Captain Jos Buttler hit a brilliant 83 and formed a game-changing partnership with Will Jacks to lead England to a seven-wicket win over West Indies and a 2-0 lead in the five-match T20I series.
Saqib Mahmood (2-20) and the returning Jofra Archer (1-31) dispatched West Indies’ top order in the powerplay while Liam Livingstone (2-16) also impressed as the hosts were 80-5 down after defeat . It’s about throwing and getting into the bat.
Rovman Powell’s 43 was over by Dan Mousley (2-29) but the hosts added 73 runs in the final six overs to post 158-8, with hopes of a win coming from Phil Salt, who hit an unbeaten century in the series opener. I had it. Run out off the opening ball of England’s chase.
Phil Salt was out in the opener of England’s innings after scoring an unbeaten 103 in the series opener.
Buttler hit a maximum of six balls in a remarkable 45-ball innings and set up a second wicket stand of 129 runs with Jacks (38) before Liam Livingstone smashed a quick unbeaten 23 runs to see England reach the victory target within 15 overs. I saw that.
How England raced to another victory in Barbados
Mahmood conceded eight wides in his opening 10-ball over but Brandon King (1) made England’s breakthrough when he skied to Livingston on mid-off and Evin Lewis (8) replaced Reece Topley in Saturday’s win to catch Archer behind. I rode the glove with. You can easily catch it next time.
Jofra Archer was one of five England bowlers used to take at least one wicket.
Roston Chase narrowly escaped Jamie Overton’s first ball at slip but was trapped lbw for 13 by Mahmood, leaving West Indies 35-3 inside four overs and leaving keeper Nicholas Pooran and captain Powell to rebuild the hosts’ innings. I left it.
The pair added 35 for the fourth wicket before Pooran (14) stepped forward for Livingstone to give Salt a brief shock, who then removed Rutherford (1) lbw in the next over after a successful review.
Powell (43) showed his attacking intent by hitting Rashid for 16 in one over to take the hosts past 100, but a superb yorker from Dan Mousley ended his innings and gave the fast bowling spinner his first international wicket.
West Indies captain Rovman Powell, who has a T20 strike rate of over 140, scored 43 runs off 41 balls.
Gudakesh Motie (9) set off Overton when he lunged long on to grab a diving catch from Rashid, Shepherd (22) picked out the Jacks from deep at Mousley early in the final and Matthew Forde finished unbeaten on 13 for the West. Indy finished strong.
Hosein (1-24) got the dream start to England’s innings as Salt chipped King at extra cover for a golden duck and Buttler almost toe-toed his leg stump during an eventful opening.
England recovered quickly and Buttler fired three successive boundaries as part of a 23-run smash to end the powerplay, while the Jacks were also impressive as the pair passed their half-century stand in 33 balls.
Jos Buttler scored eight fours and a maximum of six in his impressive innings.
Buttler hit Motie at full strength and smashed Chase over the ropes in the next over to bring up a 32-ball half-century and another big six overs off debutant Terrance Hinds continued England’s control of the contest.
Chase was hit for successive sixes by Buttler, who hit him below the boundary and the partnership ended when Forde took a catch at his second attempt after being picked out by the Jacks.
Buttler was dropped by Rutherford in the same over, but was out in the next ball after attempting to ground and being caught by Powell, his second wicket in four balls. However, the hosts could not get any further into England’s batting line-up. consolation.
Livingston edged Shepherd to back-to-back boundaries to claim his second overall win with another big six in as many days. England can round off their series success with a win at home in St Lucia on Thursday with 31 balls to spare.
Buttler stars for England as West Indies seek better start
England captain Jos ButtlerPlayer of the Match, in conversation with TNT Sports: “It’s good to have some time in the middle. I was a bit scraped for the first few balls, but I got through that period and really enjoyed it. It was great to be back.
“I have a lot of experience and have been playing for some time and batting in different positions. I’m just waiting to see what happens and play what’s in front of me.
England captain Jos Buttler and Will Jacks (left) scored 129 runs off 72 deliveries as they won the match.
“We have to start again (in the third T20I of the series). We are playing the best team in West Indies, who are good in T20 cricket. They will come back hard and we have to be ready from one ball for the next game.”
West Indies captain Rovman Powell Interview with TNT Sports: “Obviously the surface has had a bit of an impact on the fast bowlers and that is the trend here in Barbados. Teams usually win the toss and the ball because of what can happen in the first six (overs).
“It’s a case of us trying to come out on the power play and not on three downs. The statistics show that when we do that, most of the time we come out on the losing side. As a batting team, we have to adjust.
“Someone in the top four or five has to bat in most of the overs. We have done that in the past, but we have struggled to do that in this series. The next three games give the batsmen the opportunity to do that. “
