WI vs ENG: West Indies wins T20 sequence in opposition to England after tense remaining match

 The West Indies held its nerve within the final over to beat world champion England and win the Twenty20 sequence 3-2 on Thursday.

England, defending a measly 132 all out, bowled brilliantly on the demise to boost the stress and earn a glimmer of hope at Brian Lara Stadium.

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Fast bowler Reece Topley took out West Indies captain Rovman Powell in a two-run seventeenth over, and medium-pacer Sam Curran nabbed Andre Russell in a two-run nineteenth over.

The West Indies was nonetheless favored going into the final over, however wanted 9 runs.

Jason Holder scored three runs off the primary supply by Chris Woakes with Rehan Ahmed saving a run on the boundary behind sq., then Shai Hope smacked his first six over deep level to complete the match.

West Indies made 133-6 and received by 4 wickets with 4 balls to spare.

The house aspect additionally received the one-day worldwide sequence 2-1.

Hope led the West Indies chase with a run-a-ball 43 not out. But it was wobbling after eight overs after they have been 54-3.

Sherfane Rutherford joined Hope within the center and overtook the latter together with his first six again over Adil Rashid’s head to succeed in 20.

Rutherford smacked Curran over the fence at nice leg then was caught by Curran on 30 to provide Rashid 2-21 off his 4 overs.

The West Indies was left needing 34 from 30 deliveries, and Ahmed conceded 11 runs within the subsequent over to alleviate the stress.

But it got here straight again on when Topley dismissed Powell to complete his 4 overs with 2-17.

England fought properly after a batting efficiency that was a shadow of what it produced within the series-levelling win on Tuesday on the identical floor.

West Indies’ Shai Hope, proper, celebrates with Jason Holder hitting a six to win by 4 wickets the fifth T20 cricket match in opposition to England at Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago.
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England was all out for lower than half of its document rating of 267-3 on Tuesday. After smashing 19 sixes then, England hit solely 5 on the sticky, used pitch.

Opener Phil Salt top-scored for England once more in an unchanged group however an impressed West Indies aspect bowled and fielded with accuracy and power.

England captain Jos Buttler was gone for 11 within the fourth over, scooping Holder to Oshane Thomas at quick nice leg.

Will Jacks hit the primary six of the innings then was out subsequent ball, bowled by Akeal Hosein.

Salt was subsequent to go within the seventh over, straight after his first six. Gudakesh Motie got here around the wicket and hit the highest of center stump. No third successive hundred for Salt — he scored 38 off 22 balls.

Moeen Ali added 23 off 21 and Liam Livingstone 28 off 29, his caught and bowled to Motie beginning a collapse of the final 5 wickets for 11 runs.

Motie and fellow left-arm spinner Hosein shared 5 wickets for 44 runs. They dismissed 5 of the highest six batters.

Russell and Holder additionally took two wickets every.