Summary

  • Windies win by eight wickets on DLS method

  • Lewis blasts 94 off 69 to secure victory

  • England disappoint on slow wicket - falling to 209 all out

  • Tourists lose wickets with flurry of poor shots

  • Livingstone (48) top-scores; Motie takes 4-41

  • Cox, Mousley, Overton and Turner make ODI debuts for England

  • First of three ODIs, Antigua

Live Reporting

by Timothy Abraham & Mike Peter

  1. Join us on Saturday...

    TurnerGetty Images

    Thanks for your company as we enter the wee small hours of the morning.

    "Opener Evin Lewis blitzed 96 as the West Indies hammered England by eight wickets in the first one-day international in Antigua," is the verdict of my colleague Mike Peter on what occurred in a rain-affected match in North Sound.

    You can read every word of his match report here...

    England face West Indies in the second ODI on Saturday and we will, of course, have live text commentary on the BBC Sport website from 13:15 GMT. We look forward to your company then.

    In the meantime here are some other cricket stories worth your time:

  2. 'Consistency and discipline the key'

    West Indies skipper Shai Hope: "Jayden Seales and Matthew Forde set the tone with the new ball, especially going into the middle overs. We wanted some early wickets and they did that. The consistency and the discipline was the biggest factor today.

    "Evin Lewis is experienced and has been around for a long time. You can see he is a different beast. He's hungry. I'm glad with the scores he's getting now."

  3. 'Lost wickets at key stages'

    England captain Liam Livingstone: "Our top six getting starts but not kicking on? I think the test we have to come over the next few games is with the rhythms of 50-over cricket. We have to get up to speed as quickly as possible. We know someone in the top six has to get a big score.

    "50 overs is a long time. We wanted to put the West Indies under pressure. Conditions change and it's up to us to read it and work out what is a good score. We didn't adapt. West Indies bowled well and we lost wickets at key stages.

    "John Turner bowled really and was unlucky not to get a wicket. Hopefully more of the same from him."

  4. 'Tried to adapt'

    MotieGetty Images

    Player of the match Gudakesh Motie: "The conditions are different compared to our recent series in Sri Lanka. The ball spun more there and here less. You have to adapt to the conditions.

    "My plan to the left-handers? I wasn't getting much turn out of the wicket so I was just trying to keep it on a straight line and hit my lengths. Runs weren't coming at both ends which helped me get four wickets. I figured bowling quick in these conditions didn't help so I tried to bowl as slow as possible."

  5. Jason Holder
    West Indies all-rounder on TNT Sports

    It was a little unexpected how easy it was for West Indies. A great performance from Evin Lewis. It was unfortunate how he got out at the end, but that's the way it goes sometimes.

  6. We'll have the player-of-the-match presentation and hear from both captains shortly.

  7. Sir Alastair Cook
    Ex-England captain on TNT Sports

    EnglandGetty Images

    England were hammered. There's no other way to put it. West Indies totally outplayed England in all three aspects of the game. West Indies put an inexperienced team under pressure.

  8. Mark Butcher
    Former England batter on TNT Sports

    West Indies' victory was set up by some really disciplined bowling against an inexperienced batting line-up. They squeezed England until they popped.

  9. champagne moment

    WEST INDIES WIN BY EIGHT WICKETS (DLS)

    An emphatic victory for the West Indies against this callow England side.

    West Indies go 1-0 up in the three-match ODI series.

  10. WI 157-2

    West Indies Shai Hope nudges the ball into the leg side for a couple of runs to get the West Indies home with 55 balls to spare.

  11. WI 155-2

    A single apiece for Keacy Carty and Shai Hope off Liam Livingstone. Two to win. Will one of these two try to finish it in style?

  12. WI 153-2

    Eight runs needed and plenty of balls to get them for Keacy Carty and Shai Hope.

    A single off the first ball of Adil Rashid's over before Carty wallops the England leg-spinner over the top for a one-bounce four.

  13. dropped catch

    Hope dropped on one

    An absolute dolly shelled by Adil Rashid after Shai Hope slices Liam Livingstone to cover.

    Sloppy.

  14. WI 146-2

    A shame for Evin Lewis, given how well he played.

    West Indies need 11 runs off 71 balls.

  15. wicket

    WICKET

    Lewis c Bethell b Rashid 94 (WI 144-2)

    WicketGetty Images

    Gone next ball!

    Evin Lewis goes for a bottom-handed biff down the ground off Adil Rashid but cannot quite get the elevation required.

    Jacob Bethell scoots round and takes a smart running catch.

    Lewis looks to the heavens, but then sees the funny side of it.

  16. Lewis survives

    Pitching outside the line.

  17. England review

    Evin Lewis struck on the pad by Adil Rashid. England review more in hope than expectation.

  18. 6 runs

    WI 144-1

    Evin Lewis heaves Adil Rashid across the line for a six over square leg. That's a big 'un.

  19. WI 138-1

    LivingstoneGetty Images

    Liam Livingstone appears to have given his seamers the rest of the game off, perhaps thinking the risk to injury in a game which is pretty much a foregone conclusion is not worth it.

    Evin Lewis sweeps Livingstone's fourth ball for four. He's now up to 88 and is eyeing up a hundred.

  20. WI 129-1

    Target 156

    A tight over from Adil Rashid - just a single apiece for Evin Lewis and Keacy Carty from it - but it largely feels academic at this stage.

    West Indies need 28 runs off 84 balls.