Andre Russell attempts to time one but miscues completely, sending it high into the night sky. With that single six, he completes his 24-ball half century in style.
Forde’s opening over yields three singles before Hosein comes on for his second over and Jacks strikes out with an elegant drive between extra cover and third man for four more runs in each over he throws. Here we will discuss about England Cricket Team Vs West Indies Cricket Team Match Scorecard.
England 267-3 (Livingstone 54)
After Jos Buttler had scored an outstanding 77 off 54 balls, Phil Salt kept up the assault and battered West Indies’ exhausted bowlers for an outstanding innings of 119 from 48 balls – the second highest score by any full member in T20I cricket and fifth best total score overall in this format. Will Jacks (24) and Liam Livingstone (54) joined him as third wicket partners to add an impressive 117 partnership that gave England an early edge.
Salt’s aggression after being overlooked in this year’s IPL auction paid dividends as he unleashed sixes into all corners of the ground. All three balls bowled by Rutherford went for maximums as Salt quickly reached his sixth fifty in this T20I and eventually made an astonishing 122 off 57 balls to give England hope of an emphatic win.
Buttler had earlier failed to add to his fine form after being caught at long on by Rovman Powell with an outstanding catch from the debutant keeper, Rovman Powell. Before being dismissed he had hit two sixes off Motie before hitting an extra cover boundary for another maximum over 83 metres.
Hosts attempted to recover with the ball but were ultimately defeated as Moeen Ali and Reece Topley both took wickets for West Indies – Moeen in his fourth over removed Hosein before Topley hit shortly thereafter dismissing Russell, whom he had dismissed at Kensington Oval earlier.
Once England had seen off their lower order, their batsmen continued their dominance to reach 267-3 in 18 overs – reaching their target 75 runs early in the last over. Topley removed both openers before Moeen and Joe Root made further contributions with four wickets each before Brook and Livingstone finished off the game with boundaries on either end – drawing level in this series at 2-2 before proceeding with Trinidad for its decider on Thursday.
West Indies 133 all out (Pooran 24)
England’s batsmen fell short on Day 2, as their heroic efforts had been eclipsed. Hutton scored his double century, but only consistent batting from across the side enabled England to reach 417 runs with Holt (94 not out) leading the charge.
West Indies’ response was similarly poor. A slow pitch made scoring runs difficult and after captain Stollmeyer was booed for failing to enforce the follow-on, they collapsed quickly to 251.
England had reduced the game to 19 overs, yet their bowlers still controlled proceedings. There were few signs of recovery until Andre Russell finally started to strike back – hitting Topley short ball for six over extra cover before smashing another across to the boundary for four.
Buttler started well by hitting two boundaries off Moeen Ali’s first over, pulling full one into the stands for four. On Motie’s final over he conceded just five singles!
Holder’s wide provides him with an opportunity to hit a pull for four, but on his next delivery he tries for an ambitious skyer over long-on. Unfortunately it stays high before plummeting into the ground – where Harry Brook quickly makes an easy catch.
Salt and Buttler then put on a six-run partnership before Russell was caught at long-on off Moeen Ali after just 18 balls had been batted.
Motie returned to attack, and after scoring some singles, Salt unleashed an impressive six-hit into the stands off his first full toss of Salt’s full toss delivery. Buttler drove a slower ball for two runs before sharing another six off Salt’s next delivery.
Moeen Ali’s first over starts off well, but then concedes two runs off his fourth delivery. Sherfane Rutherford then took a single off Motie’s third delivery before hitting it for six. Hope was not content to take that route and insisted upon playing slower balls for six. Woakes used his long-on position to take a chance and hit an untimed shot that flew back through to Woakes for six. England now lead this white-ball series comfortably; for them to maintain their spot at the ICC World Cup they must win all remaining eight matches. West Indies will host their inaugural International Cricket Council global event since 2006 this June and are hoping to write another chapter in their cricketing history. Their last appearance came back in 2006 when they lost all three group games before failing to qualify. Their inaugural match of this series will be played in Grenada this Friday; West Indies have lost 52 white-ball games already!
Final score
Even with all of Andre Russell’s efforts, England still managed to take victory by seven wickets and level the series. Phil Salt and Jos Buttler batted brilliantly for England while all six bowlers took at least one wicket each, while Harry Brook was an exceptional fielder.
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