Jos Buttler smashed 96 off 59 balls and Liam Dawson celebrated his England return with 4 wickets because the hosts beat West Indies by 21 runs within the first T20 worldwide in Durham.
The series-opening victory means it is now 4 in 4 underneath new white-ball skipper Harry Brook, who continues to function with a magic contact.
Jamie Smith, opening for the primary time in T20Is, tonked 38 off 20 on the prime of the order. Buttler – not burdened by the captaincy – regarded again to his sensible finest. There was Dawson’s star flip in his first worldwide look for 3 years, and Matthew Potts (2-48), whereas costly, struck twice on his T20I debut.
Chasing 189 to win, Evin Lewis (39 off 23) and Roston Chase (24 off 20) would have had England briefly rattled throughout a blistering 58-run partnership for the third wicket, which included Jacob Bethell being tonked for twenty-four in a single over earlier than he crucially ended the stand with the wicket of Lewis off his sixth supply.
Dawson (4-20) – having earlier seen off Johnson Charles (18 off 15), stumped – returned quickly after and struck instantly, Sherfane Rutherford (2) holing out to deep midwicket, earlier than Chase adopted swimsuit two balls later.
Dawson’s fourth, bowling Rovman Powell (13), diminished the West Indies to 115-6 within the 14th over as they meekly stumbled their approach to 167-9 of their 20 overs and a heavy defeat.
It means England, having swept the previous ODIs 3-0, take a 1-0 benefit into the second T20I of the three-match sequence in Bristol on Sunday – reside on Sky Sports activities Cricket from 2pm (first ball, 2.30pm).
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Jos Buttler smashes an outrageous 23 in a single over towards Alzarri Joseph
Successful the toss and opting to bat first, Brook had the pleasure of watching on from the dressing room as, following the early lack of Ben Duckett (1), Smith and Buttler blasted England to 78-1 within the opening six-over powerplay – Buttler hammering 23 off one Alzarri Joseph over.
His 25-ball half century duly adopted, albeit Smith’s innings would comply with subsequent ball to finish their scorching 79-run stand for the second wicket.
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Watch the very best of Jos Buttler as he smashed a blistering 96 towards the West Indies within the first T20
Brook (6) was bowled by Chase, a ball after hitting an audacious switch-hit for 4, and Tom Banton (3) didn’t profit from his alternative when out lbw to Andre Russell cheaply.
Bethell (23no off 23) struggled for fluency all through his innings and, with Buttler starved of the strike, England have been at risk of failing to profit from the wholesome foundations his quickfire fifty had earlier laid.
However simply as Buttler started firing once more, transferring to inside one blow of a second T20I hundred, the previous captain was dismissed 4 agonising runs brief – out lbw to Joseph within the penultimate over of the innings.
It was then over to Dawson – enjoying his first sport for England in three years, and first on dwelling soil in eight – to bowl the hosts to a complete, series-opening victory.
England vs West Indies white-ball fixtures
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One-day worldwide sequence (Could-June)
- First ODI, Edgbaston: England gained by 238 runs
- Second ODI, Cardiff: England gained by three wickets
- Third ODI, The Oval: England gained by seven wickets
T20 worldwide sequence (June)
- First T20I, Chester-le-Avenue: England gained by 21 runs
- Second T20I: Sunday June 8 (2.30pm) – Bristol
- Third T20I: Tuesday June 10 (6.30pm) – Southampton
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