Sarah Glenn’s all-round show helps England beat West Indies by 47 runs

England took a 2-0 lead in the five-match T20I series against West Indies with a 47-run victory in the 2nd T20I at Derby on Wednesday.

Sarah Glenn starred for the hosts with bat and ball, scoring a useful 19-ball 26 at the fag end of the English innings that helped them go past 150.

With the ball, Glenn grabbed two wickets and conceded just 24 runs in her four overs.

Having been asked to bat first by the visitors, England got off to a good start with last match’s star Tammy Beaumont starting off from where she had left.

However, her dismissal in the fourth over triggered a mini-collapse as England were 45/3 at the end of the seventh over.

But captain Heather Knight and Amy Jones stitched together a 40-run stand to get the English innings up and running again.

West Indies once again threatened to run through the English side by picking up three wickets in quick succession,…

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