England vs West Indies, 2nd T20I at Bristol, ENG vs WI, Jun 08 2025 - Ball by Ball Commentary

Edged away for victory! Length, bit of width, scythed over where first slip might have been. England have won by 4 wickets chasing 197 with nine balls to spare. Excellent contributions throughout with the bat, particularly given Harry Brook fancied a chase at the toss. Victory also confirms the series for England as they take a 2-0 lead in the T20Is with the final game to come at the Utilita Bowl on Tuesday.

Leaves this alone, as this straighter short delivery leaps once more

Short, targeting Carse who is moving to the leg side and swiping without joy. Almost gets taken out!

Outside off, Carse twitches at the delivery and gets a single down to deep third

Into the pitch, good length, Banton rocks back and opens the face into a guide down to third

Full yorker, nailed through midwicket for four! Outstanding strike from Banton, classical

Wide on the crease, leg stump yorker, perfect really, but still a single taken as Carse gets the bat down in time, diverting it out to deep midwicket

Bunted to extra cover! Gets the wider delivery about right, Jacks reaches for it and sends one flat to the fielder

Slammed out to deep midwicket... where Shepherd takes the catch, but then has to drop the ball on the right side of the boundary to save some runs. Excellent reach and take

Wide! Oh Alzarri... the free hit gets rolled over to the next delivery

Waist high full toss, flies down the leg side! An awful, awful start and...

Incredible from Banton... Full, right on the toes, and yet Banton somehow gets enough on a reverse to bisect short third and backward point. The right-hander even skipped back in his crease once he realised it might have been too full from his original starting position. Astonishing really

Off cutter again, almost flighted up to a full length, whipped to square leg for a single

Wide on the crease, full on off stump, just short of a yorker length, driven out to sub-fielder Hetmyer (on for Akeal Hosein) at mid off

Into the surface, sticks in the pitch, but Jacks again does well to not snatch at the delivery, manufacturing a single through midwicket

Short, Jacks decides not to pull, but too high from Holder anyway

Wide of the crease, pace off - cutter - well-watched by Jacks, driving out to deep cover where Johnson (still a crowd favourite) does the fielding

Onto the pads, picked off to Rutherford at deep midwicket

He's gone! Third's up in the circle, and Bethell, smartly, attempts to ramp. Unfortunately, the ball is too full from Joseph, so the meeting with the bat is on the full straight to Chase around the corner. Still job done (ish)! A very useful cameo

Carved over cover! Too short from Joseph, though he's not bowled that poorly and he's been carted into the stands for six! Good catch by yer man in the crowd... and England's ask is close to a run a ball...