ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC –A stellar all-round bowling efficiency and a speedy 94 off 69 balls from Evin Lewis led the West Indies to a commanding 8-wicket victory beneath the DLS technique over England of their rain-hit first ODI in Antigua.
Pacers Jayden Seales, Matthew Forde, and Alzarri Joseph every took two wickets, whereas spinner Gudakesh Motie claimed 4 as England was bowled out for 209.
Chasing a revised goal of 157 in 35 overs, West Indies reached it comfortably in simply 25.5 overs, claiming the lead within the three-match ODI collection.
Lewis set the tone for the chase, hitting sixes off John Turner and Jofra Archer, with three maximums within the first ten overs. Brandon King supplied stable help, contributing boundaries that helped West Indies attain 54-0 within the powerplay.
Lewis reached his 46-ball fifty with 5 sixes, main West Indies to 81-0 in 15 overs earlier than rain interrupted once more.
The second delay adjusted the goal however didn’t sluggish Lewis down. He continued to dominate by scoring freely off Adil Rashid and took West Indies previous the 100 mark with a flurry of fours and sixes.
King ultimately fell for 30, ending a 118-run opening stand, and Lewis departed at 94, simply shy of his century. Keacy Carty’s unbeaten 19 accomplished the chase to wrap up the win.
Earlier, England’s batters struggled to construct on their begins. Seales eliminated Phil Salt (18) and Will Jacks (19), whereas Forde claimed Jordan Cox (17) and Jacob Bethell (27) to depart England wobbling.
Liam Livingstone and Sam Curran briefly stabilized the innings with a 72-run stand, selecting up the tempo to push England to 165-4 by the thirty fifth over.
Nevertheless, Motie’s breakthrough dismissal of Livingstone for 48 triggered an England collapse. Motie dismissed Dan Mousley (8) and Jamie Overton (0) off consecutive deliveries, and Curran fell shortly after for 37 as England slumped to 187-8.
Rashid and Archer took England previous 200, however Joseph rapidly wrapped up the innings at 209 in 45.1 overs.
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