Postpublished at 03:25 BST 20 June 2024
It's left-arm spin straightaway as expected. Akeal Hosein will bowl to Phil Salt...
Bairstow and Salt blast England to victory with 15 balls to spare
Salt smashes unbeaten 87 off 47 balls
Bairstow offers fine support with 48 off 26
Buttler lbw after putting on 67 for first wicket with Salt
West Indies post 180-4
Opener Charles top-scores with 38
England struggle for early wickets - West Indies 82-0 off first 10
King retires hurt after hitting 23 off 13
Venue: Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet
by Sam Drury & Jonty Colman
It's left-arm spin straightaway as expected. Akeal Hosein will bowl to Phil Salt...
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Sounds
The most interesting thing is going to be when the West Indies open up with their left-arm spinners against this England top order that love pace on the ball.
That'll be the true test of whether this is still an excellent wicket or if it has become a bit stodgy.
Winviz can't pick a winner either...
Here come the players for the start of the England chase.
Rovman Powell leads out the West Indies before openers Jos Buttler and Phil Salt follow for England.
Matthew Henry
BBC Sport in St Lucia
England will be pretty happy with that effort, I reckon.
England bowler Adil Rashid: "I thought we bowled exceptionally well as a unit, seamers and spinners kept it tight.
"I think 180 is about a par score so we're pleased with that.
"Another day for me to come in and assess the pitch, some days it works, some days it doesn't but as a unit we bowled well."
Thanks, Jonty.
No doubt England will be pleased with that showing with the ball.
They certainly bowled well but how much did the pitch play a part in preventing the West Indies showing the aggression we might have expected through the middle overs?
Given the destructive batting West Indies have at their disposal, a target of 181 is one that England are capable of achieving, especially with their own batting qualities.
But can England kick-start their Super 8s campaign with a win?
Sam Drury is here to take you through the chase.
Henry Moeran
BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds
That is an interesting total. It's very hard to pitch it absolutely in England's favour but you'd think they'd be the happier of the two sides.
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Sounds
It's been a really interesting game of cricket so far. West Indies probably haven't got as many runs as they'd have hoped for on this pitch.
West Indies end their innings with a two and set England a target of 181 to chase, finishing on 180-4.
The co-hosts will probably have felt they could have not got a few more runs there but in general, England do have a respectable chase on their hands.
A double miss at a run out from England.
First Jos Buttler, who tried to bowl at his end for a run out. He misses.
The ball goes to Archer, who tries something similar at the non-striker's end. He misses.
The crowd love it as West Indies run two.
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I’m getting married next weekend and am currently on gardening leave. Surely this is my last Wednesday night staying up till 5am. Make it worth it, boys.
Mark, Kensal Rise
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Sounds
An attempted slower ball outside off stump but Rutherford has done really well and waited for it, thrashing it over deep point.
A brilliant shot from Sherfane Rutherford finds an important six at this late stage off the bowling of Jofra Archer.
He got plenty of bat on it and it just pops over the rope at deep point, very well-timed.
Henry Moeran
BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds
What a very good over that is from Curran. That over alone has probably done his cause for playing later in the tournament quite a lot of good.
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Sounds
Sam Curran is a competitive lad, he'll never shy away from doing the dirty work.
A boundary-free over from Sam Curran is good for England at this stage.
Six runs do still come from it, with West Indies running well in the middle.
In every metric, Sam Curran's bowling seems to be regressing in T20 cricket - he's more expensive and getting fewer wickets.
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Fairly sure I'm the only person in Siberia who got up at 5am for this - or who even knows what cricket is for that matter. Then again nobody else around here was 2008 Shrewsbury 3rd XI captain. Please make my sacrifice of sleep worthwhile...
Anon