| 0.0 : England, on the other hand, were without their skipper Eoin Morgan in the previous game, he has now been ruled out of the series as well. Moeen Ali will continue to lead the side in his absence. A must-win game for them to keep the series alive, however, their bowling has been a bit of a concern and they will look to make amends coming into this game. England have a power-packed side and they are well and truly capable of levelling the series here. Who will come out on top? We will find out. S |
| ... MATCH DAY ... |
| Hello and a warm welcome to the fourth T20I between West Indies and England. The hosts have taken a commanding 2-1 lead in the series and will be looking to wrap things up in this game. England failed to get over the line in the previous game and this becomes a do-or-die encounter for them. We have witnessed an entertaining series so far and we can expect this game to be yet another nail-biter. |
| Kieron Pollard and his men have been exceptional in the series so far, they have an upper hand coming into this game. They did bring in Rovman Powell in the playing XI last game and that proved to be a blessing as he slammed a hundred and guided West Indies to a powerful total. Pooran played a bold knock as well and put up a great partnership with Powell. They will be hoping to display the same kind of fireworks and clinch the series. |
| TOSS - West Indies have won the toss and have elected to BOWL first. |
| West Indies (Playing XI) - Brandon King, Kyle Mayers (In for Shai Hope), Rovman Powell, Kieron Pollard (C), Nicholas Pooran (WK), Darren Bravo, Sheldon Cottrell, Dominic Drakes (In for Fabian Allen), Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Romario Shepherd.  |
| England (Playing XI) - Jason Roy, Tom Banton (WK), James Vince, Moeen Ali (C), Liam Livingstone, Sam Billings (In for Harry Brook), Philip Salt, Chris Jordan (In for George Garton), Adil Rashid, Tymal Mills, Reece Topley. |
| Moeen Ali, the England skipper, is in for a chat. He says, they batted well here last time and are pretty confident to get a good score on the board. Mentions there are two changes to the side. Adds, the West Indies have played really well so far. Ends by saying, he hopes to win it to today to make the final game interesting. |
| Kieron Pollard, the West Indies skipper, says that they are going to field first. Mentions that it looks like a good track, and they will try to use the strong breeze, they don't know what the track has to offer. Adds that there are two changes, Hope and Fabian miss out and Mayers and Domini Drakes get an opportunity. Concludes by saying that they are backing the new guys. |
| PITCH REPORT - Keemar Roach says the pitch looks good, it is hard. Mentions the pitch is compact and is a really good one to bat on. |
| 0.1 : Sheldon Cottrell to Jason Roy, Sheldon Cottrell starts off with a full-length ball, nipping back in on middle. Jason Roy taps it to mid-wicket. |
| 0.2 : Sheldon Cottrell to Jason Roy, Touch shorter, outside off. Jason Roy taps it towards point. Dot ball. |
| 0.0 : We are set for the clash. West Indies players take the field. Followed by Jason Roy and Tom Banton who walk out to bat for England. Sheldon Cottrell to start with the ball. |
| 0.3 : Sheldon Cottrell to Jason Roy, NOT OUT! A huge shout for LBW, but the umpire says no. Length ball, around middle and leg. Jason Roy shuffles across and looks to flick it away but misses. The ball deflects off the thigh pads and rolls towards the keeper. Kieron Pollard opts for the review. The replay rolls in. UltraEdge confirms no bat involved. Ball Tracker indicates that the ball was missing wickets. The on-field decision stands! |
| 0.2 : Review! Kieron Pollard takes it upstairs for an lbw review. The UltraEdge shows no bat is involved. The Ball Tracker shows the ball is missing the wickets and the review goes in vain. |
| 0.4 : Sheldon Cottrell to Jason Roy, Fuller ball, outside off. Jason Roy leans and drives it past cover. Brandon King chases it and keeps the ball away from the ropes. Three runs taken! Jason Roy and England are up and running! |
| 0.5 : Sheldon Cottrell to Tom Banton, A length ball, on the pads. Banton tucks it to mid-wicket. |
| 0.6 : Sheldon Cottrell to Tom Banton, FOUR! Edgy boundary! On a length, wide of off. Tom Banton looks to drive but he gets a thick outside edge towards the third man fence for a boundary. He gets off the mark with that. 7 runs off the first over! |
| Jason Holder to share the new ball. |
| 1.1 : Jason Holder to Jason Roy, Jason Holder starts with a short ball, around middle. Jason Roy shuffles across and defends it out. |
| 1.2 : Jason Holder to Jason Roy, Beaten! Good-length delivery, outside off. Jason Roy leans and looks to drive this but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 1.3 : Jason Holder to Jason Roy, OH CLOSE! A full-length ball, on off. Roy chips it to the right of Holder. The bowler stretches his right hand out but could only get fingertips on it. The batters take a single. It was a very difficult chance though. |
| 1.4 : Jason Holder to Jason Roy, Touch fuller, around middle. Jason Roy taps it towards mid on for a single. |
| 1.5 : Jason Holder to Tom Banton, Fraction shorter, outside off. Tom Banton stays in his crease and pushes it towards point. No run there. |
| 1.6 : Jason Holder to Tom Banton, OUT! TAKEN! Jason Holder draws first blood! It is Tom Banton who walks back early to the hut. Short ball, around off. Tom Banton steps down the pitch and looks to heave this over mid on. But he manages to get a top edge to Kyle Mayers at mid on, who pouches it comfortably. |
| James Vince comes in at number 3. He is out earlier than he would've expected. Can he stick around for long? |
| 2.1 : Sheldon Cottrell to Jason Roy, FOUR! Top shot! Sheldon Cottrell overpitches this one, outside off. Jason Roy presses forward and drives it beautifully past mid off for a boundary. |
| 2.2 : Sheldon Cottrell to Jason Roy, Sheldon Cottrell fires in a full ball, on off. Roy digs it out towards mid off. |
| 2.3 : Sheldon Cottrell to Jason Roy, Full length, outside off. Roy drives it to cover, but not in the gap. |
| 2.4 : Sheldon Cottrell to Jason Roy, Touch fuller again, around middle. Jason Roy knocks it towards mid on for a single. |
| 2.5 : Sheldon Cottrell to James Vince, Swing and a miss! Length, wide of off this time. James Vince leans and looks to drive this, but misses. |
| 2.6 : Sheldon Cottrell to James Vince, Edged but just short! Another length ball, outside off, slower ball. James Vince hangs back and looks to push this away, but gets a slight outside edge. The ball flies and falls just short of Nicholas Pooran behind the stumps. |
| 3.1 : Jason Holder to Jason Roy, A stifled appeal for LBW, but the umpire is unmoved! Length ball, nipping back in on the pads. Jason Roy tries to glance this away but misses and gets rapped on the pads. Probably sliding down leg. |
| 3.2 : Jason Holder to Jason Roy, Full toss, around middle. Jason Roy steps down and pulls it through the inner half of his bat towards deep square leg for a brace. |
| 3.3 : Jason Holder to Jason Roy, Fuller ball, around off. Jason Roy pushes it towards cover. |
| 3.4 : Jason Holder to Jason Roy, Yorker length delivery, on the pads. Jason Roy backs away and squeezes it out. |
| 3.5 : Jason Holder to Jason Roy, On a length, around the pads. Jason Roy backs away once again and looks to glance this but gets beaten and gets hit near the groin area. |
| 3.6 : Jason Holder to Jason Roy, Another slower ball, angling it on the pads. Jason Roy again tries to flick but misses and gest rapped on the pads. |
| 4.1 : Sheldon Cottrell to James Vince, FOUR! Cut away! Back of a length, outside off. James Vince stands tall and slashes this past point for a boundary. |
| 4.2 : Sheldon Cottrell to James Vince, Fuller, wide of off. James Vince leans and drives it towards cover-point for a single. |
| 4.3 : Sheldon Cottrell to Jason Roy, Touch shorter, outside off. Jason Roy dabs it towards point. No run there. |
| 4.4 : Sheldon Cottrell to Jason Roy, FOUR! Lovely shot! A length ball this time, width on offer. Jason Roy stays in his crease and cuts it past point for the second boundary of the over. |
| 4.5 : Sheldon Cottrell to Jason Roy, Jason Roy takes the aerial route this time! Much fuller, wide of off. Jason Roy reaches out to it and lofts it over cover for a couple of runs. |
| 4.6 : Sheldon Cottrell to Jason Roy, SIX! BOOM! That's gone on the roof! A length ball, around middle and off. Jason Roy waits for it and heaves it way over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. 17 runs off that over! |
| Romario Shepherd comes into the attack now. |
| 5.1 : Romario Shepherd to James Vince, Back of a length, on middle, Vince drags his pull to square leg for one. |
| 5.2 : Romario Shepherd to Jason Roy, FOUR! Nicely played. A full-length ball, outside off. Roy plays it off the toe-end and gets a boundary down to third man. |
| 5.3 : Romario Shepherd to Jason Roy, Fuller, on middle and leg. Roy gets an inside edge onto his pads. |
| 5.4 : Romario Shepherd to Jason Roy, EDGY! Fuller, outside off. Roy inside-edges it towards square leg and scampers across for a quick single. |
| 5.5 : Romario Shepherd to James Vince, A length ball, on off, pushed to covers for a single. |
| 5.6 : Romario Shepherd to Jason Roy, SIX! Roy goes over the top and over the fence. This is overpitched on off. Roy stands tall and smokes it over the long off fence for a maximum. England are 45/1 at the end of the Powerplay! |
| Dominic Drakes comes into the attack. |
| 6.1 : Dominic Drakes to James Vince, Good length, on off. Vince pushes it to cover for a single. |
| 6.2 : Dominic Drakes to Jason Roy, FOUR! Streaky! Slower one, wide outside off. Roy gets it more off the splice but over backward point for a boundary. He gets lucky this time. |
| 6.3 : Dominic Drakes to Jason Roy, On a length, outside off. Roy dabs it to backward point for a quick single. |
| 6.4 : Dominic Drakes to James Vince, A length ball, outside off, shaping across the right-hander. James Vince thinks this should've been a wide but the umpire thinks otherwise. |
| 6.5 : Dominic Drakes to James Vince, SIX! This one flies off the edge. Full length, outside off. Vince throws his blade at it. The ball goes off the outside edge towards third. There is a man in the deep but it even beats him. Quite surprising to see that shot had so much in it. |
| 6.6 : Dominic Drakes to James Vince, BEATEN! Good length, outside off, shaping away. Vince looks push it away but misses. |
| Akeal Hosein comes to bowl now. |
| 7.1 : Akeal Hosein to Jason Roy, On off, pushed towards covers. |
| 7.2 : Akeal Hosein to Jason Roy, Flatter and on leg. Roy clips it to mid-wicket for a quick single. The stand moves to 50. |
| 7.3 : Akeal Hosein to James Vince, Quicker, short and on the body. Vince pulls it to deep square leg for two runs. |
| 7.4 : Akeal Hosein to James Vince, On leg. tucked to fine leg for one. |
| 7.5 : Akeal Hosein to Jason Roy, Full, on the stumps. Roy makes room and taps it onto the deck. |
| 7.6 : Akeal Hosein to Jason Roy, FOUR! A boundary off the last ball to spoil a good over for Hosein. Short and outside off. Roy cuts it hard through point. Boundary. |
| 8.1 : Dominic Drakes to James Vince, SIX! BANG! James Vince gets into the act now. This is full and outside off. Vince muscles it over long on. Kieron Pollard tries to go for the blinder but it had enough on it to beat him. |
| 8.2 : Dominic Drakes to James Vince, Swing and a miss! Back of a length, around off, shaping across. Vince tries to chase it but misses. |
| 8.3 : Dominic Drakes to James Vince, Short and outside off, Vince cuts it to point for a quick single. |
| 8.5 : Dominic Drakes to James Vince, Fuller, on off. Vince pushes it to point for a single. |
| 8.6 : Dominic Drakes to Jason Roy, SIX! BOOM! This is what Jason Roy is capable of. In not time he racks up his FIFTY. It is short and on off. Roy hits it flat over the mid-wicket fence. This was a quality shot. |
| Kieron Pollard brings himself into the attack. |
| 9.1 : Kieron Pollard to James Vince, Full length, on off. Vince pushes it to mid off for a quick single. Makes it to the other end safely. |
| 9.2 : Kieron Pollard to Jason Roy, Pollard goes wide of the crease and angles it into the pads. Roy defends it out. |
| 9.3 : Kieron Pollard to Jason Roy, Short and outside off. Roy chops it to cover but straight to the man. |
| 8.4 : Dominic Drakes to Jason Roy, LEG BYE! A full-length ball, outside off. Roy shuffles across and goes for the scoop. The ball hits him on his pad. They collect a leg bye. |
| Kieron Pollard to Jason Roy, LEG BYE! A length ball, on the pads, at 106 clicks. Roy misses his flick, it goes to square leg off his pads. They collect a leg bye. |
| 9.5 : Kieron Pollard to James Vince, Short ball, on off. Vince pulls it to deep square leg for one. |
| 9.6 : Kieron Pollard to Jason Roy, Length ball, pushed down to long off for a single. |
| DRINKS! England have got to a flying start here! Jason Roy is on the charge! James Vince too has played some fine knocks and is looking solid in the middle. West Indies did manage to get an early wicket, but since then, it's been only boundaries! They will need a few quick wickets here, and stop England from cruising away! Also, Romario Shepherd is back on! |
| 10.1 : Romario Shepherd to Jason Roy, WIDE! Romario Shepherd goes 'round the wicket, serves a fuller length, way wide of off. Jason Roy leaves it alone and wide is called. |
| Romario Shepherd to Jason Roy, WIDE! And again! On a length, wide of off. Jason Roy lest that go through and once again it is called as a wide. |
| Romario Shepherd to Jason Roy, Fuller ball, outside off. Jason Roy drives it towards deep point for a single.  |
| 10.2 : Romario Shepherd to James Vince, FOUR! Cleverly done! Touch fuller, wide of off. James Vince slashes this past the pint fielder for a boundary. |
| 10.3 : Romario Shepherd to James Vince, Full in length, outside off. James Vince drives and finds the fielder at mid off. |
| 10.4 : Romario Shepherd to James Vince, Swing and a miss! Wide of off, on a length. James Vince looks to pushes this away but misses. |
| 10.5 : Romario Shepherd to James Vince, Once again, wide of off, on a length. James Vince throws his bat again but misses. |
| 10.6 : Romario Shepherd to James Vince, Fuller, outside off. James Vince drives it towards deep cover for two runs. |
| 11.1 : Kieron Pollard to Jason Roy, Length, on the pads, tucked to mid-wicket. |
| 11.2 : Kieron Pollard to Jason Roy, Short ball, outside off. Roy shuffles across and looks to scoop it away but misses. |
| 11.3 : Kieron Pollard to Jason Roy, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! The skipper strikes! The partnership has finally been broken! A length ball, around middle. Jason Roy steps down and looks to heave this away but gets a bottom edge back to the keeper. Nicholas Pooran there takes an easy catch to dismiss the dangerous Jason Roy! Much needed wicket this for West Indies. Moeen Ali is the new man in for England. |
| 11.4 : Kieron Pollard to Moeen Ali, Short ball, around middle. Moeen Ali pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a single. He gets off the mark with that. |
| 11.5 : Kieron Pollard to James Vince, Shorter ball, outside off. James Vince pushes it to cover for a single. |
| 11.6 : Kieron Pollard to Moeen Ali, Back of a length, around middle. Moeen Ali tucks it away towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 12.1 : Akeal Hosein to Moeen Ali, Short on leg, flicked to short fine leg for a quick single. |
| 12.3 : Liam Livingstone is the new man in. |
| 12.2 : Akeal Hosein to James Vince, Shorter ball, outside off. James Vince cuts it towards cover. Dot ball. |
| 12.3 : Akeal Hosein to James Vince, OUT! TAKEN! West Indies have taken another wicket here. Two set batsmen are back now! Akeal Hosein strikes this time. A short ball, wide of off. James Vince looks to cut it away but gets a thick outside edge towards the short third man fielder. Kyle Mayers is perfectly stationed there and takes the easiest of catches to dismiss James Vince! |
| 12.4 : Akeal Hosein to Liam Livingstone, Shorter, outside off. Liam Livingstone taps it towards cover for a single. |
| 12.5 : Akeal Hosein to Moeen Ali, WIDE! Firing it down the leg side, Moeen Ali misses his glance, and a wide is called. |
| Akeal Hosein to Moeen Ali, FOUR! Top shot! A loopy ball, full and outside off. Moeen Ali gets low and sweeps this towards fine leg for a boundary. |
| 12.6 : Akeal Hosein to Moeen Ali, Touch shorter, outside off. Moeen Ali pushes it mid-wicket off the back foot. Dot to end the over. |
| 13.1 : Kieron Pollard to Liam Livingstone, Slower ball, outside off, on a length. Liam Livingstone guides it towards point and rotates the strike. |
| 13.2 : Kieron Pollard to Moeen Ali, Taking the pace off again, full, outside off. Moeen Ali knocks it down to long off for a single. |
| 13.3 : Kieron Pollard to Liam Livingstone, Good-length delivery, outside off. Liam Livingstone taps it towards deep point for a single. |
| 13.4 : Kieron Pollard to Moeen Ali, WIDE! Back of a length, wide of off. Moeen Ali tries to cut it away but fails to reach to the ball. Wide called. |
| Kieron Pollard to Moeen Ali, Swing and a miss! Another back-of-a-length delivery, outside off. Moeen Ali tries to cut it away but gets beaten. |
| 13.5 : Kieron Pollard to Moeen Ali, Fuller ball, outside off. Moeen Ali pushes it to cover for a single. |
| 13.6 : Kieron Pollard to Liam Livingstone, Length ball, on the pads. Liam Livingstone tucks it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 14.1 : Akeal Hosein to Liam Livingstone, Short, and spinning away from outside off. Liam Livingstone leaves it alone. |
| 14.2 : Akeal Hosein to Liam Livingstone, Touch fuller, outside off. Liam Livingstone tries to reverse-sweep this but misses. |
| 14.3 : Akeal Hosein to Liam Livingstone, Outside off, shorter ball. Liam Livingstone pushes it towards cover for a single. |
| 14.4 : Akeal Hosein to Moeen Ali, Quicker, on the pads. Moeen Ali works it away towards fine leg for a single. |
| 14.5 : Akeal Hosein to Liam Livingstone, BYE! A loopy ball full, around off. Liam Livingstone goes for the reverse-sweep again but misses. The ball flies towards Pooran, who fails to grab it as well. The batters steal a bye |
| 14.6 : Akeal Hosein to Moeen Ali, SIX! Up and away! Fuller ball, around middle. Moeen Ali gets low to sweep this and gets a think top edge over fine leg for a biggie. |
| 15.1 : Kieron Pollard to Liam Livingstone, Fuller, on leg. Liam Livingstone nurdles it to mid-wicket. |
| 15.2 : Kieron Pollard to Liam Livingstone, SIX! All the way! A short ball, on off. Liam Livingstone stands tall and whacks it over the mid-wicket fence. In fact, this has left the park. |
| 15.3 : Kieron Pollard to Liam Livingstone, Full length, on leg. Liam Livingstone gets inside the line and flicks it into the gap at deep square leg. They push hard for two and get two. |
| 15.4 : Kieron Pollard to Liam Livingstone, Full length, on off, a slower one, Liam Livingstone slogs it to deep mid-wicket. Luckily it lands short and they take a single. |
| 15.5 : Kieron Pollard to Moeen Ali, Full length, on off. Ali lofts it towards long off. There is a man stationed there. The batters take a brace. |
| 15.6 : Kieron Pollard to Moeen Ali, Length ball, wide outside off. Ali shuffles across and yet it looked to be very far. But surprisingly the umpire does not signal it as a wide. |
| Sheldon Cottrell (3-0-29-0)Â is back into the attack. |
| 16.1 : Sheldon Cottrell to Liam Livingstone, Short ball, on middle. Liam Livingstone shuffles across and pulls it to square leg for one. |
| 16.2 : Sheldon Cottrell to Moeen Ali, A length ball, angling down leg. Ali looks to heave it away but it goes off his pads. |
| 16.3 : Sheldon Cottrell to Moeen Ali, Slower one, full length and outside off. Ali hits it to long on for another single. |
| 16.4 : Sheldon Cottrell to Liam Livingstone, WIDE! Good length, angling down leg. Liam Livingstone gets inside the line and looks to flick it away but misses. Wided. |
| Sheldon Cottrell to Liam Livingstone, A full-length ball, on middle and leg. Liam Livingstone lifts it towards mid on and gets a single. |
| 16.5 : Sheldon Cottrell to Moeen Ali, A sharp bouncer, on off. Ali looks to pull it away but misses. |
| 16.6 : Sheldon Cottrell to Moeen Ali, A short ball, around off. Ali is a bit early in his pull shot. It goes off the top-edge to the left of the bowler. It lands safely and the batters take single. England need boundaries at this point. |
| Jason Holder (2-0-3-1)Â is back on! |
| 17.1 : Jason Holder to Moeen Ali, Fuller, wide outside off. Ali gets it off the splice over backward point for a brace. |
| 17.2 : Jason Holder to Moeen Ali, SIX! BANG! A much-needed boundary for England. Full and wide outside off. Ali shuffles across and smokes it over the wide long on fence for a biggie. |
| 17.3 : Jason Holder to Moeen Ali, SIX! All the way! Back-to-back sixes. A full-length ball, on off. Ali walks down the track to Holder and powers it over the bowler's head for a biggie. |
| 17.4 : Jason Holder to Moeen Ali, SIX! This is effortless! Hat trick of sixes! Full length, wide outside off. Ali opens his arms and muscles it over the cover fence for a maximum. 150 up for England. |
| 17.5 : Jason Holder to Moeen Ali, SIX! Ali goes leg side now and gets the fourth maximum. This is full and on leg. Ali stays inside the crease to nonchalantly flick it over the square leg fence for a biggie. |
| 17.6 : Jason Holder to Moeen Ali, Mix-up but no harm done! Fuller, wide outside off, Ali throws his blade at it only to edge it over short third man for a couple. |
| Romario Shepherd is brought back into the attack.  |
| 18.1 : Sam Billings is the new man in. |
| Romario Shepherd to Liam Livingstone, OUT! CAUGHT! A short ball, wide outside off. Liam Livingstone tries to gets into the act but skies it off the outside edge. It goes towards mid on and Brandon King takes the simplest of catches. |
| 18.2 : Romario Shepherd to Moeen Ali, WIDE! Ali goes down leg. Romario Shepherd follows him with a full ball. Ali misses his flick and Nicholas Pooran dives to his right to make a brilliant stop. Wide called by the umpire. |
| Romario Shepherd to Moeen Ali, Fuller, on middle. Ali clips it through mid-wicket for two. |
| 18.3 : Romario Shepherd to Moeen Ali, SIX! Up and over! A low full toss, on off. Ali smokes it over the square leg fence. This clear the man in fence with ease. |
| 18.4 : Romario Shepherd to Moeen Ali, WIDE! Slower one, wide outside the tramline. Ali leaves it alone. Wide called. |
| Romario Shepherd to Moeen Ali, Off pace, short ball, on off. Ali looks to heave it away but misses. |
| 18.5 : Romario Shepherd to Moeen Ali, WIDE! Full, sliding down leg. Ali misses his flick. Wide called. |
| Romario Shepherd to Moeen Ali, SIX! Ali making the most of the extra delivery. It is a full toss, on middle. Ali makes room and puts it into the stands at covers. |
| 18.6 : Romario Shepherd to Moeen Ali, Full length, on off, pushed to cover for one. |
| 19.1 : Philip Salt comes to the crease now. |
| 19.2 : Jason Holder to Sam Billings, Short ball, on off. Billings pulls it to deep square leg for one. |
| 19.3 : Jason Holder to Philip Salt, OUT! CAUGHT! The hero of the last game goes back on golden duck. Full, on leg. Salt looks to flick it to the leg side but gets it off the leading edge towards cover. Brandon King takes the dolly. |
| Chris Jordan makes his way out to the middle. |
| 19.1 : Jason Holder to Moeen Ali, OUT! CAUGHT! Moeen Ali tries to start the final over with a bang but holes out instead. A slower, short ball, on off. Ali comes down the track and pulls it towards long on. He does not get the desired distance on it. Romario Shepherd leans forward to gather the ball before it touches the ground. |
| 19.4 : Jason Holder to Sam Billings, Short ball, on off. Sam Billings looks to heave it across the line but misses. The umpire does not rule it as a wide. |
| 19.6 : Jason Holder to Sam Billings, SIX! England finsh on a high. This is full, around leg. Billings makes room and smacks it over the bowler's head for another maximum. England end their innings at 193/6. |
| 19.5 : Jason Holder to Sam Billings, SIX! BANG! Full length, on off. Sam Billings smokes it over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum. |
| 19.6 : A powerful batting performance from England! They started powerfully and have ended with some brutal hits as well. Thanks to captain, Moeen Ali, they have put a healthy total of 193 on the board. West Indies are capable of chasing this down. Although, it will not be an easy chase for them. |
| The hosts started off well by picking an early wicket but lost their way in the middle. They leaked runs and managed another breakthrough only in the 12th over. They did try to take things under control and tried putting some pressure on England with some quick wickets, but they could not carry on till the end. They gave away 59 runs in the last three overs and now face a tough challenge ahead. |
| ... THE RUN CHASE ... |
| Moeen Ali is in for a chat. He says, he just gave himself time and that was the key. Adds, the bowlers need to stick to their plans and hope to get some early wickets. Mentions, to stay in the series is massive. |
| Right then! England have to defend a big target of 194! It's not going to be an easy task to do in front of a power-packed batting line. Let's see how the second half turns out.  |
| We are ready for the chase! |
| England are surely in the driver's seat! They have put a healthy total on the board and have a bright chance to level the series here. Jason Roy got England to a flying start and captain Moeen Ali's knock of 63 helped England get to a score of over 190. England are in a commanding position and will be thinking they can come out and level the series here. |
| 0.1 : Reece Topley to Brandon King, A length ball, on middle, this one nips back in. King gets it towards square leg off the inner half. |
| 0.2 : Reece Topley to Brandon King, FOUR! Down the ground. A low full toss, around off. King slaps it down the ground for a boundary. |
| 0.3 : Reece Topley to Brandon King, Full length, on off. King defends it to mid off for a quick single. |
| 0.6 : Moeen Ali brings himself into the attack. |
| 0.4 : Reece Topley to Kyle Mayers, Full length, wide outside off. Mayers gets it off the outside edge but wide of the slips for single. |
| 0.5 : Reece Topley to Brandon King, A length ball, around middle and leg. King gets an inside edge and it dies onto the deck. |
| 0.6 : Reece Topley to Brandon King, Good length, angled across the right-hander. King gets hit above his knee-roll. He get a tad squared up as he looks to defend it out. |
| 1.1 : Moeen Ali to Kyle Mayers, BEATEN! Tossed up, landing on off and drifting away. Mayers looks to defend it out but misses. |
| 1.2 : Moeen Ali to Kyle Mayers, SIX! BOOM! Touch short, on off. Mayers gets under it and smokes it over the mid-wicket fence. |
| 1.3 : Moeen Ali to Kyle Mayers, On the pads, tucked to the leg side for a single. |
| 1.4 : Moeen Ali to Brandon King, Short and on off. King goes back to defend it out. |
| 1.5 : Moeen Ali to Brandon King, Short and on middle. King pulls it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 1.6 : Moeen Ali to Kyle Mayers, Length, on middle and leg. Mayers pushes it to mid on. |
| 2.1 : Reece Topley to Brandon King, Full length, outside off. Kings leans in and drives it into covers. Philip Salt gets low to his right to make a good stop. |
| 2.2 : Reece Topley to Brandon King, Length, on off. King taps it to cover for a single. |
| 2.3 : Reece Topley to Kyle Mayers, On the stumps. Mayers works it through mid-wicket for one. |
| 2.4 : Reece Topley to Brandon King, Full length, on middle and leg. King flicks it to deep mid-wicket. The initial call was two but they could only get a single. |
| 2.5 : Reece Topley to Kyle Mayers, FOUR! Mayers gets on top of this one. A short ball, on off. Mayers pulls it to deep square leg for a boundary. |
| 2.6 : Reece Topley to Kyle Mayers, Back of a length, on middle and leg. Mayers looks to play the hook shot but misses this time. |
| 3.1 : Moeen Ali to Brandon King, Tossed up, around leg. King goes back and pushes it to long on for one. |
| 3.2 : Moeen Ali to Kyle Mayers, On off, played back to the bowler. |
| 3.3 : Moeen Ali to Kyle Mayers, Full and on off. Mayers gets his sweep to mid on. |
| 3.4 : Moeen Ali to Kyle Mayers, Around off, Mayers looks to heave across the line but misses. |
| 3.5 : Moeen Ali to Kyle Mayers, SIX! Sweetly struck! Full, on middle and leg. Mayers gets inside the line and smokes it over the wide long on fence. |
| 3.6 : Tymal Mills comes into the attack. |
| Moeen Ali to Kyle Mayers, Short and outside off. Mayers cuts it through covers. The fielder completes the chase and save a boundary. They take three. |
| 4.1 : Tymal Mills to Kyle Mayers, FOUR! Up and over! Back of a length, outside off. Mayers cuts it over point for a boundary. Mills under pressure from the start. |
| 4.2 : Tymal Mills to Kyle Mayers, SIX! This is much better. Mills goes wide yet again, on the shorter side. Mayers cuts it hard and high over the point fence for a maximum. |
| 4.3 : Tymal Mills to Kyle Mayers, SIX! This is extraordinary! Fuller, on leg. Mayers comes inside and laps it over the fine leg fence for a maximum. |
| 4.4 : Tymal Mills to Kyle Mayers, An off-pace, short delivery, outside off. Mayers looks to chase it but gets beaten by the pace here. |
| 4.5 : Tymal Mills to Kyle Mayers, A good bumper, on middle and leg. Mayers ducks under it. |
| 4.6 : Tymal Mills to Kyle Mayers, Good finish to the over by Mills. Full length, wide outside off. Mayers gets deceived by the pace and misses it completely. |
| Chris Jordan comes into the attack. |
| 5.1 : Chris Jordan to Brandon King, FOUR! Welcome to the attack, Chris Jordan! A shorter ball, wide of off. Brandon King hangs back and cuts it over point for a boundary! 50 up for West Indies! |
| 5.2 : Chris Jordan to Brandon King, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries! A length ball, outside off. Brandon King stays in his crease and punches that through cover for a boundary. |
| 5.3 : Chris Jordan to Brandon King, Good-length delivery, outside off. Brandon King taps it to the fielder at point. |
| 5.4 : Chris Jordan to Brandon King, Fuller this time, around the off pole. Brandon King looks to drive this but gets an inside edge onto his pads. |
| 5.5 : Chris Jordan to Brandon King, Another fuller delivery, around middle. Brandon King pushes it towards mid on and takes a single. |
| 5.6 : Chris Jordan to Kyle Mayers, Length ball, firing it on the pads. Kyle Mayers clips it to the fielder at mid-wicket. West Indies are 56/1 at the end of the Powerplay! |
| Adil Rashid comes into the attack now. |
| 6.1 : Adil Rashid to Brandon King, FOUR Easy pickings! Fuller ball, sliding down the leg side. Brandon King tucks it away towards fine leg for a boundary. |
| 6.2 : Adil Rashid to Brandon King, Beaten! A leg spinner, full, outside off. Brandon King looks to drive but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 6.3 : Adil Rashid to Brandon King, Quicker, outside off. Brandon King pushes it to cover. |
| 6.4 : Adil Rashid to Brandon King, A googly this time, outside off. Brandon King, on back foot, cuts it away towards point for a single. |
| 6.5 : Adil Rashid to Kyle Mayers, Shorter ball, on middle. Kyle Mayers pulls it towards deep mid-wicket. The fielder runs to his left and puts in a dive to make a good stop. Two runs taken. |
| 6.6 : Adil Rashid to Kyle Mayers, Another googly, around off. Kyle Mayers dabs it to short third man. |
| 7.1 : Moeen Ali to Brandon King, Shorter ball, around middle. Brandon King pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0.0 : Moeen Ali (2-0-18-0) is back into the attack now. |
| 7.2 : Moeen Ali to Kyle Mayers, OUT! Moeen Ali draws first blood! England have got their first breakthrough! Much needed wicket! A fuller ball, outside off. Kyle Mayers steps down the pitch and looks to go over long off but fails to get the distance. Chris Jordan at long off pouches it safely to dismiss Kyle Mayers. |
| Nicholas Pooran comes in at number 3. |
| 7.3 : Moeen Ali to Nicholas Pooran, Shorter ball, outside off. Nicholas Pooran hangs back and cuts it towards sweeper cover for a brace. He gets off the mark with that. |
| 7.4 : Moeen Ali to Nicholas Pooran, Loopy ball, full and on middle. Nicholas Pooran leans and blocks it out. |
| 7.5 : Moeen Ali to Nicholas Pooran, Tad quicker, outside off. Nicholas Pooran shows the full face of the bat and defends it out off the back foot. |
| 7.6 : Moeen Ali to Nicholas Pooran, Tad shorter, around the off pole. Nicholas Pooran pushes it to the fielder at cover. End of a successful over! |
| 8.1 : Adil Rashid to Brandon King, Tosses it up, full in length, around middle. Brandon King pushes it towards mid on for a single. |
| 8.2 : Adil Rashid to Nicholas Pooran, Shorter, spinning it in the left-hander. Nicholas Pooran tucks it towards dep mid-wicket for a single |
| 8.3 : Adil Rashid to Brandon King, A googly, around middle. Brandon King stays in his crease and taps it towards point. |
| 8.4 : Adil Rashid to Brandon King, NOT OUT! A shout for Stumping! A leg break this time, outside off. Brandon King looks to sweep but misses. Sam Billings collects the ball and whips the bails off. The umpires check for a stumping chance. The reply rolls in and confirms no bat involved, also Brandon King's leg is well in the crease. |
| 8.3 : Is that out? The umpire takes it upstairs to check the stumping. The UltraEdge shows not bat involved. The replays show Brandon King had his back foot behind the crease. He survives. |
| 8.5 : Adil Rashid to Brandon King, Wrong'un now, on the pads. Brandon King misses his flick and gets rapped on the pads. |
| 8.6 : Adil Rashid to Brandon King, Pushed to cover for a single. |
| 9.1 : Moeen Ali to Brandon King, OUT! Moeen Ali strikes once again! West Indies have lost their second wicket now, and it's the other set batsman, Brandon King who has to depart. A fuller ball, around middle. Brandon King shimmies down the pitch and tries to go over long on but does not get to the pitch of the ball and get hold of his shot. The ball flies and goes towards Philip Salt at long on who takes the catch comfortably.  |
| 0.0 : DRINKS! Moeen Ali is leading with the ball here and he has he taken two crucial scalps here. England have the momentum and would looks to capitalize on that. West Indies, on the other hand, still have some power-hitters up their sleeve, who can turn things around. A partnership can change the trajectory of the game. Rovman Powell joins Pooran in the middle now. |
| 9.2 : Moeen Ali to Nicholas Pooran, Tosses it up, around off and full in length. Nicholas Pooran drives it towards cover for a single. |
| 9.3 : Moeen Ali to Rovman Powell, Sliding down leg, touch shorter. Rovman Powell tickles it away past the leg slip fielder. James Vince runs across from the fine leg and saves a run for his team. Three runs taken. |
| 9.4 : Moeen Ali to Nicholas Pooran, Short and on leg. Pooran goes back and pushes it to long on for one. |
| 9.5 : Moeen Ali to Rovman Powell, WIDE! Firing it down the leg side. Rovman Powell leaves it alone and a wide is called. |
| Moeen Ali to Rovman Powell, Tosses this one up, full and on middle. Rovman Powell defends it out. |
| 9.6 : Moeen Ali to Rovman Powell, Fuller again , outside off. Rovman Powell drives it towards cover for a single. West Indies are 76/2 at the halfway mark. |
| 10.1 : Adil Rashid to Rovman Powell, Full, on leg. Powell flicks it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 10.2 : Adil Rashid to Nicholas Pooran, Short and outside off, Pooran cuts it past backward point for a single. |
| 10.3 : Adil Rashid to Rovman Powell, Leg spinner, on off. Powell pushes it to cover. |
| 10.4 : Jason Holder comes to the crease now. |
| Adil Rashid to Rovman Powell, OUT! TIMBER! Adil Rashid does the trick here. He sends back the hero of the last game on a timid score here. Rashid serves a googly, on off. Powell gets completely deceived by the googly. The ball goes through the gate to rattle the stumps. This is a huge wicket for England. |
| 10.5 : Adil Rashid to Jason Holder, Full, on off. Holder blocks it out. |
| 10.6 : Adil Rashid to Jason Holder, This one turns a mile! Floated, full and on off. Holder leans forward to defend it out but it grips and turns away. The man at first slip gathers it. |
| Liam Livingstone comes into the attack. |
| 11.1 : Liam Livingstone to Nicholas Pooran, Outside off, worked to mid off for a single. |
| 11.2 : Liam Livingstone to Jason Holder, Full, outside off. Holder blocks it out. |
| 11.3 : Liam Livingstone to Jason Holder, Tossed up, around off, turning away. Holder goes back and the spin makes it impossible for him to reach it. |
| 11.4 : Liam Livingstone to Jason Holder, Full, on leg, defended to mid-wicket. |
| 11.5 : Liam Livingstone to Jason Holder, Fuller, on off. Holder taps it to cover for a single. |
| 11.6 : Liam Livingstone to Nicholas Pooran, Flatter, on the pads. Pooran nudges it to square leg for another single. An excellent over by Liam Livingstone. Only 3 runs off it. |
| 12.1 : Chris Jordan to Nicholas Pooran, Full length, outside off. Pooran taps it back to the bowler. |
| 0.0 : Chris Jordan (1-0-9-0)Â is back into the attack. |
| 12.2 : Chris Jordan to Nicholas Pooran, Back of a length, on off. Pooran lifts it towards long off for a single. West Indies need boundaries at this moment. |
| 12.3 : Chris Jordan to Jason Holder, Back of a length, slower one, on off. Holder pulls it to long on for another single. |
| 12.4 : Chris Jordan to Nicholas Pooran, Full, on leg. Pooran clips it to long on for just a single. England are giving no pace to the batter to work with. |
| 12.5 : Chris Jordan to Jason Holder, Jordan fires in a yorker, on off. Holder stays back and digs it out. |
| 12.6 : Chris Jordan to Jason Holder, An off-pace, full-length delivery, on off. Holder plays it back to the bowler. This is a brilliant spell by Jordan. They are right on top here. |
| 13.1 : Liam Livingstone to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! BOOM! This should ease some pressure. Tossed up, full and on off. Pooran smacks it over the long on fence for a biggie. |
| 13.2 : Liam Livingstone to Nicholas Pooran, WIDE! Slower, wide outside the tramline. Pooran leaves it alone. Wide called. |
| Liam Livingstone to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! This one is on the roof! Short, on leg. Pooran gets low and slog-sweeps it over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum. The umpires begin their search for the new ball. |
| 13.3 : Liam Livingstone to Nicholas Pooran, OUT! CAUGHT! Liam Livingstone has the last laugh here. After being hit for two sixes, Liam Livingstone sends back Pooran. This is a huge, huge wicket for England. Tossed up, full and on off. Pooran miscues it towards long on. Jason Roy runs in and takes a good catch diving forward. |
| Kieron Pollard, the skipper of West Indies, comes to the crease now. |
| 13.2 : Slight halt in play. Nicholas Pooran is facing certain issues with his back. The physio is out there to check on him. He seems good to go! Also, the umpires need to replace the ball after that big six from Nicholas Pooran! |
| 13.4 : Liam Livingstone to Kieron Pollard, Short and on off. Pollard pulls it to square leg for a single. |
| 13.5 : Liam Livingstone to Jason Holder, Around off, lofted over point for a single. |
| 13.6 : Liam Livingstone to Kieron Pollard, FOUR BYES! This one flies. Looped up, full and on off. Pollard presses forward as he looks to defend it out but gets beaten by the turn. The ball goes past the slip fielder and down to the third man fence. |
| 14.1 : Adil Rashid to Jason Holder, SIX! Full and on middle. Holder gets low and smokes it over the wide long on fence for a biggie. |
| 0.0 : Adil Rashid (3-0-12-1) is back into the attack. |
| 14.3 : Adil Rashid to Jason Holder, SIX! Second one of the over. This is huge. Floated, full and on middle. Holder slog-sweeps it over the wide long on fence. |
| 14.2 : Adil Rashid to Jason Holder, Short and on off. Holder pushes it to cover. |
| 14.4 : Adil Rashid to Jason Holder, WIDE! Full and wide outside the tramline on the off side, Wide called. |
| Adil Rashid to Jason Holder, Full and on middle. Holder sweeps it to square leg for one. |
| 14.5 : Adil Rashid to Kieron Pollard, Leg spinner, on off. Pollard taps it to point for a single. |
| 14.6 : Adil Rashid to Jason Holder, Tossed up, full, on middle. Holder gets low and lofts it towards wide long on. The ball lands safely and they take one. |
| 15.1 : Tymal Mills to Jason Holder, Shorter ball, around middle. Jason Holder pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0.0 : Tymal Mills comes back into the attack. |
| 15.2 : Tymal Mills to Kieron Pollard, Back of a length, around middle. Kieron Pollard swivels and pulls it towards dep square leg for a single. |
| 15.3 : Tymal Mills to Jason Holder, FOUR! Perfect execution! Tymal Mills serves that right in the slot, around off. Jason Holder punches it over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| 15.4 : Tymal Mills to Jason Holder, WIDE! Fuller length, wide of off. Jason Holder leaves it alone and a wide is called. |
| Tymal Mills to Jason Holder, SIX! PUNISHED! Another fuller delivery, around middle. Jason Holder heaves it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie! |
| 15.5 : Tymal Mills to Jason Holder, Back of a length, on the body. Jason Holder looks to flick this away but gets a top edge in the vacant mid-wicket area. Single taken. |
| 15.6 : Tymal Mills to Kieron Pollard, Change of pace this time. A slower ball, shorter in length, outside off. Kieron Pollard looks to pull but misses. |
| 16.1 : Chris Jordan to Jason Holder, Fuller length delivery, around off. Jason Holder lifts it towards long off for a single. |
| 16.2 : Chris Jordan to Kieron Pollard, Excellent fielding! Another fuller ball, on the pads. Kieron Pollard whips this towards deep mid-wicket. Liam Livingstone runs to his right and slaps the ball with one hand to keep it away from the ropes! Two runs taken. |
| 16.3 : Chris Jordan to Kieron Pollard, Fuller ball, around middle. Kieron Pollard works it away towards deep mid-wicket for a single. Once again, Liam Livingstone slides and makes a good stop! One run taken. |
| 16.4 : Chris Jordan to Jason Holder, Very full,a round middle. Jason Holder drills it to long on for a single. |
| 16.5 : Chris Jordan to Kieron Pollard, Full in length, around off. Kieron Pollard knocks it down to long off and rotates the strike. |
| 16.6 : Chris Jordan to Jason Holder, Low full toss, on the pads. Jason Holder clips it to deep mid-wicket for a single. 54 needed off 18 now! |
| Reece Topley (2-0-13-0) is back into the attack. |
| 17.1 : Reece Topley to Jason Holder, FOUR! Nicley done! A short ball, around middle. Jason Holder steps down and pulls it wide of long on for a boundary. |
| 17.2 : Reece Topley to Jason Holder, OUT! CAUGHT! Reece Topley gets the danger man! West Indies in some sort of trouble! A fuller ball, around middle. Jason Holder advances down the pitch and lofts it towards long on. He miscues his shot and the ball lands straight to Chris Jordan there, who completes the catch comfortably. West Indies are now 5 down. |
| Darren Bravo is the new man in. |
| 17.3 : Reece Topley to Kieron Pollard, Length ball, around off. Kieron Pollard back away and tries to cut this away but gets an inside edge on the pitch. Darren Bravo runs from the other end for a single. Reece Topley runs towards the ball and kicks the ball onto the stumps, but misses. That was close! |
| 17.4 : Reece Topley to Darren Bravo, Fuller, wide outside off. Bravo looks to chase it but misses. |
| 17.5 : Reece Topley to Darren Bravo, Yorker-length, outside off. Darren Bravo leaves it alone. |
| 17.6 : Reece Topley to Darren Bravo, Short, outside off, Bravo pulls it to mid-wicket. |
| 18.1 : Chris Jordan to Kieron Pollard, Very full, around middle. Kieron Pollard drags it from the inner half of his bat towards mid-wicket no run there. |
| 18.2 : Chris Jordan to Kieron Pollard, Another fuller ball, around off. Kieron Pollard once again drags the ball from the inner half of his bat past mid-wicket for a single. |
| 18.3 : Chris Jordan to Darren Bravo, Full in length, around the leg stump. Darren Bravo knocks it towards long on for a single. |
| 18.4 : Chris Jordan to Kieron Pollard, FOUR! WHIPPED! Chris Jordan goes for the yorker but misses his length and serves a low full toss, on the pads. Kieron Pollard hangs back and whips it towards deep square leg for a boundary. |
| 18.5 : Chris Jordan to Kieron Pollard, WIDE! Full and wide of off. Kieron Pollard leaves it alone and wide is called. |
| Chris Jordan to Kieron Pollard, FOUR! Just short of Jason Roy at long on! A fuller ball, around off. Kieron Pollard drags it wide of long on, Jason Roy there runs to his right and dives forward and fails to get there. A boundary. |
| 18.6 : Chris Jordan to Kieron Pollard, Shorter ball, outside off. Kieron Pollard looks to pull but misses. 38 needed off the last over now! |
| 19.1 : Reece Topley to Darren Bravo, Reece Topley servers a fuller ball, around off. Darren Bravo drills it to the fielder at extra cover. |
| 19.2 : Reece Topley to Darren Bravo, A low full toss, around middle. Darren Bravo pushes it to long on for a single. |
| 19.3 : Reece Topley to Kieron Pollard, Slower ball, length, on middle. Kieron Pollard tucks it towards mid-wicket and rotates the strike. |
| 19.4 : Reece Topley to Darren Bravo, A full toss, wide of off. Darren Bravo swings his bat at it but fails to connect. |
| 19.5 : Reece Topley to Darren Bravo, Another full toss ball, around middle. Darren Bravo pushes it towards long on for a single. |
| 19.6 : Reece Topley to Kieron Pollard, Beaten! That's it! Slower ball, on a length, outside off. Kieron Pollard looks to defend but gets beaten on the outside edge. ENGLAND WIN BY 34 RUNS! |
| A clinical performance by England with the ball. They never let West Indies get ahead in the game. Ali has led his side over the victory line here. West Indies lost their track in the middle overs. |
| It looked like West Indies ran into a brick wall. Their opening pair started off nicely with Mayers being the aggressor. The pair had notched up 56 runs in the Powerplay, but in the next 4 over, they only scored 20 runs and lost 2 wickets as well. There was a period when the West Indies innings had a boundary draught. Enough batters got starts but could not make it count in the end. |
| What a comeback by England. This is the second time they are coming back from behind in this series. They gave away some runs at the start, but once the spin-trio comes into the middle, runs came in at a slow rate for West Indies. Also, the first four wickets came through the spinners. Ali was the pick of the bowlers with 2 wickets. In the death over Topley got one as well. The spin did the trick for the visitors.  |
| Earlier in the innings, England started off well with the blade and Ali made sure the end was fiery as well. This allowed them to cross the 190-run mark. Thanks to a fantastic knock by Ali. West Indies with the reply could not keep with the pressure that was built by the spinners. Eventually they lost their track and came out on the losing end. |
| Stay tuned for presentation... |
| Kieron Pollard, the skipper of West Indies, is in for a chat. He says that it was the game of two halves, it didn't spin that much in the first innings. Also, Drakes was a bit unlucky as couple of edges came off his bowling, he would have probably gone for fewer runs. Mentions that's the nature of a T20 game is that it takes only six balls to change the game. Says that they were slow in the middle while batting and could improve upon. Adds that Adil Rashid has been exceptional and says that tom |
| Moeen Ali, the victorious skipper and the Man of the Match, says, there were occasions when they batted well. This is what they exactly wanted, to keep scoring under pressure. Mentions he is happy to share for the team and hopes to get off the mark the same way in the next game. Adds, Adil is getting better as he is getting older. He is a crucial player in the side. Mentions, Rashid is difficult to read and thankfully he was able to get rid of Powell. Adds that the death bowling was fantastic |
| Right then! That concludes the proceedings for the fourth T20I. One game to go in the series. The venue is going to remain the same in Barbados and the fifth and final game will be played on the 31st of January at 1.30 am IST (8 pm GMT, Previous Day). The build-up will begin much in advance. Do join us for that. Until then, take care and goodbye! |
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