Summary

  • West Indies win by four wickets in Trinidad to claim 3-2 series victory

  • Hope hits unbeaten 43 off 43 balls; Topley 2-17 and Rashid 2-21

  • England lose regular wickets after being put in and are dismissed for 132 in 20th over

  • Salt hits 38 off 22 balls; Windies spinners Motie (3-24) and Hosein (2-20) star

  1. Postpublished at 19:51 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2023

    England captain Jos Buttler on TNT Sports: "We would have looked to chase as well, probably for the same reasons that Rovman mentioned, but batting first went pretty well for us the other day so it's not too bad.

    "It's been a great series, a really exciting and entertaining one with plenty of sixes hit! So it's great that it's 2-2 going into the last one.

    "We want the same with the bat, keep that momentum going but we start on nought, you have to earn the right to play that way.

    "We are confident but in T20, it only takes one performance from one or two players on either side and things can change quickly. But it's good for us to be in a pressure game, like a knockout situation and we're playing the same team."

  2. Postpublished at 19:49 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2023

    West Indies captain Rovman Powell on TNT Sports: "It looks a pretty good wicket and hopefully today our bowlers can restrict the English batters. The last match was very disappointing, 267 in a T20 is very unheard of. We have sat down over the past 24 hours or so and come up with some different plans.

    "Phil Salt? Sometimes I wonder why guys are always breaking records against us! We will try our best to minimise his boundary count. He had a high boundary count, especially in the six department, against us. If we can stop him from hitting sixes then hopefully that can keep quiet.

    "We have two changes. Kyle Mayers out and Johnson Charles in while Oshane Thomas comes in for young Matthew Forde."

  3. West Indies win the toss and bowlpublished at 19:47 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2023

    Well, he chose to bowl first two days ago and ended up conceding 267.

    But Rovman Powell backs his bowlers and is going to do the same tonight.

  4. Postpublished at 19:45 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2023

    Good evening!

    And for the last time in 2023, welcome to our cricket live text! What better way to end the year than with a series decider?

    We'll have the team news and result of the toss for you shortly.