West Indies win by five wickets with six balls to spare - report
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Livingstone injured taking superb catch
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Hope & Lewis plunder 136 off first 9 overs
England pile up 218-5 - joint-highest T20 total in St Lucia
Bethell smashes unbeaten 62 off 32 balls
England 3-1 up in series; final match on Sunday (20:00 GMT)
Target 219
Short from Rehan Ahmed and Shai Hope goes back and launches the ball high over the leg side for six.
For a split second it looked as though he hadn't got all of it and there might be the chance of a catch.
No. The ball sails a long, long way over the rope.
It's hard to split these two after the powerplay.
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Kieran Parmley
Cricviz analyst
Shai Hope's highest powerplay scores in T20Is:
Dan Mousley responds with an even shorter, quicker ball that Evin Lewis can't get any bat on.
Not bad when one of your spinners can do that, is it?
Two dot balls end the over but it's been a superb powerplay for West Indies.
Target 219
Evin Lewis is still there and now he joins the six-hitting party.
Slightly short from Dan Mousley and Lewis carts him high over long on for a maximum.
WI 63-0
Relief for Evin Lewis and West Indies.
Quick as Phil Salt was, the left-hander got his foot down in the nick of time.
WI 63-0
Oh dear. Has Evin Lewis just gifted England a wicket with a bit of doziness?
Phil Salt reckons he's stumped the West Indies opener as he lifted his foot after the ball trickled down leg...
Target 219
Dan Mousley into the attack... and the ball flies out of the ground.
Demolished over extra cover by Shai Hope. He is incredible to watch when he's in this sort of mood.
What a beautiful setting for cricket.
Image source, Getty ImagesTarget 219
Another glorious shot from Shai Hope, this one a piercing drive through the covers, reaches the fence and brings up the fifty partnership.
Sam Curran will be pleased to get Hope off strike but it takes a super diving stop from Dan Mousley to deny Evin Lewis a boundary later in the over.
A bouncer is ducked by Lewis as Curran manages to get out of the over without any further damage.
Six balls of the powerplay remain. Can England break this opening stand?
West Indies are ahead of England at the same stage by a worm's whisker.
Image source, BBC/CricvizKieran Parmley
Cricviz analyst
There have been 30 previous instances of a side chasing 200 or more in T20Is - only once has a side faced a maiden over when doing so (India vs Australia, Visakhapatnam, 23rd November 2023).
Target 219
Image source, Getty ImagesShai Hope is flying now.
He's put that first over from Saqib Mahmood behind him and after four leg-byes, he adds two more boundaries from his own bat.
A thick outside edge flies over point before some remarkable timing sees him get the ball over the in-field on the leg side and away for four more despite not looking in any position to generate such power.
Kevin Howells
BBC Test Match Special commentator
That second over from John Turner was my fear but it happens in this format and defending this target and with this series already won, it's the ideal time to learn.
Target 219
Six more!
Big over for West Indies as Shai Hope nails the ball leg side for the second six of the over before carting the last last delivery over cover for four.
That John Turner over went for 25. A brutal welcome to T20I cricket for the debutant.
Target 219
Back-to-back - but very contrasting - boundaries for Shai Hope.
The first is dismissively pummelled through the covers but the next is rather more fortuitous, as an inside edge takes the ball to the cushion at fine leg.
Target 219
That's more like it for the home side.
At the pads from John Turner and Evin Lewis effortlessly whips it away over down backward square for six.
Kevin Howells
BBC Test Match Special commentator
That was a look of satisfaction from Mahmood at that end of the maiden over.
Target 219
Maiden.
Superb from Saqib Mahmood. The frustration told for Shai Hope as he came charging down the track fifth ball, only to play and miss again with an ugly swipe.
Solid start for England but West Indies will be grateful not to have lost any early wickets... yet.
Target 219
Excellent start from Saqib Mahmood, who has been brilliant with the new ball in this series.
There is swing there for him and Shai Hope plays and misses at the first two.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Salt,caught Pooran, bowled Chase Salt, caught Pooran, bowled Chase | 55 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 157.14 |
Jacks,caught Pooran, bowled Joseph Jacks, caught Pooran, bowled Joseph | 25 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 208.33 |
Buttler,caught Chase, bowled Motie Buttler, caught Chase, bowled Motie | 38 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 165.22 |
Bethell,not out Bethell, not out | 62 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 193.75 |
Livingstone,caught Hetmyer, bowled Motie Livingstone, caught Hetmyer, bowled Motie | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 66.67 |
Curran,run out Hetmyer Curran, run out Hetmyer | 24 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 184.62 |
Extras, no balls 1, wides 2, byes 1, leg byes 6, total 10 Extras, no balls 1, wides 2, byes 1, leg byes 6, total 10 | ||||||
Total,218 for 5 20.0 overs Total,218 for 5 20.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
McCoy | 4.0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 10.00 |
Joseph | 4.0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 8.25 |
Hosein | 3.0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 13.33 |
Motie | 4.0 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 10.00 |
Powell | 1.0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11.00 |
Chase | 4.0 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 11.75 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
54 for 1 (4.6 overs) | Jacks |
102 for 2 (9.2 overs) | Salt |
129 for 3 (12.3 overs) | Buttler |
155 for 4 (14.6 overs) | Livingstone |
218 for 5 (19.6 overs) | Curran |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lewis,caught Mousley, bowled Ahmed Lewis, caught Mousley, bowled Ahmed | 68 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 50 | 219.35 |
Hope,run out Livingstone Hope, run out Livingstone | 54 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 53 | 225.00 |
Pooran,bowled Ahmed Pooran, bowled Ahmed | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
Powell,leg before wicket, bowled Turner Powell, leg before wicket, bowled Turner | 38 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 165.22 |
Hetmyer,caught Livingstone, bowled Ahmed Hetmyer, caught Livingstone, bowled Ahmed | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 77.78 |
Rutherford,not out Rutherford, not out | 29 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 170.59 |
Chase,not out Chase, not out | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 112.50 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 11, byes 0, leg byes 5, total 16 Extras, no balls 0, wides 11, byes 0, leg byes 5, total 16 | ||||||
Total,221 for 5 19.0 overs Total,221 for 5 19.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Turner | 4.0 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 10.50 |
Mahmood | 4.0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 6.00 |
Curran | 3.0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 13.66 |
Mousley | 3.0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 12.00 |
Ahmed | 4.0 | 0 | 43 | 3 | 10.75 |
Livingstone | 1.0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 30.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
136 for 1 (9.1 overs) | Lewis |
136 for 2 (9.2 overs) | Hope |
136 for 3 (9.3 overs) | Pooran |
172 for 4 (13.2 overs) | Hetmyer |
196 for 5 (16.3 overs) | Powell |