| 0.0 : No rain. On that great note let me welcome you all for Match 19 of this World Cup between England and West Indies in Southampton. It's been a week marred by poor weather but thankfully it has cleared up in time as it rained earlier in the morning. The home side takes a step forward in their campaign after a thumping win over Bangladesh whereas the Caribbean boys would like to improve their position in the points table by playing their aggressive brand of cricket. Both teams are known to be fearl |
| Pitch report - One of the biggest playing areas in this part of the world. There is a little bit of wind blowing across the stadium. Ian Bishop says that the surface has been under the cover. Adds that it's relatively hard and the grass has been cut. Feels there will be moisture. Mentions that the hardness will work in favour of the pacers, especially the shorter deliveries which will have good bounce and carry. Points out that there are big square boundaries and that will come into play. |
| Toss - Up goes the coin, Jason Holder calls it wrongly and ENGLAND WILL BOWL! |
| England skipper, Eoin Morgan says that the wicket has been under the cover and there will be moisture and they want to take advantage of that. Adds that it's all about turning up on the day and perform and considers West Indies a tough challenge. Informs that they are going unchanged. |
| West Indies skipper, Jason Holder says that he would have liked to bowl first as well on a fresh pitch but reckons that it's an opportunity for his guys to get some runs first. Mentions that they have planned well for this match and are up for it. Considers adapting to different situations will be the key. Informs about the three changes, Evin Lewis, Andre Russell and Shannon Gabriel come in the playing XI. |
| England (Unchanged Playing XI) - Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan(C), Jos Buttler(WK), Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes, Liam Plunkett, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood. |
| West Indies (Playing XI) - Chris Gayle, Evin Lewis (in for Darren Bravo), Shai Hope(w), Nicholas Pooran, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder(c), Andre Russell (in for Ashley Nurse), Carlos Brathwaite, Sheldon Cottrell, Shannon Gabriel (in for Kemar Roach), Oshane Thomas. |
| The players from both sides are lining up in the middle to sing their respective national anthems. The conditions are heavily overcast at the moment and we are expecting some rain spells during the course of this match. For the moment, it's good to go. |
| Time to get underway. Chris Gayle and Evin Lewis, the power-duo for West Indies, are in the middle to open. Chris Woakes runs in with the first new ball. He has three slips in place. Here we go... |
| 0.1 : C Woakes to C Gayle, Starts with a good length ball on middle and leg, Gayle plays it down from his pads to mid-wicket. |
| 0.2 : C Woakes to C Gayle, Skiddy delivery. Woakes lands it on a back of a length around leg and gets it to hurry onto the pads. Gayle fails to put bat on ball this time and it goes off his right thigh to point. Chris stares at the pitching area of that ball. |
| 0.3 : C Woakes to C Gayle, Beauty to beat the beast! A lovely outswinger by Woakes, he lands it on a length around middle and off, Gayle gets squared up and is beaten. |
| 0.4 : C Woakes to C Gayle, Pitches it up and on off, Gayle strides forward and pushes it down to mid off. |
| 0.5 : C Woakes to C Gayle, Terrific delivery again. Great seam position there as it moves away from the batsman. Gayle feels for it and is beaten again. |
| 0.6 : C Woakes to C Gayle, Slightly short in length and outside off, Gayle covers his stumps and allows it through to the keeper. Tidy first over by Chris, a maiden! |
| Jofra Archer to bowl from the other end with the second new ball. |
| 1.1 : J Archer to E Lewis, Wide! Wrong line to begin! Down the leg side, shortish in length, Lewis tries to play at it but misses. |
| J Archer to E Lewis, Digs it in short and on off, angling away at 140 kph, Lewis drops his bat and sways away from the line. |
| 1.2 : J Archer to E Lewis, Lands it on a length and around off, Evin defends it by getting on the front foot. |
| 1.3 : J Archer to E Lewis, Turns a length delivery in front of square leg and a single is taken. First run from the bat for West Indies. |
| 1.4 : J Archer to C Gayle, An outswinger to Gayle first up, the line is outside off and it's an easy leave for the big man. |
| 1.5 : J Archer to C Gayle, Effort delivery by Archer. He cranks up his pace and bangs in a short ball around off at 145 kph, Gayle moves away from the line of fire at the very last moment. |
| 1.6 : J Archer to C Gayle, A gentle delivery this time, at 139 kph, Archer delivers it on a good length around off and takes it away with the angle, Gayle shoulders. Another quiet over, two runs from it! |
| 2.1 : C Woakes to E Lewis, A touch short in length and on off, Lewis punches it off his back foot in the gap at extra cover for one. |
| 2.2 : C Woakes to C Gayle, Quick run taken from Gayle, yes you read that right. He just bunts a full ball down to mid off and scampers across to the other end. The fielder there didn't have the best of throws at the non-striker's end. The giant is off the mark on the 10th ball he faced. |
| 2.3 : C Woakes to E Lewis, Fractionally short and on off, angling away, Lewis makes a leave. |
| 2.4 : C Woakes to E Lewis, Almost identical to the last delivery, once again Evin watchfully lets it through to the keeper. |
| 2.5 : C Woakes to E Lewis, On a length and close to off stump, Lewis punches from the back foot but straight to the cover fielder. |
| 2.6 : C Woakes to E Lewis, OUT! Timber! A surprise delivery, this. Woakes changes his length to go full and spears it in on middle at 140 kph. Lewis' feet go nowhere as he tries to flick but misses the ball completely. It brushes his pads and goes behind to rattle the stumps. Played all over it, Evin. Terrific start for England. |
| Shai Hope comes in at number 3. |
| 3.1 : J Archer to C Gayle, Good length ball around off, shaping away from the batsman, a watchful Gayle lets it be. |
| 3.2 : J Archer to C Gayle, Another leave made by Gayle. He is ready to spend some time in the middle. |
| 3.3 : J Archer to C Gayle, Archer gets closer to the stumps and delivers a full ball on middle. Chris covers the line and blocks it to the off side. |
| 3.4 : J Archer to C Gayle, Archer goes short. Bowls a bouncer right around Gayle's shoulder. The batsman picks it up and allows it to the keeper. |
| 3.5 : J Archer to C Gayle, Archer bowls a length delivery outside off at 149 kph, Gayle leaves it alone. |
| 3.6 : J Archer to C Gayle, EDGY FOUR! Unlucky for the bowler, spoils a good over. A touch short and on middle and off, at 142 kph, Gayle stays back to power it across the line but it takes the inside edge, misses the stumps and goes behind to fine leg for a boundary, first of this match. |
| 4.1 : C Woakes to S Hope, Woakes serves an outswinger but the line is quite wide outside off, Hope shoulders arms. |
| 4.2 : C Woakes to S Hope, Better line from Woakes this time. He delivers it on middle and Hope defends close to his pads. |
| 4.3 : C Woakes to S Hope, The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump. |
| 4.4 : C Woakes to S Hope, Lands it on a full length outside off, Hope reaches out for it for a drive through the line but it takes the inner half of his bat and rolls back to the bowler. |
| 4.5 : C Woakes to S Hope, On a good length and outside off, Hope presses forward to cover the line and then makes a leave. |
| 4.6 : C Woakes to S Hope, Woakes goes wide of the crease this time and delivers a good length ball just outside off. Shai lifts his bat up and allows it through. Second maiden from Woakes! |
| 5.1 : J Archer to C Gayle, FOUR! Cracked down the ground! Archer overpitches and delivers it outside off, Gayle stays back inside the crease and bludgeons it down the ground for a boundary. Nearly took Jofra's ankle with that brute of a shot. |
| 5.2 : J Archer to C Gayle, FOUR! Gayle has decided to cut loose. Enough of blocking. The big man rocks on the back foot to a short delivery on middle and pulls it powerfully to the mid-wicket fence. |
| 5.3 : J Archer to C Gayle, A rising delivery on middle, Gayle stands tall and drops it down with soft hands on the leg side for a quick run. |
| 5.4 : J Archer to S Hope, Lovely delivery. Top class. Archer angles in a good length ball around off, Hope tries to play the line but it nips away at the last moment to beat the outside edge. Nothing much you can do as a batsman. |
| 5.5 : J Archer to S Hope, A length delivery outside off, Hope pokes inside the line and edges it past the second slip fielder to third man. A single is taken. |
| 5.6 : J Archer to C Gayle, Snorter by Archer! A perfectly served bouncer around middle, at 143 kph, Gayle fends it off awkwardly on the leg side and takes a run. Fine last delivery but an expensive over, 11 from it. |
| 6.1 : C Woakes to C Gayle, DROPPED! Gayle is dropped! Massive moment. You don't drop the beast. Gayle winds up for a big heave across the line to a length delivery but gets a big top edge. Wood rushes forward from third man, doesn't judge it well, goes down low to catch the ball but it spills out. The batsmen cross for a run. |
| 6.2 : C Woakes to S Hope, Gets on the front foot and drives it to covers. Dot ball. |
| 6.3 : C Woakes to S Hope, On a length and outside off, straightening a bit, Hope pushes inside the line with gentle hands and gets an outside edge. It doesn't carry to the slip cordon. |
| 6.4 : C Woakes to S Hope, Chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. |
| 6.5 : C Woakes to S Hope, Good length and outside off, left alone by Hope. |
| 6.6 : C Woakes to S Hope, Wide! Tries the outswinger but the line is down the leg side. Hope tries to flick but misses. |
| C Woakes to S Hope, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. End of a fine over by Woakes, should have got Gayle in it. |
| 7.1 : J Archer to C Gayle, FOUR! Archer bowls one short and Gayle punishes it by rocking on the back foot for a boundary. Gayle is in attacking mode. |
| 7.2 : J Archer to C Gayle, Gayle chases one outside off, but can only toe end it high and over the cover-point region. Jason Roy gives the chase and stops the ball in the deep. Only one taken, surprisingly. |
| Jason Roy is looking in some discomfort. He seems to have pulled up his hamstring and is leaving the field. James Vince is the substitute in his place. |
| 7.3 : J Archer to S Hope, Length delivery on the off stump defended off the back foot. |
| 7.4 : J Archer to S Hope, Full and on middle, angling in, Hope brings his bat close to the front pad, tries to flick but fails to control his shot. It goes aerially but safely to mid on. |
| 7.5 : J Archer to S Hope, Shortish ball on off, jumping onto the batsman, Hope goes on his toes to defend it on the off side. |
| 7.6 : J Archer to S Hope, Played to the point region by the batsman. No run to end the over. |
| 8.1 : C Woakes to C Gayle, Length delivery outside off, Gayle taps it towards mid off and looks for a single but is sent back by his partner. |
| 8.2 : C Woakes to C Gayle, FOUR! Woakes dishes out a short delivery around middle, Gayle remains back and powers it over mid on for a boundary. |
| 8.3 : C Woakes to C Gayle, SIX! Gayle gives the charge this time. He motors down the track to a length ball and muscles it over the bowler's head. Chris is unleashing on his namesake. |
| 8.4 : C Woakes to C Gayle, On middle and leg, it's worked behind square leg for one. |
| 8.5 : C Woakes to S Hope, Leading edge! Woakes darts in a good length ball on off and gets it to straighten from there. Hope attempts to play it on the leg side but closes the face of his bat early. It flies off the leading edge, wide of the point fielder and the batsmen cross. |
| 8.6 : C Woakes to C Gayle, Fullish and in the the line of the stumps, Gayle defends it off the inner half of his bat. 12 from the over! |
| 9.1 : J Archer to S Hope, Length ball around off, defended off the back foot to mid on. |
| 9.2 : J Archer to S Hope, Gets behind the line of the delivery and pushes it out in the direction of mid on. |
| 9.3 : J Archer to S Hope, Shai plays it with an angled bat and guides it to third man. One run added to the total. |
| Fine leg comes up. Square leg drops back. There is one less slip now. |
| 9.4 : J Archer to C Gayle, Straighter in line and Gayle helps it towards mid-wicket for a quick run. Archer ain't happy with the fielder there. |
| 9.5 : J Archer to S Hope, Sharp delivery, on middle and angling down the leg side at 147 kph. Hope is beaten in pace as he tries to flick and it goes of his pads to mid-wicket. |
| 9.6 : J Archer to S Hope, Archer is bowling here with a lot of fire. Digs in a well-directed short ball, Hope takes his eyes off it as he tries to somehow fend it off. It takes his gloves and rolls wide of the slip cordon for one. End of Powerplay 1, a decent start from West Indies. |
| Powerplay 2 begins. Liam Plunkett comes in as the first change. |
| 10.1 : L Plunkett to S Hope, Shortish and on off, Hope mistimes his pull shot down to mid on. |
| 10.2 : L Plunkett to S Hope, Fuller in length outside off, Shai opens the face of his bat and runs it down to third man for a run. |
| 10.3 : L Plunkett to C Gayle, Wide! Plunkett attempts a slower one but fails to control his line. Slips a length ball down the leg side and it's wided by the umpire. |
| L Plunkett to C Gayle, Good length ball on middle, Gayle blocks it solidly on the leg side. It goes in the gap at mid-wicket and they cross for a run. |
| 10.4 : L Plunkett to S Hope, Outstanding stop by Morgan! Shai Hope plays a crunching cover drive but fails to beat the English skipper at extra cover. Eoin dives full length to his left to stop the racing ball. |
| 10.5 : L Plunkett to S Hope, The length is short and the line is wide, Shai is on his back foot as he eases it down to third man for one. |
| 10.6 : L Plunkett to C Gayle, Stays on the back foot to a short ball and pulls it down to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| Mark Wood to bowl now. |
| 11.1 : M Wood to C Gayle, Starts his spell with a full length ball outside off, angling away, Gayle shoulders arms. |
| 11.2 : M Wood to C Gayle, Once again a delivery in the channel outside off, good pace from Wood, as expected. Gayle watches it closely before making a leave. |
| 11.3 : M Wood to C Gayle, Make it three leaves in a row. Wood playing on the patience of Gayle here. |
| 11.4 : M Wood to C Gayle, Bowls one in the line of the stumps this time. Gayle gets behind it properly and keeps it out safely on the off side. |
| 11.5 : M Wood to C Gayle, Full in length on middle, Gayle sticks on the back foot and pushes it out with an angled bat to covers. |
| 11.6 : M Wood to C Gayle, Width on offer outside off, Gayle plays late at it and runs it down past the diving backward point fielder for a single at third man. Good start for Wood! |
| 12.1 : L Plunkett to C Gayle, Back of a length ball around leg, Gayle goes deep inside the crease to pull but it hurries in and beats his bat. It hits his thigh pads and speeds down towards third man for a leg bye. |
| 12.2 : L Plunkett to S Hope, FOUR! Not sure he intended to play it that close to Buttler. Good length delivery outside off, holding its line, Hope opens the face of his bat to run it down but it takes the outside half of his blade and screams past the diving keeper for a boundary at third man. |
| 12.3 : L Plunkett to S Hope, Wide! This one is very wide outside off. An easy leave for Hope. |
| L Plunkett to S Hope, A mistimed shot to a length ball and it goes slowly towards mid on. The batsmen cross. 50-run stand comes up now! |
| 12.4 : L Plunkett to C Gayle, Bouncer! A slower one. The batsman does well to evade it. |
| 12.5 : L Plunkett to C Gayle, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 12.6 : L Plunkett to C Gayle, OUT! Plunkett has hunted down the Jamaican giant! He goes short and challenges the batsman to have a go at it. Gayle accepts the proposal and attempts to pull it across the line. But the ball arrives a bit late to take the top edge. It balloons in the air and Bairstow takes a fine catch running to his left from deep mid-wicket. That's a huge wicket for England. Gayle was batting sensibly not at his belligerent best, maybe his plan was to take it deep and then launch |
| Nicholas Pooran comes in at number 4. |
| 13.1 : M Wood to N Pooran, Length ball outside off, driven through covers for a single. |
| 0.0 : Appeal for an lbw! That looks close. But the umpire has turned it down. England take the referral. Is there some inside edge? If not, believe me, Shai Hope is in trouble. |
| 13.2 : M Wood to S Hope, OUT! No inside edge and it's hitting leg. The umpire will have to change his decision. Second wicket for England in quick succession and they have now dismissed the batsman in form for West Indies. Wood cranks up his pace this time. He spears in a length ball on middle at 149 kph and it skids into the batsman. Hope tries his best to flick but is beaten for pace. The ball raps him on the pads they appeal but umpire Dharmasena turns it down. England take the referral and th |
| Shimron Hetmyer is the next man in. |
| 13.3 : M Wood to S Hetmyer, Good length delivery outside off, played towards point. |
| 13.4 : M Wood to S Hetmyer, Shortish and on off, rising onto the batsman, Hetmyer tries running it down but fails to middle his shot. |
| 13.5 : M Wood to S Hetmyer, This time Shimron gets bat on ball and he guides a short ball down to third man for a run. |
| 13.6 : M Wood to N Pooran, Bouncer at 140 kph, Pooran ducks underneath it. |
| 14.1 : L Plunkett to S Hetmyer, The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. |
| 14.2 : L Plunkett to N Pooran, Length ball outside off, Pooran drives it beautifully through covers but can only get a single. |
| 14.3 : L Plunkett to S Hetmyer,Short ball outside off, good leave by the batsman. |
| 14.4 : L Plunkett to S Hetmyer, Length delivery on the pads, Hetmyer flicks it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 14.5 : L Plunkett to N Pooran, Pooran this time flicks this length ball off his pads for a run. |
| 14.6 : L Plunkett to S Hetmyer, Plunkett bowls a good bouncer. Shimron can only duck it and sway away from the line of the delivery for the keeper to do the rest. |
| Drinks break. England in a strong position after removing the top three West Indian batsmen. Chris Gayle showed a bit of aggressive intent but nothing much from the other batsmen so far. The English bowlers have bowled with a lot of fire and venom and apart from one dropped catch, they have been tidy in the field also. Currently they hold the upper hand but things can quickly change if the young guns, Hetmyer and Pooran, spend some time in the middle. Exciting phase coming up. |
| 15.1 : M Wood to N Pooran, Length ball outside off, Wood is getting some swing at this pace. Pooran feels for the delivery and the ball misses the outside edge. |
| 15.2 : M Wood to N Pooran, Again a play and a miss. Pooran again goes fishing outside off and gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 15.3 : M Wood to N Pooran, Pooran drives this length delivery towards mid on. |
| 15.4 : M Wood to N Pooran, Pooran looks to play one through the off side but the ball takes the outside edge and runs down towards third man. A single is taken. |
| 15.5 : M Wood to S Hetmyer, This time Hetmyer leaves this length ball outside off, for the keeper to gobble it up. |
| 15.6 : M Wood to S Hetmyer, Short delivery, hurrying onto the batsman, Shimron mistimes his pull shot to mid on. |
| 16.1 : L Plunkett to N Pooran, Wide! A wayward short delivery down the leg side, Nicholas swivels on the back foot and then leaves it. |
| L Plunkett to N Pooran, FOUR! That's a lovely shot! Plunkett delivers it a little short and outside off, Pooran latches onto it and spanks it through point for a boundary. |
| 16.2 : L Plunkett to N Pooran, Pitches it up and outside off, Nicholas drives square of the wicket on the off side. The third man fielder cuts it off to his left and they take a couple of runs. |
| 16.3 : L Plunkett to N Pooran, Chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. |
| 16.4 : L Plunkett to N Pooran, Plays a length ball down towards covers with soft hands and pinches a run. |
| 16.5 : L Plunkett to S Hetmyer, Full and angling into the batsman on off, Hetmyer closes the face of his bat a bit and pushes it to mid on. |
| 16.6 : L Plunkett to S Hetmyer, FOUR! Bang! Plunkett digs in a short ball on middle, Hetmyer generates a lot of power behind his pull shot and dismisses it over mid-wicket for a boundary. 12 from the over! |
| 17.1 : M Wood to N Pooran, Full in length outside off, driven square of the wicket but straight to point. |
| 17.2 : M Wood to N Pooran, Bumper around leg, Pooran sits down underneath it. |
| 17.3 : M Wood to N Pooran, Length ball wide outside off, Pooran reaches out for it and strokes it to sweeper cover for a run. |
| 17.4 : M Wood to S Hetmyer, Too full in length on off, Hetmyer targets the boundary down the ground but fails to get it away from the middle of his bat. It goes off the toe end to mid on and he has broken his bat. |
| Shimron Hetmyer replaces his damaged willow. |
| 17.5 : M Wood to S Hetmyer, Wide called for height! Wood bangs in a short ball on middle and it just shoots off the surface. Shimron ducks and Buttler does well to collect the ball with a jump. |
| M Wood to S Hetmyer, Slower one, full in length outside off, Hetmyer drives it but fails to beat point. |
| 17.6 : M Wood to S Hetmyer, The batsman has played it towards mid-wicket. No run to end the over, a quiet one after the 12-run last over. |
| 18.1 : L Plunkett to N Pooran, Pooran dances down the track but Plunkett bowls it shorter and slower. Pooran defends it. Intent shown by both the batsmen in the last two overs or so. |
| 18.3 : L Plunkett to S Hetmyer, Shortish and down the leg, Hetmyer pulls it but towards fine leg for one. |
| 18.4 : L Plunkett to N Pooran, Short and on off! Pooran looks to drag the pull but misses. |
| 18.5 : L Plunkett to N Pooran, On off, NP guides it down to third man for one. |
| 18.6 : L Plunkett to S Hetmyer, A single to end the over! Short and on middle, Hetmyer pulls it through square leg for one. |
| Ben Stokes is on now! |
| 19.1 : Ben Stokes to S Hetmyer, Poor shot! It is short and way too wide. Hetmyer looks to pull instead of cut. He gets a bottom edge which goes on the bounce to the keeper. |
| 19.2 : Ben Stokes to S Hetmyer, This time he pulls it hard but too close to the fielder at deep square leg. Only a run. |
| 19.3 : Ben Stokes to N Pooran, Outside off, this is guided through point for one. |
| 19.4 : Ben Stokes to S Hetmyer, Stokes continues bowling it outside off, Hetmyer guides it to point. |
| 19.5 : Ben Stokes to S Hetmyer, A little too straight this time, Hetmyer works it through square leg and takes one. |
| 19.6 : Ben Stokes to N Pooran, Once again Pooran fails to time it. Guilty of going too hard at the ball here. Short and on off, he looks to slap it straight down the ground but mistimes it to mid off. |
| Adil Rashid is on! Changes from both ends by England. |
| 20.1 : A Rashid to S Hetmyer, The googly to begin but it is shorter and on off, Hetmyer slaps it past point for one. |
| 20.2 : A Rashid to N Pooran, Another googly on middle, Pooran looks to defend but it goes off the outer half towards cover for one. |
| 20.3 : A Rashid to S Hetmyer, Tempts the batsman by flighting the ball and landing it around leg. Hetmyer resists and works it through square leg for one. |
| 20.4 : A Rashid to N Pooran, Beauty! Gives it a lot of air once again and lands it around off, it turns away. Pooran lunges and tries to defend but is beaten by the away turn. Good signs for Rashid. He is getting some purchase here. |
| 20.5 : A Rashid to N Pooran, Well bowled again! Now the leg spinner, lands it perfectly outside off. Pooran though lunges and plays it back to the bowler well. |
| 20.6 : A Rashid to N Pooran, A single to end a good first over by Rashid. Pooran puts in a good stride forward and then eases it down to long on for one. |
| Shimron Hetmyer and Nicholas Pooran are the gen next players for West Indies. Both are known for their big shots but have sensibly batted so far. It's all about changing your game as per the situations. Anyway, West Indies at the moment need a partnership. Big hitting can be left for the likes of Dre Russ and Remember the Name. Plenty of time left, still. |
| 21.1 : Ben Stokes to N Pooran, On the body, Pooran pulls it down towards fine leg for one. |
| 21.2 : Ben Stokes to S Hetmyer, Once again the slowness off the wicket is visible here! Stokes bangs it halfway down the wicket and it is the slower one. Hetmyer waits and then pulls but is still early in the shot. It goes off the toe-end towards cover. |
| 21.3 : Ben Stokes to S Hetmyer, Goes fuller and on middle, Hetmyer strokes it to mid on. |
| 21.4 : Ben Stokes to S Hetmyer, In the air... just over! Stokes bowls another bumper, this time it is a pacey one. Hetmyer is late into the pull shot, he still clears mid-wicket who runs back and keeps it down to two. |
| 21.5 : Ben Stokes to S Hetmyer, Slower shorter one, Hetmyer waits for it and then pulls it squarer on the leg side for one. |
| 21.6 : Ben Stokes to N Pooran, Top edge and FOUR! On the body and it is a seam-up ball. Pooran looks to pull but gets a top edge which goes fine down the leg side for a welcome boundary. The last ball somewhat spoils the over for Stokes. |
| 22.1 : A Rashid to S Hetmyer, On middle, Hetmyer works it with the turn towards backward square leg. They go for a run, the batsmen alomst collide but then evade each other and complete the run. |
| 22.2 : A Rashid to N Pooran, WIDE! Well kept though. It is down the leg side, Pooran looks to paddle but misses. Buttler moves to his right and takes it. |
| A Rashid to N Pooran, Shorter and outside off, Pooran hits it through covers for one. |
| 22.3 : A Rashid to S Hetmyer, Shortish again, Hetmyer mistimes it down to long on for one. |
| 22.4 : A Rashid to N Pooran, The googly on off, this one stays low. Pooran looks to punch but it goes off the bottom to cover. |
| 22.5 : A Rashid to N Pooran, Flicks this one through mid-wicket and takes the score to one short of a ton. |
| 22.6 : A Rashid to S Hetmyer, FOUR! Once again the last ball spoils the over. 100 up for the Windies. Hetmyer uses his feet, does not exactly get to the pitch of it but still lofts it over the bowler's head. No fielder there so a boundary. 17 from the last two overs. |
| 23.1 : Ben Stokes to N Pooran, 18 from the last 13 balls now. On the pads, Pooran looks to flick but misses. The ball hits the pad and rolls towards fine leg. A leg bye. |
| 23.2 : Ben Stokes to S Hetmyer, A single to bring up the 50-run stand. Vital one as West Indies were in trouble when the two joined association. They need to continue though. Short and outside off, SH guides it through point for one. |
| 23.3 : Ben Stokes to N Pooran, Good running! Length and on off, Pooran plays outside the line, the ball goes off the inner half towards mid-wicket for one. |
| 23.4 : Ben Stokes to S Hetmyer, Back of a length on off, Hetmyer pushes it to covers. |
| 23.5 : Ben Stokes to S Hetmyer, Cramps the batsman for room by bowling it on the body. Hetmyer somehow hits it towards mid off. He thinks of a run but then bails out. |
| 23.6 : Ben Stokes to S Hetmyer, Well fielded! Shorter and on middle, Hetmyer pulls it nicely but Root at mid-wicket, dives to his right and saves a boundary. A quiet over by Stokes. |
| 24.1 : A Rashid to N Pooran, SIX! All the way! Slightly short and Pooran pounces on it. He rocks back and hammers it over the mid-wicket stand. Ideal start to this over after a quiet last. |
| 24.2 : A Rashid to N Pooran, Now a couple! Good batting! Reaches out for it and strokes it past the diving cover fielder for two. |
| 24.3 : A Rashid to N Pooran, 10 from the first three balls! Pooran picks the length early and pulls it hard towards Stokes who fails to stop it cleanly. It rolls towards deep mid-wicket where the batters take two. |
| 24.4 : A Rashid to N Pooran, Another two! Pooran lofts this over the bowler's head. Does not time it that well but good enough to collect a brace. |
| 24.5 : A Rashid to N Pooran, Well bowled! Tosses it up and bowls it just behind a driving length. Pooran goes for a cover drive but is beaten by the turn away. |
| 24.6 : A Rashid to N Pooran, Two dots to end but a good over for West Indies. Flatter and on middle, Pooran pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 25.1 : Ben Stokes to S Hetmyer, FOUR! Good start to the over once again for the Windies. Clears his front leg, Stokes bowls it slightly short and Hetmyer manages to pull it in the gap through the mid-wicket region for a boundary. Runs coming thick and fast now. |
| 25.2 : Ben Stokes to S Hetmyer, FOUR! Through long on this time! Consecutive boundaries! 20 from the last 8 balls. Hetmyer once again clears his front leg, Stokes tries to cramp him for room by bowling it closer to the body. Hetmyer adjusts and smashes it through mid on. |
| 25.3 : Ben Stokes to S Hetmyer, Sensible batting! Jams this very full ball out through square leg for one. |
| 25.4 : Ben Stokes to N Pooran, Yorker on off, Pooran jams it out to point. |
| 25.5 : Ben Stokes to N Pooran, Down the leg side, Pooran works it to fine leg and takes one. This is good batting by West Indies. One of the batters is taking a risk and the other is happy to nudge around and take the singles. |
| 25.6 : Ben Stokes to S Hetmyer, Good running! A couple to end another good over for the visitors. Short and it is the slower one. Hetmyer pulls it gently towards backward square leg. Calls for two immediately and takes it. |
| 26.1 : A Rashid to N Pooran, Good fielding! Rashid bowls it a little too full outside off, Pooran lofts it over cover. Woakes in the deep runs to his left, dives and keeps it down to two. |
| 26.2 : A Rashid to N Pooran, A lot of couples at the moment! Shorter and outside off, Pooran looks to cut but gets an outside edge towards third man for two. |
| 26.3 : A Rashid to N Pooran, This is on middle, Pooran eases it down to long on for one. |
| 26.4 : A Rashid to S Hetmyer, Third brace in the over! This is down the leg side, Hetmyer works it fine on the leg side and takes two. |
| 26.5 : A Rashid to S Hetmyer, And now a dot as Hetmyer finds mid-wicket with the flick. |
| 26.6 : A Rashid to S Hetmyer, Another dot as Hetmyer blocks the last ball. |
| Joe Root is into the attack now. He replaces Stokes. The two dashing West Indian southpaw have steadied the ship nicely here. Can Root break the partnership here? He has a knack of doing that. |
| Buttler has taken the bails off. Without the ball though. Hetmyer was into his cut and at the very moment, Buttler by mistake disturbs the stumps with his glove. The umpires have a look as to when Buttler did that as if he has done it before the shot is played then the ball won't be counted. |
| 27.1 : Joe Root to N Pooran, The bails are off! England start celebrating but wait, it is cut short as it is Buttler's glove that takes it off. Shorter and outside off, Pooran cuts it towards the point. The LED bails light as he connects with the ball. Wood collects it and starts celebrating but then Buttler indicates it is his glove. |
| 27.2 : Joe Root to N Pooran, Fires it on the pads, Pooran looks to sweep but misses to get hit on the glove. |
| 27.3 : Joe Root to N Pooran, Full and outside off, Pooran strokes it through cover for one. |
| 27.4 : Joe Root to S Hetmyer, This is on the pads, Hetmyer works it to square leg. |
| 27.5 : Joe Root to S Hetmyer, Shortish and outside off, Hetmyer slaps it through cover for one. |
| 27.6 : Joe Root to N Pooran, Good delivery! This is flatter and it drifts back in. Pooran pushes it to cover. An action-packed first by Root comes to an end. |
| 28.1 : A Rashid to S Hetmyer, On the pads, Hetmyer works it towards fine leg. He calls for two but has to settle for one. |
| 28.2 : A Rashid to N Pooran, The googly but the length is shorter, Pooran goes back and slaps it to mid off. |
| 28.3 : A Rashid to N Pooran, Flighted ball on middle, it is the googly. Pooran looks to go inside out over covers but the ball turns away. Goes off the outer half through covers for one. The batter was lucky there as it could have gone straight to a fielder as well. |
| 28.4 : A Rashid to S Hetmyer, Another googly outside leg. Hetmyer looks to sweep but misses to get hit on the pads. |
| 28.5 : A Rashid to S Hetmyer, Flatter and on off, SH punches it to covers. |
| 28.6 : A Rashid to S Hetmyer, Three dots in a row to end! Hetmyer once again goes for the big sweep but misses to get hit on the pads. A better over from Rashid. |
| 29.1 : Joe Root to N Pooran, Tossed up on off, Pooran taps it towards backward point and takes a single. |
| 29.2 : Joe Root to S Hetmyer, Root escapes with one there. Bowls a low full toss outside off, Hetmyer cannot get under it and hits it to long on for one. |
| 29.3 : Joe Root to N Pooran, Flighted around off, Pooran cuts it to backward point. |
| 29.4 : Joe Root to N Pooran, Shorter on off, Pooran milks it to long on and gets to the other end. |
| 29.5 : Joe Root to S Hetmyer, OUT! Root has done the trick here. Joe has broken this budding partnership. It is a very soft dismissal for Hetmyer. Root bowls an off spinner around off, Hetmyer looks to drive it towards long on. Shimron hits it uppishly to the left of Root. He moves there and takes a simple caught and bowled. He has the knack of breaking partnership and he has done that here as well. Hetmyer won't be happy looking back at that, he was batting very sensibly here but the three dots |
| Jason Holder is the new batsman. |
| Jason Holder is the new man in. The skipper walks out at a crucial time. West Indies have managed to get themselves back in the game and another partnership here could probably take them to a strong position. |
| 29.6 : Joe Root to J Holder, Holder is off the mark straightaway. He gets an easy-peasy full toss on middle and leg, which Jason nudges it to long on for a single. |
| 30.1 : A Rashid to J Holder, On the shorter side and outside off, Holder slaps it towards cover where the fielder dives and saves a run. |
| 30.2 : A Rashid to J Holder, On the stumps, it is blocked. |
| 30.3 : A Rashid to J Holder, A little too full and JH strokes it down to long off and takes one. |
| 30.4 : A Rashid to N Pooran, Down the leg side, Pooran sweeps it nicely through fine leg for one. |
| 30.5 : A Rashid to J Holder, The flipper on off, JH pushes it to covers. |
| 30.6 : A Rashid to J Holder, Slower through the air on middle, Holder defends it nicely. Another good over comes to an end. |
| 31.1 : Joe Root to N Pooran, Quicker and on off, Pooran hits it towards cover for a quick run. Moves onto 48. |
| 31.2 : Joe Root to J Holder, On the stumps, it is worked to mid-wicket. |
| 31.3 : Joe Root to J Holder, Works it with the turn through square leg for one. |
| 31.4 : Joe Root to N Pooran, Way too wide outside off, Pooran hits it through covers for one. 150 up for West Indies. |
| 31.5 : Joe Root to J Holder, SIX! Lovely shot! Holder hit that so easily. Beautiful to watch when he plays such strokes. Root floats it up on off, Holder leans into it and lofts it over mid off and it goes all the way. |
| 31.6 : Joe Root to J Holder, OUT! Caught and bowled again! Root gets his second. He is over the moon at the moment. Jason Holder on the other hand, will be kicking himself at the moment. That is probably the softest dismissal you will see. It is a completely harmless delivery, it is bowled down the leg side. Had Holder left it, it would have been called a wide, had he gone hard after it, he could have got a boundary. He does neither of the two but instead looks to work it on the leg side with sof |
| Andre Russell walks out to bat next. He has a lot of time to settle in and then unleash the Russell-mania. It will be interesting to see what will be his approach though. No doubt he has the ability to tonk it from ball one. |
| 32.1 : A Rashid to N Pooran, Fifty for Pooran! His maiden ODI half ton and it could not have come at a crucial time. He needs to go on now as he is well set has probably gotten use to the pace of the wicket. He gets there by easing it down to long on and getting to the other end. |
| 32.2 : A Rashid to A Russell, Inside edge! Russell straightaway goes after the bowler. Rashid cleverly tosses it up and wide outside off. AR throws his bat at it but gets an inside edge which goes on the bounce to the keeper. |
| 32.3 : A Rashid to A Russell, Drives it nicely this time but finds cover. |
| 32.4 : A Rashid to A Russell, Flatter and on middle, Russell blocks it out. |
| 32.5 : A Rashid to A Russell, Gives it air once again, Russell leans into it and strokes it down to long off to get off the mark. |
| 32.6 : A Rashid to N Pooran, A dot to end! Just two from the over. Pooran works the last ball towards mid-wicket. |
| 33.1 : Joe Root to A Russell, Flatter and on off, Russell pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 33.2 : Joe Root to A Russell, Full and on off, Russell strokes it down to long off for one. |
| 33.3 : Joe Root to N Pooran, Shortish and outside off, Pooran slaps it through covers for one. |
| 33.4 : Joe Root to A Russell, On the pads, this is worked towards short fine leg for one. |
| 33.5 : Joe Root to N Pooran, On the stumps, defended. |
| 33.6 : Joe Root to N Pooran, On the stumps once again. Pooran pushes it to covers. Another good over by Root. The spinners are not only bowling their overs quickly but also choking the runs. |
| 34.1 : A Rashid to A Russell, DROPPED! Woakes drops a skier! He had one dropped off his bowling and he spills one now. Russell gets a life, this could prove very, very costly. However, what was Russell doing there? A needless shot by him. He looks for the slog sweep against the turn but only manages a top edge. It goes high up in the air towards deep mid-wicket. Woakes runs to his left and tries to catch it but spills it. The batsmen take one. |
| 34.2 : A Rashid to N Pooran, Pooran works it through square leg for one. |
| 34.3 : A Rashid to A Russell, BEATEN! Flatter and on off, Russell looks to play inside the line but is beaten by the away turn. |
| 34.4 : A Rashid to A Russell, SIX! Rubbing salt on the wound is Russell here! This time he does the right thing. Looks to go straight. Connects well and it clears the long on fence with ease. |
| 34.5 : A Rashid to A Russell, This one is not in his arc so he goes back and blocks it. |
| 34.6 : A Rashid to A Russell, SIX! BOOM BOOM GOES RUSSELL AGAIN! Woakes will be hurting the most at the moment. Second biggie in the over. Goes with the turn this time so the risk on the shot is very less. Hits it over the bowler and it clears the long off fence with utmost ease. 14 from the over. Could have easily been a successful over for the English but ends up begin a good one for the visitors. |
| Russell is down on the floor getting some attention from the physio. It is his wrist which is causing the problem. He has had this issue for sometime now. Looks fine to continue his innings though. |
| 35.1 : Joe Root to N Pooran, Looks to sweep it from outside off but it goes off the inner half towards short fine leg. |
| 35.2 : Joe Root to N Pooran, Nicely played! Very full outside off, Pooran manages to squeeze it through point. Seemed a certain boundary but Jonny in the deep runs to his right, dives and saves two for his side. |
| 35.3 : Joe Root to N Pooran, Flatter and on off, Pooran pushes it through covers for one. |
| 35.4 : Joe Root to A Russell, FIVE WIDES! Bonus runs! Root may have felt that Russell is going to charge at him so he fires it down the leg side. AR does not do so, he lets this one go. Buttler fails to collect it and it races to the fine leg fence. |
| Joe Root to A Russell, On the stumps, it is kept out. |
| 35.5 : Joe Root to A Russell, Works it with the turn through mid-wicket for one. |
| 35.6 : Joe Root to N Pooran, A little too full outside off, Pooran looks to cut but the length is not right for that shot. He misses. So despite that five wides, it is a good over by Root. |
| Mark Wood is back on! He was brilliant in his first spell. Can he do the same again? |
| 36.1 : M Wood to A Russell, FOUR! Has not started this one well! Russell welcomes Wood back into the attack with a boundary. He makes room and Wood follows him. AR whips it through mid-wicket and bags a boundary. |
| 36.2 : M Wood to A Russell, OUT! Woakes takes it this time! Wood has the last laugh! Russell once again throws it away. He was just going after everything here and perishes in the attempt to clear the boundary again. Wood bangs it short and cramps the batsman for room by bowling it closer to the body. Russell is in no position to pull it but still goes for the shot. He gets a top edge and it goes towards deep square leg where Woakes takes a sitter. England continue to remain on top. |
| The new man in is Carlos Brathwaite. 13.4 overs left in the innings. He too can take his time here and then go ballistic. But before doing that he has to support Pooran who is playing a fine knock. |
| 36.3 : M Wood to C Brathwaite, On the stumps, Carlos keeps it out. |
| 36.4 : M Wood to C Brathwaite, A little too straight this time, Brathwaite works it through mid-wicket and gets off strike. |
| 36.5 : M Wood to N Pooran, Good length and on off, Pooran guides it to point. |
| 36.6 : M Wood to N Pooran, Plays it with soft hands to the left of the keeper. He wants a run but is sent back. End of a successful over by Wood. |
| The pacy Jofra Archer is back for his second spell. 5-0-25-0 is his figures so far. Has been wicketless but has bowled with aggression. |
| 37.1 : J Archer to C Brathwaite, Well played and well ran! Lands it on off, Brathwaite plays it with soft hands towards point and gets to the other end. |
| 37.2 : J Archer to N Pooran, Full and on off, Pooran strokes it to covers. |
| 37.3 : J Archer to N Pooran, Goes full again on off, Pooran strokes it wide of sweeper cover and takes two. |
| 37.4 : J Archer to N Pooran, On the stumps, Pooran lunges and defends it towards mid off. |
| 37.5 : J Archer to N Pooran, Good bumper and it is well-directed. Pooran ducks under it in time. |
| 37.6 : J Archer to N Pooran, Another dot to end! Length and around off, Pooran guides it to point. |
| Adil Rashid back on. He has a slip in place here as well. |
| 38.1 : A Rashid to C Brathwaite, Floats it up on off, Brathwaite looks to drive but gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| 38.2 : A Rashid to C Brathwaite, On the bounce! Brathwaite looks to play the slog sweep. Does not time it that well and that probably saves him as it lands well short of deep mid-wicket. One taken. |
| 38.3 : A Rashid to N Pooran, FOUR! Nicely played! The googly on leg stump, Pooran gets on top of the bounce and sweeps it all along the ground through square leg for a boundary. |
| 38.4 : A Rashid to N Pooran, Another one down the leg side, Pooran hits it finer on the leg side but just for one. |
| 38.5 : A Rashid to C Brathwaite, Flatter and on the pads, CB works it towards fine leg. Calls for two but there is only one in it. |
| 38.6 : A Rashid to N Pooran, 200 up for the Windies with that single. Pooran picks Rashid and works it through mid-wicket for one. 8 from the over. |
| 39.1 : J Archer to N Pooran, Full and on the stumps, Pooran pushes it back to the bowler who makes a half-stop. No extra runs conceded. |
| 39.2 : J Archer to N Pooran, Down the leg side, Pooran looks to pull but misses to get hit high on the thigh pad. The ball rolls towards square leg. A leg bye taken. Pooran missed out there, he only needed to get ball on ball and it would have been a boundary. |
| 39.3 : J Archer to C Brathwaite, This is angled into the batter, Brathwaite works it through mid-wicket for one. |
| Another injury issue here for England! Morgan seems to be struggling and now is limping off the field. Not exactly sure what the issue is. Roy first and now Morgan. Worrying signs for England this. Buttler will take over in the skipper's absence. |
| Stand-in skipper's first job is to signal for the review as an appeal for a caught behind has been turned down. Let's see. |
| 39.4 : J Archer to N Pooran, OUT! There is a spike on snicko and Pooran has to take the long walk back. Excellent use of the review by England, actually by Buttler as Jofra Archer never seemed confident there. He goes from wide of the crease and bangs it short. It keeps coming in with the angle. Pooran shoulders arms to it. Buttler takes it and appeals. The umpire shakes his head. He then reviews. Replays roll in and they show the on-field call has to be overturned. Pooran walks back at the wrong |
| Into the tail now. Sheldon Cottrell is the first of the three pacers to walk out to bat. |
| Review time! This time it is West Indies' chance. Cottrell has come across and has looked to flick it. He has missed his flick. The ball catches him on the front pad. The umpire after a thought raises his finger. Cottrell takes the review. At best it will be umpire's call is what I feel. Let's see what the Hawk Eye has to say. |
| 39.5 : J Archer to S Cottrell, OUT! Three reds and Archer is on a hat-trick. Cottrell bags a golden duck. He takes a review along with him. This is once again angled into the batsman, Sheldon shuffles right across and looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. England make a huge appeal. The umpire takes his time and then raises the finger. Cottrell reviews and replays show that the on-field call this time is the right one. |
| Oshane Thomas is out to face the hat-trick ball. Nervy moment for him. Can he play out the hat-trick ball. Short leg in place for him. |
| 39.6 : J Archer to O Thomas, No hat-trick! The idea was right by Archer. He attacks the stumps and bowls it very full. Thomas keeps it out off the front foot. Top notch from Archer. 2 runs and 2 wickets of the over. |
| Powerplay 3 time! Maximum of 5 fielders can be placed outside the 30-yard circle till the end of the innings. If West Indies manage to take it till there then it will be a surprise. |
| 40.1 : A Rashid to C Brathwaite, On the pads, CB looks to defend but it hits his pad. |
| 40.2 : A Rashid to C Brathwaite, On the middle stump, Brathwaite keeps it out again. |
| 40.3 : A Rashid to C Brathwaite, The googly, Brathwaite picks it and works it to short fine leg. |
| 40.4 : A Rashid to C Brathwaite, Floats it up on middle, CB is happy to block it out. |
| 40.5 : A Rashid to C Brathwaite, Floats it up on off, Brathwaite strokes it down to long off for one. Thomas has one ball to play out. |
| 40.6 : A Rashid to O Thomas, Howzzat? The answer to that question is not out. Pitched outside leg. It is the googly. Oshane looks to defend but misses to get hit on the pads. An appeal but the umpire shakes his head. |
| 41.1 : J Archer to C Brathwaite, Full and straight on off, Brathwaite strokes it to deep cover for a single. |
| 41.2 : J Archer to O Thomas, Slower ball but it is a full toss, Thomas does well to tap it to cover. |
| 41.3 : J Archer to O Thomas, Length ball on off, bowled at 145 kph. Thomas defends it off the front foot. |
| 41.4 : J Archer to O Thomas, NOT OUT! There is clear day-light between bat and ball. England lose their sole review. Back of a length ball outside off. The ball rises onto Thomas. Oshane looks to defend but then decides to back away. The ball goes past him. Buttler puts in an appeal. He is confident and he takes the referral. Replays roll in and show there was a huge gap between the bat and ball. Ultra Edge confirms there was nothing on the ball |
| England have taken the review! Once again it is for caught behind. The English players look confident but it seems to be missing the glove as well as the bat. Let's see what it is. |
| 41.5 : J Archer to O Thomas, Good length ball on middle and off, Thomas pushes it to mid on. |
| 41.6 : J Archer to O Thomas, Swing and a miss! Back of a length ball outside off, Thomas moves away from the stumps and looks to slash it but misses. |
| Mark Wood is back! He has two for now and has a good chance to add to that tally. |
| 42.1 : M Wood to C Brathwaite, The batsman was beaten and missed the line of the delivery. |
| 42.2 : M Wood to C Brathwaite, Just above Wood's hand! Brathwaite makes room and Wood follows him. CB looks to go over mid off but the ball hits the higher portion of the bat and lobs just over Wood. |
| 42.3 : M Wood to C Brathwaite, SIX! That has been nailed! Picks the length early this time and manages to flick it over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. Windies would love a few more of these. |
| 42.4 : M Wood to C Brathwaite, Slower one by Wood. Brathwaite looks to work it on the leg side but misses to get hit high on the pads. The ball rolls towards point. Brathwaite does not run. |
| 42.5 : M Wood to C Brathwaite, Shorter and on middle, CB hops and plays it down to third man for one. Oshane once again has one ball to play out. |
| 42.6 : M Wood to O Thomas, He does negotiate the last ball well! Wood attacks the stumps, Thomas defends it towards point. |
| 43.1 : J Archer to C Brathwaite, Good short one! Brathwaite looks to hop and defend but gets beaten. |
| 43.2 : J Archer to C Brathwaite, Another short one and on middle, Brathwaite looks to pull it by taking his eyes off the ball. Misses. |
| 43.3 : J Archer to C Brathwaite, Another swing and another miss! Goes short again, Brathwaite only connects with thin air. |
| 43.4 : J Archer to C Brathwaite, OUT! Up goes the finger! Brathwaite can't believe he has been given out as he is down on his haunches. No reviews left though and he has to walk back. Archer gets his third. He goes short again and once again Brathwaite is cramped for room. He still goes for the pull. The ball goes off something and into the mitts of Buttler. The bowler appeals and the umpire after giving it a thought raises his finger. CB walks back disappointed and rightly so as replays show tha |
| Shannon Gabriel walks out at number 11. Any runs from here will be bonus for West Indies. |
| 43.5 : J Archer to S Gabriel, On off, SG defends it. |
| 43.6 : J Archer to S Gabriel, Bumper and Gabriel evades it. A wicket maiden for Archer. Don't normally see that in Powerplay 3! |
| 44.1 : M Wood to O Thomas, Oshane makes room and Wood bowls it full. He jams it out to mid off. |
| 44.2 : M Wood to O Thomas, Bangs it a touch shorter and Thomas sways away from it. |
| 44.3 : M Wood to O Thomas, Goes short and on the body, Thomas looks to pull but the ball hits the body and rolls towards third man for one. Leg bye. |
| 44.4 : M Wood to S Gabriel, OUT! TIMBER! Full and straight at 147 kph and the stumps are knocked over. Too good for a number 11. It also tails back in from outside off, Gabriel fails to get bat on ball and the stumps are rattled. 50th ODI wicket for Mark Wood! WEST INDIES ARE BOWLED OUT FOR 212! |
| A very professional bowling show by England! They were right on the money from the word go. Chris Woakes and Jofra Archer set the tone initially by bowling with a lot of fire. Liam Plunkett and Mark Wood didn't let the intensity drop and piled on the misery. Reduced to 55/3, Shimron Hetmyer and Nicholas Pooran raised an 89-run stand to revive the innings but then Eoin Morgan played the masterstroke. He brought Joe Root into the attack and the part-timer not only broke the dangerous stand but als |
| Barring Chris Gayle and the pair of Shimron Hetmyer and Nicholas Pooran, there wasn't much fight shown by the boys from the Caribbean. They kept on losing wickets at regular intervals and eventually got bundled out with 32 balls left. Mark Wood and Jofra Archer, the speed merchants of the English bowling, finished with a 3-wicket haul each and were too hot to handle. |
| Isa Guha is having a little chat with Jofra Archer. The pacer says this is just another game of cricket but it was nice to play against some old friends. States the pitch is not as quick as it looks and the cross-seam balls did get some purchase. Mentions he is enjoying his role and he is getting good support from the rest and it was a good effort by the boys. Further adds Gayle could have taken the game away and they were delighted to get him early. Ends by saying, the boys who walked out with |
| It's a simple target for England. But the fitness of their two main batsmen, Jason Roy and Eoin Morgan, is unknown. That will have a say on the chase, if they don't bat. Still, the English team is full of utility batsmen and you can back them to scale down this total. Having said that, West Indies have been fairly aggressive with the ball, so it won't be a smooth sail. Let's wait and find out what happens in the run chase. Do join us in a short while. |
| 0.0 : We are back for the chase! The West Indies players are in a huddle before they take their positions in the field. Jason Roy is injured and also he cannot bat before number 7. So Jonny Bairstow walks out with a new partner in Joe Root. Both are from Yorkshire so understanding should not be an issue. This is the first time that Root is opening for England in ODIs. Sheldon Cottrell to operate with the first new ball. |
| 0.1 : S Cottrell to J Bairstow, Cottrell starts with a bouncer. It is on the leg side, Bairstow ducks under it. There were some doubts whether it is a wide or not but the umpire is happy. |
| 0.2 : S Cottrell to J Bairstow, Now Cottrell bowls it full outside off. No swing on offer on this one. Jonny leaves it alone. |
| 0.3 : S Cottrell to J Bairstow, The chase is off the mark. Full outside off, Bairstow drives it through point. Pooran chases it and pulls it back before the ropes. The batsmen meanwhile comeback for the third. |
| 0.4 : S Cottrell to Joe Root, Back of a length ball on off, Root blocks it strongly to start his innings. |
| 0.5 : S Cottrell to Joe Root, Cottrell once again hits the deck hard on a length. Root defends it to cover. |
| 0.6 : S Cottrell to Joe Root, A very well bowled bouncer to end the over. It is close to the body, Root jumps and does well to keep it down. Not a big chase so they can take their time. 3 off the first over. |
| Oshane Thomas to bowl from the other end with the second new ball. |
| 1.1 : O Thomas to J Bairstow, Thomas starts with a back of a length ball on off, Bairstow gets on top of the bounce and taps it down to the ground. |
| 1.2 : O Thomas to J Bairstow, Good length ball on off, Bairstow look to flick it but it comes off the inner half of his bat onto the body. |
| 1.3 : O Thomas to J Bairstow, FOUR! First one of the innings and it has come right off the meat. Thomas bowls it on a length outside off. He offers a nice amount of room and Bairstow pounces on it. Jonny slaps it through covers for a boundary. |
| 1.4 : O Thomas to J Bairstow, Good fielding. Back of a length ball outside off, Bairstow punches it to the right of point. The fielder there dives and saves runs for his side. |
| 1.5 : O Thomas to J Bairstow, In the air... but safe. The ploy is clear, they are going to bowl short. It is on that very length outside off, Bairstow looks to uppercut it but it goes off the upper half of his bat. The ball goes to the right of third man and the batsmen take two. |
| 1.6 : O Thomas to J Bairstow, Back of a length ball on off, Bairstow blocks it. |
| 2.1 : S Cottrell to Joe Root, Root is off the mark. Full on off, Root pushes it towards cover and takes a quick single. His first run as an opener for England in ODIs. |
| 2.2 : S Cottrell to J Bairstow, On middle and leg, Jonny flicks it through mid-wicket and gets a couple. |
| 2.3 : S Cottrell to J Bairstow, Good length ball on off and middle, Bairstow pushes it to the man at cover. |
| 2.4 : S Cottrell to J Bairstow, FOUR! That was four the moment Bairstow hit it. Full outside off. It is slightly overpitched, Bairstow takes it with both hands and drives it through covers for a boundary. |
| 2.5 : S Cottrell to J Bairstow, Good comeback. Bowls a very good yorker on off, Jonny does well to block it. |
| 2.6 : S Cottrell to J Bairstow, WIDE! Cottrell misses his line with the bouncer and bowls it down the leg side. Bairstow ducks under it. The umpire signals it as wide. |
| S Cottrell to J Bairstow, Good length ball on off, Bairstow defends it to see off the over. 8 runs off the over. England off to a solid start here. |
| 3.1 : O Thomas to Joe Root,Good length ball on off, Root defends it astutely. |
| 3.2 : O Thomas to Joe Root, FOUR! Too good! Just too good. Thomas lands it on a length around off, Root pulls it with ease through backward square leg for a boundary. That shot had class written all over it. |
| 3.3 : O Thomas to Joe Root, Full on off, Root follows the boundary with a good solid front foot defense. |
| 3.4 : O Thomas to Joe Root, Full on the pads, Root turns it behind square on the leg side and gets a couple. |
| 3.5 : O Thomas to Joe Root, The length is the same but it on off this time, Root taps it towards cover and takes a quick single. |
| 3.6 : O Thomas to J Bairstow, Good shot but straight to the man at mid off. Full on off, Bairstow plays a good looking drive but gets no run. 4 overs gone, England are 24/0. |
| 4.1 : S Cottrell to Joe Root, FOUR! Classic Joe Root. Full outside off, Root gets on his front foot and plays a textbook cover drive for a boundary. |
| 4.2 : S Cottrell to Joe Root, Comes around the wicket and bowls it on a lenght, Root cuts it through point. Thomas runs to his right from third man and stops the ball from going to the fence with a dive. The batsmen take two. |
| 4.3 : S Cottrell to Joe Root, Good length ball on off, Root defends it off the back foot. |
| 4.4 : S Cottrell to Joe Root, Once again the length is the same, this time Root cuts it but to the man at point. |
| 4.5 : S Cottrell to Joe Root, Hits the deck hard on a length, Root defends it calmly off his back foot. |
| 4.6 : S Cottrell to Joe Root, Bouncer! It is on off, Root looks to pull but misses. Someone was appealing, don't know who it was and what he was appealing for. |
| 5.1 : O Thomas to J Bairstow, FOUR! SHOT! Full on middle, Bairstow plays a picture-perfect on drive past mid on for a boundary. Bairstow holds the pose for the cameras. Reminiscent of the great Sachin Tendulkar's straight drive. |
| 5.2 : O Thomas to J Bairstow, Now an inside edge. Length ball outside off, Jonny looks to cut but gets an inside edge which goes past the stumps towards the fine leg region for a single. |
| 5.3 : O Thomas to Joe Root, Outside off, Root plays it to the man at point. |
| 5.4 : O Thomas to Joe Root, FOUR! Root is oozing class at the moment. Full outside off, Root gets on his front foot and plays a handsome cover drive for a boundary. |
| 5.5 : O Thomas to Joe Root, Outside off on a length, Root looks to drive but gets a bottom edge on it which goes to point. |
| 5.6 : O Thomas to Joe Root, Good length ball outside off, Root taps it down to third man and keeps the strike with a single. |
| Shannon Gabriel is on now! His skipper needs a wicket, can he deliver? |
| 6.1 : S Gabriel to Joe Root, Starts with a back of a length ball, Root pulls it past square leg and gets a couple. |
| 6.2 : S Gabriel to Joe Root, On off now, Root defends it off the back foot. |
| 6.3 : S Gabriel to Joe Root, Another good looking shot this. Length ball outside off, Root cuts it past point and runs the first one hard. The outfield is still damp so as the fielder from third man mops it up, Root comes back for the second. Good running this. |
| 6.4 : S Gabriel to Joe Root, Follows it up with a solid tap back to the bowler. |
| 6.5 : S Gabriel to Joe Root, Bouncer! It skids off the surface. Root looks to pull but gets an edge on it which deflects on to his helmet. |
| 6.6 : S Gabriel to Joe Root, Bouncer gone wrong! It is over Root's head and the umpire signals it as wide. |
| S Gabriel to Joe Root, Outside off on a length, Root punches it towards cover and takes a single. |
| Change from both the ends now as Andre Russell is on! |
| 7.1 : A Russell to Joe Root, FOUR! Fifty comes up for England with that glorious boundary. Russell bowls it full first up on off, Root loves it there and drives it through cover-point for a boundary. |
| 7.2 : A Russell to Joe Root, Another nice shot. Length ball outside off, Root cuts it through cover-point. Cottrell runs from third man and stops the ball from going to the fence. The batsmen take three. |
| 7.3 : A Russell to J Bairstow, Ouch!! Back of a length ball on the body, Bairstow sways away from it but the ball hits him on his body. |
| 7.4 : A Russell to J Bairstow, This time Bairstow sways away from the ball and the ball goes to the keeper. |
| 7.5 : A Russell to J Bairstow, Good length ball on off, Jonny defends it with a straight bat. |
| 7.6 : A Russell to J Bairstow, Bouncer to finish the over. It is away from the body so Bairstow let's it carry to the keeper. 7 off Russell's first. England need 160 off 252 balls. |
| 8.1 : S Gabriel to Joe Root, Good length ball on off, Root defends it to cover. |
| 8.2 : S Gabriel to Joe Root, FOUR! Up and over. Good length ball on off, Root has no qualms and pulls it over backward square leg with comfort. There is no one in the deep, so no risk and he gets a boundary. |
| 8.3 : S Gabriel to Joe Root, Slightly fuller on middle, Root taps it down to backward point. |
| 8.4 : S Gabriel to Joe Root, WIDE! Now bowls it down the leg side, Root looks to pull it but misses. |
| S Gabriel to Joe Root, On middle and leg, Root flicks it to the man at mid-wicket. |
| 8.5 : S Gabriel to Joe Root, Now flicks it past the man at mid-wicket and to the man in the deep for a single. |
| 8.6 : S Gabriel to J Bairstow, WIDE! Once again Shannon misses his line and bowls it down the leg side. Hope does well diving to his left and stopping the ball. |
| S Gabriel to J Bairstow, Another good pull shot but this time the man is a bit squarer at deep mid-wicket so just a single. West Indies desperately need a wicket. These two are strolling at the moment. |
| The skipper brings himself on. Jason Holder is into the attack. Just the one over for Russell then. |
| 9.1 : J Holder to J Bairstow, Good length ball around off, Bairstow looks to pull but misses and gets hit on the thigh pad. |
| 9.2 : J Holder to J Bairstow, Length ball on off, Bairstow defends it with a straight bat. |
| 9.3 : J Holder to J Bairstow, Good length ball on top of off, Bairstow tucks it to mid on. |
| Such is England's batting talent. Their two crucial batsmen got injured but it has not mattered much to them. They have shown that the Plan B was ready for such scenarios and Joe Root has stepped up to deliver as an opener. The English team is in cruise control at the moment against some listless bowling from West Indies. |
| 9.4 : J Holder to J Bairstow, Play and a miss. Slightly shorter than the previous one, Bairstow goes for the big pull but misses. There was a little inswing once the ball went past the bat. |
| 9.5 : J Holder to J Bairstow, Good length ball on the pads, Bairstow flicks it to deep square leg and gets a single. |
| 9.6 : J Holder to Joe Root, Inside edge has saved Root there. Fuller on off, the ball nips back in. Root loks to defend but fortunately for him gets an inside edge onto his pads. Solid start for the skipper. Just 1 off his first. England are 62/0 at the end of Powerplay 1. They need another 141 runs off 40 overs. |
| Power play 2 time! 4 fielders allowed outside the 30-yard circle. Andre Russell comes on to bowl. Change of ends for him. |
| 10.1 : A Russell to J Bairstow, WIDE! Russell sprays it down the leg side. Bairstow leaves it alone and it has been wided by the umpire. |
| A Russell to J Bairstow, Short ball outside off, Jonny lets it carry to the keeper. |
| 10.2 : A Russell to J Bairstow, FOUR! Cleverly played. He was expecting this back of a length ball to bounce higher and he was planning to leave it but the ball does not bounce much and he just lofts it over the slips with his uppercut for a boundary. |
| 10.3 : A Russell to J Bairstow, Looks to play the uppercut once again but misses it this time. |
| 10.4 : A Russell to J Bairstow, Back of a length delivery on off, Jonny pulls it to deep square leg and gets an easy single. |
| 10.5 : A Russell to Joe Root, Another very well controlled pull shot from Root. It is towards deep square leg and he gets to the other end. |
| 10.6 : A Russell to J Bairstow, Ouch! That must have jarred him. Russell bangs it in short, he put in a lot of effort on this one as he falls after bowling it. Bairstow looks to get away from it but the ball hits him right on his helmet. |
| The physio is out in the middle having a concussion check on Jonny Bairstow. He looks fine and has replaced his helmet. |
| 11.1 : J Holder to Joe Root, Good length ball on off, Root pushes it to cover. |
| 11.2 : J Holder to Joe Root, On the pads, Root looks to flick it but it rolls off his pads towards the on side and they take a run. Leg bye signaled. |
| 11.3 : J Holder to J Bairstow, Another piece of good running from the openers. Good length ball on middle and leg, Bairstow turns it towards backward square leg. They run the first one hard and call for two. They get it with relative ease. |
| 11.4 : J Holder to J Bairstow, FOUR! Poor from the West Indian skipper. It is on the pads, Bairstow just helps it fine down the leg side for a boundary. |
| 11.5 : J Holder to J Bairstow, FOUR! Nothing going West Indies way. Short ball on off, Bairstow initially looks to pull but then decides to pull away from it. He though is too late and ends up top edging it. Luckily it goes safely down to fine leg for a boundary. |
| 11.6 : J Holder to J Bairstow, Good length ball on off, Jonny defends it to see off the over. 11 runs off this Holder over. |
| Shannon Gabriel comes on. |
| 12.1 : S Gabriel to Joe Root, Root flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 12.2 : S Gabriel to J Bairstow, Full on off, Bairstow defends it towards mid off and shouts a loud wait on to his partner. |
| 12.3 : S Gabriel to J Bairstow, Good length ball on off, Bairstow punches it to cover. |
| 12.4 : S Gabriel to J Bairstow, Shorter delivery around off, Bairstow sways away from it. |
| 12.5 : S Gabriel to J Bairstow, Good length ball on middle, Bairstow flicks it to deep square leg and gets to the other end. |
| 12.6 : S Gabriel to Joe Root, Another piece of excellent running between the two. Not just the classy shots, the running between the wickets have also added pressure on the West Indian players. Back of a length ball on off, Root taps it down to backward point and takes off for a quick single. The fielder has a shy at the keeper's end but misses. The ball goes behind towards the fielder at mid-wicket who was around the edge of the circle but Root had got too far in front so they cannot take the se |
| 13.1 : J Holder to Joe Root, Back of a length on middle, Root works it to mid-wicket. |
| 0.0 : Picking a one-dimensional bowling attack is hurting West Indies here. It's always handy to have variations in your bowling. The sameness of pace has allowed both the openers to settle in. Remember, when England were under the pump during the partnership between Hetmyer and Pooran, they used Joe Root to break that stand. Jason Holder also needs to come up with something different. Maybe, toss the ball to Chris Gayle. |
| 13.2 : J Holder to Joe Root, Length again and on off, Root guides it to point. |
| 13.3 : J Holder to Joe Root, A quick run as Root works it to mid on. |
| 13.4 : J Holder to J Bairstow, That has been crunched but straight to the fielder! Short and on middle, JB nails the pull but finds mid-wicket. |
| 13.5 : J Holder to J Bairstow, Slips this one down the leg side and it has been wided. |
| J Holder to J Bairstow, On the body of the batsman, Jonny works it through square leg and takes an easy one. |
| 13.6 : J Holder to Joe Root, Another bumper! Root gets on top of the bounce and pulls it through mid-wicket for two. |
| 14.1 : S Gabriel to J Bairstow, On the shorter side again and angling into the body. Bairstow mistimes his pull towards fine leg for two. |
| 14.2 : S Gabriel to J Bairstow, WIDE! Short and outside off, Bairstow looks to pull initially but then bails out as the ball is too high. |
| S Gabriel to J Bairstow, On a length this time and on the stumps, JB pushes it to mid on. |
| 14.3 : S Gabriel to J Bairstow, FOUR! That has gone to the fence like a tracer bullet! Wow! What sound did that make off the bat. Slightly short and Bairstow is waiting for it. He is quickly onto the back foot and then powers it through the mid-wicket fence. |
| 14.4 : S Gabriel to J Bairstow, OUT! In the air... taken! West Indies finally have a wicket. Bairstow misses out on a half ton. His idea was right but just could not execute it. He makes room expecting another short ball. Does get one. He tries to upper cut it over the third man fence but does not get the distance. Carlos Brathwaite there settles under it and takes it. End of an entertaining knock by Jonny. An amazing partnership with Root comes to an end. They have more-or-less done their job. 1 |
| Drinks Break! Jonny Bairstow has departed but he has set the platform for this chase. With just 118 required and 9 wickets in hand England are surely on the front foot. Joe Root is still out there and looking good to get one more 50-plus in this World Cup. Though this wicket has given them some hope, West Indies need a miracle to win this game from here on. |
| 14.5 : S Gabriel to C Woakes, On off, it is kept out. |
| 14.6 : S Gabriel to C Woakes, WIDE! Goes short, Woakes looks to pull but misses. The umpire feels it is too high and it has been wided. |
| S Gabriel to C Woakes, FOUR! A lovely way to get off the mark! Full and on off, Woakes just uses the pace and times it back past the bowler. It was uppish but even before Gabriel could react, the ball went past him. 100 up for England. |
| 15.1 : J Holder to Joe Root, The crowd is up in cheers as Chris Gayle dives and stops the ball. Good length ball on off, Root drives it to the left of Chris Gayle at cover. He dives there and stops it. Gayle who is on the floor, raises both his hand in appreciation of the crowd. |
| 15.2 : J Holder to Joe Root, On the pads, Root flicks it towards mid-wicket and gets a single. |
| 15.3 : J Holder to C Woakes, Good length ball on off, Woakes defends it. |
| 15.4 : J Holder to C Woakes, On off, Woakes defends it off the front foot. |
| 15.5 : J Holder to C Woakes, Full on off, Woakes drives it beautifully through covers and gets a couple. |
| 15.6 : J Holder to C Woakes, Dot to end the over. Good length ball on off, Woakes defends it with straight bat to see off the over. |
| 16.1 : S Gabriel to Joe Root, FOUR! Handsome. Full on off, Root drives it magnificently through covers and gets a boundary. He makes it looks all so easy. |
| 16.2 : S Gabriel to Joe Root, Now follows it up with a good solid push to point. |
| 16.3 : S Gabriel to Joe Root, Length ball outside off, Root drives it square and the ball goes to the right of third man. They take another run. |
| 16.4 : S Gabriel to C Woakes, FOUR! Hammered away! Good length ball on off, Woakes likes the length and hammers his pull through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 16.5 : S Gabriel to C Woakes, Shorter delivery on off, Woakes looks to play the upper cut but misses. |
| 16.6 : S Gabriel to C Woakes, Now attempts the pull to this short ball but once again misses. |
| Shannon Gabriel has left the field. Not sure, if it's some injury or just a comfort break. |
| 17.1 : J Holder to Joe Root, Back of a length ball on off, Root defends it to the man at cover. |
| 17.2 : J Holder to Joe Root, Good length ball on off, Root taps it down to third man and gets a single. 100 runs needed more. |
| 17.3 : J Holder to C Woakes, Full on off, Woakes defends it, shouts a loud wait to his partner. |
| 17.4 : J Holder to C Woakes, Back of a length, Woakes tucks it to mid-wicket. |
| 17.5 : J Holder to C Woakes, In the air..but safe. Back of a length ball on off, Woakes looks to pull but does not time it well. It falls wide and short of the man at deep mid-wicket and they take one. |
| 17.6 : J Holder to Joe Root, FIFTY FOR JOE ROOT! His 32nd in ODI. He gets to the landmark with a flick down to deep mid-wicket for a single. It has been a top notch innings from the English Test skipper. Opened the innings today but never looked out of place. This is his 2nd ODI fifty in this World Cup along with a century. |
| Carlos Brathwaite is on now! |
| 18.1 : C Brathwaite to Joe Root, FOUR! Overpitched on off, Root is just too good to miss out on that. He drives it nonchalantly through mid off for a boundary. |
| 18.2 : C Brathwaite to Joe Root, Good length ball on off, Root defends it towards mid on. |
| 18.3 : C Brathwaite to Joe Root, Length ball on off, Joe taps it back to the bowler. |
| 18.4 : C Brathwaite to Joe Root, Back of a length ball on the body, Root pulls it down to deep square leg and gets a couple. |
| 18.5 : C Brathwaite to Joe Root, FOUR! Good effort in the field from Bravo (sub) but cannot stop it from going to the fence. Full on off, Root drives it through mid off. Bravo gives it a chase and looks to pull it back before the boundary cushion but his legs touch the rope while the ball was in contact with his hands. The third umpire watches the replays and passes on the message to the onfield umpires. |
| 18.6 : C Brathwaite to Joe Root, A huge cheer from the ground as Chris Gayle stops the ball at mid-wicket. On the pads, Root flicks it to the Universe Boss. |
| Oshane Thomas is back for another burst. |
| 19.1 : O Thomas to C Woakes, FOUR! Short, wide and punished. Good length ball outside off, Woakes pounces on it and cuts it through point for a boundary. |
| 19.2 : O Thomas to C Woakes, Good length ball outside off, Woakes chops it wide of point. Allen, the substitute fielder dives to his right ad stops the ball. |
| 19.3 : O Thomas to C Woakes, Outside off, CW runs it down to third man for a single. |
| 19.4 : O Thomas to Joe Root, Very full outside off, Root creams it past point and gets a couple as the fielder from third man cleans it up. |
| 19.5 : O Thomas to Joe Root, Back of a length ball on off, Root pulls it wide of deep mid-wicket and gets a couple. |
| 19.6 : O Thomas to Joe Root, FOUR! Pulled and pulled hard. Once again it is short and Root once again pulls it over cow corner and gets a boundary. West Indies need to understand that the short ball is not doing any damage to Root. |
| Chris Gayle is on now! |
| 20.1 : C Gayle to C Woakes, Flatter and on off, Woakes guides it to backward point. |
| 20.2 : C Gayle to C Woakes, Works it with the turn but can't get it past mid-wicket. |
| 20.3 : C Gayle to C Woakes, Shorter and on middle, Woakes pushes it down to long on for one. |
| 20.4 : C Gayle to Joe Root, On the pads, Root looks to work it on the leg side but misses to get hit on the pads. An appeal from Gayle but nothing from the umpire. |
| 20.5 : C Gayle to Joe Root, On the pads again, this is worked to short fine leg. |
| 20.6 : C Gayle to Joe Root, Gayle gets away with one! He bowls it short and down the leg side, he pulls but straight to short fine leg. Just the single from his first. |
| Carlos Brathwaite is back on! |
| 21.1 : C Brathwaite to C Woakes, On the pads, Woakes flicks it to deep mid-wicket and gets an easy single. |
| 21.2 : C Brathwaite to Joe Root, On off stump line, Root plays a good solid front foot defense to it. |
| 21.3 : C Brathwaite to Joe Root, FOUR! Back of a length ball, Root pulls it wide of deep mid-wicket. Pooran runs to his right and looks to save it with a dive but he misses and the ball goes away to the ropes. |
| 21.4 : C Brathwaite to Joe Root, 50-run partnership comes up between the two. They have not let West Indies get back in this game. Back of a length ball on off, Root pulls it to deep mid-wicket and picks up a single. |
| 21.5 : C Brathwaite to C Woakes, On the pads, Woakes flicks it to the on side for a single. |
| 21.6 : C Brathwaite to Joe Root, Good length ball on off, Root blocks it. |
| 22.1 : C Gayle to C Woakes, A straighter line, Woakes works it to mid-wicket. |
| 22.2 : C Gayle to C Woakes, On the pads again, Woakes works it through square leg for one. |
| 22.3 : C Gayle to Joe Root, Slower one on off, Root pushes it to mid-wicket. |
| 22.4 : C Gayle to Joe Root, This is fired down the leg side, Root looks to sweep but misses. Wided. |
| C Gayle to Joe Root, On the stumps, Root finds mid-wicket with the flick shot. |
| 22.5 : C Gayle to Joe Root, Another single as Root nudges it through square leg. |
| 22.6 : C Gayle to C Woakes, Very slow on the pads, Woakes looks to nudge it on the leg side but misses to get hit on the pads. A huge appeal from Holder but he is the only one doing so. In the meantime, the batters run a leg bye as the ball rolls towards square leg. |
| 23.1 : C Brathwaite to C Woakes, Full on middle, Woakes flicks it to the man at short mid-wicket. |
| 23.2 : C Brathwaite to C Woakes, Back of a length ball on the body, Woakes turns it to fine leg and gets a single. |
| 23.3 : C Brathwaite to Joe Root, Good length ball outside off, Root pulls it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 23.4 : C Brathwaite to C Woakes, WIDE! Misses his mark with the slower one and sends it down the leg side. Woakes looks to flick but misses. Wide signalled. |
| C Brathwaite to C Woakes, Bouncer to follow the wide. Woakes easily pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 23.5 : C Brathwaite to Joe Root, Outside off, Joe defends it with a straight bat. |
| 23.6 : C Brathwaite to Joe Root, Outside off on a length, Root helps it down to third man and keeps the strike with one. Just 58 needed now off 156. If you are interested to know the required run rate then it is 2.23. |
| 24.1 : C Gayle to Joe Root, Gayle now to bowl with the cap on. He flights it on off, Root pushes it towards point and takes a single. |
| 0.0 : A review by West Indies for an LBW! Woakes is the man in question. The impact seems to be outside off. |
| 24.2 : C Gayle to C Woakes, NOT OUT! The impact is indeed outside off and West Indies lose their review. Tossed up around off, Woakes looks to defend it but misses and gets hit on the pads. The West Indian players appeal but it is turned down. Holder takes it upstairs and the Ball Tracker confirms that the impact was outside the off stump line. |
| 24.3 : C Gayle to C Woakes, Floated on off, Woakes blocks it. |
| 24.4 : C Gayle to C Woakes, WIDE! Gayle sprays this down the leg side. Woakes looks to sweep it but cannot do so. Wide signalled. |
| C Gayle to C Woakes, Flatter on off, Woakes milks it to long on. |
| 24.5 : C Gayle to Joe Root, Shorter on middle, Root strokes it to long on for another single. |
| 24.6 : C Gayle to C Woakes, Tossed up on middle and leg, Woakes nudges it to long on and keeps the strike. |
| 25.1 : C Brathwaite to C Woakes, Full on off, Woakes pushes it to mid off. |
| 25.2 : C Brathwaite to C Woakes, Slower bouncer. Woakes pulls it to deep square and gets a single. |
| 25.3 : C Brathwaite to Joe Root, Full on middle, Root plays a good looking push wide of mid on and gets a run. |
| 25.4 : C Brathwaite to C Woakes, Uppish but safe. Good length ball on off, Woakes pulls it uppishly wide of deep mid-wicket and gets a couple. |
| 25.5 : C Brathwaite to C Woakes, Slower ball on the pads, Chris flicks it to the man at mid-wicket. |
| 25.6 : C Brathwaite to C Woakes, Once again an uppish pull but it is between long on and deep mid-wicket. Allen (sub) runs in from deep mid-wicket and stops it before the ropes with a dive. The batsmen take two. |
| 26.1 : C Gayle to Joe Root, Floated on off, Root strokes it to the man at short mid-wicket. |
| 26.2 : C Gayle to Joe Root, Loopy ball on off, Root milks it to long on and gets a single. |
| 26.3 : C Gayle to C Woakes, Tossed up on the pads, Woakes sweeps it uppishly behind square leg and gets a couple. |
| 26.4 : C Gayle to C Woakes, Floated on the pads, Woakes sweeps it to deep square leg and gets a single. |
| 26.5 : C Gayle to Joe Root, On middle and leg, Root guides it to long on and rotates the strike. |
| 26.6 : C Gayle to C Woakes, Shorter on off, Woakes plays it to the man at short mid-wicket. |
| 27.1 : C Brathwaite to Joe Root, Good length ball on off, Root plays it to the man at short mid-wicket. |
| 27.2 : C Brathwaite to Joe Root, Full on middle and leg, Root flicks it to the on side and gets a single. |
| 27.3 : C Brathwaite to C Woakes, Short length ball on off, Woakes plays a good pull shot but there is a man at deep mid-wicket. Just a run. |
| 27.4 : C Brathwaite to Joe Root, Outside off on a length, Root strokes it to point and gets a run. |
| 27.5 : C Brathwaite to C Woakes, Good length ball on off, Woakes taps it to the man at point. |
| 27.6 : C Brathwaite to C Woakes, FOUR! Finally Woakes manages to pull it wide of the boundary protectors on the on side. Back of a length ball on off, Chris pulls it wide of deep mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 28.1 : C Gayle to Joe Root, FOUR! Sliced away. Short around off, Root cuts it through point for a boundary. |
| 28.2 : C Gayle to Joe Root, Follows it up with a single down to mid-wicket. |
| 28.3 : C Gayle to C Woakes, Floated on the stumps, CW defends it off the front foot. |
| 28.4 : C Gayle to C Woakes, Flatter on off, Woakes strokes it to long on and gets a run. |
| 28.5 : C Gayle to Joe Root, Shorter on off, Root punches it towards cover for a single. |
| 28.6 : C Gayle to C Woakes, Short on middle, Woakes milks it down to long on and gets a single. He will keep the strike. England need 27 runs more to win and Root is just 11 away from his second century of this World Cup. |
| Shannon Gabriel is back into the attack! |
| 29.1 : S Gabriel to C Woakes, On middle and leg, Woakes flicks it to the on side and takes a single. It is followed by a huge cheer from the crowd. |
| 29.2 : S Gabriel to Joe Root, Full on middle and leg, Root drives it through mid on. Thomas gives it the chase and pulls it back before the ropes. Root goes back for the third. |
| 29.3 : S Gabriel to C Woakes, Good length ball on off, Woakes looks to defend but the ball nips back in and cuts him into half as it goes to the keeper. |
| 29.4 : S Gabriel to C Woakes, On a length on off, Woakes gets an inside edge onto his pads. |
| 29.5 : S Gabriel to C Woakes, Outside off on a length, Woakes flat-bats it back to the bowler. The ball deflects off Gabriel's hand onto the stumps at the non-striker's end. No casualty as Root was in. |
| 29.6 : S Gabriel to C Woakes, Bouncer to end the over. It is on off, Woakes ducks under it. |
| DRINKS! The result is probably a no-brainier at the moment. It is now more about - will Root get to his ton? Will Woakes get to his half ton? Will England win the match by 9 wickets? We'll find out shortly. |
| Oshane Thomas to bowl now! |
| 30.1 : O Thomas to Joe Root, Full on middle and off, Root taps it back to the bowler. |
| 30.2 : O Thomas to Joe Root, On middle and leg, Root flicks it to fine leg and gets a single. Moves to 93 now. |
| 30.3 : O Thomas to C Woakes, WIDE! It is down the leg side, Woakes looks to flick but misses. Wide signalled. |
| O Thomas to C Woakes, Outside off on a length, Chris looks to hit it but misses. |
| 30.4 : O Thomas to C Woakes, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot but finds the fielder. |
| 30.5 : O Thomas to C Woakes, WIDE! Bouncer bounces over the head of Woakes. He looks to pull but misses. Wide signalled. |
| O Thomas to C Woakes, Good length ball on off, Woakes looks to play it on the off side but gets an inside edge onto his pads. |
| 30.6 : O Thomas to C Woakes, Bouncer! It is on the body, Woakes sits under it. |
| 31.1 : S Gabriel to Joe Root, On the pads, Root flicks it to the man at mid-wicket. |
| 31.2 : S Gabriel to Joe Root, Outside off on a length, Root punches it through covers and gets a couple. That brings up the 100-run stand between the two. Also, Root is now 5 runs away from his ton. |
| 31.3 : S Gabriel to Joe Root, WIDE! Down the leg side, Root looks to pull but misses. It has been wided. |
| S Gabriel to Joe Root, Full outside off, Root drives it square on the off side and gets a couple. |
| 31.4 : S Gabriel to Joe Root, Good length ball on off, Root pulls it to deep mid-wicket and gets a single. Onto 98 now. |
| 31.5 : S Gabriel to C Woakes, OUT! Not that this wicket changes the result of the game but West Indies will take it. Saves them some blushes. Short ball on off, Woakes looks to pull but does not time it well. It flies towards deep square leg. For a moment it looks like it will fall short but substitute, Fabian Allen, comes in front and takes a very good catch by going down low. He does a fist pump looking at the crowd. |
| Ben Stokes is the new man in. |
| Well...well...well... Gabriel pulls out of his run up and looks to be in some pain. Don't know what exactly the issue is. The last thing West Indies want from this game is injury. |
| 31.6 : S Gabriel to Ben Stokes, WIDE! It is down the leg side, Stokes looks to flick but misses. That extra brings up the 200 for England. |
| S Gabriel to Ben Stokes, Back of a length ball outside off, Stokes lets it carry to the keeper. |
| 32.1 : O Thomas to Joe Root, Ahh... gets to 99. Has to wait for his century. Good length ball on off, Root pulls it wide of deep square leg but gets only a single. |
| 32.2 : O Thomas to Ben Stokes, Outside off on a length, Stokes taps it down to backward point. |
| 32.3 : O Thomas to Ben Stokes, Short on the body, Stokes pulls it to fine leg for a single. |
| 32.4 : O Thomas to Joe Root, 100 for Joe Root. His second century in this World Cup! He becomes only the second Englishman to get 2 centuries in the same World Cup after Kevin Pietersen in 2007. This has been a gem of a knock from the Yorkshire man. He gets to 16th ODI hundred with a pull towards fine leg for a single. Joe has played that short with so much comfort today. He was asked to open the innings due to an injury to Roy and he stepped up to deliver. Has oozed class throughout this innings |
| 32.5 : O Thomas to Ben Stokes, Short on middle, Stokes pulls it to deep mid-wicket and gets a single. |
| 32.6 : O Thomas to Joe Root, On the pads, Root flicks it to the man at mid-wicket. 9 runs needed to seal this game now. |
| Jason Holder to bowl what could be the last over of the game! |
| 33.1 : J Holder to Ben Stokes, NO BALL AND FOUR! Now it should be the last over of the game. Just the 4 needed now and Stokes has a Free Hit on the next ball to finish the game. Shortish and outside off, Stokes does not hit it right off the middle but gets it past mid off. The fielder does give it a chase but fails to stop the ball. Holder also has overstepped. |
| FREE HIT TIME! |
| J Holder to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Stokes finishes the game off with a boundary! Takes full toll of the Free Hit. Holder bowls it very full on leg stump. Stokes whips it past mid on and the ball races away. He walks up to Root and hugs him. All smiles in the England camp as THEY WIN BY 8 WICKETS and 101 balls to spare! |
| A thumping win for England! They have steamrolled West Indies by 8 wickets and 101 balls to spare. Injuries to Jason Roy and Eoin Morgan didn't bother them much as Joe Root stepped up to the plate and notched up his second century in this World Cup. First with Jonny Bairstow, he provided the chase with a solid beginning and then along with Chris Woakes, he raised a century stand to shut every door of hope for West Indies. |
| For West Indies, their batting didn't put up much fight and they ended with a paltry total on the board. Defending such totals, the Windies would have hoped for some early wickets but that didn't happen as the pair of Joe and Jonny provided England with a rollicking start. Altogether it was a listless effort from them in all the facets of the game and they got thoroughly outplayed. |
| Joe Root showed supreme form with the bat and he was handy with the ball as well. He hunted down two wickets and enjoyed a good day at work. After receiving his MAN OF THE MATCH award, Root says that he is really pleased and happy to be on the winning side. States it was a good toss to win as they got to make first use of a fresh pitch and then they did well to press home the advantage. Mentions it was just nice to get some time out in Powerplay 1 and it was good to find the gaps. Stresses there |
| West Indies skipper, Jason Holder, says they did not have enough runs on the board and they lost wickets at crucial stages. States a couple of more partnerships would have been good for them. Further adds they did decently with the bat in Powerplay 1 but lost their way in the middle overs. Admits there were a few careless shots by their batsmen when they needed to dig deep and look to build partnerships. Reckons they were a touch down in pace and they did not get the short ball high enough but o |
| England skipper, Eoin Morgan, says it is his back and it is sore at the moment and he hopes it settles down before the next game. Further adds Roy has gone for a scan and his results should be out in the next 48 hours. Stresses everybody in their squad is vital and they do not want any injuries and he hopes it is nothing series. Mentions they had a very good day at the office. Tells the bowlers stuck to their plans and continued building pressure during the middle overs. Credits Root for how he |
| So that is it from this game! A one-sided one in which the English have come out on top. We have two games for you on Saturday though and let us hope we have two crackers. The first one is a clash between Sri Lanka and Australia which will begin at 1030 local (0930 GMT). It will be followed by South Africa and Afghanistan which will start at 1330 local (1230 GMT). Till then, take care and goodbye! |
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