England beat West Indies by 6 wickets to enter Super 6s

England shot out the West Indies for a paltry 101 in 364 overs after the latter opted to bat first at the BKC ground and then made heavy weather of the chase by making 103 for four in 35 overs to finish the league with four points from three games West Indies now await the result of the daynight game between hosts India and Sri Lanka the fourth team in the group who have beaten England in the group stage to see whether they go through on better net runrate or get eliminated The holders started slowly with a half century opening stand but lost four wickets in a heap before chasing down the modest target with plenty to spare Openers Danielle Wyatt who made 40 in 80 balls with 6 fours opened the England runchase with Arran Brindle as skipper Charlotte Edwards was not feeling too well They suffered a mini collapse by losing the duo as well Sarah Taylor and Lydia Greenway as the score advanced from 66 to 79 and then managed to cross the line without further loss with Heather Knight 18 and Jennifer Gunn 4 at the crease In the morning the West Indies who were on a high coming into this game after a comprehensive 209run win over Sri Lanka found the going very tough against the defending champions39 seam attack and were shot out in just 364 overs It left England with the easy task of winning the game at a very modest asking rate of 204 West Indies at one stage were in danger of being bowled out for their lowestever ODI total when they were tottering at 31 for 6 10 short of their lowest score The ignominy was averted by a 68run partnership off 114 balls between Kyshona Knight 33 and Shane Daley 30 not out the only two batswomen to prosper in the West Indies innings The next best individual score in the pathetic batting display was the number of extras 28 conceded by England But once that partnership was broken West Indies lost their last four wickets for just 12 runs with Arran Brindle slicing through the tail to take 3 wickets in 12 balls without conceding a run The initial damage in the West Indies innings in the morning was done by England39s new ball bowlers Ketherine Brunt 2 for 6 and Anya Shrubsole who picked up 4 for 21 Shrubsole left West Indies gasping with a threewicket burst for 8 runs in her first sixover spell and then came back to take the last wicket England would be the group toppers A1 going into the next stage of the eightteam event where six teams from the preliminary round including three from Group B who are playing their matches at Cuttack play a game each against the other group qualifiers to spot the finalists Teams will carry the points earned against Super Six qualifiers from the same group into the second stage Threetime champions England defeated West Indies and India after suffering a shock defeat against Sri Lanka in their campaign opener Brief scores West Indies 101 all out in 364 overs Kyshona Knight 33 Shanel Daley 30 Katherine Brunt 2 for 6 Anya Shrubsole 4 fof 21 Arran Brindle 3 for 0 lost to England 103 for 4 in 35 overs Danielle Wyatt 40 Heather Knight not out 18 Jennifer Gunn not out 4 Deandra Dottin 3 for 20u00a0