West Indies made a timid begin to the Tremendous Eight stage of the ICC Males’s Twenty20 World Cup as their batting line-up didn’t ignite and Phil Salt’s masterful efficiency guided England to an eight-wicket victory on Wednesday.
The Caribbean group struggled to seek out momentum after being put in to bat, with opener Brandon King retiring harm on 23 attributable to a aspect pressure within the fifth over. Their last complete of 180 for 4 from their 20 overs appeared inadequate on a tough, true Daren Sammy Cricket Floor pitch.
West Indies’ bowlers bought little help from the pitch beneath the lights and didn’t bail out their group. Salt crafted a wonderfully executed, unbeaten 87 off 47 balls, and Jonny Bairstow contributed 48 not out, main England to a profitable run chase.
“After batting first, I feel we left 15 or 20 runs on the market as a batting group,” West Indies captain Rovman Powell stated. “However we might have given a greater show with the ball as a bowling group.”
Wicketkeeper Nicholas Pooran dropped Salt, on seven
The issues for the co-hosts intensified when wicketkeeper Nicholas Pooran dropped Salt, on seven, off left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein within the third over. Powell tried Hosein, Romario Shepherd, Andre Russell, and tempo spearhead Alzarri Joseph within the Energy Play, however none might safe a wicket, permitting England to cruise to 58 with out loss with Salt and fellow opener Jos Buttler ticking alongside comfortably.
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England, much like the West Indies innings, struggled for runs between the seventh and tenth overs, reaching 83 for one on the midway stage. Roston Chase made the breakthrough, getting Buttler lbw for 25 on assessment, adopted by Russell eradicating left-hander Moeen Ali for 13 within the eleventh over. Nonetheless, Bairstow then seized the initiative with some enterprising batting.
Hosein felt the burden of Bairstow’s bat within the fifteenth over, conceding a 4, a six, and one other 4 off the primary three balls. Though the match hung within the stability with England nonetheless requiring 46 from the ultimate 5 overs, the tide turned decisively when Romario Shepherd bowled a forgettable over. Salt hit him for 3 fours and three sixes, nearly sealing the competition.
“These sorts of possibilities to Salt are at all times tough,” Powell remarked. “You must give credit score to Phil. He appears to love enjoying in opposition to West Indies as a result of each time he performs in opposition to us, he at all times hurts us. However we strayed away a bit of bit from our plans, particularly to Phil, and it’s only for us to look again at these plans and re-evaluate.”
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West Indies batsmen bought begins however none carried on
Earlier, a number of West Indies batsmen bought begins however none carried on. Hometown hero Johnson Charles led with 38, Pooran hit 36, Powell blasted the identical rating in fast time, and Sherfane Rutherford added 28 not out. Nonetheless, the issues started when King went down, simply as he appeared to be discovering his rhythm.
West Indies ended the Energy Play on 54 with out loss, however neither Charles nor Pooran might discover their hitting vary, leaving the hosts at 82 with out loss on the midway stage. Charles was caught contained in the long-on boundary off Ali within the twelfth over after a stand of 52 with Pooran carried West Indies to 94 for one. Powell then jumpstarted the innings with 5 sixes in his 17-ball knock however was caught at brief third man off Liam Livingstone’s leg-spin, which triggered a mini-collapse.
West Indies now fly to Barbados to face Group “A” runners-up and fellow match co-hosts United States on Friday beneath the lights at Kensington Oval, earlier than heading to Antigua for an additional evening match in opposition to Group D winners South Africa on the Vivian Richards Cricket Floor.
England was scheduled to fulfill South Africa of their subsequent match on Friday morning on the DSCG earlier than finishing their Tremendous Eight schedule in opposition to the People on Sunday morning at Kensington Oval.
