West Indies, led by explosive half centuries from openers Shai Hope and Evin Lewis, chased down a goal of 219 to beat England with an over to spare to win by 5 wickets of their T20I on Saturday. The sport was a useless rubber with England having already received the opening three matches of the five-match sequence however the crowd on the Darren Sammy Cricket Floor have been handled to some high-scoring leisure as West Indies loved their second highest profitable run chase in T20Is.
England openers Phil Salt and Will Jacks placed on 54 runs for the primary wicket earlier than Alzarri Joseph bought Jacks caught behind off the ultimate ball of the fifth over.
However Salt continued to take full benefit of a very good batting observe as he took England to 102 earlier than he was eliminated by Roston Chase within the tenth over for 55 having his 4 sixes and 5 fours.
Skipper Jos Buttler hit 38 off 23 however it was an unbeaten 62 from Jacob Bethell and a helpful 24 from 13 balls from Sam Curran that took England to a powerful rating.
West Indies high order has struggled on this sequence however this time Hope and Lewis attacked England from the outset, swiftly diminished the run-rate.
Hope introduced up his 50 off 23 balls — slamming a brief ball from Rehan Ahmed by means of midwicket to succeed in his half century.
Lewis, who had performed a supporting function, went on the offensive hitting Liam Livingstone for 3 sixes within the eighth over and he too reached his half-century (26 balls) when he pulled Curran by means of sq. leg for 4.
Rehan Ahmed lastly bought the breakthrough when Lewis mistimed a cover-drive to Dan Mousley, the West Indies opener departing for 68 together with seven sixes with England in a commanding place at 136-1
With the following ball Hope departed, run out by Livingstone, and England picked up a 3rd wicket in as many balls when Nicholas Pooran was bowled by Ahmed after discovering the within edge.
All of a sudden, West Indies have been 136-3 and with a brand new pair on the crease and England sensed the prospect to show the sport round.
However skipper Rovman Powell confirmed no nerves as he hit 38 from 23 balls with three sixes earlier than he was trapped lbw by John Turner.
Sharfane Rutherford noticed the house facet to a morale-boosting victory together with his unbeaten 29 ending the competition by smashing Mousley for 2 sixes.
“Guys have been extra dedicated at present,” stated Powell. “It has been a sequence the place you win the toss, win the sport, however the guys performed effectively — 3-2 is best than 4-1, nonetheless rather a lot to play for,” he stated looking forward to Sunday’s remaining sport.
Regardless of the loss, Butler stated he had few complaints in regards to the efficiency.
“I believed it was a superb wicket. We bought off to a fantastic begin with Jacks and Salty. Thought we wanted no less than 220. They performed exceptionally effectively, put us beneath stress. I believed we performed effectively, put up a very good rating and so they performed effectively to chase it down,” he stated.
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