Danni Wyatt-Hodge’s fine innings at the top of the order laid the foundation for the tournament hosts in the encounter on Wednesday.
Wyatt-Hodge’s 65 was the cornerstone of England’s 186-7 which also featured a useful 43 from former captain Heather Knight.
West Indies never truly threatened a target of 187 and finished on 148-5 in their 20 overs, with Chinelle Henry’s unbeaten 51 ensuring they batted out their full allocation, even if they rarely threatened to get the runs they required.
Victory saw England – without a major women’s trophy since winning the 2017 50-over World Cup on home soil – make it four wins out of four at this tournament.
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England’s win, achieved without injured captain Nat Sciver-Brunt, and ahead of their final pool fixture with New Zealand, has secured a last-four berth.
England lead Group B on eight points, ahead of West Indies on six and New Zealand and Sri Lanka on four each.
Wyatt-Hoge struck eight fours in a fine 42-ball innings before she was run out by teammate Knight, who helped bolster England’s total.
Once the hosts removed Hayley Matthews in contentious fashion for 14, the result was rarely in doubt
West Indies’ hopes were all but dashed when captain Matthews was given out caught behind by wicket-keeper Amy Jones off Linsey Smith.
England reviewed the original not out decision and while a spike was visible on UltraEdge, there was a gap between bat and ball.
Nevertheless, TV umpire Nimali Perera eventually ruled in England’s favour, much to Matthews’s evident despair.
Matthews fell for 14 off 17 balls, but only after a brief show of dissent on the field before she continued her complaints with match referee Shandre Fritz.
Without skipper Matthews, West Indies quickly collapsed to 69-4 after a fine catch on the boundary rope by Alice Capsey gave stand-in skipper Charlie Dean the first of two wickets.
— AFP
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