Published By: Aakash Biswas
Last Updated: December 10, 2023, 13:22 IST
West Indies beat England by 4 wickets within the third ODI to win collection 2-1
West Indies gained the collection 2-1, claiming a four-wicket victory within the first match earlier than being crushed by six wickets within the second sport.
Keacy Carty hit a half-century and Matthew Forde took three wickets as West Indies claimed a four-wicket win within the rain-affected third one-day worldwide on Saturday to clinch their first house ODI collection victory over England since 1998.
Chasing a Duckworth-Lewis (DLS) par rating of 188 in 34 overs, West Indies appeared to have gotten off to the proper begin as Carty (50) mixed with Alick Athanaze (45) for a 76-run partnership, however spinner Will Jacks tore by way of their center order.
Jacks (3-22) picked up three key wickets as West Indies slumped from 78-1 to 135-6.
With his aspect reeling, Romario Shepherd hit an important knock of 41 to push them over the end line with 14 balls to spare, although the all-rounder benefited from an enormous slice of luck when he was dropped on 18 by Liam Livingstone on the boundary rope.
West Indies gained the collection 2-1, claiming a four-wicket victory within the first match earlier than being crushed by six wickets within the second sport.
Earlier on Saturday, Forde (3-29) took the wickets of top-order batters Phil Salt, Jacks and Zak Crawley to depart England on 45-3 in a wonderful spell on his ODI debut.
“There’s a lot of work that goes in behind the scenes. Me and the guys have been training hard in a camp before the series. Obviously getting a victory is a dream come true on my debut,” Forde mentioned.
“It was special for me. I am 21 and I am living my dream. I thank all the guys for making it possible. They have welcomed me with open arms and it has been an easy camp so far,” he added.
England’s innings was rescued by Ben Duckett, whose knock of 71 got here off 73 balls, whereas Liam Livingstone was ready to shrug off his latest struggles with the bat to contribute 45 runs.
Shepherd eliminated each Duckett and Livingstone in back-to-back overs to stymie England’s progress, with the guests posting a complete of 206 in 40 overs on the Kensington Oval in Barbados.
The collection victory, West Indies’ first over England since 2007, will give the hosts an enormous increase after they failed to qualify for the 50-overs World Cup.
For England, nonetheless, it would increase much more questions on the way forward for their ODI workforce, coming off the again of a disappointing World Cup exit.
“This is the start of a long journey for this side,” mentioned England captain Jos Buttler.
“There are some young guys who have got their first taste of ODI cricket and have hopefully learned lot and can go on and we can build something for the future,” he added.
The two sides subsequent face one another in a five-match Twenty20 collection. The first sport of the collection shall be performed on the similar venue on Tuesday.
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