West Indies defeated England by four wicket in T20 match

West Indies defeated England by four wickets in the first T20 match at Kensington Oval, Barbados, on Tuesday, December 12, 2023.

West Indies won the toss and opted to bowl.

Playing XI for England:

• Ben Duckett
• Sam Curran
• Chris Woakes
• Rehan Ahmed
• Adil Rashid
• Phil Salt
• Jos Butler
• Will Jacks
• Liam Livingstone
• Tymal Mills
• Harry Brook

Playing XI for West Indies:

• Kyle Mayers
• Nicholas Pooran
• Rovman Powell
• Romario Shepherd
• Andre Russell
• Shimron Hetmyer
• Brandon King
• Shai Hope
• Jason Holder
• Alzarri Joseph
• Akeal Hosein

England’s batting performance:

England’s openers, Phil Salt and Jos Butler, played decent innings of 40 and 39 runs in 20 and 31 balls, respectively. Phil Salt hit six fours and one six, while the captain, Jos Butler, hit five fours and one six. Will Jacks and Ben Duckett contributed 17 and 14 runs, respectively.

Liam Livingstone scored 27 runs in 19 balls, hitting one four and two sixes at a strike rate of 142.11.

Other contributors for England:

• Harry Brook scored one run in 2 balls.
• Sam Curran scored 13 runs in 14 balls with a strike rate of 92.86.
• Chris Woakes scored three runs in 6 balls.
• Rehan Ahmed scored one run in 2 balls.
• Adil Rashid and Tymal Mills failed to open their account.

The West Indies team limited England to 171 runs.

West Indies Bowling Performance:

Both Andre Russell and Alzarri Joseph took three wickets each, giving away 19 and 54 runs, respectively. Akeal Hosein and Jason Holder took one wicket each, while Romario Shepherd sent two players back to the pavilion.

West Indies Batting Performance:

Openers Brandon King and Kyle Mayers contributed 22 and 35 runs, respectively. Captain Rovman Powell played an unbeaten inning of 31 runs at a strike rate of 206.67, hitting three fours and two sixes.

Shai Hope scored 36 runs in 30 balls with two fours and three sixes at a strike rate of 120.

Andre Russell played a brilliant innings of 29 runs, unbeaten, including two fours and two sixes, at a strike rate of 207.14.

Other contributors for West Indies:

• Nicholas Pooran scored 13 runs in 12 balls at a strike rate of 108.33.
• Shimron Hetmyer contributed only one run.
• Romario Shepherd got out for a duck.

England Bowling Performance:

Sam Curran took three wickets, giving away 39 runs at an economy rate of 9.75. Adil Rashid sent two West Indies players back to the pavilion. Chris Woakes managed to take one wicket, giving away 15 runs.

The rest of the players, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Tymal Mills, and Liam Livingstone, failed to contribute as wicket-takers for the team.

Despite the best efforts of the English bowlers, West Indies managed to reach the target with 11 balls remaining and won the match by four wickets.