England clinched a sequence win with one sport to spare as they chased down 197 within the second T20 worldwide in Bristol to make it 5 wins in 5 over West Indies.
The guests had given themselves likelihood of claiming a primary victory of their white-ball tour when smashing 75 off the ultimate 4 overs of their innings – together with 31 from Adil Rashid’s nineteenth – to publish 196-6 after being inserted by Harry Brook on the toss.
Jos Buttler (47 off 36) and Brook (34 off 20) fell in back-to-back overs to have England 126-4 within the 14th over of their reply, just for Jacob Bethell (26 off 10) and Tom Banton (30no off 11) to belt the ball to all elements and see the house aspect over the road with 9 deliveries to spare.
After successful the ODI sequence 3-0, England now be eyeing one other sequence sweep within the third and ultimate T20I in Southampton on Tuesday – stay on Sky Sports activities Cricket from 6pm (first ball, 6.30pm).
After Liam Dawson’s star flip upon his reintroduction to the England fold in Friday evening’s first T20I, Luke Wooden (2-25) too made probably the most of his first look in virtually two years, hanging with the very first ball in Bristol.
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Luke Wooden claims on the spot success for England with a wicket with the primary ball
The left-arm seamer, having changed Matthew Potts within the aspect, dismissed Evin Lewis for a duck with a devastating swinging yorker that trapped the opener lbw.
Shai Hope (49 off 38) and Johnson Charles (47 off 39) would shortly and impressively construct a 90-run partnership after that early blow to put the foundations for West Indies to launch, just for a few fast wickets to once more rock the touring aspect.
Three fell for the addition of solely 27 runs within the area of 4.4 overs, Hope stumped by a magnificence from Rashid, Sherfane Rutherford (6) fell cheaply and Wooden struck for a second time to see off Charles.
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Adil Rashid lures Shai Hope out of his crease and Jos Buttler takes the bails off to earn England a key wicket
However simply when it regarded like England have been set to restrict West Indies to a below-par whole, Rovman Powell tonked a fast 34 off 15 balls earlier than Jason Holder (29no off 9) and Romario Shepherd (19 off 11) teed off to devastating impact when dealing with Rashid within the penultimate over.
Chasing 197, England misplaced Jamie Smith (4) in solely the second over, however very like the West Indies innings, Buttler and Ben Duckett (30 off 18) countered with a powerful second-wicket stand to see the hosts 58-1 after the six-over powerplay.
The partnership was led to reasonably spectacular trend within the eighth, nevertheless, with Powell taking a terrific diving catch at midwicket to dismiss Duckett.
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Rovman Powell takes a unbelievable catch to assist see Ben Duckett fall early in England’s T20I run chase towards West Indies
Charles had a take a look at a a lot easier effort to see off Buttler for 43 however put it down, although fortunately for him he would pouch the previous England captain second time spherical quickly after, for the price of solely 4 additional runs.
Brook, who had hammered two boundaries and a six off Shepherd’s twelfth over costing 20, was then following Buttler again to the pavilion within the 14th as England immediately regarded in bother.
Not so. Banton slog-swept his very first ball for six, as he and Bethell cleared the ropes on 4 additional events – plus one boundary – over the following two overs to place England firmly within the ascendency.
Though Bethell would depart late on, Banton noticed the aspect residence to a series-clinching victory.
Brook cherishes England energy in depth
England captain Harry Brook, chatting with Sky Sports activities:
“Amazing. A great start from the boys in the T20s. We had a lot of fun out there and chased the score beautifully.
“I’ve stated loads of instances, we’ve a variety of [batting] depth.
“It gives us great confidence knowing we’ve got Will Jacks, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell batting five, six and seven. The top order can go out there all guns blazing.”
“With small boundaries here, we felt West Indies were under par by about 30 runs.”
Wooden: First-ball wicket ‘settled nerves’
Participant of the match, England bowler Luke Wooden:
“I’ve not been in the team for a year and a half, two years, so it’s nice to come back in and make an impact.
“There are all the time a little bit of nerves coming again in, so it [the first-ball wicket of Evin Lewis] settles you down, provides you good confidence.
“It’s nice to win any series, especially off the back of the ODIs keeping the momentum going. Hopefully we can make it 3-0 in a few days’ time.”
England vs West Indies white-ball fixtures
All instances UK and Eire; all video games stay on Sky Sports activities
One-day worldwide sequence (Might-June)
- First ODI, Edgbaston: England received by 238 runs
- Second ODI, Cardiff: England received by three wickets
- Third ODI, The Oval: England received by seven wickets
T20 worldwide sequence (June)
- First T20I, Chester-le-Avenue: England received by 21 runs
- Second T20I, Bristol: England received by 4 wickets
- Third T20I: Tuesday June 10 (6.30pm) – Southampton
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