SOUTHAMPTON, England, CMC – West Indies produced one other inept efficiency and have been duly thrashed by England by 37 runs within the third and ultimate T20I right here on Tuesday.
The house facet took benefit of a wayward bowling effort by the West Indies after being despatched in to bat on the Utilita Bowl to pile up 248 for 3 from their 20 overs – their second-highest T20I rating and highest at residence.
Needing to provide a file chase to finish their disappointing tour of the UK in successful vogue, the West Indies by no means severely threatened the mammoth complete, ending on 211 for eight from their 20 overs.
It introduced an finish to a depressing tour for the guests, who did not win a single match in both the three-match ODI or T20 sequence.
As soon as once more, the West Indies received little or no from openers Evin Lewis and Johnson Charles, who scored 9 runs apiece.
Skipper Shai Hope sparkled in his 45 off 27 balls with three sixes and three fours and, together with Shimron Hetmyer, who lashed 26 from eight balls, tried to maintain up with the skyrocketing run fee.
However as soon as spinner Jacob Bethell dismissed Hetmyer to make it 69 for 3 within the seventh over, West Indies misplaced common wickets, and by the thirteenth over, the competition was over as they crashed to 120 for six.
Former captain Rovman Powell entertained the group with a boundary-laden unbeaten knock of 79 from 45 balls, inclusive of 9 fours and 4 sixes, and Jason Holder hit 25 from 12 with the match lengthy determined.
Luke Wooden was England’s finest bowler with 3-31, and Adil Rashid took 2-30.
Earlier, England’s openers Jamie Smith and Ben Duckett blasted the West Indies bowlers everywhere in the floor in a powerful opening stand of 120 inside 9 overs.
After muscling simply 9 runs from the opening two overs, Participant-of-the-Match Duckett hit left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein for six and two fours within the following over, and Smith did the identical to medium pacer Romario Shepherd within the fourth over.
Duckett then belted pacer Alzarri Joseph for six and three boundaries within the ensuing over that price 18 runs as England raced to 69 with out loss after 5 overs.
Spinner Gudakesh Motie broke the partnership by dismissing Smith for 60 off simply 26 balls with 5 sixes and 4 fours, however Jos Buttler, who made 22 from 10 balls, maintained the momentum.
Buttler’s dismissal was rapidly adopted by Duckett shedding his stumps to Hosein for a well-played 84 off 46 balls that included 10 fours and two sixes as England slipped to 178 for 3 within the fifteenth over.
Nevertheless, there was no reprieve for the West Indies bowlers as captain Harry Brook and Jacob Bethell added 70 runs within the final 5 overs in an unbroken partnership for the fourth wicket.
Bethell ended on 36, not out off simply 16 balls, with 4 sixes and one 4, whereas Brook completed unbeaten on 35 from 22 balls with two sixes and two fours.
