England Vs West Indies
Two-time defending champions West Indies face England in an eye-catching Group 2 contest at Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in Saint Lucia. Will England find a way to turn things around?
After an ineffective Powerplay, West Indies batsman Roston Chase helped them regain some control in the middle overs while Jos Buttler and Jonny Bairstow kept England’s scoreboard moving along.
England Vs West Indies Opening Stand
England lived up to their billing as the team to beat in this T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8 clash against West Indies at Gros Islet, St Lucia. An eight-wicket victory ensured an ideal start for Jos Buttler’s side in their group stage encounter on an aiding batting pitch that saw big hitting from both teams.
Phil Salt and Jonny Bairstow provide England with the platform they need to chase down their target and they reach 83/1 with four balls left in the final over. Roston Chase comes into attack and traps Buttler in front of stumps with a flat delivery, but West Indies cannot stop what will ultimately happen.
Salt’s leg side shots brought another single, while his mistimed pull shot off Akeal Hosein was skimmed past the ropes for four runs. A short ball from Alzarri Joseph was pushed away aerially for another single from Salt. Akeal Hosein returned for one final over in place of Gudakesh Motie; in which he got one single while Salt hit one over deep midwicket for another run – West Indies held on by three runs, although Sherfane Rutherford’s superb 15-ball 28 might not help them maximize their total.England Vs West Indies
England Vs West Indies The Chase
After an inauspicious start, England have surged ahead thanks to an outstanding innings from Phil Salt (87 runs) and Jonny Bairstow’s 48. Now only 181 runs are needed for victory at Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium.
Ian Bishop describes a good surface as hard with extra bounce when compared to other Caribbean pitches. Jofra Archer starts the innings off well by bowling his first over back of length slower ball that Charles takes full advantage of to guide past short third for four runs. A dot ball and fuller delivery from Archer followed shortly after; Charles drove it over mid wicket again for four.England Vs West Indies
Buttler and new batsman Moeen Ali arrive at the crease. A leg side wide is followed by a single to long on. Chase extracts a thick edge off Buttler’s slog sweep that was spilled by Pooran before extracting a single to long on.
Buttler remains confident that his side won’t go into their final group stage match against South Africa without winning, which would send out an emphatic message against one of the tournament’s hottest sides.
England Vs West Indies The Final Hurdle
England had much to prove after their slow start and nervous finish against Australia, yet they dispelled any remaining doubts with a dominant display against the Windies.England Vs West Indies
The defending champions are one win away from qualifying for the Super 8s, but must play an improved team against South Africa to do so.England Vs West Indies
Phil Salt stands out as a bowler to watch, punishing Romario Shepherd for 30 runs in one over, making his bowling one of the joint-most costly ever seen in T20 World Cup history. England gain momentum as they near within 40 balls of their target score.
Jonny Bairstow backs a short ball that angles into his body on the off side and pulls it towards deep midwicket for a single. England have taken control of this match-up and stand on the brink of qualifying for the last eight.
Saint Lucia has seen high-scoring matches so far this tournament, so expect both sides to attack each other aggressively. Expect hosts Saint Lucia to field an unchanged team from when they defeated Afghanistan last group match; their home crowd should provide tremendous support; West Indies remain undefeated thus far and hope to maintain their winning streak.
England Vs West Indies Conclusion
Phil Salt’s unbeaten 87 not out and 48 from Jonny Bairstow helped England advance to the quarter-finals at Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia. Jos Buttler will surely have been pleased that his side were so efficient against co-hosts St Lucia.
West Indies – who won all three Group C matches Papua New Guinea, Uganda and Afghanistan consecutively – made an encouraging start in their innings but suffered an early blow when Andre Russell fell victim to Moeen Ali after edgeing a short ball to slip with their score at 218-3. Moeen took full advantage of this misfortune when he edged another short ball from Andre Russell that fell lbw for Moeen to claim him at slip with the score reading 218-3.
Rovman Powell and Nicholas Pooran proved resolute when Akeal Hosein bowled Darren Bravo for just four runs as their run rate began to slip behind, yet still managed to catch up and fall behind the run rate. Finally they got themselves under control by winning back Darren Bravo with their own four runs from Akeal Hosein before falling further behind.England Vs West Indies
Hosein took no mercy as Powell fell for just 19 runs in three overs to an amazing delivery by Hosein. Powell tried to squeeze one straight ball to the boundary but was overpowered by his strength of play.
Holder then came on and hit a six off his first full toss delivery off an inside edge that almost caught him out, but his review attempt cost him his wicket. Pressure mounted for the Windies as Buttler then unleashed a slow ball over mid-on for an amazing six.England Vs West Indies
