08/06Result
2nd T20I, West Indies tour of England at Bristol, Jun 8 2025
England won by 4 wkts (9b rem)
Player of the Match
Luke Wood
Luke WoodEngland
08/06Result
2nd T20I, West Indies tour of England at Bristol, Jun 8 2025
England won by 4 wkts (9b rem)
Player of the Match
Luke Wood
Luke WoodEngland

6:22pm Right that's all from us here. Join us on Tuesday for the series finale in Southampton. Have a great evening!

6:20pm "I personally felt we were a few runs short," said West Indies skipper Shai Hope. "The dimensions and the pitch being a pretty decent one… I don't feel like we capitalised in the middle overs against the spin."

England captain Harry Brook reckons they were a lot more than a few short: "Small boundaries here, we always thought they were under-par by about 30 runs.

"It's a great start in the T20s for the boys. We had a lot of fun out there. They had a very good finish, but we stuck to our plans very well in the middle period. We had a discussion before we went out to bat that it was only a matter of a couple of big overs."

6:16pm Player of the match is Luke Wood with figures for 2 for 25 on his return to the England team for the first time in close to two years.

"I've not been in the team for a while now - it's nice to come back in and make an impact. We discussed as a bowling unit and with Brooky on the field about what was effective; it was pretty clear that slower balls and mixing it up to these guys was the right way to go. It paid off today.

"It's nice to win any series, especially off the back of the ODIs. Hopefully in a couple of days time we can make it 3-0."

18.3
4
Holder to Carse, FOUR, Edged away for victory! Length, bit of width, scythed over where first slip might have been. England have won by 4 wickets chasing 197 with nine balls to spare. Excellent contributions throughout with the bat, particularly given Harry Brook fancied a chase at the toss. Victory also confirms the series for England as they take a 2-0 lead in the T20Is with the final game to come at the Utilita Bowl on Tuesday.
18.2
0
Holder to Carse, no run, Leaves this alone, as this straighter short delivery leaps once more
18.1
0
Holder to Carse, no run, Short, targeting Carse who is moving to the leg side and swiping without joy. Almost gets taken out!

2 needed from 12... Holder with the penultimate over

END OF OVER:
18 | 15 Runs 1 Wkt | ENG: 195/6 (2 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 10.83, RRR: 1.00)

  • Brydon Carse2 (2b)
  • Tom Banton30 (11b)
  • Alzarri Joseph4-0-45-2
  • Jason Holder3-0-26-1

Phil: "Shepherd didn't need to drop that did he? Didn't look as though he stepped over the boundary." Free Hit either way, so best to be safe I suppose

17.6
1
Joseph to Carse, 1 run, Outside off, Carse twitches at the delivery and gets a single down to deep third
17.5
1
Joseph to Banton, 1 run, Into the pitch, good length, Banton rocks back and opens the face into a guide down to third

By the way, this will finish as the highest aggregate score in a T20I without a batter on either side registering a fifty...

17.4
4
Joseph to Banton, FOUR, Full yorker, nailed through midwicket for four! Outstanding strike from Banton, classical
17.3
1
Joseph to Carse, 1 run, Wide on the crease, leg stump yorker, perfect really, but still a single taken as Carse gets the bat down in time, diverting it out to deep midwicket

Brydon Carse is the new batter, with 9 needed off 16

17.2
W
Joseph to Jacks, OUT, Bunted to extra cover! Gets the wider delivery about right, Jacks reaches for it and sends one flat to the fielder

WG Jacks c Chase b Joseph 7 (9m 7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100

17.1
2
Joseph to Jacks, 2 runs, Slammed out to deep midwicket... where Shepherd takes the catch, but then has to drop the ball on the right side of the boundary to save some runs. Excellent reach and take
17.1
1w
Joseph to Jacks, 1 wide, Wide! Oh Alzarri... the free hit gets rolled over to the next delivery

... a Free Hit for Will Jacks

17.1
1bnb
Joseph to Jacks, (no ball) 4 byes, Waist high full toss, flies down the leg side! An awful, awful start and...

17 needed from 18... Josephs final over

END OF OVER:
17 | 11 Runs | ENG: 180/5 (17 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 10.58, RRR: 5.66)

  • Tom Banton25 (9b)
  • Will Jacks5 (4b)
  • Jason Holder3-0-26-1
  • Alzarri Joseph3-0-34-1
16.6
4
Holder to Banton, FOUR, Incredible from Banton... Full, right on the toes, and yet Banton somehow gets enough on a reverse to bisect short third and backward point. The right-hander even skipped back in his crease once he realised it might have been too full from his original starting position. Astonishing really

Chinna: "It's just mind boggling to see all top 7 in Englands batting order are proper openers as well!!!"

16.5
1
Holder to Jacks, 1 run, Off cutter again, almost flighted up to a full length, whipped to square leg for a single
16.4
0
Holder to Jacks, no run, Wide on the crease, full on off stump, just short of a yorker length, driven out to sub-fielder Hetmyer (on for Akeal Hosein) at mid off
16.3
2
Holder to Jacks, 2 runs, Into the surface, sticks in the pitch, but Jacks again does well to not snatch at the delivery, manufacturing a single through midwicket
16.3
1w
Holder to Jacks, 1 wide, Short, Jacks decides not to pull, but too high from Holder anyway
16.2
2
Holder to Jacks, 2 runs, Wide of the crease, pace off - cutter - well-watched by Jacks, driving out to deep cover where Johnson (still a crowd favourite) does the fielding
16.1
1
Holder to Banton, 1 run, Onto the pads, picked off to Rutherford at deep midwicket

Will Jacks is the new batter, though he's off strike for now against Holder

END OF OVER:
16 | 20 Runs 1 Wkt | ENG: 169/5 (28 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 10.56, RRR: 7.00)

  • Tom Banton20 (7b)
  • Alzarri Joseph3-0-34-1
  • Gudakesh Motie3-0-28-0
15.6
W
Joseph to Bethell, OUT, He's gone! Third's up in the circle, and Bethell, smartly, attempts to ramp. Unfortunately, the ball is too full from Joseph, so the meeting with the bat is on the full straight to Chase around the corner. Still job done (ish)! A very useful cameo

JG Bethell c Chase b Joseph 26 (20m 10b 1x4 3x6) SR: 260

15.5
6
Joseph to Bethell, SIX, Carved over cover! Too short from Joseph, though he's not bowled that poorly and he's been carted into the stands for six! Good catch by yer man in the crowd... and England's ask is close to a run a ball...

England 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st9BM DuckettJL Smith
2nd63JC ButtlerBM Duckett
3rd40JC ButtlerHC Brook
4th14HC BrookJG Bethell
5th43T BantonJG Bethell
6th19T BantonWG Jacks
7th11BA CarseT Banton