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
After Akeal Hosein gets the first ball to drift back and beat Phil Salt on the angle - the ball just missing leg stump - the opener gets England up and running with a single pushed to the right of mid-off next ball.
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on TNT Sports
Everyone is unanimous in their conviction that England need to get off to a flier because in those middle overs it's going to be difficult to come in and boom sixes.
Akeal Hosein is poised to bowl the first over of the innings for the West Indies.
Right, we're almost ready for the start of the England chase as the openers walk out to the middle.
It's Phil Salt and Will Jacks for the visitors, with the fit-again Jos Buttler set to come in at three.
The target is 183, the previous highest successful chase on this ground in T20Is is 172. But records are there to be broken and all that...
Kevin Howells
BBC Test Match Special commentator
That is not unbeatable but to get there they will need something very big and England have those players. Tough job though.
Image source, Getty ImagesAmid the frustration at letting West Indies recover from 117-8 to post such a strong total, there were some positives for England.
Not least, the performance of Saqib Mahmood. The Lancashire seamer took three wickets in the powerplay and then came back to take a fourth in a superb over at the death.
Had it not been for him, the tourists could be chasing a fair few more.
Ben Jones
CricViz analyst
Gudekesh Motie's 33 (14) is the sixth highest T20I score from No.10, and the third highest for a Full ICC Member nation. The highest, Akeal Hosein's 44* (16), was also against England on this ground.
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This has to be one of the best tail performances in a while. I thought they would be lucky to make 100 at one point!
Viren, from Croydon
Thanks, Matt.
An all too familiar story for England then, allowing the opposition tail to wag having got themselves into a good position.
It looks a challenging total - in fact, it would be a record T20I chase on this ground - but with Jos Buttler back, the tourists will certainly not be giving this one up lightly.
England were sitting comfortably but now they have a huge task on their hands.
Sam Drury will take you through the chase.
Two off the edge to finish.
West Indies have somehow managed to get to 182-9.
They were 18-3 and 117-8.
Will Jacks cannot prevent the second run here which means Shepherd will face the final ball...
Shepherd now turns down a single as he wants to keep the strike.
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England are short on form, confidence and would struggle to win a raffle at the moment. WI have to fancy themselves from hereon.
Mark B
Sam Curran gets a much-needed dot ball with a bouncer.
Full toss and punished!
Back-to-back sixes to Shepherd off Curran.
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Good to see the T20 side preparing themselves perfectly for McCullum's arrival by failing to polish off a tail. He'll feel right at home.
From Stuart
What is with England and opposition ninth wicket partnerships? Disastrous against Pakistan and now here!
Paul
Argh.
Sam Curran starts the last over on Romario Shepherd's hip. It gets what it deserves with fine leg up.
Ben Jones
CricViz analyst
Gudakesh Motie scored 31 runs from his first nine balls. The only time a batter has scored more runs in the first nine balls for the West Indies was Kieron Pollard, v Sri Lanka back in 2021, who scored 32 off nine - in the same match when he hit Akila Dananjaya for six sixes in an over.
Motie c Mousley b Mahmood 33 (WI 166-9)
Saqib Mahmood is rewarded for a fine over and Gudakesh Motie's fun is over.
The left-hander picks out deep mid-wicket at the end of the penultimate over which costs England only four.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
King,caught Overton, bowled Mahmood King, caught Overton, bowled Mahmood | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 60.00 |
Lewis,caught Bethell, bowled Mahmood Lewis, caught Bethell, bowled Mahmood | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 130.00 |
Pooran,caught Buttler, bowled Overton Pooran, caught Buttler, bowled Overton | 38 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 95 | 131.03 |
Hetmyer,caught Salt, bowled Mahmood Hetmyer, caught Salt, bowled Mahmood | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Powell,caught Overton, bowled Rashid Powell, caught Overton, bowled Rashid | 18 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 49 | 180.00 |
Rutherford,caught Buttler, bowled Rashid Rutherford, caught Buttler, bowled Rashid | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 33.33 |
Russell,caught Mousley, bowled Livingstone Russell, caught Mousley, bowled Livingstone | 30 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 176.47 |
Shepherd,not out Shepherd, not out | 35 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 159.09 |
Hosein,leg before wicket, bowled Rashid Hosein, leg before wicket, bowled Rashid | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 33.33 |
Motie,caught Mousley, bowled Mahmood Motie, caught Mousley, bowled Mahmood | 33 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 235.71 |
Joseph,not out Joseph, not out | 0 | 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 | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Topley | 2.4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9.75 |
Mahmood | 4.0 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8.50 |
Overton | 3.2 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8.10 |
Rashid | 4.0 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8.00 |
Mousley | 1.0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.00 |
Curran | 3.0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10.33 |
Livingstone | 2.0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 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 | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Salt,not out Salt, not out | 103 | 54 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 86 | 190.74 |
Jacks,bowled Motie Jacks, bowled Motie | 17 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 170.00 |
Buttler,caught Motie, bowled Shepherd Buttler, caught Motie, bowled Shepherd | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 |
Bethell,not out Bethell, not out | 58 | 36 | 9 | 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 | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hosein | 4.0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.00 |
Russell | 2.0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13.50 |
Joseph | 3.0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15.00 |
Motie | 4.0 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11.25 |
Shepherd | 3.5 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11.73 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
73 for 1 (5.6 overs) | Jacks |
76 for 2 (6.4 overs) | Buttler |