Danni Wyatt, Linsey Smith and Sarah Taylor star in England win

Danni Wyatt's excellent knock of 81 off 55 balls, Linsey Smith's figures of 2-21 and some brilliant work behind the stumps from Sarah Taylor saw England beat West Indies by 42 runs in the second IT20 on Friday night. 

The Sussex trio all starred as Heather Knight's side made it 14 consecutive wins to take a 1-0 series lead against their visitors. 

Wyatt averages over fifty in T20 cricket so far this year, and alongside fellow opener Amy Jones, the batter continued her stunning form to help England put on 67 for the first wicket. 

Jones was eventually bowled by Chinelle Henry for 37, and Tammy Beaumont was neatly caught and bowled by Afy Fletcher for two not long after, but Wyatt continued to accelerate. 

She reached her fifty off just 38 balls, which included six fours, but refused to slow down after reaching her half-century, bludgeoning four more boundaries before she found the safe hands of Hayley Matthews at point. 

Wyatt's 81 was her highest IT20 score on home soil, and since the start of 2018, only Smriti Mandhana (874) and Suzie Bates (763) have scored more IT20 runs than her total of 723.

Some late runs, including an unbeaten knock of two from Taylor, saw England finish on 180-6 from their 20 overs - a total which proved to be more than enough. 

Sussex's left-arm spinner, Linsey Smith dismissed Matthews with the fifth ball of the first over to get England off to a dream start, and she had her second of the innings when Wyatt caught Stacy-Ann King for 43 off 34 balls. 

West Indies captain Stafanie Taylor then became the latest victim of some sharp Taylor handiwork, when the wicket-keeper gathered a wayward overthrow at full stretch and in one movement, whipped off the bails to give England another big wicket.

Taylor was again up to her usual tricks when she smartly stumped Henry off the bowling of Nat Sciver in the 18th over, and a wicket for Sophie Ecclestone in the final over saw West Indies finish on 138-9. 

After the commanding victory, Player of the Match, Danni Wyatt said: "It was great to be back out there in a T20. I enjoyed myself and it was nice to get some runs. 

"We thought we had a decent score at the break but Windies pushed us hard and made us work for the win, which was a really good test for us. 

"With the bat we ran hard and accelerated well towards the end. I think the bowlers did well. There were a few pressure overs that became quite important when the Windies were going big and they delivered to keep us ahead of the game. 

"I think there are probably a few things to work on but it's good to get another win and keep the run going. We just want to keep trying to deliver our best every game and push ourselves to improve all the time. 

"Hopefully we can make it 15 wins in a row at Derby on Tuesday."

If you want to watch England in action, Heather Knight's side visit The 1st Central Ground in July to take on Australia, and tickets are still available!