5th over: West Indies 55-0 (Matthews 23, Joseph 32) Target 142 Sciver-Brunt restores herself to the attack and though her first ball only yields one, Matthews nudging to midwicket for a single, her second, far too wide, is launched over the off-side by Joseph for four more! AND GOODNESS GRACIOUS ME! When she unloads the suitcase yet again, she sends one high into the air … and Capsey drops a dolly! Surely this is West Indies’ day! England are wilting, and following a single, Mattheews gets back in on the act, another short one eased for four to fine leg! This is an absolute kicking … so far. Can England find something?

4th over: West Indies 44-0 (Matthews 17, Joseph 27) Target 142 Yup, it’s Ecclestone, and Joseph, who’s having a right touch today, top-edges a sweep, the ball again dropping short – this time of Bell at fine leg. And what on earth! We said one day-out could settle this, and Joseph might just be the one to have it! First, she slaps through square leg for four, then massacres over it for four more! There’s not that much finesse about her batting, but her eye is a very serious thing and when to that you add her power, you understand why she’s threatening to take this match away from England. No more runs come from the over, but with two boundaries from its first three balls, it barely matters.

3rd over: West Indies 36-0 (Matthews 17, Joseph 19) Target 142 Sciver-Brunt has seen enough, introducing the off-breaks of Charlie Dean, and already that looks the right call. First, Matthews spanks fresh air into another dimension, then slices kist short of Gibson, running on from long-on! BUT HAVE A LOOK! Joseph waits, gets down on one knee, clears the pad, and absolutely annihilates six over the long midwicket boundary! England only managed one in their innings, Windies now have two in 15 balls! Dean comes back fairly well, her final three deliveries yielding three singles, but the over was still worth 10 and England badly need a breakthrough because these two are teeing-off. It’s surely time for Ecclestone.

2nd over: West Indies 26-0 (Matthews 15, Joseph 11) Target 142 Sciver-Brunt opens from the other end and when she offers width first up, Joseph goes at it hard, a thick edge sending fourt through wide third. Goodness me, West Indies are having at this! And it makes sense, cashing in in the powerplay before the spinners come on, and after Joseph plays a similar shot, another edge landing safe and earning two, Joseph goes again, heaving high to the fence at midwicket … where Dunkley runs past it, hoisting hands too late and from too far away, the ball bursting through them! West Indies have 10 from the first three balls of the over and it’s going for them because Joseph again clears her front pad, hurls hands, and clears backward point, just; they run one then add one more, and this is running away from England. Twelve off the over!

1st over: West Indies 14-0 (Matthews 14, Joseph 0) Target 142 It’s Dunkley who replaces Knight in the field, by the way, but back to the main event, Bell beats Matthews outside off with her first and third deliveries … except her second is helped around the corner for six over long leg and her fourth is clipped to similar area for four! Both boundary-balls were directed, presumably inadvertently, towards the pads, and the Windies skipper is not for missing out. And have a look! Offered a slot-ball, she stomps down a big front foot and creams fo mo over long off! Brilliant start! Fourteen off the over and already England are under big pressure.

Bell has the ball, Matthews to face. Here we absolutely go!

Here come wa teams, Sciver-Brunt captaining England. Good though she is, they’ll surely miss Knight’s leadership.

Actual breaking news: first-dig events mean that South Africa are through. If England win, they’ll finish second and face Australia; if Windies win they’ll finish first and face New Zealand.

Breaking news: I did not guzzle the Tony’s Chocolonely, but was so feart I did I escorted it with me to pick-up so I could pass it straight over to its rightful owner.

I say that, but Deandra Dottin is a superstar, on one, and will believe, with good reason, that this is her time.

When they were put in, England will have wanted more than the 141 with which they ended up. But West Indies will have to take risks to keep up with the rate and, if you’re pushing me, my sense is that England’s bowlers will have enough to restrict them.

I’m not surprised it was Knight and Sciver-Brunt who did most the damage for England. Experience and composure is part of the reason why, but so too is skill, and on a track that doesn’t encourage boundaries, the batters able to manipulate the ball are often more useful than those more inclined to whack it hard.

Thanks Niall and hi again everyone. This is shaping up isn’t it?

England set West Indies target of 142 to win

WICKET! Ecclestone c Dottin b Matthews 7 (England 135-7)

19th over: England 128-6 (Sciver-Brunt 52, Ecclestone 1) Dottin is death-bowling in style, a string of yorkers keeping England in check. Knight, back out on the touchline, is urging the pair in the middle to chase some late runs.

WICKET! Gibson c Fletcher b Dottin 7 (England 126-6)

19th over: England 126-5 (Sciver-Brunt 51, Gibson 7) The Windies are penalised for a slow over-rate, with an extra fielder brought into the inner circle for the last two overs. Can the England batters take advantage?

Fifty for Nat Sciver-Brunt!

17th over: England 110-5 (Sciver-Brunt 40, Gibson 5) The trusty sweep shot has been key for England again today, and Danielle Gibson chips in with a nice reverse effort for four.

WICKET! Dean c Matthews b Fletcher 5 (England 104-5)

16th over: England 104-4 (Sciver-Brunt 39, Dean 5) Sciver-Brunt continues at her run-a-ball pace as England pass the century mark. If she can stay in, a decent target is within reach.

15th over: England 96-4 (Sciver-Brunt 35, Dean 1) Charlie Dean comes in next – and should be gone first ball, mistiming and sending a top-edge into the air. Chedean Nation is underneath it but lets it slip through her fingers. What a let off!

WICKET! Jones c Dottin b Fletcher 7 (England 94-4)

14th over: England 93-3 (Sciver-Brunt 33, Jones 7) The better news for England is that Jones has settled immediately, sweeping Ramharack dismissively away for four. Sciver-Brunt runs another four through the over, taking her to 33 off 33 with only two boundaries.

13th over: England 84-3 (Sciver-Brunt 29, Jones 2) Amy Jones sees out the over, with Dottin restricting the batters to hard-earned singles.

Heather Knight retires hurt on 21

12th over: England 79-3 (Sciver-Brunt 26, Knight 21) Hayley Matthews returns seeking another wicket, and looks to have Sciver-Brunt lbw first ball – but the umpire says no, and the West Indies have no reviews left! The DRS replays show it was plumb as it gets – that one’s going to sting.

We then have a mid-over break as Knight needs a bit of treatment from the physio. She’s struggling with her movement, but solves that problem with a reverse sweep for four, helped by a rare bit of clumsy fielding. A strong over for England.

REVIEW: Not out! Knight is saved by the bottom edge of her bat, which caught the ball before it hit her pads. That’s a second review lost for the West Indies, although you can understand why they took the chance.

11th over: England 70-3 (Sciver-Brunt 24, Knight 14) This partnership really could be key to England’s hopes, and although there are some uncertain moments on the run, Sciver-Brunt keeps things moving with a lovely sweep off Munisar. On the last ball of the over, the bowler thinks she has Knight lbw, though – and while given not out, the Windies will take it upstairs …

10th over: England 61-3 (Sciver-Brunt 16, Knight 13) Thanks Daniel, and hello everyone. Deandra Dottin has a bowl for the first time in the tournament, but struggles to find any swing and offers up a pace which suits Heather Knight. The captain finds a gap in the covers for a clinical boundary, as England add seven in the over. We’re halfway through their innings, and time for a drinks break.

9th over: England 54-3 (Sciver-Brunt 14, Knight 8) Knight will fancy herself a captain’s knock here and look at that! She twinkles down to Fletcher’s first delivery, stroking four through cover, then keeps things moving by turning one to midwicket. A dot follows, then three more ones, making it eight off the over, the partnership now 20 off 17, and England are looking a little better. These two have the experience, firepower and moxie to take the game away from West Indies, but another wicket or two and things will look totally different. Righto, I’m away for the school run – here’s Niall Mcveigh to do me a major solid and coax you through the next hour.

8th over: England 46-3 (Sciver-Brunt 12, Knight 2) Alleyne into the attack and Knight twizzles two to midwicket, Dottin escaping with a misfield that doesn’t allow an extra run; might this be her day? Two singles follow, then Sciver-Brunt leaps across her stumps to flip four over her shoulder having anticipated a delivery on her legs; great shot and a boundary on which Englangd were ganting.

7th over: England 38-3 (Sciver-Brunt 5, Knight 1) Sciver-Brunt takes two to midwicket, then Knight adds a single as England begin the rebuild.

REVIEW! NOT OUT!

7th over: England 35-3 (Sciver-Brunt 2, Knight 1) There’s no one England would prefer coming in next than Heather Knight, whose composure might allow others to hit around her. She gets away with one to long on then, when Sciver-Brunt faces, she comes down the track wanting to turn to leg, but the ball is too close to her and she wears it on the pad. Not out, says the umpire when West Indies appeal … so Matthews goes upstairs…

WICKET! Bouchier c Joseph b Fletcher 14 (England 34-3)