West Indies’ Johnson Charles bats in the course of the males’s Twenty20 cricket match between England and the West Indies at Darren Sammy Nationwide Cricket Stadium in Gros Islet, St. Lucia on June 19, 2024.
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West Indies have been defeated at the beginning to the Tremendous Eight stage of the ICC Males’s Twenty20 World Cup when England waltz to an eight-wicket win on the Daren Sammy Cricket Floor in St. Lucia.
After the Caribbean group have been put in to bat and opener Brandon King retired damage on 23 within the fifth over, their ultimate complete of 180 for 4 from their allotted 20 overs have been insufficient as England attain the required quantity with 15 balls to spare.
An unbeaten 87 off 47 balls from Salt and 48 not out from Jonny Bairstow led a profitable run chase for the defending champions.
Wicketkeeper Nicholas Pooran dropped Salt, on seven, off left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein within the third over with the England opener not but absolutely into stride.
Powell tried Hosein, Romario Shepherd, Andre Russell, and Alzarri Joseph within the Energy Play, however none of them may have taken a wicket, and England cruised to 58 with out loss with Salt and fellow opener Jos Buttler.
Roston Chase bought Buttler lbw for 25 on overview within the eighth over as England struggled a bit reaching 83 for one on the midway stage.
Andre Russell adopted up with the scalp of left-hander Moeen Ali caught at deep mid-wicket for 13 within the eleventh over, however Bairstow got here to the crease with some resourceful batting.
Within the fifteenth over, Bairstow conceded a 4, a six, and a 4 off the primary three balls off Hosein, however England nonetheless required 46 from the ultimate 5 overs.
All of it modified when Romario Shepherd, one among two adjustments to the West Indies line-up, delivered one of the unremarkable over in his profession and Salt hit him for 3 fours and three sixes to principally wrap up the competition.
Earlier, for the West Indies, Johnson Charles led the best way with 38, Pooran hit 36, Powell blasted the identical rating in fast time, and Sherfane Rutherford closed with 28 not out.
However the issues for the Caribbean aspect began when King went down making an attempt to blast Sam Curran. West Indies ended the Energy Play on 54 with out loss. Charles nor Pooran may discover their hitting vary they usually limped to 82 on the midway stage.
Charles was caught off Ali within the twelfth over after a partnership of 52 with Pooran carried West Indies to 94 for one. Powell got here to the crease and revived the innings with 5 sixes in his 17-ball knock.
He was caught at brief third man off Liam Livingstone, and was one among three wickets that fell for six within the span of 12 balls and the massive end by no means materialised.
