI of the three-match series by an emphatic 143-run victory to clinch the ODI series. With the fate of the ODI series already sealed, changes were aplenty as England decided to test the bench strength, making as many as three changes to their side; Emily Arlott replaced Tammy Beaumont, Charlie Dean replaced Linsey Smith, and Sarah Glenn replaced Lauren Bell in the starting 11.
As far as the visitors are concerned, regular skipper Hayley Matthews was rested as a precautionary measure, which meant wicket-keeper batter Shemaine Campbelle continued to lead the side in her absence, as was the case in the 2nd ODI. Qiana Joseph replaced Cherry-Ann Fraser, and Ashmini Munisar replaced Afy Fletcher in the starting 11 for the final game of the series.
Contributions from Qiana Joseph, Aaliyah Alleyne and Jahzara Claxton take West Indies to 106
The England new-ball bowlers, Kate Cross and Emily Arlott, got their side off to a dream start, reducing the visitors to 4/3 inside the first four overs of the innings, after skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt won the toss and opted to bowl first at Taunton.
The stand-in skipper Shemaine Campbelle joined Qiana Joseph at the crease and, just when the duo were leading a confident recovery for the visitors with a much-needed 39-run partnership for the 4th wicket, the rains arrived in the 13th over of the innings, and the duration was long enough to trim the game down to a 21-overs-per-side contest.
As soon as the game resumed, Charlie Dean struck on the first ball, removing the stand-in skipper Shemaine Campbelle (18 off 35 balls) to provide the 4th breakthrough for England. The visitors, West Indies, eventually posted a total of 106/8 in their quota of 21 overs on the back of handy cameos from Aaliyah Alleyne (27 off 18 balls) and Jahzara Claxton (11* off 4 balls). Qiana Joseph (34 off 44 balls) top-scored with the bat for her side.
Sarah Glenn (4-0-21-3), Emily Arlott (4-0-15-2), and Kate Cross (5-0-15-1) were the top performers with the ball for England, while Charlie Dean (4-0-17-1) and Lauren Filer (4-0-37-1) played their part with the ball for their side.
Nat Sciver-Brunt leads from the front with a brisk half-century as England sweep the ODI series
Chasing a target of 107, the England openers, Sophia Dunkley and skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt, got them off to a quick start with a 40-run opening partnership, with the pair scoring at 8 runs an over. Karishma Ramharack broke the stand, by sending Sophia Dunkley (26 off 21 balls) back to the pavilion in the 6th over of the run chase to provide the first breakthrough for the West Indies.
Alice Capsey (20* off 11 balls) joined skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt (57* off 33 balls) at the crease, and the duo guided their side over the line with an unbeaten 69-run partnership for the 2nd wicket. Skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt completed her 24th ODI half-century in the process. England sealed the game and completed a T20I whitewash with 9 wickets in hand and 61 balls to spare.
Karishma Ramharack (3-0-31-1) was the only wicket-taker for the West Indies. Sarah Glenn was awarded the Player of the Match for her sensational match-winning spell (4-0-21-3) for her side.
Seasoned wicket-keeper batter Amy Jones was awarded the Player of the Series for topping the run-scoring charts with 251 runs at a strike rate of 114.61 and an average of 125.50 in a couple of innings, including a couple of consecutive centuries to her name in the three-match series.
