Yep, one ball. Short, wide, Russell carves gloriously over backward point and West Indies win by 4 wickets with 11 deliveries to spare. That's now the highest successful chase at this ground and surely a player of the match gong on its way to Russell after his career-best 3 for 19 prior to this finishing cameo
West Indies vs England, 1st T20I at Bridgetown, WI v ENG, Dec 12 2023 - Match Result
West Indies won by 4 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
10.20pm Right, that's all from us tonight. Join us on Thursday for the 2nd T20i in Grenada!
10.19pm Jos Buttler, not for the first time on this trip, is scrabbling for some positives by way of lessons to learn. "From the position we were in, we were looking for a score of 200," he says, after England relinquished a strong position of 77 for no loss at the end of the Power Play before falling to 171 all out with three deliveries to go in their innings.
"We want to keep pushing the boundaries and trying to be as positive as we can. But it's about finding ways to keep scoring in that manner. Getting those extra 20, 25 runs in an unfashionable way."
10.15pm As expected, Andre Russell is your player of the match: "Life is so funny. Since when I got selected for the West Indies team I've dreaming from two weeks now. I was dreaming of being man of the match."
Sam Curran on for what should be the last over (ball?) of the innings...
Nudged away into the leg side
Rashid pushes Russell back, who is happy to play it sensible and dab into the leg side for a single
Similar delivery, perhaps slightly fuller, Russell slaps it through extra cover beyond the fielder stationed there in the ring and away for his third boundary
New ball, bit of turn but short enough for Russell to hang back and pat it on the head into the leg side
Nikhil : "WI bats so deep, they will always be favorite in the shortest format. "
Googly, definitely... and smeared high over midwicket! Picked out of the hand, sent out of the ground as it bounces on top of the scoreboard and races away into the Barbados night
Flighted nicely, googly perhaps, defended solidly into the covers by Russell
Adil Rashid or bust for England as the leggie comes on for his final over
Short, wide, flayed away through point for four! A pricely 15 from that over and West Indies are back in command of this
Off cutter, into the pads, tucked away through square for a single
Pace on, hard length but down the leg side...
Short, top-edged... and goes all the way! Unfortunate for Mills, but the short ball at pace was always a risk and Russell gets the reward
Full, slow, carved out to extra cover where the outfield's moisture slows the ball down to allow the off side rider time to intercept
Cutter on a length, Powell pulls it to the boundary rider on the leg side
Over the wicket, bangs it into a length, sending the ball up towards Russell's throat. The right-hander punches down and sets off after Powell calls loud and clear
Tymal Mills - 2 overs, 0 for 18 - is reintroduced at the Joel Garner End. He'll be bowling with a new ball out of the box as the umpires make a change
The skipper goes back-to-back! Livingstone goes wider, Powell clears the front leg, opens the face into his almighty swing and deposits this full ball into the stands at extra cover. Glorious
Short of a good length, Powell on the charge - and he cracks it over long on for six! Absolutely not the length he predicted, but stuck to his guns and is rewarded handsomely
Livingstone tries to cramp Russell for room once more with the leg stump line. Russell responds by opening his body and heaving towards square leg, but finds the fielder after a couple of bounces
Flighted, full, Powell tries to smash this down the ground for a boundary but hits straight along the floor to long on
Flighted just outside leg stump, Russell pushes out to deep square leg and wants to come back for two, but Powell turns him down
Short, turning outside off, slapped away down to Woakes at long on for a single
Praveen: "Hope takes the single. Powell, Shepherd, Russell and Holder throw the kitchen sink. How difficult is it to follow a simple game plan." Livingstone to continue
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Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | |
Toss | West Indies, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2023/24 |
Player Of The Match | |
Series result | West Indies led the 5-match series 1-0 |
Match number | T20I no. 2397 |
Hours of play (local time) | 18.00 start, First Session 18.00-19.30, Interval 19.30-19.50, Second Session 19.50-21.20 |
Match days | 12 December 2023 - night (20-over match) |
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Over 19 • WI 172/6
West Indies won by 4 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)