ENG VS WI T20I
2nd T20I, Bridgetown, January 24, 2022, 01:30 AM
England
171/8(20.0ov)
West Indies
170/8(20.0ov)
England beat West Indies by 1 run
Best Batsmen
R
B
4S
6S
SR
Best Bowler
O
R
W
Econ
Man of the Match
Moeen Ali
Commentry
That’s it from this game then! England have levelled the series. Still three more games to go. The third one will be played on the 27th of this month. That match begins at 0130 IST (2000 GMT, previous day). Till then, goodbye and take care!
Eoin Morgan, the victorious skipper, is in for a chat. He says, he was really delighted with the way they performed with the ball initially but lost their track in the end. Mentions, there are a lot of positives to take back from this game. Adds, these wickets aren’t easy to rotate the strike but appreciates the boys for their performance with the blade today. Adds, to bowl death is the hardest in white ball cricket. Execution was not on point in the deat overs and backs his bowlers to come back stronger in the next game.
Kieron Pollard, the West Indies skipper, says they lost wickets in clusters and he credits the way they fought at the back end, Hosein and Shepherd were brilliant and they are showing they are willing to take responsibility. Adds they are working hard on their batting and they will overcome it but the biggest disappointed was their fielding. Also says that is what cost them the game, the chances they gave were costly but the game ended well and the confidence is high.
Moeen Ali wins the Man of the Match award. He says, Jason was going really well and adds that he was just fortunate in the middle. Mentions, Roy put his foot on the gas and that really helped them. Adds, they started well with the blade and Jordan made sure to end things brightly from them. Adds that, he thinks they put pressure really well in the middle overs.
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Earlier in the day, after a combined batting effort, England got to the 170-run mark. It seemed like England would win it easily but Shepherd and Hosein played a blinder in the end, Windies lost by just the one run.
The England bowling was brilliant at the start and the spinners were magical in the middle overs. When Ali and Rashid finished their spell, we thought the game was over. The pacers though took a real pounding. England was given a scare but they managed to get over the line somehow.
WHAT AN END TO THE INNINGS! That got way too close in the end. Shepherd, take a bow, what an innings. Had there been support from the others at the end, it could have been a different story. That was no the case though only Pooran and Bravo scored above 20 and the rest failed. Shepherd tried winning it by himself, alongwith Akeal Hosein. They almost pulled off a miracle but they fell short by just.
In over# 20
6
6
6
1wd
4
4
0
1wd
Saqib Mahmood 45/0(4)
19.6
6
SIX! What a knock from Hosein. What an effort by the pair. Full length, outside off. Hosein throws his blade at it and gets it to fly over the wide long off fence. ENGLAND WIN THE GAME BY 1 RUN.
19.5
6
SIX! Akeal Hosein moves to 38. This is exceptional hitting. Full length ball, on off. Hosein stands tall and muscles it over the long on fence for a maximum.
19.4
6
SIX! BANG! Short ball, on off. Hosein swivels on his back foot and pulls it towards deep mid-wicket. Jason Roy in the deep leaps and tries to take a blinder but the ball evades him and goes into the fence for a biggie.
19.4
1wd
WIDE! Second wide of the over. The pressure is getting to young lad. Full and wide outside off. Hosein leaves it alone. Wided.
19.3
4
FOUR! Down the ground this time. Back-to-back boundaries for Akeal Hosein. Fuller, on off. Hosein lofts it over the bowler's head for a boundary.
19.2
4
FOUR! In the gap! A full-length ball, on middle and leg. Hosein flicks it through mid-wicket and bags a boundary.
19.1
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Akeal Hosein is stunned by this decision. A full-length ball, wide outside off. Hosein shuffles across a bit and chases it but misses. Hosein thinks even this should be a wide but the umpire thinks otherwise.
19.1
1wd
WIDE! Full length, wide outside the tramline. Akeal Hosein leaves it alone. Wide called.
In over# 19
4
1
0
1
2
0
Reece Topley 18/1(4)
18.6
4
FOUR! This boundary spoils a good over for Topley. Touch short and on off. Romario Shepherd makes room and slashes at it. His one hand comes off the blade but the ball has enough power to beat the man in the deep and sneak into the boundary. 30 needed of 6 balls.