Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
50 | 12 Runs 2 Wkts | ENG: 325/10 | RR: 6.50

  • Brydon Carse31 (21b)
  • Oshane Thomas10-0-57-2
  • Alzarri Joseph10-0-65-1

1.10pm: England will feel confident about their changes of defending this total. It's a record total at the Viv, set up by Salt and Jacks who put on 77 for the first wicket in just 8.2 overs... England then lost regular wickets on a two-paced surface, with nine batters out of 11 reaching double figures but only Brook making a half-century, but their eventual 325 looks like a stiff ask for West Indies. Motie was the pick of the attack and Hope juggled his five options well, but his side will rue several missed chances in the field.

Brook chats briefly to the world feed at the innings break, and says that it's a two-paced pitch with variable bounce. He thinks England will be fine as long as they keeping "bashing the top of the stumps" with some variations, and says that it's good to be back posting a competitive total after "a poor World Cup".

Mark: "If logic applies (these are two of the sides in world cricket least disposed to follow logic), this should be far too many for the West Indies unless someone makes a really large score."

49.6
W
Thomas to Atkinson, OUT, banged in halfway down, Atkinson top-edges the pull up into the air and the wind won't carry it very far... Chase, the sub fielder, runs in from deep backward square and slides to complete a good catch, and England are bowled out for 325 off the final ball of the innings

AAP Atkinson c sub (RL Chase) b Thomas 4 (3m 3b 1x4 0x6) SR: 133.33

49.5
0
Thomas to Atkinson, no run, looks to repeat the trick, but is beaten on the outside edge
49.4
4
Thomas to Atkinson, FOUR, length ball, belted over mid-off! Have some of that... That's the highest total in men's ODIs at this venue, beating a record that dates back to the 2007 World Cup

Atkinson walks out at No. 11.

49.3
W
Thomas to Rehan Ahmed, OUT, short and wide, top-edges the pull and Thomas settles underneath it. Nearly a mix-up as Hetmyer raced around from mid-off, but Thomas completes the catch off his own bowling, running back

Rehan Ahmed c & b Thomas 12 (12m 8b 0x4 1x6) SR: 150.00

Raff: "Cariah was let down by his teammates' butterfingers. Had another catch or two stuck, his figures would look quite different --- as would England's total."

49.2
6
Thomas to Rehan Ahmed, SIX, shin-high full toss, swung back over his head for six! Rehan was looking over long-on, but his miscue flew 80m dead-straight over Thomas' head

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West Indies 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st104BA KingA Athanaze
2nd2BA KingKU Carty
3rd38SD HopeKU Carty
4th56SD HopeSO Hetmyer
5th13SD HopeSE Rutherford
6th89SD HopeR Shepherd
7th24SD HopeAS Joseph