Jos Buttler 96, Liam Dawson four-for seal spoils for England
West Indies pay price for slow starts with ball and bat to fall 21 runs short in chase
06/06Result
1st T20I (N), West Indies tour of England at Chester-le-Street, Jun 6 2025
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![England]( "England")
188/6 -
![West Indies]( "West Indies")
167/9 (20 ov)
Player of the Match
06/06Result
1st T20I (N), West Indies tour of England at Chester-le-Street, Jun 6 2025
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![England]( "England")
188/6 -
![West Indies]( "West Indies")
167/9 (20 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
JC Buttler
96(59) 6x4 - 4x6
Control %76%
- Productive Shot
- on drive
- 20 runs
- 0x4 - 2x6
E Lewis
39(23) 3x4 - 3x6
Control %81%
- Productive Shot
- on drive
- 12 runs
- 0x4 - 2x6
Match Details
Toss
England , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
England led the 3-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
18.30 start, First Session 18.30-20.00, Interval 20.00-20.20, Second Session 20.20-21.50
Match days
6 June 2025 - night match (20-over match)
T20I debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Scorecard Summary
ENGLAND 188/6 (20 OVERS)
- Jos Buttler96 (59)
- Jamie Smith38 (20)
- Roston Chase1/19 (2)
- Romario Shepherd2/33 (4)
WEST INDIES 167/9 (20 OVERS)
- Roston Chase24 (20)
- Evin Lewis39 (23)
- Liam Dawson4/20 (4)
- Jacob Bethell2/27 (2)
Scorer: @Thilak_Rama | Commentator: Vithushan Ehantharajah
END OF OVER:20 | 15 Runs 1 Wkt | WI: 167/9 (22 runs required, RR: 8.35)
- Jason Holder16 (13b)
- Matthew Potts4-0-48-2
- Brydon Carse4-0-29-0
10:22pm Right, that's all from us tonight. We've got the women's ODI tomorrow in Taunton before the men do it again on Sunday at Bristol. Night night!
10:16pm Tonight's player of the match is Liam Dawson with 4 for 20: "When you get 190 on the board, you can go out there and simplify everything.
[On this appearance feeling like another debut]: "It's been maybe three and a half years since I've played. I was a little nervous going into the game, but very happy to contribute."
England skipper Harry Brook on Dawson: "Unbelievable. To have him and Rash operating from both ends, with a wealth of experience... as a batter, you don't know which end to go after. To have them two in the team really helps, and on a big field, it's only going to go your way.
10:09pm Harry Brook notches a win in his first T20I as captain. The day belongs to Liam Dawson, who returns to the international fold with 4 for 20. He'll be vying with Jos Buttler - 96 off 59 - for the player of the match trophy, you'd imagine...
19.6
W
Potts to Shepherd, OUT, That'll cheer him up! Not that he's smiling, but Potts gets his second, Shepherd smashes down the throat to the man at deep midwicket. Back of the hand slower ball, well-executed. England win 21 runs!
R Shepherd c Jacks b Potts 16 (22m 12b 2x4 0x6) SR: 133.33
Potts is fuming enough for Brook to come over and offer some reassuring words...
19.5
4
Potts to Shepherd, FOUR, Ooooo that's unlucky... low yorker, inside edge, inside the keeper and short fine leg for four!
damian: "far too many wides. what's going on?" Maybe it's the trousers?
19.5
1w
Potts to Shepherd, 1 wide, Another wide... Potts doesn't want to go home, does he?
19.4
2
Potts to Shepherd, 2 runs, Low full toss, carted nicely, actually, over cover but Duckett - the busiest man in the field tonight - charges to his right and keeps that from going over the fence
19.3
1
Potts to Holder, 1 run, short, pace on, into the top of off, Holder pulls - well, clothes, down to long on
19.3
1w
Potts to Holder, 1 wide, Slower ball, fired down the off side out the tramlines, put off by Holder really striding across the stumps
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