ICC Women’s World Cup 2017: England vs West Indies, 5 Talking Points

#2 Afy Fletcher – West Indies’ stand-out bowler

Afy Fletcher impressed with her leg-breaks

In any format of cricket, wrist spinners are crucial components as they are wicket-takers. West Indies have one leg-spinner in Afy Fletcher, who ripped apart the English batting line-up by bowling immaculate line and length.

She also generated a fair amount of turn from the wicket as she was able to get the ball above the batswomen’s eye-line. She got her first wicket when Tammy Beaumont, the current highest run-scorer in the World Cup, attempted a sweep-shot off a full toss that was pouched by Merissa Aguilleira.

Natalie Sciver was her second victim as Fletcher castled the right-handed batswoman. The leg-spinner enticed her to play across the line and the ball beat the outside edge of the bat to cannon into the stumps. She followed it up with the wicket of Fran Wilson and ended with figures of 10-1-33-3.