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Matthew Cooper

England lose second World Cup match as Deandra Dottin takes "absolute screamer"

West Indies star Deandra Dottin took an "absolute screamer" of a catch to help her side defeat England by just seven runs in their Cricket World Cup clash in Dunedin.

Dottin took the outstanding catch at backward point to dismiss England opener Lauren Winfield-Hill for just 12 and left the commentators in awe of her flying one-handed effort.

"What a catch! Will you see any better?" exclaimed Alan Wilkins. "Absolute screamer."

Former England captain Nasser Hussain then added: "That is incredible. That really is incredible. If you think of the chances that have been put down today, Dottin has just pulled off an absolute screamer."

And Hussain's comments just about summed up why England lost the match, with Heather Knight's side missing six chances in the field themselves.

England also bowled a whopping 23 wides as the West Indies made 225-6 in their innings, with Shemaine Campbelle top scoring with 66.

In response, England were bowled out for 218 as they suffered their second consecutive defeat in defence of the World Cup crown they won in memorable fashion back in 2017.

The loss leaves England with very little room for error in their bid to qualify for the knockout stages of the tournament, with only four of the eight teams going through to the semi-finals.

West Indies celebrate after beating England by seven runs in their World Cup clash (Joe Allison-ICC/ICC via Getty Images)

Reflecting on the defeat, captain Knight admitted her side are now "fighting for our lives in this tournament" after their poor start.

"We need to have a knockout mindset now," she said. "The next game is crucial. So we have to bring that mindset of needing to win every game and that simplifies things.

"And hopefully that will sharpen people up, sharpen people’s minds to what we need to do. Because at the moment we’re fighting for our lives in this tournament.

"There’s a lot of experience in this group, we’ve lost games before and we know we can’t dwell on defeats too much."

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