England and West Indies will square off in Group 2’s second Super 8 match of the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet. Both sides hope to secure two important points.
Rovman Powell acknowledges that his team fell 15-20 runs short and could have bowled better, yet is pleased with their progress so far. In this article, we will discuss about England Cricket Team Vs West Indies Cricket Team Timeline.
The first Test
England were clear favorites to win this match against West Indies despite having enjoyed success against them in recent times. Both teams entered this series after dismal starts to the 2024 ICC Cricket World Cup; Caribbean side failed to reach final stages while England were knocked out during group stage play at Scarborough.
The inaugural Test match using pink ball technology proved eventful for both sides. At close of play, the Windies had established themselves with 219/3 at close, before experiencing an unprecedented collapse that saw 19 wickets fall within 16 minutes and consequently falling short by 30 runs.
Alastair Cook scored a century and Chris Gayle, Jofra Archer and Sherfane Rutherford delivered exceptional bowling performances to help England secure an unexpected narrow win in spite of a Windies collapse, needing 283 runs more to seal victory in Test two than England had achieved previously.
After an uneven start to the day, Brandon King and Nicholas Pooran quickly hit their stride, scoring half centuries for each. As the game continued, this pair exerted pressure until Jofra Archer took key wicket of Powell – caught at point for 36 off 32 balls – from Jofra Archer who ultimately was caught at point for 36 off 32 balls by Jofra Archer. At one point during late innings batting from Sherfane Rutherford and Matthew Forde who made their ODI debuts for Windies but were all out for 177 – leaving England needing another innings score which they accomplished quite effortlessly through Jonny Bairstow’s late innings batting.
The second Test
The second Test match was of paramount importance to both teams; England needed a win to continue their hopes of defending the Ashes while West Indies needed one to avoid being whitewashed and save their series.
England were victorious with an innings and 283-run win at Old Trafford. Chanderpaul scored an unbeaten 127 but this wasn’t enough to stop England.
England made an emphatic opening statement of their Super 8 campaign by decisively defeating an impressive West Indies side, dispelling any doubts about their ability to defend their crown and keeping pace with rival nations in this region.
Jos Buttler and Phil Salt set England off on an excellent start, sharing an opening stand of 67 runs that set up England to chase down their target of 181 runs quickly.
Windy conditions were no easy challenge for the batsmen, yet they managed to post an acceptable total in spite of them. Sherfane Rutherford provided the Caribbean side with a competitive total with his late flourish.
England vs WI live score Sherfane Rutherford produced two maximums from Jofra Archer over long leg, both scored off Jofra Archer deliveries – smashing one over long leg for six and then four off Adil Rashid down leg side respectively for sixes and boundaries to finish his innings in style. Adil Rashid then provided him with another boundary on leg side before Rutherford hit an Adil Rashid delivery for an edged boundary off Adil Rashid in response.
England kept up pressure until drinks break, with Windies losing no wickets in the first 10 overs. A mini boundary drought ended when Charles cleared long off rope from an Alzarri Joseph delivery; Captain Rovman Powell hit an Ali ball for six over long on as well.
The third Test
England was looking to recover after their disappointing World Cup performances by engaging West Indies in bilateral matches, including three Test matches which would determine who would claim the Wisden Trophy.
However, this match was an underwhelming affair due to rain’s significant role. Wyatt batted first for West Indies on a wet pitch and they collapsed quickly into an innings totaling only 81 for five at the end of Day 1. George Headley rallied briefly with 44 but Paine and Hollies quickly took care of business to leave them all out on 217 runs all out.
Rain returned and play was limited to only two sessions on Day 2. England were soon in trouble as West Indies bowlers put in a fine performance, compounded with their poor batsmen’s dismal performance leaving them facing heavy defeat; but Lara’s superb innings managed to prevent that and the match eventually ended as a draw.
In the final Test, England struggled and were dismissed for 184 in their opening innings, leaving them trailing by 133 runs and in danger of whitewash. But Lara’s record breaking 400 not out innings helped prevent whitewash and retain the Wisden Trophy for England.
On Wednesday, England face an invigorated West Indies side in their Super 8 stage encounter at Daren Sammy Stadium in Gros Islet, St Lucia. Jos Buttler and Co will come into this match having secured a 41-run win against Namibia while Rovman Powell’s men recently overpowered Afghanistan by 104 runs. Tropical showers will pass through the area before game day so England will hope that scoring quickly can occur under these conditions.
The fourth Test
Garry Sobers decided to make an impressionful statement, declaring West Indies’ first innings at 526 for 7, a record total for Caribbean against England. Geoffrey Boycott and Colin Cowdrey scored half-centuries as England battled back, yet in spite of rain delays the home side still came away victorious by 104 runs.
Though West Indies made their best effort, Viv Richards’ century proved too much for England to overcome. After posting 384-8, an exceptional innings by Gus Logie and another hundred by Allan Lamb saw them reach 442. England responded with 165 (Marshall 6-32) but lost wickets regularly; by the time Richards was dismissed via an inexplicably awarded snick off Winstone they faced an impossible target.
On Thursday morning at Gros Islet in St Lucia, England and West Indies will play their second Group 2 match of Super 8 stage at Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium – fresh off their win against Namibia by 41 runs to seal their Super 8 status, while Rovman Powell’s West Indies side are determined not to suffer another crushing 104 run defeat at Afghanistan last week. It will mark Sherfane Rutherford and Alzarri Joseph’s comeback into Rovman Powell’s side after they had been left out of that tour’s ODI squad; alongside Jos Buttler, Phil Salt, fast bowlers Harry Brook & Sam Curran.
The fifth Test
England entered the final Test hoping to regain the Wisden Trophy after they lost it during their 31-year tour of West Indies in 2017. Unfortunately for England, they were severely defeated in the opening innings allowing West Indies to build an overwhelming lead and ultimately win by an innings and 283 runs.
However, England fought back and narrowly avoided defeat thanks to an outstanding batting performance from Rory Burns during their second innings batting performance – scoring an unbeaten 84 before Roston Chase scored an unbeaten 202 not out and setting England an insurmountable target of 628 runs to win.
On day three, England were left reeling after falling behind the required run rate due to just one wicket from James Anderson on day three; however, Jonny Bairstow and Ollie Pope rallied with solid hitting to bring England back within range, before Kuldeep Yadav prodded an edge through to Foakes at slip and saved them from certain defeat.
England fast bowler Reece Topley believes the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground will come alive with excitement on Wednesday when two of the most successful Twenty20 teams face each other for their championship clash. As someone new to T20 World Cup action, Reece Topley was thrilled by this prospect of competing at such an iconic location.
The first Test was an intriguing game of two halves. England led by 233 runs at halfway stage before their collapse to 47 all out enabled West Indies to level the match. England’s spin attack led by Hoggard and Harmison proved too much for Windies to overcome, though Chanderpaul managed an unbeaten 400 score which couldn’t prevent a draw resulting from this Test match.
