England defeats West Indies by 75 runs

England secured victory by 75 runs against West Indies in the 4th T20Is at Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Tarouba, on Wednesday, 20 December 2023.

Notably, England’s opener, Phil Salt, had 119 runs in 57 balls, and his magnificent knock played a huge role in leading his team towards a victory. He scored runs at a strike rate of 209. He hit seven fours and ten sixes. The second-highest run-scorer from the team was the captain of the team, Jos Butler, who contributed 55 runs for his team.

Moreover, every bowler of the English team contributed as wicket takers for the team and helped their team in winning the match. The toss was won by England and they elected to field first.

The Playing XI of West Indies:

1. Brandon King
2. Shai Hope
3. Nicholas Pooran
4. Rovman Powell
5. Sherfane Rutherford
6. Andre Russell
7. Gudakesh Motie
8. Jason Holder
9. Akeal Hosein
10. Matthew Forde
11. Kyle Mayers

The Playing XI of England:

1. Jos Butler
2. Phil Salt
3. Will Jacks
4. Harry Brook
5. Liam Livingstone
6. Moeen Ali
7. Sam Curran
8. Chris Woakes
9. Rehan Ahmed
10. Adil Rashid
11. Reece Topley

The Umpires of the match:

1. GO, Brathwaite
2. PA Gustard
3. N Duguid

Contributions made by other players of Team England:

– Will Jacks scored 24 runs in 9 balls at a strike rate of 267. He hit two fours and two sixes.

– Liam Livingstone played the knock of 54 runs, not out.

– Harry Brook scored six runs in 4 balls, not out.

– The other players, including Sam Curran, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Rehan Ahmed, Adil Rashid and Reece Topley, did not get the chance to bat.

West Indies bowlers restricted the Englishman to 267.

West Indies bowling performance:

– Akeal Hosein, Jason Holder and Andre Russel managed to take one wicket each by giving away 36, 55 and 37 runs respectively.

– The other bowlers, namely Matthew Forde, Kyle Mayers, Gudakesh Motie and Sherfane Rutherford, did not contribute as wicket-takers.

West Indies batting performance:

– The openers, Brandon King and Kyle Mayers, could not contribute much to the team, as their score was 0 and 12.

– Both Nicholas Pooran and Sherfane Rutherford contributed 39 and 36 runs in 15 balls, respectively.

– Andre Russell scored 51 runs in 25 balls and hit three fours and five sixes at a strike rate of 204.

– Shai Hope, Rovman Powell, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Matthew Forde and Gudakesh Motie’s contributions were 16, 4, 0, 15, 3 and 0.

England bowling performance:

– Reece Topley took three wickets by giving away 37 runs.

– Both Sam Curran and Rehan Ahmed managed to take two wickets each by giving away 25 and 42 runs, respectively.

– Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes and Adil Rashid took one wicket each by giving away 20, 25 and 35 runs.

The win by England team against West Indies exemplifies the effort by an entire team.