West Indies bowling allrounder Andre Russell’s masterclass helped the Caribbeans seal a four-wicket against England in the primary T20I match at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Wednesday.
After profitable the toss, the West Indies determined to subject first. Following that the host dominated the sport from the very first second.
The opening duo of Philip Salt (40 runs from 20 balls) and Jos Buttler (39 runs from 31 balls) have been the one standout batters for the English facet in the sport. Their contribution helped the away facet to 171 runs in the primary inning.
Apart from them, Liam Livingstone (27 runs from 19 balls), Will Jacks (17 runs from 9 balls) and Ben Duckett (14 runs from 12 balls) have been the opposite batters who helped England maintain going in Barbados in the primary inning.
Russell led the West Indies bowling assault after he scalped three wickets and gave solely 19 runs. Meanwhile, Alzarri Joseph additionally picked three wickets however he gifted 54 runs in his 3.3-over spell. Apart from them, Romario Shepherd bagged two wickets. While Akeal Hosein and Jason Holder took one wicket every.
In the run chase of 172 runs, West Indies began nicely after Brandon King (22 runs from 12 balls) and Kyle Mayers (35 runs from 21 balls) set the tone for them.
After King’s dismissal in the two.4th over, Shai Hope (36 runs from 30 balls) took the duty to keep up the required run price. After the collapse of the center order, the West Indies skipper Rovman Powell (31 runs from 15 balls) stayed on the crease until the top and helped his facet clinch a memorable victory. However, Russell (29 runs from 14 balls) once more performed a pivotal position with the bat and made a strong partnership together with his skipper to clinch the win.
Rehan Ahmed led the English bowling assault after he scalped three wickets in his four-over spell and gifted 39 runs. Adil Rashid bagged two wickets and gave away 25 runs. While Chris Woakes took one wicket in his two-over spell.
Following his scintillating efficiency, Russell was named the ‘Player of the Match’.
The four-wicket win in the primary T20I match helped the Caribbeans take the early lead in the five-game 20-ove format sequence.
Brief rating: England: Phil Salt 40 (20), Jos Buttler 39 (31), Liam Livingstone 27 (19); Andre Russell 3/19, Alzarri Joseph 3/54, Romario Shepherd 2/22 vs West Indies: Shai Hope 36 (30), Kyle Mayers 35 (21), Rovman Powell 31* (15); Rehan Ahmed 3/39, Adil Rashid 2/25, Chris Woakes 1/15.
