BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC-In an exciting end to the ODI sequence, West Indies clinched an eight-wicket victory over England in Barbados, powered by stellar centuries from Keacy Carty (128 off 114 balls) and Brandon King (102 off 117 balls).
Chasing 264 for victory, Carty and King orchestrated a record-breaking 209-run partnership, the best ever for West Indies towards England in an ODI, main their staff comfortably in simply 43 overs and sealing the sequence 2-1.
West Indies’ chase began strongly, with openers Evin Lewis and King offering a stable basis. Though Jamie Overton dismissed Lewis for 19, King and Carty shortly took management.
Carty survived an early scare, efficiently utilizing DRS to overturn an LBW choice towards Liam Livingstone, which allowed him to settle right into a formidable partnership with King.
Collectively, they steered West Indies previous 100 runs inside 19 overs and maintained a gradual tempo to cross the 150-run mark earlier than the twenty seventh over. Each gamers notched up their half-centuries, exhibiting endurance and aggression.
Because the innings progressed, the England bowlers struggled to comprise the movement of boundaries, with King and Carty dealing in common fours and sixes. England’s frustrations have been compounded when Jordan Cox dropped King off Jofra Archer’s bowling when King was on 86.
The Jamaican capitalized on the reprieve to deliver up his century, whereas Carty grew to become the primary participant from St. Maarten to attain an ODI century for the West Indies.
The huge stand lastly ended when Reece Topley bowled King, however by then, the end result was all however sure, and Carty’s of completion secured West Indies’ emphatic win.
Earlier within the day, after selecting to bowl, the West Indies’ tempo trio of Matthew Forde, Alzarri Joseph, and Romario Shepherd made full use of the circumstances, decreasing England to 24-4 throughout the first ten overs.
Forde set the tone by eradicating Will Jacks for 5, adopted by Joseph dismissing Cox for one with a brief ball.
Shepherd then took down Barbados-born Jacob Bethell, due to a surprising catch by Roston Chase for naught. Shepherd struck once more to dismiss the in-form Liam Livingstone for six, placing England in a dire scenario.
Phil Salt and Sam Curran staged a comeback with a gritty 70-run partnership, however the restoration was sluggish.
Curran finally fell for 40, and though Salt raised one other 70-run stand with Dan Mousley, he departed for 74 due to sharp relay fielding from King and Joseph.
Mousley registered his maiden ODI fifty, and fast contributions from Overton (32) and Archer (38) helped England put up a good 263.
An on-field incident added drama to England’s innings as Joseph, sad with the sphere setup, had a tense trade with captain Shai Hope. Joseph stormed off the sphere briefly, lacking a part of the sport earlier than being persuaded to return by head coach Daren Sammy.
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