2.1 : Over 2.1: Taylor to Roy, FOUR, short ball, Roy pulls it through mid wicket for a boundary |
2.4 : Over 2.4: Taylor to Roy, five wides, full ball down the leg side, Roy misses the flick. Ramdin fails to stop it as well and it goes for 5 wides |
2.6 : Over 2.6: Taylor to Roy, FOUR, full ball on the pads, Roy flicks it nicely through mid wicket for a boundary. ENG 23/0 (Roy 15, Hales 1) |
18 runs from Over number 3. |
3.2 : Over 3.2: Badree to Hales, FOUR, bends down on his knee and sweeps the low full toss into the long leg boundary |
3.3 : Over 3.3: Badree to Hales, FOUR, bends down on his knee and sweeps it through backward square leg for another boundary |
3.4 : Over 3.4: Badree to Hales, FOUR, goes on the back foot and cuts it through point for a boundary. 3 in 3 |
4.3 : Over 4.3: Russell to Roy, OUT, no run, flicks it towards mid wicket and finds the fielder. Badree dives forward and takes the catch |
4.5 : Over 4.5: Russell to Root, FOUR, full ball on the pads, Root glances it to the fine leg fence to open his account |
Over 6.5: Russell to Root, SIX, pulls the short ball over long leg for SIX |
69 metres that ball went |
8.4 : Over 8.4: Brathwaite to Root, FOUR, gives the charge and swings it through mid wicket for a boundary |
8.6 : Over 8.6: Brathwaite to Hales, FOUR, moves inside the line of the ball and flicks it through backward square leg for a boundary. ENG 74/1 (Hales 26, Root 24) |
Badree is back |
10.1 : Over 10.1: Taylor to Root, SIX, swings this length ball over deep mid wicket for SIX |
Over 11.1: Benn to Hales, OUT, no run, quicker ball on the off stump, Hales looks to dab to down towards third man but misses. The ball crashes into the base of the off stump |
12.2 : Over 12.2: Bravo to Root, FOUR, drives it hard straight down the ground towards long on. Russell runs across and gets to the ball but it goes through his legs and rolls into the boundary |
13.4 : Over 13.4: Badree to Buttler, SIX, comes down the track and lofts it straight down the ground over long off for SIX |
14.2 : Over 14.2: Russell to Root, OUT, no run, looks to loft it over the mid off fielder but fails to get the timing right. Taylor comes forward slightly and accepts an easy catch |
Root falls 2 short of a well deserved 50 |
14.5 : Over 14.5: Russell to Morgan, SIX, Huge! goes on the back foot and pulls this short ball over fine leg for SIX |
91 metres that ball went |
16.2 : Over 16.2: Benn to Buttler, SIX, goes on the back foot and pulls this short ball over deep mid wicket for SIX |
95 metres that ball travelled |
16.6 : Over 16.6: Benn to Morgan, FOUR, swings it straight down the ground and beats the diving effort from the long on fielder to collect a boundary. ENG 142/3 (Morgan 18, Buttler 21) |
14 runs came from Over number 17 |
3 Overs to go, Can England reach 170? |
Bravo with the 18th Over |
17.3 : Over 17.3: Bravo to Buttler, SIX |
88 metres that ball went |
150 comes up for England |
17.5 : Over 17.5: Bravo to Buttler, OUT, no run, swings the low full toss towards long on but fails to get it over the fielder this time. Brathwaite takes a good catch on the boundary |
18.1 : Over 18.1: Russell to Stokes, FOUR, pulls the short ball through backward square leg for a boundary |
18.3 : Over 18.3: Russell to Stokes, SIX, swings the length ball over wide long on for a SIX |
19.1 : Over 19.1: Bravo to Morgan, SIX, length ball and slower in pace, Morgan swings it over long on for SIX |
19.3 : Over 19.3: Bravo to Stokes, FOUR, comes down the track and smashes it hard straight down the ground for a boundary |
19.4 : Over 19.4: Bravo to Stokes, OUT, no run, slower ball on the leg stump, Stokes swings but misses and gets hit on the pad in line with leg stump. LBW appeal is upheld |
19.5 : Over 19.5: Bravo to Ali, DROPPED, SIX, swings it towards deep mid wicket. Holder gets his hands to it but palms it over the boundary |
19.6 : Over 19.6: Bravo to Ali, OUT, one run, drives it through mid wicket and decides to come back for the 2nd run. A good throw from Holder and Ali is well short of his crease. ENG 6/182 (Morgan 27, Ali 7) |
England finishes with 182/6 from their 20 Overs and they will be happy with their efforts. A total of 41 dot balls in the England inning |
After a slow start in the first 2 overs, Roy and Hales started attacking the bowler. Roy got out after scoring 15 but Hales on Root put on 55 runs for the 2nd wicket. Hales scored 28, while Root got out after scoring 48 runs. |
Buttler and Morgan played quick cameos. Buttler scored 30 runs from 20 balls. While Morgan remained unbeaten on 27 from just 14 balls. Stokes also hit some good strokes and contributed 15 runs from 7 balls. |
Russell and Bravo shared 2 wickets each for West Indies |
Do join us back for the coverage of West Indies run chase shortly. |
0.2 : Over 0.2: Willey to Charles, OUT, no run, clears the front leg and flicks it towards mid wicket. Ali takes a wonderful catch. That ball was hit well and ball was dropping on him |
0.5 : Over 0.5: Willey to Samuels, FOUR, flicks this full ball on the pads, through backward square leg for a boundary |
1.3 : Over 1.3: Topley to Gayle, FOUR, drives it hard through extra cover for a boundary. |
1.4 : Over 1.4: Topley to Gayle, SIX, lofts it straight down the ground over long off for SIX |
86 metres that ball flew off the bat |
A long off in place now |
Over 2.4: Willey to Samuels, FOUR, moves inside the line of the ball and clips it off his pads into the fine leg boundary |
2.5 : Over 2.5: Willey to Samuels, FOUR, goes on the back foot and punches it on the up through point for another boundary |
3.4 : Over 3.4: Jordan to Samuels, FOUR, makes room and slices it over backward point for a boundary |
4.2 : Over 4.2: Stokes to Samuels, FOUR, makes room and looks to steer it fine but gets a thick outside edge that flies wide of the keeper and rolls into the third man fence |
4.3 : Over 4.3: Stokes to Samuels, FOUR, makes room and drives it hard past the diving mid off fielder for another boundary |
4.4 : Over 4.4: Stokes to Samuels, FOUR, makes room and drives it towards wide long off. Jordan fumbles and the ball goes through his legs and tickles into the boundary |
5.1 : Over 5.1: Jordan to Samuels, FOUR, swings it straight down the ground through mid on for a boundary |
5.6 : Over 5.6: Jordan to Gayle, FOUR, lofts it straight down the ground towards long off for a boundary. WIN 1/55 (Gayle 14, Samuels 36) |
End of Power-play, West Indies 1/55. Samuels unbeaten on 36, Gayle playing on 14 |
Leg Break from Rashid now |
6.4 : Over 6.4: Rashid to Samuels, OUT, no run, comes down the track and swings it towards long on but fails to clear the fielder. Willey takes a nice catch well inside the boundary |
7.1 : Over 7.1: Ali to Gayle, FOUR, pulls the short ball towards deep square leg for a boundary |
8.4 : Over 8.4: Rashid to Gayle, SIX, swings it high over wide long on for SIX |
98 metres that ball went |
8.5 : Over 8.5: Rashid to Gayle, SIX, comes down the track and swings it over long on for another SIX |
86 metres long this SIX went |
10.1 : Over 10.1: Stokes to Ramdin, FOUR, glances it off his pads into the fine leg fence |
10.5 : Over 10.5: Stokes to Gayle, SIX, pulls the short ball over deep square leg for SIX |
88 metres that ball flew off the bat |
10.6 : Over 10.6: Stokes to Gayle, SIX. WIN 2/103 (Gayle 48, Ramdin 12) |
Gayle has now hit most Sixes in T-20 internationals. He goes past Brandon McCullum |
11.1 : Over 11.1: Ali to Ramdin, OUT, no run, tries to sweep but gets a top edge towards short fine leg. Rashid takes an easy catch |
11.6 : Over 11.6: Ali to Gayle, SIX, comes down the track and smashes it back over the bowler's head for SIX. WIN 3/113 (Gayle 56, Bravo 2) |
Topley is back |
12.2 : Over 12.2: Topley to Bravo, OUT, no run, swings the high full toss towards deep mid wicket. Hales comes slightly forward and takes the catch. The umpire checks for the height of the ball but it is fine as declared by the TV umpire |
12.3 : Over 12.3: Topley to Gayle, FOUR, glances it off his pads into the fine leg boundary |
England badly needs the wicket of Gayle |
12.6 : Over 12.6: Topley to Russell, FOUR, drives it hard and beats the chase from the sweeper cover fielder to collect his first boundary. WIN 4/124 (Gayle 61, Russell 4) |
13.2 : Over 13.2: Ali to Gayle, four leg byes, misses the flick and off the pad the ball runs down into the fine leg fence |
13.4 : Over 13.4: Ali to Gayle, SIX, comes down the track and swings it over the long on fielder for SIX |
13.5 : Over 13.5: Ali to Gayle, SIX, gives the charge again and clears the long on fielder with ease for another SIX |
13.6 : Over 13.6: Ali to Gayle, SIX, comes down the track and smashes the full toss over long for another SIX. WIN 4/146 (Gayle 79, Russell 4) |
West Indies needs 37 runs to win and Gayle needs 21 for his 100 |
Jordan is back |
15.2 : Over 15.2: Willey to Gayle, FOUR, drives it hard through extra cover for a boundary |
15.3 : Over 15.3: Willey to Gayle, SIX, swings the low full toss over the deep mid wicket fielder for SIX to move into the 90's |
15.5 : Over 15.5: Willey to Gayle, SIX, pulls the short ball over deep mid wicket for a huge SIX |
17.1 : Over 17.1: Stokes to Russell, (no ball) FOUR, slashes the high full toss through point for a boundary. It is a no ball for height and Free Hit coming up next |
3rd fastest hundred in world Cup T-20 |