First T20, Barbados
England pull off record chase of 183 at Kensington Oval to win by eight wickets with 19 balls to spare
Salt hits majestic 103* off 54 and Bethell strikes 58* off 36
Windies recover from 69-5 and 117-8 to post 182-9
WI 182-9: Pooran 38 (29), Shepherd 35* (22), Motie 33 (14); Mahmood 4-34, Rashid 3-32
England take 1-0 lead in five-match series
Target 183
Well, West Indies have managed to slow England down after their rapid start. But Phil Salt is still there.
That catch from Gudakesh Motie really was quite something and Jos Buttler's reaction said it all. The England skipper could only smile and give a slight shake of the head.
On another day Motie just waves at that as the ball sails over the rope for six.
Kevin Howells
BBC Test Match Special commentator
It’s been that sort of a game. That stunning, amazing catch to remove Buttler on his return was bad news for England obviously but it’s another unexpected moment in an eventful game.
Buttler c Motie b Shepherd 0 (Eng 76-2)
Oh my word - what a catch!
Jos Buttler goes first ball after a stunning one-handed grab by Gudakesh Motie.
Width from Romario Shepherd, Buttler throws the bat at it and a thick edge flies down to deep third.
Motie looks to have completely misjudged it but then sticks out his left hand as the ball seems set to sail over his head and plucks the ball from the air.
Wow.
Ben Jones
CricViz analyst
Buttler batting in T20Is:
When keeping - Avg 38 SR 147 (100 innings)
When not keeping - Avg 17 SR 134 (14 innings)
Despite that wicket, England are in a brilliant position as Jos Buttler strides to the middle...
Image source, CricVizJacks b Motie 17 (Eng 73-1)
Brilliant powerplay for England but it ends with a wicket.
Three sixes in the over but Gudakesh Motie hits back with the last ball, bowling Will Jacks as the England opener tried to sweep.
The ball perhaps wasn't quite there for the shot and skids through to hit off stump.
Target 183
Will Jacks gets in on the act!
Tossed up and he hammers it back over long on for another maximum.
Ben Jones
CricViz analyst
Kensington Oval, Barbados, first hosted a T20I in 2008. Phil Salt first played here in 2022, and only three players have more T20I runs on this ground than him.
Eng 66-0
Wowzers!
Phil Salt goes to his half-century but charging Gudakesh Motie and marmalising the ball over deep mid-wicket.
That is a brutal stroke and takes him to a 25-ball fifty.
Target 183
One quiet over but Phil Salt is back on it - and that's a remarkable shot.
Gudakesh Motie into the attack, bowls his first ball into the pitch but Phil rocks back and clobbers the ball back over the bowler's head for six!
Kevin Howells
BBC Test Match Special commentator
Full credit Hosein, brilliant work in the powerplay. But he needs some backing up here.
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First saw Will Jacks in The Hundred a couple of years ago and thought he looked a special talent. Definite England material. Two years on feels like he needs to start delivering more consistently now, though. Hopefully from today.
Mark, Bristol
Target 183
After such a good start, the last thing England want is a run out.
Phil Salt calls for a single after punching the ball into the covers but Will Jacks sends him back, with Salt diving to make his ground.
Is there ever a situation where a run out isn't "the last thing X, Y, Z want/need"?
Anyway, it's a fantastic set from Akeal Hosein with just two from it and Salt very nearly chipping the last ball to extra cover.
Ben Jones
CricViz analyst
Since starting their partnership for Pretoria Capitals in the SA20, Will Jacks and Phil Salt score at 10.7rpo when batting together in T20s - only two pairs (min 20 innings) score quicker in the history of this format.
Target 183
Just brilliant from Phil Salt.
After the six, he clatters four fours in a row to end the Shamar Joseph over and bring up the fifty partnership in no time.
He clubs a couple over the off side but the pick of them is a glorious straight drive, all along the ground, to what was, frankly, a pretty good delivery.
Target 183
Six more!
Banged in back of a length by Shamar Joseph, Phil Salt turns on it and nails it over deep backward square.
Followed up with a one-bounce four. A touch of width, a thick outside edge sends the ball high over backward point and it bounces half a yard shy of the cushion.
Target 183
Superb over from Akeal Hosein with his slow left-arm in-duckers... right up until the last ball.
Having got his length spot on for the first five, Hosein drops the last a touch short and Phil Salt is onto it.
The England opener goes back and, while he doesn't get all of it, the connection is good enough to send the ball over the head of the long-on fielder.
Target 183
Shot!
Cross-seam delivery from Andre Russell but too wide and Will Jacks throws the kitchen sink at it to clear the cover boundary.
The first six of the England innings. It's safe to assume that it won't be the last.
Target 183
Phil Salt is chancing his arm early in this chase - given the target, you can't blame him - and gets some good fortune two balls running.
Firstly a leading edge off Andre Russell loops up over mid-on and he runs two, then he slices the ball high into the off side next ball.
The wind takes it just out of Sherfane Rutherford's reach and the fielder ends up nearly kicking the ball to the boundary, only for some far better footwork to help him to keep it to three.
Target 183
Walloped back down the ground by Phil Salt for the first boundary of the chase.
Rovman Powell got round from long on but there was too much on the shot from Salt and it goes through the West Indies fielder into the boundary cushion.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
King,caught Overton, bowled Mahmood King, caught Overton, bowled Mahmood | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 60.00 |
Lewis,caught Bethell, bowled Mahmood Lewis, caught Bethell, bowled Mahmood | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 130.00 |
Pooran,caught Buttler, bowled Overton Pooran, caught Buttler, bowled Overton | 38 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 95 | 131.03 |
Hetmyer,caught Salt, bowled Mahmood Hetmyer, caught Salt, bowled Mahmood | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Powell,caught Overton, bowled Rashid Powell, caught Overton, bowled Rashid | 18 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 49 | 180.00 |
Rutherford,caught Buttler, bowled Rashid Rutherford, caught Buttler, bowled Rashid | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 33.33 |
Russell,caught Mousley, bowled Livingstone Russell, caught Mousley, bowled Livingstone | 30 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 176.47 |
Shepherd,not out Shepherd, not out | 35 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 159.09 |
Hosein,leg before wicket, bowled Rashid Hosein, leg before wicket, bowled Rashid | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 33.33 |
Motie,caught Mousley, bowled Mahmood Motie, caught Mousley, bowled Mahmood | 33 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 235.71 |
Joseph,not out Joseph, not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 4, byes 0, leg byes 4, total 8 Extras, no balls 0, wides 4, byes 0, leg byes 4, total 8 | ||||||
Total,182 for 9 20.0 overs Total,182 for 9 20.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Topley | 2.4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 9.75 |
Mahmood | 4.0 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 8.50 |
Overton | 3.2 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 8.10 |
Rashid | 4.0 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 8.00 |
Mousley | 1.0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7.00 |
Curran | 3.0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 10.33 |
Livingstone | 2.0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 10.50 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
11 for 1 (1.5 overs) | King |
18 for 2 (3.2 overs) | Lewis |
18 for 3 (3.3 overs) | Hetmyer |
59 for 4 (6.2 overs) | Powell |
69 for 5 (8.2 overs) | Rutherford |
108 for 6 (12.4 overs) | Russell |
110 for 7 (13.2 overs) | Pooran |
117 for 8 (14.4 overs) | Hosein |
166 for 9 (18.6 overs) | Motie |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Salt,not out Salt, not out | 103 | 54 | 9 | 6 | 86 | 190.74 |
Jacks,bowled Motie Jacks, bowled Motie | 17 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 170.00 |
Buttler,caught Motie, bowled Shepherd Buttler, caught Motie, bowled Shepherd | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 |
Bethell,not out Bethell, not out | 58 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 52 | 161.11 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 4, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 5 Extras, no balls 0, wides 4, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 5 | ||||||
Total,183 for 2 16.5 overs Total,183 for 2 16.5 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hosein | 4.0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 5.00 |
Russell | 2.0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 13.50 |
Joseph | 3.0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 15.00 |
Motie | 4.0 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 11.25 |
Shepherd | 3.5 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 11.73 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
73 for 1 (5.6 overs) | Jacks |
76 for 2 (6.4 overs) | Buttler |