Summary

  • England beat West Indies by 37 runs to complete 3-0 series win

  • Sensational England post 248-3 - their second-highest T20 total and the joint-highest in England

  • Duckett 84 off 46, Smith 60 off 26, Bethell 36* off 16

  • West Indies 211-8: Powell 79* (45); Wood 3-31, Rashid 2-30

  • Total runs of 459 is most in a T20I in England

Live Reporting

Mike Peter & Adwaidh Rajan

  1. 6 runs

    Eng 99-0

    England moving closer to 100 and Jamie Smith towards his half-century.

    Romario Shepherd is into the attack after a small break but Smith sends him for a maximum.

  2. How stat?!

    Kieran Parmley
    Cricviz analyst

    'What a statement this is!' - Smith hits Shepherd for back-to-back boundaries

    Highest T20 powerplay scores by England:

    • 89-3 v South Africa, Mumbai 2016
    • 83-0 v West Indies, Southampton, today
    • 82-1 v Pakistan, Lahore 2022
    • 78-0 v Pakistan, Oval 2024
    • 78-1 v West Indies, Chester-Le-Street, Friday

    Highest powerplay run-rate by England in a T20 series (min 3 matches):

    • 12.16 v West Indies, 2025
    • 10.63 v West Indies, 2023
    • 10.27 v South Africa, 2020

  3. How's stat?!

    Kieran Parmley
    Cricviz analyst

    Fastest England T20I fifties:

    • 16 balls - Moeen Ali vs South Africa, 2022
    • 17 balls - Liam Livingstone vs Pakistan, 2021
    • 19 balls - Phil Salt vs Pakistan, 2022
    • 20 balls - Liam Livingstone vs West Indies, 2023
    • 20 balls - Ben Duckett vs West Indies, 2025
  4. 6 runs

    Eng 92-0

    Jamie Smith is also not far behind a fifty!

    He moves on to 40 with a six, clearing the fielder at deep mid-wicket, from Gudakesh Motie's first over as the fielding restrictions are lifted.

  5. Ebony Rainford-Brent
    Former England batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Ben Duckett and Jamie SmithGetty Images

    England have really played the choice of angles and where they're going to take the West Indies on. Ben Duckett has played the reverses and sweeps, Jamie Smith, a bit taller likes to go down the ground, get up an under.

  6. Timothy Abraham
    BBC Sport at Utilita Bowl

    Ben Duckett is absolutely motoring here. Liam Livingstone has the fastest T20 century for England, by the way. He made a hundred off 42 balls against Pakistan in July 2021.

  7. 50 runs

    50 for Duckett

    Eng 83-0

    Duckett hits rapid half-century as England get off to flying start

    What an innings from Ben Duckett!

    He guides the eighth four of his innings to the third boundary before getting away a low full-toss from Jason Holder for a single to bring up his half-century.

    Blazing fast from the England opener.

  8. Carlos Brathwaite
    Former West Indies all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    In basketball you call it hot hands, every time you shoot, you score. Every time Ben Duckett hits it, it's a boundary.

  9. Eng 78-0

    So, the final over of the powerplay then and Jason Holder will bowl it.

    Jamie Smith despatches him to the boundary from the first ball before giving the strike to his opening partner.

    Ben Duckett then cuts him through cover for another four. No respite for West Indies here!

  10. Eng 69-0

    'What a shot!' - Duckett's scoop towards fine leg goes for four

    Ben Duckett is bringing out his full range of shots here.

    He now scoops Alzarri Joseph to the boundary before hitting one down the ground. The West Indies quick gets a hand on it, but that is not enough to stop it from running away to the rope.

    Six, dot, four, dot, four, four - the story of that over.

  11. Henry Moeran
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    That scoreboard at the moment looks like a fruit machine, always moving.

  12. 6 runs

    Eng 54-0

    West Indies skipper Shai Hope hands the ball to Alzarri Joseph.

    But the fast bowler is punished straight away as Ben Duckett smashes him for a six over midwicket.

  13. Eng 51-0

    'What a statement this is!' - Smith hits Shepherd for back-to-back boundaries

    No stopping Jamie Smith here.

    He finishes off Romario Shepherd's first over with another boundary.

    The West Indies bowler concedes 18 from his first six.

  14. Henry Moeran
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    What a statement this is from this England team.

  15. Ebony Rainford-Brent
    Former England batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    So much intent in that show. He knew it wanted to get it through the off side. It's a good ball actually, but he backed away and absolutely carved it.

  16. 6 runs

    Eng 47-0

    Different bowler, same intent from England.

    This time, it's Jamie Smith who thumps Romario Shepherd for a four through extra cover and two balls later, he clears the rope over midwicket.

    England are putting on a show here!

  17. How's stat?!

    Kieran Parmley
    Cricviz analyst

    While boundary hitting is key in T20 cricket, the boundary dimensions in Southampton tend to increase the importance in non-boundary scoring.

    England have been considerably better at running between the wickets, hitting 24 twos and two threes across the previous two T20Is - West Indies by comparison have only hit 11 twos and two threes.

  18. 6 runs

    Eng 33-0

    Four more runs to end an expensive over from Akeal Hosein - 17 coming of it.

    Ben Duckett hits the third boundary of the over - this time down the ground - from the penultimate over.

    Romario Shepherd will come into the attack for West Indies next.

  19. Timothy Abraham
    BBC Sport at Utilita Bowl

    Those of you familiar with the Utilita bowl will know one of the stands backs on to hotel, where the players often stay. I walked past Ben Duckett and Harry Brook in the corridor a little earlier with the former grumbling about a headache. It doesn't appear to have affected him too much by the looks.

  20. Eng 29-0

    Ben Duckett is on the offensive here but skies one only for it to drop safe.

    But that doesn't stop him from sending one over backward square leg for the first maximum of the England innings!