WI VS ENG - 2nd ODI, England tour of West Indies, 2019

West Indies vs England

Windies won by 26 runs

ENG -263/10 (47.4)

WI -289/6 (49.6)

PLAYER OF THE MATCH : Shimron Hetmyer

Batter

R
B
4s
6s
SR
1
3
0
0
33.33

Bowler

O
M
R
W
ECO
5.4
0
37
1
6.53

We almost forgot that brilliant knock from Hetmyer - thanks to the drama that unfolded in the second innings. Watch out for this southpaw! Now, it's time to bid goodbye. Two good matches and the series is tied with three more games to go. It's tough to pick the favourites at this stage and I'll leave it to you. The teams travel to Grenada for the next two ODIs. Hope you enjoyed our coverage as much we loved bringing it to you. Until next time, I am Abhinand Raghavendran signing off on behalf of Rishi Roy and Nikhil Jadhav. Salute!

Jason Holder, Windies captain: Really pleased. We played a really good game. Credit to Hetty, he set it up nicely for us with the bat. On a sticky wicket, we got a good total and credit to our bolwers the way we defended it. I knew that I had to take a wicket. I just wanted one to change the momentum. We had the belief. We pushed from there. It gave us the momentum, put England under pressure. Credit to the boys. We need options in this day and age, with the big scores that batting teams score in modern ODI cricket. Cottrell has added variation - he is a wicket-taker and very enthusiastic, love his energy. It's good to see the youngsters stepping up. Credit to the batters - they did really well, but we probably could have got some more runs. And they probably can't hear me, but a special thanks to the crowd as well.

Shimron Hetmyer, Man of the Match: (When asked what was the conversation with Bravo at the start of his innings) Just keep going, try to rotate as much as possible, get a partnership going. Just trying to open up more sides - still a work in progress. I'm trying to change my approach, trying to bring different dimensions to the game. Our mood was good as usual. The guys believed in themselves. He (Sheldon) did a fantastic job to take five wickets. The salute was actually for my girlfriend. I just try to do the good things that I do when she's around.

Eoin Morgan, England Captain: We did a lot of good things today. Two games into the pitch, we made a lot of improvements. I thought 290 was well within our capabilities. The run-rate was never an issue. Windies deserved to win. My first time facing him (Cottrell), different challenge - swinging both ways, and he comes back with variations with the older ball. Collectively, we have to chase down in partnerships. In international cricket, you really need to nail it when you are on top, we failed to do that.

Chasing a par score, England lost their openers cheaply, both perishing to Cottrell. The vice-captain/captain duo stitched a fifty partnership before Root fell for 36. Morgan continued from where he left in the previous ODI and notched up yet another half-century. His 99-run association with Stokes ended, when he played a risky shot. With Buttler and Stokes around, England were firm favourites. But, this Windies team didn't give up and came back in style.

How did England bottle this up? They were coasting along when Buttler and Stokes were at the crease. The equation was brought down to '62 runs needed off 61 deliveries'. That's when Holder changed the whole complexion of the game. He removed Stokes, Buttler and Tom Curran (wrong call) within a span of five deliveries. The famed long England tail was put to test and they choked under pressure. Adil Rashid did hit a couple of boundaries, but it had to be Cottrell's night. He scalped the spin-twins in his final over of the match and ended up with career-best figures (5/46).

19:15 Local Time, 23:15 GMT, 04:45 IST: Phew! What a turnaround. Hetmyer was the first to hug his skipper. The Windies players - Brathwaite (more specific) - are pumped up. They form a huddle and I can see plenty of bright smiles there. Now the England players make their way out to the field to shake hands. It's Windies 1 - 1 England!

47.4

W

Brathwaite to Plunkett, out Caught by Holder!! Plunkett jogs down the track and in the process moves leg-side to free his arms. It was a fuller length ball and Plunkett decided to clear long-off. Didn't middle it and holed out at long-off. Windies win by 26 runs! Plunkett c Holder b Brathwaite 2(3)

Brathwaite to Plunkett, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

47.3

Brathwaite to Mark Wood, 1 run, slower ball, Wood waits and chops it to point

47.2

Brathwaite to Mark Wood, no run, Wood is beaten for pace here. Misses the flick against this pitched up delivery and the ball lobs back to the bowler off the pad. No appeal for lbw as it was sliding down leg

47.1

Brathwaite to Plunkett, 1 run, in-angling full ball on the stumps, clipped to mid-wicket

END OF OVER 47

2 Runs

ENG: 261 - 9

1 0 W 1 W 0

Liam Plunkett

1 (1)

Mark Wood

0 (1)

Cottrell

9-0-46-5

46.6

Cottrell to Mark Wood, no run, short of length delivery around off, cut to backward point. Two wickets and just 2 runs in that over

Mark Wood, right handed bat, comes to the crease

46.5

W

Cottrell to Moeen Ali, out Bowled!! Moeen Ali has been bowled around his legs. This is the best bowling figures by a Windies bowler here at this ground. Maiden fifer in ODIs for Cottrell. Of course, there's a salute. Moeen shuffles across a long way to tickle this short of length delivery, but fails to make contact. The ball brushes the batsman's thigh pad and hits the timber. England have lost their ninth wicket. Moeen Ali b Cottrell 12(14)

Cottrell to Moeen Ali, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

46.4

Cottrell to Plunkett, 1 run, pacy skiddy length ball, Plunkett gets a leading edge towards third man

Liam Plunkett, right handed bat, comes to the crease

46.3

W

Cottrell to Adil Rashid, out Caught by Shai Hope!! There's the trademark salute! Fourth wicket for the left-arm pacer. Back of a length delivery, hitting the deck hard. Rashid was eyeing to run it down to third man, but was undone by the extra bounce. The ball brushes the glove of the batsman and settles into the mitts of Shai Hope. Adil Rashid c Shai Hope b Cottrell 15(19) [4s-3]

Cottrell to Adil Rashid, THATS OUT!! Caught!!