- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR18.3 nutmugged by the yorker! Russell finds his radar, and nails the leg-stump yorker with just a hint of tail. Salt gets low looking to slog-sweep him over the leg side, but it dips late, through his legs and under his back pad to crash into the stumps 246/39.5 gottim, Buttler picks out long-on! Holder seemed to have missed his yorker but Buttler underclubbed his smash down the ground and sent it straight to Powell, positioned several yards in for the catch. Finally some respite for this West Indies attack 117/113.4 smashed on the pad on the sweep, up goes the finger! Jacks reluctantly reviews after a consultation with Salt. Got down early but pinned right in front, and Hawk-Eye projects the ball would have smashed into middle and leg stump. That is salmon trout 173/2Extras9 (w 9)TOTAL267/3 (20 Overs, RR: 13.35)Fall of wickets: 1-117 (Jos Buttler, 9.5 ov), 2-173 (Will Jacks, 13.4 ov), 3-246 (Phil Salt, 18.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB MW Forde 3 0 54 0 18.00 4 3 6 1 0 AJ Hosein 4 0 36 1 9.00 9 3 2 0 0 KR Mayers 1 0 7 0 7.00 3 1 0 0 0 JO Holder 4 0 55 1 13.75 3 5 2 3 0 G Motie 4 0 55 0 13.75 3 4 4 0 0 AD Russell 3 0 37 1 12.33 4 2 2 1 0 SE Rutherford 1 0 23 0 23.00 1 1 3 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.1 King's gone first ball! Flat outside off and top-edged to short third! Goes hard from the outset, as he has to, and has to walk straight back. England had their tallest player, in Reece Topley, positioned there and he had to leap to claw it in with his fingertips. Not the start West Indies wanted 0/11.5 skied into the Tarouba sky.... and taken at the second attempt! Woakes was the man under it at mid-on, the ball dropping from on high - and he nearly messed it up. The ball pops out but he grabs it at the second attempt, and England have a second early wicket 32/24.1 slogged high into the air... and Brook tears in from long-on to take it at full length! Pooran was very worked up about something before the ball was delivered - presumably the delay, but not sure. He then attempted to club the ball over the leg side but sent it a long way up. Could easily have fallen into no-man's land but Brook made the ground running in and held a composed catch 58/35.2 top-edged and taken behind the stumps! The offcutter does the trick for Woakes. Hope let out a cry of anguish as he realised where the ball was going. So great is the pressure on West Indies to keep up with the rate that they are bleeding wickets 78/48.5 goes for the reverse-hoick, hit on the pads... given! But Rutherford reviews it straight away. He was in front of the pegs but was it too high? Struck on the left leg as he collapsed to the on side. Hitting middle stump, says ball-tracking! Nigel Duguid raises his finger again and Rutherford storms off in a funk. Probably because he has given Rehan a freebie rather than over the decision 120/67.5 castled! Powell completely foxed as the ball hits off stump! I thought this was a googly but the release doesn't back that up. Think it was a legbreak that skidded on, inside the bat as Powell prodded uncertainly. Another brick knocked out by England 106/515.3 Brook makes no mistake this time! Launched high (but not very long) into the night sky, but is deceived by the slower ball. Brook runs in off the rope and clings onto the skier. England win, and square the series at 2-2! 192/108.6 tossed up and slogged to deep midwicket first ball! Holder sets out his stall... and then has to pack it away again immediately. Didn't get the connection and it was never clearing Jacks on the boundary. Rehan will be on a hat-trick (provided West Indies don't get bowled out in the next over) 120/712.3 dug in halfway down, Hosein skies the pull shot and Moeen settles underneath it, running in from deep midwicket. A slower-ball bouncer, which Hosein jumped to reach. Nowhere near the middle of the bat, and a simple chance for England's vice-captain 160/813.5 slower ball, wide outside off stump and spooned straight to cover! Simple chance for the skipper with his fingers pointing to the sky, and Forde trudges off 169/9Extras16 (b 2, lb 6, w 8)TOTAL192 all out (15.3 Overs, RR: 12.38)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Brandon King, 0.1 ov), 2-32 (Kyle Mayers, 1.5 ov), 3-58 (Nicholas Pooran, 4.1 ov), 4-78 (Shai Hope, 5.2 ov), 5-106 (Rovman Powell, 7.5 ov), 6-120 (Sherfane Rutherford, 8.5 ov), 7-120 (Jason Holder, 8.6 ov), 8-160 (Akeal Hosein, 12.3 ov), 9-169 (Matthew Forde, 13.5 ov), 10-192 (Andre Russell, 15.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB MM Ali 1 0 20 1 20.00 2 2 2 0 0 RJW Topley 3.3 0 37 3 10.57 10 3 3 0 0 CR Woakes 2 0 25 1 12.50 6 3 2 0 0 SM Curran 2 0 25 2 12.50 2 3 1 0 0 Rehan Ahmed 3 0 42 2 14.00 3 4 3 0 0 AU Rashid 4 0 35 1 8.75 13 0 3 2 0
Match Details
Toss
West Indies , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
5-match series level 2-2
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
16.00 start, First Session 16.00-17.30, Interval 17.30-17.50, Second Session 17.50-19.20
Match days
19 December 2023 - day/night match (20-over match)
T20I debut
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 68 runs, 0 wicket)
- England: 50 runs in 4.5 overs (29 balls), Extras 0
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 29 balls (PD Salt 25, JC Buttler 27, Ex 0)
- PD Salt: 50 off 23 balls (5 x 4, 3 x 6)
- England: 100 runs in 8.4 overs (52 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 52 balls (PD Salt 59, JC Buttler 40, Ex 1)
- JC Buttler: 50 off 26 balls (6 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Drinks: England - 117/1 in 9.5 overs (PD Salt 61)
- England: 150 runs in 11.3 overs (69 balls), Extras 1
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 19 balls (PD Salt 31, WG Jacks 24, Ex 0)
- Over 13.4: Review by England (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - GO Brathwaite, Batter - WG Jacks (Struck down)
- PD Salt: 100 off 48 balls (6 x 4, 8 x 6)
- England: 200 runs in 15.5 overs (95 balls), Extras 2
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 21 balls (PD Salt 26, LS Livingstone 24, Ex 2)
- England: 250 runs in 18.6 overs (114 balls), Extras 8
- LS Livingstone: 50 off 20 balls (3 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Innings Break: England - 267/3 in 20.0 overs (LS Livingstone 54, HC Brook 6)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 87 runs, 4 wickets)
- West Indies: 50 runs in 3.2 overs (20 balls), Extras 0
- West Indies: 100 runs in 6.4 overs (40 balls), Extras 4
- Over 8.5: Review by West Indies (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - PA Gustard, Batter - SE Rutherford (Struck down)
- Drinks: West Indies - 129/7 in 10.0 overs (AD Russell 9, AJ Hosein 7)
- West Indies: 150 runs in 11.1 overs (67 balls), Extras 14
- AD Russell: 50 off 24 balls (3 x 4, 5 x 6)
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