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West Indies vs England Live Commentary, 1st T20, England in West Indies, 5 T20I Series, 2024, November 10, 2024

WI 182/9 (20)
England beat West Indies by 8 wickets
ENG 183/2 (16.5)
Match over
West Indies Inning England Inning
0.0 : West Indies (Playing XI) - Brandon King, Evin Lewis, Nicholas Pooran (WK), Rovman Powell (C), Sherfane Rutherford, Shimron Hetmyer, Andre Russell, Romario Shepherd, Akeal Hosein, Gudakesh Motie, Shamar Joseph.
England (Playing XI) - Phil Salt (WK), Will Jacks, Jos Buttler (C), Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Sam Curran, Dan Mousley (On debut), Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood, Reece Topley.
Rovman Powell, the captain of West Indies says that whatever you do first, you need to do it well but would have bowled first as well. Adds that it is about beating teams in a bilateral series building up to the big tournaments. Informs that it is a classic West Indies team and Shimron Hetmyer will bat at number 4.
The captain of England, Jos Buttler says that they will bowl first. Feels that knowing what the score is could be an advantage and reckons there could be some moisture. Tells that he is really excited to get back and play some cricket. Informs that Jofra Archer misses out. Adds that Jamie Overton, Reece Topley and Saqib Mahmood are the ones featuring in the bowling department. On handing over the keeping gloves to Phil Salt, he says that it will give him a different viewpoint and allow him to
PITCH REPORT - Nikhil Uttamchandani is near the deck. Starts by saying that it is the same pitch that was used in the 3rd ODI and there is a short boundary on one side of the square with a nice breeze blowing as well. Ian Bishop says that there was torrential rain last night and there will be moisture and there's no live grass on the deck either and batters need to be careful hitting into the wind.
Nicholas Pooran is in for a chat. He says that it was good to get a bit of rest and he is happy to have been able to spend the time with the family. Shares that he took part in a batting camp back home in Trinidad. Tells that as a group, they want to be the number 1 team in the world.
Phil Salt is also in for a flash interview. Starts by saying that he has some happy memories growing up here in Barbados and has watched a lot of games at this venue. Mentions that he is happy with his approach during the ODI series where he adjusted naturally to the requirements of the ODI cricket.  Feels that even though West Indies won the series, there were quite a lot of positives for them as a group.
All in readiness for the start of the game! The umpires are in position and the English players are spread out on the field. It will be the pair of Evin Lewis and Brandon King to open the innings for West Indies. Reece Topley will take the new ball and he is raring to go. Let's play...
0.1 : Reece Topley to Brandon King, Topley starts off on a hard length, on off, King rises with the bounce and punches it a bit uppishly but it lands well in front of cover-point.
0.2 : Reece Topley to Brandon King, Shaping back into the pads, on a nagging length, King clips it through square leg and gets off the mark with a single.
0.3 : Reece Topley to Evin Lewis, Topley continues to hit the deck hard, on off, Lewis swivels and pulls it in front of square on the leg side and opens his account with a run.
0.4 : Reece Topley to Brandon King, Angled across the batter, on a short of a length, King hangs back and punches it with a straight bat to the right of mid off for a quick single.
0.5 : Reece Topley to Evin Lewis, Slanting back in off the deck, on a good length, Lewis covers the line of the ball and nudges it to mid-wicket.
0.6 : Reece Topley to Evin Lewis, 1 run.
0.0 : Saqib Mahmood to bowl from the other end.
1.1 : Saqib Mahmood to Evin Lewis, FOUR! First of the game! Mahmood starts off with a half-volley, angling away from the left-hander, Lewis cashes in on the width on offer and drills it between cover and mid off for a boundary.
1.2 : Saqib Mahmood to Evin Lewis, Full again, at 136.6 kph, on off, Lewis firms the drive to the right of mid off and gets to the other end.
1.3 : Saqib Mahmood to Brandon King, Angles it in and tucks the batter up for room, on a nagging length, on middle and leg, King jabs it to the left of deep square leg for one more.
1.4 : Saqib Mahmood to Evin Lewis, Fuller in length, attacking the front pad, Lewis gets his bat out in front of the front pad and clips it past mid-wicket for one.
1.5 : Saqib Mahmood to Brandon King, OUT! TAKEN! First wicket at this venue in 4 games for Saqib Mahmood. 
0.0 : Nicholas Pooran is in at number 3.
1.6 : Saqib Mahmood to Nicholas Pooran, Very full from Mahmood, almost a yorker, at the toes, Pooran gets his bat down in time and digs it out.
2.1 : Reece Topley to Evin Lewis, Bowled from well wide of the crease on the around-the-wicket angle, full and on middle and leg, Lewis flicks it through mid-wicket and rotates the strike.
2.3 : Reece Topley to Nicholas Pooran, Angles it back in, on a good length, on middle, Nicholas Pooran makes room and gets down the track to get it through the off side. Miscues the shot along the ground to mid on.
2.2 : Reece Topley to Nicholas Pooran, A hint of away movement off the deck, in the channel on off, on a length, left alone by Pooran.
2.4 : Reece Topley to Nicholas Pooran, Dug in short by Topley at the right shoulder of the batter, Pooran goes for the pull but the ball gets big him on him. It lobs off the gloves and falls in the vacant short fine leg region. Phil Salt goes after it and cuts it off. A single taken by Pooran to get off the mark.
2.5 : Reece Topley to Evin Lewis, No run.
2.6 : Reece Topley to Evin Lewis, FOUR! Thrashed! Slightly fuller, angled in, on middle, Lewis swings through the line and whacks it past the non-striker, beating mid on to his right for a boundary.
3.1 : Saqib Mahmood to Nicholas Pooran, A loud shout for LBW but the umpire remains unmoved! Where has this pitched? From over the wicket, it does seem that it could have pitched outside leg. On a good length, on middle and leg, Pooran gets down on a knee for the slog across the line. Gets beaten on the inside edge. The ball brushes his front pad and goes on to hit him on the crouched back leg. The batters cross as the ball rolls on the off side. No bat involved but the Ball Tracking shows that
3.2 : Saqib Mahmood to Evin Lewis, OUT! TAKEN! First King and now Lewis, Mahmood has now got both West Indies openers!
0.0 : Shimron Hetmyer walks out to bat now.
3.3 : Saqib Mahmood to Shimron Hetmyer, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Two in two for Saqib Mahmood and he is on a roll here!
0.0 : Skipper Rovman Powell comes in to face the hat-trick delivery.
3.4 : Saqib Mahmood to Rovman Powell, Hurls it full and on off, Rovman Powell gets on the front foot and confidently drives it to cover.
3.5 : Saqib Mahmood to Rovman Powell, Pace taken off, on a length, on off, Rovman has a feel for the delivery. Gets an inside edge that sneaks past the stumps for a single.
3.6 : Saqib Mahmood to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! Easy pickings! Too straight from Saqib, on a length, on the pads, Nicholas Pooran helps the ball on its way and beats short fine leg to his right for a boundary.
4.1 : Reece Topley to Rovman Powell, FOUR! Got it finer than he would have liked but Powell will take it!
4.2 : Reece Topley to Rovman Powell, Bashes the hard length, over middle, Powell looks to work it away on the leg side but gets an inside edge onto the pads.
4.3 : Reece Topley to Rovman Powell, SIX! Short and punished!
0.0 : UPDATE - 8.25 pm GMT - Reece Topley has taken a tumble on the followthrough and is down on the ground. He seems to be in some pain and the physio is out to have a look. Hopefully, he will be fine. Thankfully, Topley is up on his feet but is trudging off the field and the rain has started to fall down hard as well. The players are going off! There is sunshine and even a rainbow behind which means this shouldn't be much of a delay. Stay tuned for more updates.
UPDATE - 8.33 pm GMT - Well then, it seems that the rain has stopped and the groundstaff is coming back onto the field probably to remove the covers. In all likeliness, we should get a prompt resumption but there's no official word yet from the umpires. However, given the fact that there has been plenty of rain in the last 48 hours, the mopping-up work is just taking a bit longer than usual which is delaying the restart.
UPDATE - 8.45 pm GMT - Positive news coming from the ground! The game will resume at 9 pm GMT and no overs will be lost as there is a buffer of 60 minutes. The groundstaff is applying saw dust and a few other things as drying agents in one area near the boundary rope which seems to be damp. So, grab a cup of coffee and strap in as the action isn't far away.
We are back and the umpires and the fielders are in position! Nicholas Pooran and Rovman Powell are all set to resume their stay at the crease and the good news is that Reece Topley is good to continue his spell with the ball. Let's go...
4.4 : Reece Topley to Rovman Powell, SIX! BOOM! What a way to restart! Full with an upright seam, on off, Rovman Powell shows the full face of the bat and thumps it cleanly over the long off fence for a six.
Uh, oh!
4.5 : Jamie Overton to Rovman Powell, Angling into the right-hander, on a good length, on the pads, Rovman Powell nudges it in front of mid-wicket and with a loud call of 'No' sends Pooran back.
4.6 : Jamie Overton to Rovman Powell, Full and straight, attacking the stumps, kept out with a straight bat by Powell.
5.1 : Saqib Mahmood to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! What a shot! Banged in short and around off, Nicholas Pooran stands tall and just muscles it off the middle of the bat, dispatching the ball high over wide long on for a huge six.
5.2 : Saqib Mahmood to Nicholas Pooran, Half a shout for LBW but that's missing leg.
5.3 : Saqib Mahmood to Rovman Powell, Short of a length and at the body, tucked away of the back foot in front of square leg for a single.
5.4 : Saqib Mahmood to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! Class from Nicholas Pooran.
5.5 : Saqib Mahmood to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! Nicholas Pooran is in the house! Changes the angle by coming around the stumps but angles it into the slot around off, Pooran gets across and swings it away over deep mid-wicket for another biggie.
5.6 : Saqib Mahmood to Nicholas Pooran, Back to over the wicket, bowled full and wide, Pooran smashes the cover drive but doesn't quite get it through and picks up a quick single. 19 off that over, West Indies 58/3 at the end of the Powerplay.
0.0 : First look at spin as Adil Rashid comes into the attack.
6.1 : Adil Rashid to Nicholas Pooran, Starts off with a gentle full toss, dipping on off, Nicholas Pooran leans on and strokes it down to long off for a single.
6.2 : Adil Rashid to Rovman Powell, OUT! c Jamie Overton b Adil Rashid.
0.0 : Sherfane Rutherford is the new man in.
6.3 : Adil Rashid to Sherfane Rutherford, No run there! Flighted up around the pads, Sherfane Rutherford leans on and works it to mid-wicket looking for the single but is quickly sent back.
6.4 : Adil Rashid to Sherfane Rutherford, No run.
6.5 : Adil Rashid to Sherfane Rutherford, Too full and just down the leg side, Rutherford paddles it down to fine leg and picks up a couple of easy runs.
6.6 : Adil Rashid to Sherfane Rutherford, Fuller and onto middle, goes straight on, Rutherford stands tall and defends it towards mid on. 
7.1 : Dan Mousley to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! Not the best first delivery in T20I cricket!
7.2 : Dan Mousley to Nicholas Pooran, No run.
7.3 : Dan Mousley to Nicholas Pooran, No run.
7.4 : Dan Mousley to Nicholas Pooran, No run.
7.5 : Dan Mousley to Nicholas Pooran, Good running! Quick and flat around off, cut away straight to backward point for a single. The throws is at the keeper's end and the bails are whipped off. It is a late review from the onfield umpires to go upstairs for a run out check and the replays just re-affirm that Rutherford was well in.
7.6 : Dan Mousley to Sherfane Rutherford, No run.
8.1 : Adil Rashid to Nicholas Pooran, Shorter in length and bowled around middle and leg, Nicholas Pooran uses his wrists to whip it across through mid-wicket for a single.
8.2 : Adil Rashid to Sherfane Rutherford, OUT! c Jos Buttler b Adil Rashid.
0.0 : Andre Russell makes his way out to the centre.
8.3 : Adil Rashid to Andre Russell, No run.
8.4 : Adil Rashid to Andre Russell, No run.
8.5 : Adil Rashid to Andre Russell, 1 run.
8.6 : Adil Rashid to Nicholas Pooran, Full and on the stumps, turning into the batter, off the wicket, Pooran tucks it towards mid wicket for a single. 
Jamie Overton comes on to bowl, replacing Dan Mousley.
9.1 : Jamie Overton to Nicholas Pooran, Bangs the ball into the deck and angles it wide of the off stump, Pooran reaches out and cuts it down into the outfield and past point for a run.
9.2 : Jamie Overton to Andre Russell, 1 run.
9.3 : Jamie Overton to Nicholas Pooran, Back of a length, hitting the deck hard again and this is bowled around off, Nicholas Pooran miscues the cut towards point and gets another quick single.
9.4 : Jamie Overton to Andre Russell, No run.
9.5 : Jamie Overton to Andre Russell, SIX! CRUNCHED!
9.6 : Jamie Overton to Andre Russell, WIDE! Hard length, trying to angle it into the batter at a slower pace, Andre Russell misses the flick and a wide is called.
Jamie Overton to Andre Russell, Short of a length, outside off, Russel jumps up and defends it back down onto the ground. 
0.0 : Drinks break! England will be delighted with this start, though there will be concerns regarding Reece Topley who seems to have suffered yet another setback in his career. After opting to bowl first, the visitors have chipped away at the wickets but as long as Pooran and Russell are out there, they will not breathe easy. Despite losing five wickets, the hosts have scored at a good clip. With Pooran batting the way he is and Russell at the other end, it is set up for a captivating second half of
10.1 : Adil Rashid to Nicholas Pooran, Leg bye.
10.2 : Adil Rashid to Andre Russell, Chance and just over.
10.3 : Adil Rashid to Nicholas Pooran, Dishes out the googly, full and on the pads, Pooran clips it wide of backward square leg for a single.
10.4 : Adil Rashid to Andre Russell, SIX! BANG! Asking to be hit and Andre Russell obliges! Way too short and down leg, Russell goes on the back foot in a flash and dispatches the pull over deep backward square leg fence for a six.
10.5 : Adil Rashid to Andre Russell, SIX! Short again and it goes the distance again!
10.6 : Adil Rashid to Andre Russell, No run.
11.1 : Sam Curran to Nicholas Pooran, Starts with a pace off delivery, on a back of a length, near the tramline on off, Nicholas Pooran reaches out to get the cut shot away. Ends up chopping it down near the crease.
11.2 : Sam Curran to Nicholas Pooran, Another off-pace delivery and this stays low, on a nagging length, outside off, Pooran slashes but the ball stays low and goes under the bat.
11.3 : Sam Curran to Nicholas Pooran, Width offered again, on a short of a length, Pooran reaches out and cuts it behind square on the off side. Michael Pepper in the deep, runs around and slides to his right to keep it down to two.
11.4 : Sam Curran to Nicholas Pooran, Fired it full and wide, outside off, Pooran leans on, opens his face of the bat and guides it towards backward of point for a single. 
11.5 : Sam Curran to Andre Russell, Oh, that had some serious heat!
11.6 : Sam Curran to Andre Russell, A searing Yorker that. Kept out well by Russell. Fired this one on the leg stump, Russell gets his bat down in time and falls over in the process, takes the inside edge and rolls towards deep fine. 
12.1 : Liam Livingstone to Andre Russell, In the air but safe!
12.2 : Liam Livingstone to Andre Russell, No run.
12.3 : Liam Livingstone to Andre Russell, SIX! MONSTROUS! That has gone out of the ground!
12.4 : Liam Livingstone to Andre Russell, OUT! CAUGHT! A trap set there for Russell and he falls right into it. 
0.0 : Romario Shepherd is in next.
12.5 : Liam Livingstone to Romario Shepherd, Very full, on off, Romario Shepherd works it wide of cover and gets off the mark with a single.
12.6 : Liam Livingstone to Nicholas Pooran, A fast off-break, on a nagging length, on off, Pooran stays on the back foot and adjusts to the extra bounce to keep it out. End of a successful over for Livingstone and England.
13.1 : Jamie Overton to Romario Shepherd, On a good length, on the pads, Romario fails to help it away and wears it on the pads. A leg bye is taken as the ball rolls on the leg side.
13.2 : Jamie Overton to Nicholas Pooran, OUT! CAUGHT! Expertly held by Jos Buttler! Two massive blows to West Indies! Russell in the previous and Pooran now.
Akeal Hosein is the new batter in.
13.3 : Jamie Overton to Akeal Hosein, 1 run.
13.4 : Jamie Overton to Romario Shepherd, Four!
13.5 : Jamie Overton to Romario Shepherd, 1 run.
13.6 : Jamie Overton to Akeal Hosein, 1 run.
14.1 : Adil Rashid to Akeal Hosein, Pushed across the batter, on a nagging length, on off, Hosein goes deep in the crease to keep it out.
14.2 : Adil Rashid to Akeal Hosein, No run.
14.3 : Adil Rashid to Akeal Hosein, A loud shout for LBW and the finger is raised! Akeal Hosein takes the review straight away! Did he get some bat on it? The UltraEdge shows no bat but the Ball Tracking shows that the ball was turning too much and would have missed the leg stump.
0.0 : Gudakesh Motie is i n next.
14.4 : Adil Rashid to Akeal Hosein, OUT! LBW! Massive shout and given immediately!
14.5 : Adil Rashid to Gudakesh Motie, Six!
14.6 : Adil Rashid to Gudakesh Motie, SIX! Floated up on middle, a bit too slow through the air, Gudakesh Motie steps out at the sight of it and muscles it over long on fielder for a flat six!
15.1 : Liam Livingstone to Romario Shepherd, FOUR! The action just doesn't seem to cease in this game.
15.2 : Liam Livingstone to Romario Shepherd, No run.
15.3 : Liam Livingstone to Romario Shepherd, Beaten! Tossed up again and around off, turning away, Romario Shepherd looks to drive but misses.
15.4 : Liam Livingstone to Romario Shepherd, Fuller in length and around off, eased away wide of covers for a run.
15.5 : Liam Livingstone to Gudakesh Motie, Four!
15.6 : Liam Livingstone to Gudakesh Motie, Wide!
Liam Livingstone to Gudakesh Motie, Excellent running! Drags the length down and darts it in from around off, Motie works it away through square leg for a couple of runs.
Sam Curran comes back into the attack, replacing Adil Rashid.
16.1 : Sam Curran to Romario Shepherd, Nicely bowled! Pace-off, on a shortish length and angled wide of the off stump, Romario Shepherd gets across to swing at it but misses.
16.2 : Sam Curran to Romario Shepherd, Keeps the length full and angles it wide outside off again, Shepherd reaches out and drives it to sweeper cover for one.
16.3 : Sam Curran to Gudakesh Motie, FOUR! Gudakesh Motie is playing so aggressively here.
16.4 : Sam Curran to Gudakesh Motie, FOUR! This is unreal batting from Gudakesh Motie and the 150 now comes up for West Indies.
16.5 : Sam Curran to Gudakesh Motie, WIDE! Banged in short and around off, too short though.
Sam Curran to Gudakesh Motie, Nice change of pace and that's the first ball Motie hasn't scored off! Slower one, pitched up a bit and aime at the stumps, Motie swings across the line but gets an inside edge onto the pads.
16.6 : Sam Curran to Gudakesh Motie, Another slower one, bowled full on the pads, eased down to long on for a single.
17.1 : Jamie Overton to Gudakesh Motie, FOUR! Even the rub of the green is going Motie's way! Full and wide, getting it out of the batter's arc but Motie throws his hands at it and gets a thick outside edge over short third for a boundary.
17.2 : Jamie Overton to Gudakesh Motie, Back of a length and outside off, cut away square through the point region for a single.
17.3 : Jamie Overton to Romario Shepherd, FOUR! Shepherd playing a few delightful strokes as well.
17.4 : Jamie Overton to Romario Shepherd, Nails the straight yorker now and Shepherd can't get that one away.
17.5 : Jamie Overton to Romario Shepherd, Sharp work in the field from Sam Curran. Fractionally short and wide, Shepherd cuts it hard but straight towards point.
17.6 : Jamie Overton to Romario Shepherd, Pitched up at the stumps, Shepherd hangs deep and heaves it away to deep mid-wicket for just a single.
18.1 : Saqib Mahmood to Romario Shepherd, Gets the yorker in around off, Shepherd stays back and jams it firmly down to long off for one.
17.6 : Saqib Mahmood (3-0-31-3) will bowl out now.
18.2 : Saqib Mahmood to Gudakesh Motie, Follows the batter down leg with a full one at the toes, Motie manages to whip it away flat and wide of long on but only for a single.
18.3 : Saqib Mahmood to Romario Shepherd, Bowling to the field here Saqib Mahmood. A touch fuller and hugging the tramline outside off, Shepherd has to reach for it and cuts it hard to deep point for another single.
18.4 : Saqib Mahmood to Gudakesh Motie, No run.
18.5 : Saqib Mahmood to Gudakesh Motie, WIDE! Banged in well short and around off, Motie tries to reach it but its too high.
Saqib Mahmood to Gudakesh Motie, Excellent over thus far under the circumstances from Saqib, can he end well? Slower one, back of a length and over the stumps, Motie makes room to swing across the line but misses.
0.0 : Shamar Joseph is the last man in.
18.6 : Saqib Mahmood to Gudakesh Motie, OUT! CAUGHT! You bet, he can!
19.1 : Sam Curran to Romario Shepherd, SIX! Too straight from Sam Curran and Shepherd has sent that into orbit.
19.2 : Sam Curran to Romario Shepherd, SIX! Romario Shepherd at his devastating best!
19.3 : Sam Curran to Romario Shepherd, No run.
19.4 : Sam Curran to Romario Shepherd, No run.
19.5 : Sam Curran to Romario Shepherd, Gets back for the second run!
19.6 : Sam Curran to Romario Shepherd, Two more to end the innings!
0.0 : Well, quite an eventful first half of the game. From start to finish, there was no shortage of action and even the rain delay could not disrupt the flow. West Indies have finished on a high, scoring 53 runs off the last 6 overs to end with 182 on the board. Earlier, after being inserted into bat, West Indies were rocked early as Saqib Mahmood struck thrice in the Powerplay. Nicholas Pooran, Rovman Powell and Andre Russell took their chances during their stays and kept the momentum going for th
At 117/8, the West Indies were in danger of failing to bat out the whole 20 overs but that was when their batting depth came to the rescue. Gudakesh Motie made his intentions clear with two sixes from his first two balls and unleashed a real assault. Motie contributed 33 off 14 in his 49-run stand with Romario Shepherd and that could turn out to be a defining partnership in the game. Motie fell but Shepherd ensured a strong finish for his side with a couple of lusty blows in the last over.
Adil Rashid is in for a chat. He says that they bowled well as a group and did well to break partnerships.
Right then, West Indies will be delighted to get to 182 considering the start they had and the position they found themselves in with 5 overs remaining in the innings. Only once has a 170-plus score been chased at this venue and it will be a record chase at this ground, if England pull it off. As the West Indies' innings progressed, the batting seemed to become a bit easier with the ball sliding onto the bat nicely under the lights and England will hope that is indeed the case. Back in a bit
0.1 : Akeal Hosein to Phil Salt, There's that inswinging delivery straight away!
0.2 : Akeal Hosein to Phil Salt, Quick and flat again on a length, this time Salt backs away and punches it wide of Andre Russell at mid off to pick up a single and get off the mark.
0.3 : Akeal Hosein to Will Jacks, Fuller one, sliding this one into the pads, Will Jacks nudges it away through square leg and gets off the mark with a single as well.
0.4 : Akeal Hosein to Phil Salt, FOUR! Too much heat on that one!
0.5 : Akeal Hosein to Phil Salt, No run.
0.6 : Akeal Hosein to Phil Salt, No run.
0.0 : Who will bowl from the other end? It will be Andre Russell.
1.1 : Andre Russell to Will Jacks, Gets away with it! Too straight to begin with, on a length and down leg, the ball goes off Jacks' pads to short fine leg and they get a leg bye.
1.2 : Andre Russell to Phil Salt, A safe-enough shot! Hard length over middle, Phil Salt with a bit of a checked-lofted shot as he lifts it over mid on for a couple of runs.
1.3 : Andre Russell to Phil Salt, Gets enough on this one as well.
1.4 : Andre Russell to Will Jacks, 1 run.
1.5 : Andre Russell to Phil Salt, 1 run, the on drive comes out now. The batter gets a run.
1.6 : Andre Russell to Will Jacks, SIX! Wow, some timing that! Banged in a tad short and well wide, Will Jacks is early to back away but has to really reach for it and manages to keep a stable-enough base in order to slap the ball flat and over the point region for a biggie.
2.1 : Akeal Hosein to Phil Salt, Tossed up full on middle, Salt clears the front leg and taps the ball to mid off for a quick single.
2.2 : Akeal Hosein to Will Jacks, Flatter trajectory, around the fifth stump line, Will Jacks stays put and just blocks it into the off side.
2.3 : Akeal Hosein to Will Jacks, Drifts it into the pads, Will Jacks gets across a bit and turns it through mid-wicket for a single.
2.4 : Akeal Hosein to Phil Salt, Flatter one, on a length and angled into the batter, Salt gets cramped for room and fails to get it away past the bowler.
2.5 : Akeal Hosein to Phil Salt, Good length again, curving in from outside off, Salt punches it from the crease to covers.
2.6 : Akeal Hosein to Phil Salt, SIX! Up and over! Speared in again, a bit fuller and at the stumps, Phil Salt gets across and forces the heave just over the leaping man at long on for a biggie.
0.0 : Shamar Joseph comes into the attack as the first change.
3.1 : Shamar Joseph to Will Jacks, WIDE! Starts with a loosener as this is spilled down the leg side for a wide.
Shamar Joseph to Will Jacks, Drop and run! Hard length on off, angling in, Jacks just pushes it into the deck and towards mid on before scampering across for a run.
3.2 : Shamar Joseph to Phil Salt, SIX! Down the wrong line and Phil Salt collects another maximum. Not all that short but down leg, Salt gets inside the line and pulls it up and over deep backward square leg for a biggie.
3.3 : Shamar Joseph to Phil Salt, FOUR! Up and over!
3.4 : Shamar Joseph to Phil Salt, FOUR MORE! Pace off from Shamar Joseph now but this is a tad too short and wide and Phil Salt manages to control the cut and play it over the point region for a boundary.
3.5 : Shamar Joseph to Phil Salt, FOUR! A hat-trick of fours now and there's nothing wrong with that delivery, just top batting from Salt.
3.6 : Shamar Joseph to Phil Salt, FOUR! Wow, 24 off that over and the 50 is already up for England.
4.1 : Akeal Hosein to Will Jacks, Good running! Fractionally short and angled into the batter, dabbed away in front of square leg for a quick run.
4.2 : Akeal Hosein to Phil Salt, Oh, that could have been a catastrophic way to get out.
4.3 : Akeal Hosein to Phil Salt, No run.
4.4 : Akeal Hosein to Phil Salt, And again!
4.5 : Akeal Hosein to Phil Salt, Just flights it up a touch and bowls it on the stumps, this is played back to the bowler.
4.6 : Akeal Hosein to Phil Salt, 1 run.
0.0 : Gudakesh Motie has been handed the ball now.
5.1 : Gudakesh Motie to Phil Salt, SIX! BOOM! Motie gets greeted into the attack with a six!
5.2 : Gudakesh Motie to Phil Salt, No run.
5.3 : Gudakesh Motie to Phil Salt, SIX! FIFTY FOR SALT! Salt has simply blitzed his way to a 25-ball fifty. Extraordinary stuff.
5.4 : Gudakesh Motie to Phil Salt, 1 run.
5.5 : Gudakesh Motie to Will Jacks, Six!
5.6 : Gudakesh Motie to Will Jacks, OUT! b Gudakesh Motie.
0.0 : Skipper, Jos Buttler walks out to bat now.
6.1 : Romario Shepherd to Phil Salt, No run.
6.2 : Romario Shepherd to Phil Salt, 2 runs.
6.3 : Romario Shepherd to Phil Salt, Miscued but safe! Rolls his fingers over the ball and keeps it on a back of a length, around off, Salt shapes up to launch it down the ground with a horizontal bat. Slices it in the air but luckily for him, it lands in front of long off.
6.4 : Romario Shepherd to Jos Buttler, OUT! WHAT A GRAB! Gudakesh Motie, you freak!
0.0 : Jacob Bethell is in next.
6.5 : Romario Shepherd to Jacob Bethell, 1 run.
6.6 : Romario Shepherd to Phil Salt, No run.
7.1 : Shamar Joseph to Jacob Bethell, No run.
7.2 : Shamar Joseph to Jacob Bethell, No run.
7.3 : Shamar Joseph to Jacob Bethell, 1 run.
7.4 : Shamar Joseph to Phil Salt, 1 run.
7.5 : Shamar Joseph to Jacob Bethell, Not all that short, on middle, Jacob Bethell jabs it through mid-wicket and gets to the other end.
7.6 : Shamar Joseph to Phil Salt, Four!
8.1 : Gudakesh Motie to Jacob Bethell, Dropped short, on middle, Jacob Bethell goes on the back foot and pushes it to cover.
8.2 : Gudakesh Motie to Jacob Bethell, 1 run.
8.3 : Gudakesh Motie to Phil Salt, Speared in, full and on the pads, Salt gets inside the line and laps it to the right of deep fine leg for a couple of runs.
8.4 : Gudakesh Motie to Phil Salt, Four!
8.5 : Gudakesh Motie to Phil Salt, The length is pulled back now, slower and on a nagging length, on off, Salt stays leg side of the ball and drives it to long off for a single.
8.6 : Gudakesh Motie to Jacob Bethell, 1 run.
9.1 : Romario Shepherd to Jacob Bethell, FOUR! Crunched! At 128.6 kph, full and angling in, on middle, Jacob Bethell stays low to make the connection and drills it to the right of long on for a boundary.
9.2 : Romario Shepherd to Jacob Bethell, 1 run.
9.3 : Romario Shepherd to Phil Salt, Wide!
Romario Shepherd to Phil Salt, 2 runs.
9.4 : Romario Shepherd to Phil Salt, 1 run.
9.5 : Romario Shepherd to Jacob Bethell, FOUR! Skillfully done! Angling across the batter, on a back of a length, on off, Jacob Bethell waits for the ball to arrive and just taps it on its head. Steers it between short third and backward point for a boundary.
9.6 : Romario Shepherd to Jacob Bethell, No run.
0.0 : Drinks break! This has been a real devastating showing with the bat thus far from Phil Salt and he is single-handedly taking England close to the win. West Indies need wickets and they need them soon to get back into this contest. Can they manage to stage a comeback? Let's find out...
10.1 : Akeal Hosein to Phil Salt, Speared into the legs, Salt stays leg side of the ball and punches it down to long on for a single.
10.3 : Akeal Hosein to Jacob Bethell, Full and outside off, Bethell makes room and drives it to deep cover for a single.
10.2 : Akeal Hosein to Jacob Bethell, Oh, that was close to the stumps! Quick and flat on off, angling away, Jacob Bethell backs away to cut but is beaten past the outside edge.
10.4 : Akeal Hosein to Phil Salt, No run.
10.5 : Akeal Hosein to Phil Salt, Stump-to-stump bowling, swatted away down to long on for just a single by Salt.
10.6 : Akeal Hosein to Jacob Bethell, 1 run.
11.1 : Andre Russell to Jacob Bethell, Trying to get funky there, Jacob Bethell.
11.2 : Andre Russell to Jacob Bethell, 1 run.
11.3 : Andre Russell to Phil Salt, SIX! That's gone all the way!
11.4 : Andre Russell to Phil Salt, Four!
11.5 : Andre Russell to Phil Salt, Hard length angling it into the pads, flicked away behind square leg for a single by Salt.
11.6 : Andre Russell to Jacob Bethell, Banged in short, directed towards the body, Bethell leans behind and pulls it towards cow corner and picks up a brace. 
12.1 : Gudakesh Motie to Phil Salt, No wide called and Phil Salt is a bit perplexed. Fired in well wide of the off stump line, Salt leaves it alone and the ball pings off the keeper's pads towards point.
12.2 : Gudakesh Motie to Phil Salt, 1 run.
12.3 : Gudakesh Motie to Jacob Bethell, Once again, Bethell trying too much here.
12.4 : Gudakesh Motie to Jacob Bethell, Four!
12.5 : Gudakesh Motie to Jacob Bethell, Full and targeting the pads, Bethell comes forward and eases it away wide of long on for a single.
12.6 : Gudakesh Motie to Phil Salt, No run.
13.1 : Romario Shepherd to Jacob Bethell, Evin Lewis slips in the deep but manages to avoid an injury. Short of a length and wide of off, slapped away wide of sweeper covers for a couple of runs.
13.2 : Romario Shepherd to Jacob Bethell, Four!
13.3 : Romario Shepherd to Jacob Bethell, Top effort in the field that byKing!
13.4 : Romario Shepherd to Phil Salt, Six!
13.5 : Romario Shepherd to Phil Salt, Takes some pace off that one and bowls it short at the body, Salt controls the pull well and hits it down to deep square leg for a single.
13.6 : Romario Shepherd to Jacob Bethell, 1 run.
Change of ball? The two umpires get together to inspect the ball and seem to be happy with the condition of it for now. 
14.1 : Gudakesh Motie to Jacob Bethell, FOUR! Jacob Bethell keeps throwing caution to the wind and picks up another boundary.
14.2 : Gudakesh Motie to Jacob Bethell, 2 runs.
0.0 : The ball is going to be changed now. The selection has been made from the box of balls and we are all good to go now.
14.3 : Gudakesh Motie to Jacob Bethell, Fractionally short again and bowled into the batter, tucked away through mid-wicket for a single by Bethell.
14.4 : Gudakesh Motie to Phil Salt, Tossed up full and around off, pushed away down to long off for another single by Salt.
14.5 : Gudakesh Motie to Jacob Bethell, Floated up on the pads, flicked away straight to square leg.
14.6 : Gudakesh Motie to Jacob Bethell, A bit comical that from Rovman Powell and the batters get three runs whereas it should have been a dot.
15.1 : Shamar Joseph to Jacob Bethell, Full and on off, at 144 kph, Jacob Bethell presents the full face of the bat and knocks it down to long off for a single.
15.2 : Shamar Joseph to Phil Salt, Wide!
Shamar Joseph to Phil Salt, Fuller in length and this skids through, on off, Salt creams the drive to deep cover. Moves to 95 with this single.
15.3 : Shamar Joseph to Jacob Bethell, SIX! Massive hit! Off-pace delivery but a bit too straight and not short enough to trouble the batter. Jacob Bethell stays put and just helps it over the deep fine leg fence for a biggie.
15.4 : Shamar Joseph to Jacob Bethell, 1 run.
15.5 : Shamar Joseph to Phil Salt, 2 runs.
15.6 : Shamar Joseph to Phil Salt, Wide!
Shamar Joseph to Phil Salt, 1 run.
16.1 : Romario Shepherd to Phil Salt, Four!
16.2 : Romario Shepherd to Phil Salt, 1 run.
16.3 : Romario Shepherd to Jacob Bethell, No run.
16.4 : Romario Shepherd to Jacob Bethell, SIX! WOW! That is a shot of real authority!
16.5 : Romario Shepherd to Jacob Bethell, There it is, Jacob Bethell with the winning runs! England complete a dominant chase!
0.0 : The highest-ever successful run chase in a T20I game at the Kensington Oval! A resounding victory for England to kick off the five-match T20I series and if game 1 is anything to go by, we are in for a treat all throughout the series.
Phil Salt's love affair with the Kensington Oval continues and on a ground where he spent a lot of his younger years, he has yet again put on a stellar performance with the bat, notching up his 3rd T20I ton as well. He was amply supported by young and feisty Jacob Bethell who too has a connection to this venue and Bethell picked up a half-century as well. The pair added 107 runs for the 3rd wicket in just 61 balls and completely hammered the opposition bowlers en route to victory.
West Indies had the runs on the board and would have been decently happy at the halfway stage but England's batting in the Powerplay just blew them away. The hosts conceded 73 runs in the first 6 overs and picked up one wicket which did become two in the very next over but that was it. They just couldn't handle the heat from Salt and Bethell and succumbed to a hefty defeat.
Earlier in the game, the returning English skipper, Jos Buttler opted to bowl first as there was moisture on the deck and Saqib Mahmood backed him up with a quick three-wicket burst early on. West Indies did counter through Nicholas Pooran but it was the lower order that did most of the damage as Russell, Shepherd and Motie all made scores of 30 plus and took the hosts to a fairly substantial total. Saqib ended up with a four-fer as Adil Rashid picked up 3 wickets as well. In reply, Phil Salt 
The Presentation ceremony...
Phil Salt is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his stunning ton. He says that he enjoys batting here and has grown up playing on these surfaces. Mentions that it is important to adjust quickly to meet the demands of the tempo of T20 cricket. Shares that opening and closing of the grip has helped access different areas of the field.
Rovman Powell, the captain of West Indies says that it is generally the way they play but it didn't come off tonight and yet they managed to get a decent total on board. Reckons that losing wickets in clusters is something they need to fix going forward and they still need to back themselves and play their brand of cricket. Adds that it is about the guys working on their individual skills with the ball and applauds Akeal Hosein for his tight bowling. Ends by appreciating the crowd as well.
Right then, the first game of this long T20I series is done and dusted and it's advantage England early on, especially with the manner of this win but there's a long way to go. The next game will be played at the same venue and less than 24 hours later on Sunday, 10 November at 8 pm GMT. You can join us a lot sooner though for the build-up to that game. Cheers!
The captain of England, Jos Buttler says that it was a fantastic performance and he is really delighted for the boys. Mentions that they know what to expect from West Indies and it is important that you keep taking wickets. Further says that if you allow the West Indies batters to spend time out in the middle, they can really hurt you. Appreciates Phil Salt by saying that he has taken his game to new heights and he is reaping the rewards of the work he has put in.