Spinners put West Indies 1-0 up

Mar 09, 2014

West Indies began the first T20 with a bang after choosing to bat, as Dwayne Smith hit the first ball of the match for six•AFP

Ravi Bopara made the breakthrough for England...•AFP

Marlon Samuels' unbeaten 69 led West Indies to 170 for 3 from their 20 overs•Getty Images

Eoin Morgan picked out deep midwicket with a slog sweep as England slumped to 55 for 5•AFP

Ravi Bopara and Tim Bresnan provided some resistance but West Indies were comfortable on the way to a 27-run win•Getty Images

After a few sighters, Chris Gayle started to find his timing as well•Getty Images

...bowling Smith to end a 57-run stand•AFP

England were in trouble early, as Alex Hales was stumped off Samuel Badree•AFP

Samuels followed up his runs with key wickets•Getty Images

James Tredwell won an lbw decision against Gayle•AFP

Badree removed England's top order, including two in two balls•AFP

Denesh Ramdin completed his third stumping to remove Ben Stokes•AFP