| 0.0 : TOSS - ENGLAND HAVE WON THE TOSS AND ELECTED TO FIELD! |
| West Indies (Playing XI) - Brandon King, Evin Lewis, Nicholas Pooran(WK), Rovman Powell(C), Roston Chase, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd, Akeal Hosein, Gudakesh Motie, Matthew Forde, Terrance Hinds. |
| England (Playing XI) - Phil Salt(WK), Will Jacks, Jos Buttler(C), Jacob Bethell, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Dan Mousley, Jamie Overton, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood. |
| Pitch Report - The pitch has displayed a darker color and felt hard, suggesting potential assistance for seam bowlers. It could also provide some spin. With cloud cover in place, rain was a possibility later in the day, and dew conditions also play an important role. |
| Jos Buttler says they put in a good performance in the last and hopes they can do the same. He informs about the change. Adds Jacks has done well and it gives him a chance to bat in a different position.  |
| Rovman Powell says they need to do better. They posted a good score but couldn't defend it. Adds they have three changes. Mentions they need to keep the wickets in check. |
| All set for the action to begin! |
| 0.1 : Jofra Archer to Brandon King, WIDE! Some inward movement and some bounce! Short and on middle. This lands and jags back in. King looks to fend it but misses. The hosts are underway. |
| Jofra Archer to Brandon King, Some inward movement again. This time it tails back in from outside off. King looks to defend but it goes off the inner half to square leg for one. |
| 0.2 : Jofra Archer to Evin Lewis, This one shapes away! From the left hander. The line was well outside off. Left alone. |
| 0.3 : Jofra Archer to Evin Lewis, EDGED AND FOUR! No second slip. Length and on off. Extra bounce and another one which swings away. Lewis pushes at it. It goes off the outside edge down to third man for a boundary. First of the game. |
| 0.4 : Jofra Archer to Evin Lewis, Back of a length again and around off. This is guided to point. |
| 0.5 : Jofra Archer to Evin Lewis, Beauty! Length and around off. This lands and moves away. Lewis looks to push at it but is beaten. |
| 0.6 : Jofra Archer to Evin Lewis, That's a fine first over! Length again and outside off. Left alone. |
| 1.1 : Saqib Mahmood to Brandon King, Goes full again and on middle. King drives but to mid on. |
| 1.2 : Saqib Mahmood to Brandon King, OUT! TAKEN! Number one down and it is Mahmood again who was excellent in the first game! Fuller and on middle. King looks to go over mid off but is through the shot early. This holds in the surface a touch. He hits it up in the air. Livingstone at mid off runs back and takes a fine catch. Early trouble for the hosts again. |
| 1.3 : Saqib Mahmood to Nicholas Pooran, FIVE WIDES! Bonus runs! This is way down the leg side. It shapes away further. Left alone. No chance for the keeper there. |
| Saqib Mahmood to Nicholas Pooran, Another wide! This time it is well outside off. Pooran slashes but misses. |
| Saqib Mahmood to Nicholas Pooran, Pooran is off the mark now! Around off. This is guided to point for one. |
| 1.4 : Saqib Mahmood to Evin Lewis, Leg bye. |
| 1.5 : Saqib Mahmood to Nicholas Pooran, Wide! |
| Saqib Mahmood to Nicholas Pooran, Solid! Back of a length and on off. This is pushed to cover. |
| 1.6 : Saqib Mahmood to Nicholas Pooran, Another wide! England feel that hit the pad. This is full and on the pads. Shapes in late. Pooran looks to flick but misses. Wided. |
| Saqib Mahmood to Nicholas Pooran, End of a long but successful over for England. Fuller and on middle. This is driven to mid on. |
| 2.1 : Jofra Archer to Evin Lewis, Length and outside off. Extra bounce. Left alone. |
| 2.2 : Jofra Archer to Evin Lewis, FOUR! Pulled away! That's a poor line! Length and on the body. This is pulled past short fine leg and this one races away to the fence. |
| 2.3 : Jofra Archer to Evin Lewis, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! That's a brute of a nut! Absolute beauty! Length and around off. Extra bounce. It lands and moves away too. Lewis looks to defend but this one catches the glove and lobs to the keeper. Both the openers back in the hut now. Windies in big trouble. |
| 2.4 : Jofra Archer to Roston Chase, FOUR! Just over first slip. If Overton couldn't get to it, no one could. That's a brute again. Shorter and on off. This one takes off. Chase looks to cut but this goes off the top edge and over the fielder for a boundary. Exciting stuff so far. |
| 2.5 : Jofra Archer to Roston Chase, This time he gets on top of the bounce and guides this down to third man for one. |
| 2.6 : Jofra Archer to Nicholas Pooran, Top edge and onto the helmet! Short and on middle. Pooran looks to pull. This goes off the top edge straight into the helmet. That's a testing over from Archer. There's a lot of spice in this wicket. Windies need to get through this testing phase without much damage. |
| 3.1 : Saqib Mahmood to Roston Chase, Full and on the pads. Chase looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. |
| 3.2 : Saqib Mahmood to Roston Chase, FOUR! That's glorious! That's a lovely stroke! Fuller and outside off. Inviting the batter to drive and Chase does so. He strokes it past cover and this races away to the fence. Lovely, confident building stroke. |
| 3.3 : Saqib Mahmood to Roston Chase, Good length again and around off. Defended. |
| 3.4 : Saqib Mahmood to Roston Chase, Four! |
| 3.5 : Saqib Mahmood to Roston Chase, This is very wide outside off. Wided. |
| Saqib Mahmood to Roston Chase, Goes too straight now but this goes on with the angle and down the leg side. Wided. |
| Saqib Mahmood to Roston Chase, A loud appeal and this time the finger is raised! That looks dead if no bat! OUT! Clipping the leg pole. Mahmood has another one. Length and on off. This comes in with the angle now. Chase looks to defend but misses and is hit on the pad. Chase reviews but in vain. Three down in the Powerplay yet again. |
| 3.6 : Saqib Mahmood to Rovman Powell, Slashes but misses! Shorter and outside off. Powell goes after it but misses. Another wicket taking over for the visitors. |
| 4.1 : Jofra Archer to Nicholas Pooran, Four! |
| 4.2 : Jofra Archer to Nicholas Pooran, That's a wild swing! Outside off. Length. Pooran looks to go over the leg side but misses it completely. |
| 4.3 : Jofra Archer to Nicholas Pooran, He's really getting the ball to move a lot! Fuller and outside off. This shapes away. Pooran is beaten as he looks to drive. |
| 4.4 : Jofra Archer to Nicholas Pooran, Outside off. Length. Left alone. |
| 4.5 : Jofra Archer to Nicholas Pooran, Another one outside off. Pooran doesn't fiddle with it. Cautious from him and rightly so. |
| 4.6 : Jofra Archer to Nicholas Pooran, Angled into the body. Pooran works it to square leg. |
| 5.1 : Saqib Mahmood to Rovman Powell, Good length and on off. Defended. |
| 5.2 : Saqib Mahmood to Rovman Powell, FOUR LEG BYES! More extras! On the pads. Powell looks to flick but misses. It hits the pad and rolls down to the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 5.3 : Saqib Mahmood to Rovman Powell, On the pads again. This is worked down to fine leg. A single taken. |
| 5.4 : Saqib Mahmood to Nicholas Pooran, Good length and on middle. Defended. |
| 5.5 : Saqib Mahmood to Nicholas Pooran, Outstanding nut! A yorker, it tails back in from middle. Pooran manages to jam it out. |
| 5.6 : Saqib Mahmood to Nicholas Pooran, No run. |
| 6.1 : Adil Rashid to Rovman Powell, 2 runs. |
| 6.2 : Adil Rashid to Rovman Powell, Wide! |
| Adil Rashid to Rovman Powell, 1 run. |
| 6.3 : Adil Rashid to Nicholas Pooran, Outside off. This is worked through square leg for one. |
| 6.4 : Adil Rashid to Rovman Powell, Around off. This is pushed past cover for one. |
| 6.5 : Adil Rashid to Nicholas Pooran, Slower and on off. Pooran swings but this turns back in a little and goes off the inner half through mid-wicket for two. |
| 6.6 : Adil Rashid to Nicholas Pooran, Two! Not a lot of risk but 10 from it. Outside off. This is guided past point for two. |
| 7.1 : Sam Curran to Rovman Powell, Around off. This is pushed to cover. |
| 7.2 : Sam Curran to Rovman Powell, No run. |
| 7.3 : Sam Curran to Rovman Powell, No run. |
| 7.4 : Sam Curran to Rovman Powell, No run. |
| 7.5 : Sam Curran to Rovman Powell, Make that five! On the stumps. Good length. Blocked. |
| 7.6 : Sam Curran to Rovman Powell, Maiden! Top stuff! Around off. Length. This is guided to point. |
| 8.1 : Adil Rashid to Nicholas Pooran, On off. This is hit down to long off for one. |
| 8.2 : Adil Rashid to Rovman Powell, Good from Curran! On middle. This is paddle swept towards fine leg. The fielder runs to his right, dives and keeps it down to two. |
| 8.3 : Adil Rashid to Rovman Powell, Outside off. This is guided to point. |
| 8.4 : Adil Rashid to Rovman Powell, Outside off. This is swept through square leg for one. |
| 8.6 : Adil Rashid to Rovman Powell, On middle. This is worked through mid-wicket for one. |
| 8.5 : Adil Rashid to Nicholas Pooran, On middle. This is worked through mid-wicket for one. |
| 9.1 : Sam Curran to Rovman Powell, Outside off. Powell guides it past point for one. |
| 9.2 : Sam Curran to Nicholas Pooran, Slower and outside off. Pooran looos to cut but misses. |
| 9.3 : Sam Curran to Nicholas Pooran, Pooran misses out! A full toss outside off. Pooran looks to drag it past square leg who is in the ring but finds that fielder. |
| 9.4 : Sam Curran to Nicholas Pooran, Outside off. This is guided past point for one. |
| 9.5 : Sam Curran to Rovman Powell, Another dot! Pressure building! On middle. This is played back to the bowler. |
| 9.6 : Sam Curran to Rovman Powell, A single to end! Tidy from Curran again! On middle. This is worked through mid-wicket for one. |
| 10.1 : Liam Livingstone to Rovman Powell, Four! |
| 10.2 : Liam Livingstone to Rovman Powell, 1 run. |
| 10.3 : Liam Livingstone to Nicholas Pooran, 1 run. |
| 10.4 : Liam Livingstone to Rovman Powell, No run. |
| 10.5 : Liam Livingstone to Rovman Powell, 1 run. |
| 10.6 : Liam Livingstone to Nicholas Pooran, OUT! Stumped! Livingstone gets Pooran. He's absolutely delighted. That's a beauty. Sees Pooran step out and shortens the length. Pooran looks to defend but misses and the keeper does the rest. Just as the Windies looked to get a move on, England strike. |
| 11.1 : Dan Mousley to Rovman Powell, Fired on off. Quicker. Powell looks to pull but gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| 11.2 : Dan Mousley to Rovman Powell, No run. |
| 11.3 : Dan Mousley to Rovman Powell, A yorker now on middle. Powell just about gets his bat down in time. |
| 11.4 : Dan Mousley to Rovman Powell, Outside off. This is driven but to sweeper cover. Only one. |
| 11.5 : Dan Mousley to Sherfane Rutherford, Flatter and on off. This is guided to point. |
| 11.6 : Dan Mousley to Sherfane Rutherford, Just the one from the over then! Angled into the pads. Rutherford pulls but straight to short fine leg. The run rate now drops below 6. |
| 12.1 : Liam Livingstone to Rovman Powell, SIX! That's one way to up the run rate! Tossed up outside off. Powell slams it over the long on fence. It's a colossal hit. It's out of here. Can this be the big over Windies need desperately? Can this be the momentum shifting over? |
| 12.2 : Liam Livingstone to Rovman Powell, He's missed out there! That was a friendly full toss. Powell looks to hit it hard but it goes off the inner half to long on for one. |
| 12.3 : Liam Livingstone to Sherfane Rutherford, Flatter and on middle. This is pushed back to the bowler. |
| 12.4 : Liam Livingstone to Sherfane Rutherford, Outside off. This is pushed past cover for one. |
| 12.5 : Liam Livingstone to Rovman Powell, Fuller and on middle. This is hit down to long on for another run. |
| 12.6 : Liam Livingstone to Sherfane Rutherford, That's a top review! Rutherford with another low score and Windies slip further! On leg. This lands and straightens. Rutherford looks to sweep but misses. He gets hit on the pad. A loud appeal but not given. It is reviewed. It is a brilliant one. |
| 13.1 : Dan Mousley to Rovman Powell, Flatter and on middle. This is pushed back to the bowler. |
| 13.2 : Dan Mousley to Rovman Powell, On the stumps again. All Powell does is push it back to the bowler. |
| 13.3 : Dan Mousley to Rovman Powell, Fuller and on off. This is pushed through covers for one. |
| 13.4 : Dan Mousley to Romario Shepherd, FOUR! Off the outside edge! They'll take them how they come. Flatter and outside off. Shepherd looks to defend but this goes off the outside edge and down to the third man fence. |
| 13.5 : Dan Mousley to Romario Shepherd, No run. |
| 13.6 : Dan Mousley to Romario Shepherd, Full again and on middle. Shepherd jams it back to the bowler. Another fine over by Dan Mousley. |
| 14.1 : Adil Rashid to Rovman Powell, Yet another dot! Fuller and on off. Powell strokes it to covers. |
| 14.2 : Adil Rashid to Rovman Powell, SIX! That was all muscle! He did not time that. Tossed up outside off. He goes over covers. It just clears the ropes. It was more off the outer half. |
| 14.3 : Adil Rashid to Rovman Powell, Deft! Plays the paddle sweep. He hits it fine and towards the leg side for two. |
| 14.4 : Adil Rashid to Rovman Powell, Two more! Good placement! Fuller outside off. This is driven past cover for a couple. |
| 14.5 : Adil Rashid to Rovman Powell, Good stuff again! On middle. Powell plays the paddle scoop again. This time a lot finer on the leg side for two. |
| 14.6 : Adil Rashid to Rovman Powell, FOUR! Lovely shot! A boundary to end! Massive over! Could this be the momentum shifting one? Outside off. This is cut past point and this one races away to the fence. |
| 15.1 : Dan Mousley to Romario Shepherd, Fuller and on middle. This is hit down to long on for one. |
| 15.2 : Dan Mousley to Rovman Powell, OUT! TIMBER! This one sneaks through. Powell goes. Massive breakthrough and now 150 looks far away! A yorker on middle. Powell is late in getting his bat down and that hits the stumps. Windies now in massive trouble. |
| 15.3 : Dan Mousley to Gudakesh Motie, Can't do a lot with that! A yorker on middle. This is jammed out to cover. |
| 15.4 : Dan Mousley to Gudakesh Motie, FOUR! Carved away! This guy only deals in boundaries! Makes room. This is a full toss. It's hit wide of sweeper cover and it goes to the fence. |
| 15.5 : Dan Mousley to Gudakesh Motie, Makes room again. This is another yorker. It is jammed out to point. |
| 15.6 : Dan Mousley to Gudakesh Motie, FOUR! Off the outside edge. Motie won't care. Full and outside off. He swings. This flies off the outside edge past the keeper and down to the third man fence. |
| 16.1 : Jofra Archer to Romario Shepherd, Two! Fuller and on middle. This is dragged wide of deep mid-wicket. Two. |
| 16.2 : Jofra Archer to Romario Shepherd, EDGY FOUR! Fortunate again! Windies would love this. Frustrating for the visitors. Outside off. Fuller. Shepherd swings. It goes off the outside edge, over short third man and into the fence. |
| 16.3 : Jofra Archer to Romario Shepherd, MISFIELD AND FOUR! Full and on off. Shepherd strokes it firmly to cover. Buttler lets it go through his legs. Two in a row. 10 from the first three balls. |
| 16.4 : Jofra Archer to Romario Shepherd, Outside off, this is cut past point for one. |
| 16.5 : Jofra Archer to Gudakesh Motie, Shorter and on the body. This is tucked to the left of the bowler. No run. |
| 16.6 : Jofra Archer to Gudakesh Motie, Short and on the body. This is pulled down to fine leg for one. |
| 17.1 : Adil Rashid to Gudakesh Motie, Googly. Slower and outside off. Motie swings but misses. |
| 17.2 : Adil Rashid to Gudakesh Motie, No run. |
| 17.3 : Adil Rashid to Gudakesh Motie, 4 Byes. |
| 17.4 : Adil Rashid to Gudakesh Motie, No run. |
| 17.5 : Adil Rashid to Gudakesh Motie, OUT! c Jamie Overton b Adil Rashid. |
| 17.6 : Adil Rashid to Matthew Forde, Dot to end then! Slower and outside off. Ford looks to go over the leg side but misses. That's a magical over by Rashid. Much needed as momentum was shifting. |
| 18.1 : Sam Curran to Romario Shepherd, WIDE! That's very wide outside off. Wided. |
| Sam Curran to Romario Shepherd, Wide! |
| Sam Curran to Romario Shepherd, Four! |
| 18.2 : Sam Curran to Romario Shepherd, Shorter now and on off. Extra bounce. This is hit down to long off for one. |
| 18.4 : Sam Curran to Matthew Forde, 1 run. |
| 18.3 : Sam Curran to Matthew Forde, FOUR! Excellent effort at long off but in vain! Outside off. This is slapped down to the long off fence. The fielder runs across, dives and looks to push it back in but fails to do so. |
| 18.5 : Sam Curran to Romario Shepherd, Outside off. This is hit through covers. One more only. |
| 18.6 : Sam Curran to Matthew Forde, FOUR! Carved away! Three in the over! 150 looks very much possible now! Outside off. Forde carved it over point and this one races away to the fence. 160 on the cards with Romario Shepherd out there. |
| 19.1 : Dan Mousley to Romario Shepherd, OUT! c Will Jacks b Dan Mousley. |
| 19.2 : Dan Mousley to Terrance Hinds, No run. |
| 19.3 : Dan Mousley to Terrance Hinds, Four! |
| 19.4 : Dan Mousley to Terrance Hinds, 5 Wides! |
| Dan Mousley to Terrance Hinds, 1 run. |
| 19.5 : Dan Mousley to Matthew Forde, Four! |
| 19.6 : Dan Mousley to Matthew Forde, Just the one to end! On the pads. Forde looks to flick but misses. This hits the pad and rolls on the off side. A leg bye taken. |
| 0.0 : A middling score then for West Indies! They have done well to get to where they are though. The wicket initially played a lot of tricks and hence, they lost three in the Powerplay. Powell and Pooran then steadied the ship but as they looked to accelerate, Pooran fell. |
| Powell continued but he too was dismissed when it was time to go big. Shepherd and Forde through have taken their side close to 160 which looked difficult at one stage. |
| Archer and Mahmood were brilliant with the new ball. Liam Livingstone was excellent in the middle overs and Dan Mousley impressred too. They'll be a tad disappointed to let Windies cross the 150-run mark but they'll back themselves to chase this. Can they make it 2-0 or will Windies fight back? We will find out. |
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