Stand-in skipper Liam Livingstone powered a shocking first England ODI century to take his aspect to a five-wicket win over West Indies in Antigua and arrange a collection decider.
Livingstone (124no off 85) had fallen two runs in need of fifty throughout an eight-wicket defeat within the collection opener on the identical venue on Thursday as England had been bundled out for 209 in 45.1 overs.
However he pressed on two days later with a superbly-paced maiden ODI hundred because the vacationers eclipsed West Indies’ 328-6 – wherein Shai Hope (117) struck a seventeenth century – with 15 balls to spare to make Wednesday’s Barbados finale (6pm UK and Eire) winner-takes-all.
Livingstone – deputising as captain for Jos Buttler (calf) weeks after being dropped – and Sam Curran (52 off 52) joined forces at 160-4 with the ask 169 from 132 balls and initially absorbed stress earlier than Livingstone exploded from the forty first over onwards, turning a 60-ball fifty right into a 77-ball ton and cracking 9 sixes in whole.
The 31-year-old, who placed on 140 from 107 balls with Curran, went six-crazy on the backend, thumping Gudakesh Motie, Jayden Seales and Shamar Joseph into the stands in a devastating show of hitting.
Defeat was harsh on West Indies captain Hope, who punished England wicketkeeper Phil Salt for dropping him on 60 – the skipper supported by Keacy Carty (71) throughout a stand of 143 from 12-2 after which Sherfane Rutherford (54), who clubbed a 35-ball fifty.
England used 9 bowlers for simply the second time in an ODI – the primary event was towards Sri Lanka within the 1987 World Cup – with solely Salt and Jordan Cox not turning their arm over.
That meant Jofra Archer (1-40) – the person to lastly dismiss Hope – bowled solely 9 of a potential 10 overs, with Sir Alastair Prepare dinner saying the strategy was “confusing” whereas on punditry obligation for TNT Sports activities as solely leg-spinner Adil Rashid (2-62) acquired via his full quota.
West Indies posted 328-6 after being put in to bat
However any errors Livingstone could have made within the discipline he greater than made up for with the bat, including 5 fours to his glut of sixes however extra importantly delivering below stress, staking his declare for a significant function when Take a look at supremo Brendon McCullum takes cost of the white-ball crew from January.
Different shiny spots for England had been John Turner, who dismissed West Indies openers Brandon King (7) and Evin Lewis (4) to select up his first worldwide wickets, and Jacob Bethell’s (55) first ODI fifty, the latter enjoying with the composure, ability and tempo that has earned him a call-up to the Take a look at squad for the tour of New Zealand.
Turner prises early wickets earlier than Hope and Livingstone star
John Turner celebrates his first England wicket
Turner struck within the second over with King caught beautifully by a diving Cox at level, whereas the Hampshire fast then had Lewis pouched down the leg-side by Salt within the fourth.
Hope and Carty steadied West Indies and it took England one other 26 overs to strike once more; Carty bowled off bat and pad by Rashid’s googly within the thirty first, shortly after he was dropped at deep backward sq. by Turner off Archer.
Hope ought to have been dismissed within the twenty fifth over however Salt spilt an opportunity up near the stumps after the Windies skipper tried to chop Bethell via the off-side.
Solely Chris Gayle (25) and Brian Lara (19) have extra ODI tons of for West Indies than Hope
England had been punished to the tune of an extra 57 runs earlier than Hope holed out off Archer’s pace-off supply, having shared necessary stands of 79 from 57 and 31 off 17, respectively, with power-packed left-handers Rutherford and Shimron Hetmyer (24 off 11).
Hope’s seventeenth ODI hundred, in his 124th innings, takes him degree with the quantity Desmond Haynes managed for West Indies, with solely Chris Gayle (25) and Brian Lara (19) managing extra.
It stays a thriller why a person averaging near 50 in ODIs continues to be to crack Take a look at cricket, a format he final performed in three years in the past.
England’s Phil Salt hit 59 on the high of the order
Elsewhere for West Indies, Hetmyer crunched three sixes after being grassed on three by Will Jacks, at long-on, whereas Matthew Forde (23no off 11) nailed three maximums in a row off the recalled Saqib Mahmood within the last over.
Salt, little doubt seeking to atone for dropping Hope, struck 59 in the beginning of the chase, solely to then balloon Forde (3-48) to mid-on within the twenty first over as England misplaced a 3rd wicket – the opener following Jacks (12) and Cox (4) in being dismissed.
Jacks was first to fall, hauling Forde to deep sq. leg one ball after a stunning cover-driven 4, with Cox then bounced out by debutant Joseph after a torturous 19-ball keep.
Jacob Bethell’s maiden fifty helped England to victory
Bethell reached fifty from 51 deliveries with a six over midwicket however, similar to Salt, fell quickly after the milestone, caught within the deep off Roston Chase after including 44 with Salt and 53 with match-winner Livingstone.
Curran departed within the forty fifth over with 29 runs required – slicing Forde to Hetmyer at deep backward level – earlier than Livingstone cracked three sixes and a 4 off Joseph within the forty sixth after which the match-sealing single off Forde within the subsequent.
West Indies vs England schedule (all instances UK and Eire)
- First ODI: Antigua – West Indies win by eight wickets (DLS)
- Second ODI: Antigua – England win by 5 wickets
- Third ODI: Barbados – Wednesday November 6 (6pm)
- First T20: Barbados – Saturday November 9 (8pm)
- Second T20: Barbados – Sunday November 10 (8pm)
- Third T20: St Lucia – Thursday November 14 (8pm)
- Fourth T20: St Lucia – Saturday November 16 (8pm)
- Fifth T20: St Lucia – Sunday November 17 (8pm)
