Windies won by 21 runs
PLAYER OF THE MATCH : Sunil Narine
Batter
Bowler
There was a brief spell of rain but it couldn't dull the spirit of the spectators, leading to a fun evening, even though England couldn't get the revenge for the World T20 final that they were looking for. You can just see the confidence with which Windies approach this format of the game. It's a treat to watch them play like this. So that's all we've got from here. I've been Sagar Chawla, and on behalf of Vineet Anantharaman and Naga, it's a goodbye!
Narine: It was a total team effort. Very difficult in these conditions as a spinner. Hopefully we can continue this in the ODI series. Still working on it. Hoping to get back as close as I was before the remodeled action. We have a lot of new faces who play a lot of T20 cricket and know their games. It was probably 15 runs short. Performing for your country is the best thing, well above IPL. I'm flying home.
Narine, in particular, was the star with figures of 4-0-15-2. He is also the Man of the Match
22:23 Local Time, 21:23 GMT, 02:53 IST: A really smart turnaround from the Windies, after a forgettable powerplay. They quickly understood that change of pace was the key on this surface, and brought England down to a grinding halt after the Hales onslaught. It was the spinners who turned the tide when Windies were running for cover. Narine and Nurse, between them, took three wickets in three overs soon after they were introduced. The pacers followed suit with an assortment of slower balls, never allowing England to get away even when Bairstow and Buttler were building a little partnership. That pressure eventually got to the hosts and they fell apart towards the end.
Brathwaite to Plunkett, out Bowled!! Floors the leg-stump to seal it for the Windies. Plunkett swung hard, but he was beaten for pace. Windies take the one-off T20I by 21 runs. Plunkett b Brathwaite 18(11) [4s-2]
Brathwaite to Plunkett, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
Brathwaite to Plunkett, 2 runs, jumps out of the crease to a short ball and pulls it to deep backward square. An ever so lethargic Samuels allows the batsmen to run two
Brathwaite to Plunkett, 2 runs, he's late on the pull shot and skews it from high on the bat through mid-wicket
Carlos Brathwaite [3.0-0-16-2] is back into the attack
END OF OVER 19
6 Runs
ENG: 151 - 9
Wd 2 W 1 0 1 1
Liam Plunkett
14 (8)
Tom Curran
1 (2)
Kesrick Williams
4-0-35-3
Kesrick Williams to Plunkett, 1 run, slog-sweeps the slower ball to deep mid-wicket
Kesrick Williams to Tom Curran, 1 run, slower leg-cutter, right into the blockhole, Curran squeezes it into the on-side for one
Kesrick Williams to Tom Curran, no run, sharp bouncer from Williams, Curran barely sways away to escape it. Can't stress enough of how well he's used that ball
Kesrick Williams to Plunkett, 1 run, good length ball skidding on towards middle, Plunkett doesn't quite get hold of the slog and it rolls away down to long-on
Tom Curran, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Kesrick Williams to Jordan, out Caught by Rovman Powell!! Flicked in the air, Powell comes around from deep mid-wicket, moves to his right, and takes it comfortably. The slower ball bringing about a miscue again. England just about done. But they'll have Plunkett on strike. Jordan c Rovman Powell b Kesrick Williams 6(7)
Kesrick Williams to Jordan, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
Kesrick Williams to Jordan, 2 runs, not a bad ball, even though it's on a good length. Mindful of the fact that Jordan will be swinging to leg, Williams bowls it pretty wide outside off. Jordan can only drag it off the toe-end wide of long-on
Kesrick Williams to Jordan, wide, short and wide, too wide
Kesrick Williams [3.0-0-29-2] is back into the attack
END OF OVER 18
13 Runs
ENG: 145 - 8
1 4 2 4 1 1
Chris Jordan
4 (5)
Liam Plunkett
12 (6)
Jerome Taylor
3-0-40-1
Jerome Taylor to Jordan, 1 run, another lovely yorker to finish the over, single down to long-on