England beat West Indies to secure semi-final place

England beat West Indies to secure semi-final placeTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedFigure caption, Wyatt-Hodge hits a half centuryByMatthew HenryBBC Sport Journalist at Lord'sPublished24 June 2026, 22:00 BST13 CommentsUpdated 4 minutes agoT20 World Cup, Group 2England 186-7 (20 overs): Wyatt-Hodge 65 (42), Knight 43 (26)West Indies 148-5 (20 overs): Henry 51* (30); Dean 2-31England won by 38 runsScorecard. TablesEngland eased into the T20 World Cup semi-finals with a game to spare by comfortably beating West Indies by 38 runs at Lord's.Amid sweltering conditions in London, England impressively built a score of 186-7 with Danni Wyatt-Hodge making 65 and Heather Knight 43.That was the highest score in women's T20s at Lord's and England snuffed out any chance of the Windies pulling off the chase.Windies captain Hayley Matthews was aggrieved to be given out caught behind on review in the fourth over and England's stand-in skipper Charlie Dean had Deandra Dottin well caught at long-on by Alice Capsey at the end of the sixth.Thereafter, and with the game long decided, England dropped six chances, five of which were tough, in the back half of West Indies' innings to blot their copybook somewhat. It meant West Indies limped on to 148-5.Still, England's progression to the last four is assured before Saturday's final group game against New Zealand. They are also on a six-match winning run.It is still to be confirmed who England will play, or whether they will play in Tuesday's first semi-final or the second on Thursday, but South Africa or India currently appears most likely.England march onThe dropped catches will frustrate England. Otherwise they were impressive again.England posted 219-1 against Sri Lanka and 200-5 against Scotland. This score was worth as many given the step up in opposition – West Indies knocked England out of the last T20 World Cup, remember – and t...