Summary

  • England complete six-wicket win inside 33 overs

  • Series level at 1-1 with decider to come on Saturday in Barbados

  • Buttler regains form with unbeaten 58 off 45 balls

  • Opener Jacks hits composed 73 off 72 balls

  • England bowl out West Indies for 202 inside 40 overs

  • Curran takes three wickets with new ball as Windies fall to 23-4

  • Hope (68) and Rutherford (63) put on 129 for fifth wicket

  • Livingstone (3-39) and Ahmed (2-40) also impress

  • Venue: Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua

  1. Eng 148-4published at 26 overs

    Target 203

    Jos ButtlerImage source, Getty Images

    Solid from Brook and Buttler. The wicket of Jacks gave West Indies a glimmer of hope but they are running out of time.

  2. 6 runs

    Eng 146-4published at 25 overs

    Target 203

    Brook and Buttler are happy to nudge and nurdle the singles off Yannic Cariah, until Brook whacks the last ball of the over straight back down the ground for six.

    Lovely timing.

  3. Eng 135-4published at 24 overs

    Target 203

    Pace on the ball is certainly favouring the batters at the moment.

    England take nine off the over.

    A few more overs like that would be great. It's past my bedtime at this point.

  4. Eng 130-4published at 23.1 overs

    And on that note, Jos Buttler thumps Alzarri Joseph for four.

  5. Postpublished at 22:31 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2023

    Kevin Howells
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Nervy for England. Modest target of course but the pitch and spinners are useful for the West Indies. Gut and patience is needed from England and surely a bit of fortune with this bounce.

  6. Eng 126-4published at 23 overs

    Target 203

    Harry BrookImage source, Getty Images

    After their flying start, England are happy to knock it around responsibly and settle in after the loss of their fourth wicket.

    Chasing a low target can often be harder, and spinner Yannic Cariah is getting the ball to zip. They're still in a comfortable position but Buttler and Brook need to play with the patience and maturity that was often lacking in the World Cup.

  7. Eng 121-4published at 22 overs

    Target 203

    Having taken a wicket in his last over, Sherfane Rutherford is shifted out of the attack for the pace of Alzarri Joseph.

    Having bowled three overs for 38 up front, this one goes slightly better. Just one from it.

  8. How's stat?!published at 22:22 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2023

    Jos Buttler has gone 14 games without a 50 for England. His last was against New Zealand in Cardiff back in September.

  9. Eng 120-4published at 21 overs

    Target 203

    Glorious timing as Jos Buttler drives sweetly through the covers, not-so-glorious from Oshane Thomas who saves the boundary with his boot. Effective, though.

    Buttler and Brook sprint for three, the only runs off a testing Yannic Cariah over.

  10. Postpublished at 22:19 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2023

    West Indies will now be rueing that flurry of wickets when their innings ended with a whimper.

    Worm
  11. Eng 117-4published at 20 overs

    Target 203

    Big innings for Jos Buttler, this. If he can steer England to victory, that'll do wonders for his batting and captaincy confidence.

  12. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 19.4 overs

    Jacks lbw b Rutherford 73 (Eng 116-4)

    Sherfane RutherfordImage source, Getty Images

    Rutherford strikes!

    The part-timer's medium pace does the trick, a fuller delivery pinning Will Jacks in front for his first international wicket. On the same day he made his first international half-century too - not a bad day out.

    Jacks doesn't even think about a review. That is out.

  13. How's stat?!published at 22:14 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2023

    West Indies have a 41% win rate in ODIs at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua. At the old Antigua Recreation Ground their win rate was 86%.

  14. Eng 114-3published at 19 overs

    Target 203

    The over ends with four dots, a couple more deceiving Jacks with genuine turn and bounce.

    Cariah will be fuming at that short one he offered up that took all the pressure off.

  15. 6 runs

    Eng 114-3published at 18.2 overs

    Mixed bag from the start of Yannic Cariah's spell.

    His first is a beauty that rips past Jacks' edge, but follows it with a half-tracker that the England opener launches over mid-wicket for six.

  16. Postpublished at 22:08 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2023

    Kevin Howells
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    If England are going to build another generation of world champions across limited-overs cricket this pair of Jacks and Brook will be central figures. So watching them tonight and beyond is very important to England.

  17. Eng 108-3published at 18 overs

    Target 203

    More lovely timing from Will Jacks, clipping Rutherford to the boundary as the bowler just drifts on to his pads. He's not going to miss out on that when he's in the 60s.

  18. Postpublished at 22:04 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2023

    Thanks, Tim.

    Here's the part-time seam of Sherfane Rutherford to start proceedings after drinks.

  19. drinks break

    England 101-3 at drinkspublished at 22:03 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2023

    Antigua cricket groundImage source, Getty Images

    England looking well set at drinks despite that flurry of wickets earlier as they look to chase down 203 to win at North Sound.

    My colleague Ffion Wynne is on hand from this point to see you through to the finish.

  20. Eng 101-3published at 17 overs

    Target 203

    Will Jacks and Harry Brook initially content to farm the strike against left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie as England tick towards three figures.

    Brook eventually breaks the shackles as he picks up the length flighted delivery from Motie, goes down on one knee, and wallops it over cow corner for six. A confident shot.