Summary

  • West Indies win by five wickets with six balls to spare - report

  • Rutherford gets hosts over line after England rally

  • Livingstone injured taking superb catch

  • Three wickets in three balls halt Windies' onslaught

  • 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)

Live Reporting

by Sam Drury & Ffion Wynne

  1. That Salt wicket has stalled England's momentum.

    ManhattanBBC/Cricviz

  2. Eng 110-2

    Another tight over, just five from Gudakesh Motie's second, as Buttler and Bethell ease into their partnership.

  3. Eng 105-2

    Big opportunity for Jacob Bethell here, as the young batter has 10 overs to bat with the England captain for company at the moment.

    The wicket of Phil Salt and just four runs from Roston Chase's opening over.

  4. wicket

    WICKET

    Salt c Pooran b Chase 55 (Eng 102-2)

    ChaseGetty Images

    Caught down the leg side!

    Phil Salt's done his job and his destructive innings comes to an end on 55 from 35 balls.

    Roston Chase drags one quite short and Salt shapes up to send yet another over the ropes but gets a faint edge through to Nicholas Pooran, who takes a sharp catch behind the stumps.

    Good response from the keeper, who put down two chances on Thursday.

  5. How's stat?!

    Kieran Parmley
    Cricviz analyst

    SaltGetty Images

    Most T20I Runs by an England batter vs an opponent:

    • 640 - Phil Salt vs West Indies
    • 584 - Jos Buttler vs Australia
    • 501 - Jonny Bairstow vs South Africa
    • 498 - Jos Buttler vs India
    • 498 - Jos Buttler vs South Africa
  6. 6 runs

    Eng 101-1

    Here he is!

    Slightly less elegant this time but effective, as Buttler whacks one over long-on for his first six.

    England's skipper, along with Jamie Overton and Marcus Trescothick, is wearing a black armband today out of respect for Mary Elworthy who died yesterday aged 90.

    Mary was a massive supporter of Somerset and did so much for the club and she supported all three of them while they played there.

  7. Eng 94-1

    Welcome, Jos Buttler.

    He punches a good ball from Akeal Hosein off the back foot and over cover for four. Extraordinary.

  8. Eng 90-1

    Oh, so close to a screamer!

    Obed McCoy sprints in from long-off and dives full length to a rare miscue from Salt, but the ball just drops short of him. He shakes his head to indicate that he hadn't got there but it was a fantastic effort and the sort of commitment West Indies are going to need in the face of England's aggression.

  9. The right-handed Salt has been so destructive, scoring his runs mostly in front of the wicket.

    Wagon wheelBBC/Cricviz

  10. Kevin Howells
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    We were told to expect big runs on Thursday but the weather would have impacted that; today in better conditions Phil Salt is striking it brilliantly.

  11. 50 runs

    50 for Phil Salt

    Eng 88-1

    SaltGetty Images

    My word, Phil Salt enjoys batting in the Caribbean.

    He strikes Rovman Powell for back-to-back fours to bring up a 32-ball fifty - the seventh time he has reached that mark against this side. Three of those have been converted into centuries...

  12. Eng 77-1

    Decent response from Motie, with just two singles coming from the next four balls, but it's another big over for England with 14 coming from it.

    Looking like a good toss to lose at this rate!

    WinvizBBC/Cricviz
  13. 6 runs

    Eng 75-1

    And another!

    That's gone flying over cover in style. Phil Salt has 44 from 26 balls.

  14. 6 runs

    Eng 69-1

    Phil Salt is not messing around tonight.

    He slams Gudakesh Motie's first ball for another six.

  15. Eng 63-1

    Will Jacks' departure has very little impact on Phil Salt.

    He whacks Akeal Hosein down the ground for six to ruin what started as a tidy over.

    England's powerplay, comfortably.

  16. How's stat?!

    Kieran Parmley
    Cricviz analyst

    That's the fourth time Alzarri Joseph has dismissed Will Jacks in seven T20 innings in which they've faced off - three of the four dismissals have come with back of a length/short deliveries.

  17. wicket

    WICKET

    Jacks c Pooran b Joseph 25 (Eng 54-1)

    Breakthrough!

    Perfect response from Alzarri Joseph as he bangs one in shorter, which takes Will Jacks by surprise and he top-edges it straight up for the keeper Nicholas Pooran to take a simple chance.

    No celebration at all from the Windies' quick as it has been a frustrating start for the hosts after winning the toss.

  18. Eng 53-0

    From bad to worse.

    Joseph gives away a free hit via a front foot no-ball, but nails a yorker to ensure there is minimal damage.

  19. 6 runs

    Eng 49-0

    And there's no stopping them!

    Will Jacks slams a slower ball from Alzarri Joseph down the ground for six more.

  20. Eng 43-0

    So much for it being more difficult to bat first here.

    England are flying.