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WEST INDIES 170/8 (20 OVERS)
- Akeal Hosein*44 (16)
- Romario Shepherd*44 (28)
- Moeen Ali3/24 (4)
- Adil Rashid2/24 (4)
Scorer: @Thilak_Rama | Commentator: Andrew Miller
END OF OVER:20 | 28 Runs | WI: 170/8 (2 runs required, RR: 8.50)
- Akeal Hosein44 (16b)
- Romario Shepherd44 (28b)
- Saqib Mahmood4-0-45-0
- Reece Topley4-0-18-1
7.50pm So, that's your lot. England have won a cricket match! But even in victory, they somehow managed to feel a bit defeated... but it's a new younger team, and an important rite of passage for Saqib Mahmood in particular. But from Alan, Thilak, Matt and the team, thanks and goodnight. See you on Wednesday!
7.41pm Time for some presentations... here's Moeen Ali, the Player of the Match: "Jas was going really well, I was quite fortunate, hung in there, he stepped it up beautifully. We thought we got a good score in the end, but they played well. CJ at the end played a great knock. A lot more clear now without playing red-ball, but you never quite win the game with the way they played. Me and Rash, we've played together quite a bit, and he makes it easier for me when the guys come after me."
Kieron Pollard: "We lost wickets in clusters but the way we fought at the back end, they can hit the ball a long way, and the confidence that Akeal has... and Shepherd wants to put up his hand and take responsibility. [Spin] has been a thorn for us, we will overcome it, we are working diligently but the biggest disappointment was our fielding display. But confidence is high and it augurs well for the next three games."
Eoin Morgan: "I'm delighted, even with the last quarter of the game, these are the games we want to play in, tight games to work on death hitting and death bowling. But the majority of the day we adapted well, with more intent and clarity. We need to establish the rhythm of the game, not necessarily fluent partnerships ... dot, dot, dot, wicket, boundary. But we countered what West Indies had to offer. Every team in the world is trying to get better at death bowling. Conditions got better and the ball skidded on, but we need to find better execution, we'd like it to be up there with the best in the world. The majority of our plans was yorkers, to defend the wide side... and we missed."
7.34pm Good grief. England square the series, but that's not actually the talking point anymore! Akeal Hosein and Romario Shepherd have confirmed that West Indies' next generation is primed for action. This could and should have been a rout to rival the opening fixture, but with the boot on the other foot. Instead it's one of the most confusing contests I've ever witnessed!
James L: "If that second wide had been called at 19.1âŠ"
Will: "Good thing Topley bowled as well as he did in the 19th! " So true, that was where the match was made safe, even in the face of that late charge. What a stunning finale!
No more wides... or things get tasty!
Match Coverage
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Moeen expects Saqib Mahmood to 'learn from' off-night at death
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'We're getting the yorkers wrong' - Morgan concedes death-bowling 'nowhere near good'
"The majority of our plan today was to bowl yorkers, use the long side, and we missed, that's being brutally honest"