Twitter Reactions: England get Women's T20 World Cup campaign underway with thumping win over West Indies

England Women registered a big seven-wicket win over West Indies Women in the second match of the Women's T20 World Cup 2023 on Saturday (February 11). West Indies skipper Hayley Matthews top-scored with 42 off 32 to post a respectable 136-run target while batting first. But Dunkley's 34 off 18 and Nat Sciver-Brunt's 40* off 30 proved enough for England to register a dominant win with 33 balls to spare.

Matthews won the toss and elected to bat first at Paarl's Boland Park with veteran batting all-rounder Stafanie Taylor returning to international cricket. England managed to field their strongest side without star all-rounder Kate Cross. 

Stafanie struggled to find momentum but Hayley gave West Indies a flying start. Both the openers pulled off a 47-run stand for the first wicket in six overs. England bowler Sarah Glenn dismissed Stafanie in the seventh over to give her team an opening, which eventually changed the momentum. 

World no.1 bowler Sophie Ecclestone took Hayley Matthews's big wicket in the 11th over to add more pressure on the Caribbean side. Hayley top-scored with 42 off 32 with the help of eight fours and Shemaine Campbelle added 34 off 37 but other batters struggled against Ecclestone's magic. Ecclestone took three wickets while conceding just 23 runs from her four-over spell and Katherine Sciver-Brunt and Glenn added one wicket each for England. 

Sophia Dunkley gave England a quick start with two fours and a six off Matthews in the third over. The 24-year-old with Danielle Wyatt formed a 37-run partnership for the first wicket in just 3.3 overs. Star pace all-rounder Chinelle Henry gave West Indies an opening with Wyatt's wicket in the fourth over and took a big wicket of Dunkley in the sixth over to keep West Indies alive in the game.

Afy Fletcher dismissed young batting all-rounder Alice Capsey for 13 runs in the eighth over and England seemed a little distracted during the chase. But skipper Heather Knight and star all-rounder Natalie Sciver-Brunt avoided further slip-ups with a match-winning partnership of 67* for the fourth wicket. Sciver top-scored 40* off 30 while Knight scored an unbeaten 32, while Henry took two wickets for West Indies.

Here is how Twitter is reacting to England Women's win over West Indies in the T20 World Cup 2023, Match 2:

England will chase 136 in Paarl 🏏

Decent knocks from Hayley Matthews and Shemaine Campbelle have helped West Indies to a competitive total.

Follow LIVE📝: https://t.co/BpRYmLvI6v#WIvENG | #T20WorldCup | #TurnItUp pic.twitter.com/vtTVX9EsNY

— ICC (@ICC) February 11, 2023

Doing what she does best! 💪

Scorecard: https://t.co/HkcemcVRuH#WIvENG | #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/jYtEwSa8Xs

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) February 11, 2023

Two of the best shots you will see. These were back-to-back 4s hit by Hayley Matthews off Lauren Bell. One off the back foot & one creamed off the fro.nt

These are ominous signs for ENG because this is exactly how she started vs. NZ in CWC 2022 which saw WI win.

📸 - Hotstar pic.twitter.com/jndyqbmQaQ

— Jeet Vachharajani (Women's Cricket) (@Jeetv27WC) February 11, 2023

Sophia Dunkley hits the 1st ball of spin she hits for a six.

Follows up with 2, 4, 4 & that too vs Hayley Matthews

Doing alright vs spin#T20WorldCup #ENGvWI

— Mohit Shah (@mohit_shah17) February 11, 2023

Most 3+ wicket hauls for England in T20Is@Anya_shrubsole 14@dhazell17 8@Sophecc19 8

Sophie Ecclestone is now level with Danielle Hazell#T20WorldCup #ENGvWI

— Mohit Shah (@mohit_shah17) February 11, 2023

Matthews goes for 42 from 32 balls.

WIW 70/2 (11 ovs)

Live Scorecard⬇️https://t.co/iGg4ZXJtvQ pic.twitter.com/ouYzt10krf

— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) February 11, 2023

Books must be written about Chinelle Henry and her magical caught and bowleds in World Cups! #Screamer #TeamPacer #T20WorldCup2023

— Ananya Upendran (@a_upendran11) February 11, 2023

WHAT A CATCH, Chinelle Henry! A one-handed worldie. Stunner. Blinder.

Sophia Dunkley had hit it powerfully, which makes the return catch all the more extraordinary.

Picking up my jaw from the media box floor at Boland Park in Paarl as I type this.#T20WorldCup | #ENGvWI

— Annesha Ghosh (@ghosh_annesha) February 11, 2023

Stafanie Taylor's comeback is the big story today but this is some comeback from Chinelle Henry as well

Gets both Danni Wyatt & Sophia Dunkley in the Powerplay

Dunkley's wicket with a reflex catch that is probably the best of this edition so far#T20WorldCup #ENGvWI

— Mohit Shah (@mohit_shah17) February 11, 2023

Players to score more than 1500 runs for England in T20Is@C_Edwards23 @Danni_Wyatt @Sarah_Taylor30 @natsciver @Tammy_Beaumont @Heatherknight55

Knight joins the list today#T20WorldCup #ENGvWI

— Mohit Shah (@mohit_shah17) February 11, 2023

Wouldn't alter the result of the match most probably but How good is this???#CricketTwitter #ENGvWI #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/YSMSggx1wG

— Asli BCCI Women (@AsliBCCIWomen) February 11, 2023

A dominant performance to get our #T20WorldCup campaign underway 🔥🔥🔥

Scorecard: https://t.co/5ULHmetYdb#WIvENG pic.twitter.com/SfLSM6V3US

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) February 11, 2023