Nat Sciver stars as England take 3-0 series lead over West Indies in first BBC game since 1993

Nat Sciver’s terrific 82 helped England take an unassailable lead in their T20 series against West Indies, in the first women’s international to be shown on terrestrial television since 1993.

Sciver’s knock, which came off 61 balls, saw England set the tourists a target of 155 for victory at Derby’s Incora Ground, but despite Deandra Dottin’s eye-catching 63, West Indies fell 20 runs short as Katherine Brunt and Sarah Glenn took two wickets apiece.

The result means England go 3-0 up in the series with just two matches left to play.

At one stage, it looked as if women’s international cricket may be a non-starter this summer, with South Africa and India both cancelling scheduled tours to the UK because of the coronavirus pandemic.

However, the swiftly-organised West Indies series has provided the game with another opportunity to showcase itself, with Saturday’s match shown simultaneously on both regular broadcaster Sky and the BBC, the first women’s international game on the latter network since the 1993 World Cup final.

"Being on mainstream TV doesn't come around that often,” Sciver said. “I've been waiting for the BBC to play my best!

"The amount of people that have watched the men's games on the BBC this summer so far, the numbers are massive so I'm hoping we've inspired a few people to pick up a bat and a ball."