West Indies vs England, 3rd T20I: Highlights from Grenada

Right then, England have re-ignited the series with this gut-wrenching win but West Indies still need one win to seal the series and there are a couple of matches remaining. The 4th T20I will be played on 20 December at the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad. That game will begin at 1.30 am IST (8 pm GMT) but you can join us much sooner for the build-up. Cheers!

Jos Buttler, the captain of England says, it's great to keep the series alive and is mighty pleased with Phil Salt's knock and talks of the importance of staying on the crease until the end. He speaks about the conditions of the pitch in West Indies and the importance of executing plans, especially in T20's. He concludes with an appreciation talk on Phil Salt's inning along with Harry Brook at the end.

West Indies skipper, Rovman Powell says that it is obviously disappointing to score 220 plus and still lose but the guys did give it their all and the bowlers bowled well in patches. Adds that they have quality guys in the XI to get the job done but it didn't come off in this game and credit must go to Phil Salt and Co. Mentions that they are natural six-hitters and they try to improve in the areas where they aren't that strong. On the spinners, he says that they bowled pretty well in both games here and it is just about taking the next flight and gearing up for the next game.

Phil Salt is the Player of the Match for his unbelievable match-winning century. Salt says that he felt like this big knock was a long time coming and feels great about how he contributed to the victory in this game. He adds that the team has been talking of one player taking responsibility and playing the long innings. He concludes by talking about the process of getting to big scores after getting the start.

The Presentation ceremony...

Earlier in the game, Jos Buttler won the toss and put West Indies into bat on a wicket that looked excellent for batting but the visitors did pick up a couple of quick wickets. Nicholas Pooran though was in a punishing mood and with the help of some solid cameos in the middle order, Pooran scored 82 runs and took his side over the 200-run mark. Holder's 5-ball-18-run cameo in the final over propelled West Indies to over the 220-run mark and put them in pole position. With the ball, the frontline English spinners did bowl well and were economical and so was the returning Reece Topley but the rest of the pack simply leaked too many runs. Coming to the chase, it was a real humdinger but in the end, England had enough muscle with the bat to get the job done.

West Indies had the runs on the board but just didn't have the calmness to get the job done. Akeal Hosein was hammered inside the Powerplay and yet Rovman Powell persisted with him. The pacers too came on and were dealt with quite easily. Gudakesh Motie did bowl a poor first over but came back strongly, giving away just 12 runs in his next 3 overs. A couple of quick wickets then handed the hosts the advantage and they were always just that bit ahead in the game. However, they simply failed to pick up wickets when it mattered most and Andre Russell, for the second game running, was pelted by the opposition but this time he did end up on the losing side as well, giving away 24 runs in the final over.

The highest successful run chase in a T20I game in the Caribbean and what a game to do it in! England were down and out and needed a win to stay alive in the series and they have done just that. Chasing 223, Phil Salt and Jos Buttler laid down the foundation brilliantly with a 115-run opening stand but they lost a couple of quick wickets and soon found themselves in a race against time to keep up with the required rate. Buttler did score a fifty but it was Salt, a drained-looking Salt who kept on trying. Liam Livingstone gave him good support for a bit but he too got out with still a lot to do. Salt channeled his inner strength and put away a few big hits, notching up a fabulous maiden ton in the process. An unfazed Harry Brook then came in with England all but out and smoked 31 runs off 7 balls to seal a famous win.

Wow, wow, wow! Harry Brook has just made it look like a practice session out there and England have pulled off one of the most remarkable run-chases ever in T20I cricket. Take nothing away from Phil Salt though who let out a relieved grunt after Brook hit the winning runs and it really was Salt who was the real hero of this unbelievable run chase.

19.5: Andre Russell to Harry Brook, SIX! VICTORY FOR ENGLAND! Harry Brook hits the winning runs! Full-length delivery outside off. Brook makes room and the ball flies off the outside edge and goes over the deep third region for a streaky hit. England have chased down a record total and have won this game by 7 wickets with a ball to spare. The series is still alive as England make it 2-1 with two games to go.

19.4: Andre Russell to Harry Brook, Short of a length around off. Brook mistimes the pull to the deep mid-wicket region and gets back for the second. Just 3 needed off 2 now. England's game to lose from hereon.

19.3: Andre Russell to Harry Brook, SIX MORE! TOO EASY! Full toss slanting down the leg. Brook makes room and helps it over the fine leg region for back-to-back sixes. Just 5 needed now off 3 balls. Poor bowling from Andre Russell and the ball is also lost, new ball, please.

19.2: Andre Russell to Harry Brook, SIX! He made that look easy! Length and just outside off. Brook stays deep in his crease and smacks it over the deep extra cover boundary for a maximum. Pressure right back on Andre Russell and another big hit here will give England the advantage.

19.1: Andre Russell to Harry Brook, FOUR! A boundary to start the final over! Russell went for the leg stump yorker and Brook did well to squirt it through the leg and ran away to the long leg for a boundary.

Andre Russell to bowl the final over. Can he defend 20 runs?

18.6: Alzarri Joseph to Harry Brook, Low full toss on off. Brook mistimes the lift to long off for a single. England need 21 off the final over.

18.5: Alzarri Joseph to Phil Salt, Full-length delivery at the stumps, Salt heaves it to deep mid-wicket for one.

18.4: Alzarri Joseph to Phil Salt, SIX! MAGNIFICIENT BATTING! Hard length delivery around off. Salt stays deep in the crease and smokes it over the long off region for a massive hit.

18.3: Alzarri Joseph to Phil Salt, Yorker length delivery just outside off. Salt squirts it straight to the man at backward point.

18.2: Alzarri Joseph to Phil Salt, Full-length delivery at the stumps. Salt gets across and flicks it uppishly to the deep square leg region for a couple. Excellent work in the deep by Sherfane Rutherford, limits it to two.

18.1: Alzarri Joseph to Phil Salt, Slower length ball outside off. Salt looks to slap it away but gets an under-edge that rolls away to the keeper.

17.6: Jason Holder to Harry Brook, SIX! What a way to get off the mark! This game is well and truly alive! Lands it full and in the slot on off. Brook gets under it and thumps it over the long-on boundary for half a dozen. 

Harry Brook walks out to bat next.

17.5: Jason Holder to Liam Livingstone, OUT! CAUGHT! Jason Holder gets the big wicket of Livingstone! Bowls it on a hard length around off and angling it in. Livingstone advances and looks to clear the boundary but mistimes it totally and this goes straight to Rovman Powell at the long-on boundary. He takes a simple catch as England lose their third. 37 needed now off 13 balls.

17.4: Jason Holder to Phil Salt, HUNDRED FOR SALT! What an inning! Full-length delivery on the pad, worked away to deep square leg for a single. Take a bow Phil Salt! This has been an innings of immense class and brute power but the job is not done yet. 

17.3: Jason Holder to Phil Salt, SIX! Salt makes it two in two! Full and in the slot. Salt clears his front leg and launches it over the wide long on boundary for back-to-back sixes. Salt moves to 99 and England are well alive here.

17.2: Jason Holder to Phil Salt, SIX! Salt connects well and moves into the 90s! Slower length ball around off. Salt waits and pulls it hard over the deep mid-wicket boundary for a flat six. 

17.1: Jason Holder to Liam Livingstone, Full-length delivery around off. Livingstone drives it to long on for one.

16.6: Alzarri Joseph to Phil Salt, SIX! Joseph misses his length and Salt gets a much-needed maximum. Bowls a low full toss on the middle and leg. Salt hammers it over the cow corner fence for a biggie.

16.5: Alzarri Joseph to Phil Salt, Yorker length delivery at the stumps. Salt flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a brace.

16.4: Alzarri Joseph to Phil Salt, Full and straight at the stumps. Salt clears the front leg and drills it straight as an arrow past the bowler. Brandon King speeds to his right from long off puts in an outstanding dive as the ball sticks to his diving right hand like a magnet and a certain boundary is saved. Saves two for his side.

16.3: Alzarri Joseph to Liam Livingstone, Full-length delivery wider outside off. Liam Livingstone reaches for it and drags it straight to Powell at the long on boundary, who takes the catch but it won't count due to the Free Hit. Single taken.

16.3: Alzarri Joseph to Phil Salt, NO BALL! Another yorker on off. Salt jams it out and bunts it to mid off. Joseph has overstepped here and the umpire calls it a No Ball. Free Hit coming up!

16.2: Alzarri Joseph to Liam Livingstone, Yorker length delivery on off. Liam Livingstone drills it to long off for one.

16.1: Alzarri Joseph to Liam Livingstone, SIX! BANG! Liam Livingstone will hit this at any time of the day! Low full toss on the leg peg. Liam Livingstone helps it over the deep backward square leg boundary for half a dozen. 

15.6: Andre Russell to Liam Livingstone, Short of a length outside off. Liam Livingstone half pulls it to long on for one.

15.5: Andre Russell to Phil Salt, Full and straight at the stumps. Salt knocks it to long off for one more.

15.4: Andre Russell to Liam Livingstone, Yorker length delivery on off. Liam Livingstone digs it out and flicks it uppishly to deep mid-wicket for one.

15.3: Andre Russell to Liam Livingstone, Overthrows and the skipper, Rovman Powell isn't pleased with it. Full again around off, Liam Livingstone goes a bit too hard at it and loses his shape. The ball is hit away to wide long off for one and they get a single. The throw at the bowler's end isn't collected and they get an additional run.

15.2: Andre Russell to Phil Salt, Full and straight, gets it in the blockhole, Phil Salt drills it down to down to long on for a single.

15.1: Andre Russell to Phil Salt, SIX! Swung away for a much-needed maximum! Short of a length over the stumps, Phil Salt keeps his shape and whacks it away over deep mid-wicket for a clean six.

14.6: Alzarri Joseph to Phil Salt, Low full toss tailing into the stumps. Salt works it to deep mid-wicket for one more.

14.5: Alzarri Joseph to Liam Livingstone, Full and straight at the stumps, drilled to long off for one.

14.4: Alzarri Joseph to Liam Livingstone, SIX! CLEAN STRIKE! Pitched up full and just outside off. Livingstone clears the front leg and launches it over the long off boundary for a 95-meter hit.

14.4: Alzarri Joseph to Liam Livingstone, WIDE! Harsh call according to the bowler! Full-length delivery on the tramline. Liam Livingstone lets it go. Wide signaled! 

14.3: Alzarri Joseph to Phil Salt, Low full toss at the stumps, bunted down the ground for a run.

14.2: Alzarri Joseph to Liam Livingstone, Full and straight at the stumps. Livingstone drills it to long on for one.

14.1: Alzarri Joseph to Phil Salt, Slower and fuller outside off. Salt heaves it to deep mid-wicket for one.

13.6: Jason Holder to Phil Salt, Has Rovman Powell taken a stunning catch here? No, he hasn't as he immediately signals that he got it on the bounce. Slower one, pitched up around off, Phil Salt backs away and slices it over mid off. Powell comes charging in from the deep and dives forward brilliantly only to gte it on the half-volley. The batters get a single.

13.5: Jason Holder to Phil Salt, Full and angling down the leg. Salt gets across the line and looks to whip it away, but he misses and the ball clips the pad on the way. 

13.4: Jason Holder to Liam Livingstone, Back of a length on off. Liam Livingstone pulls it to wide long on for one.

13.3: Jason Holder to Liam Livingstone, Slower length ball around off. Liam Livingstone goes for the pull and misses again. 

13.3: Jason Holder to Liam Livingstone, WIDE! Slower dipping delivery slanting down the leg. Livingstone is threw the shot early and misses it completely. Wide signaled. 

13.2: Jason Holder to Liam Livingstone, SIX! Put Away! Low full toss on the leg peg. Livingstone helps it over the long leg region for a biggie.

13.1: Jason Holder to Liam Livingstone, Slower length ball around off. Liam Livingstone gets across to swat it away but gets an inside edge to the keeper.

12.6: Gudakesh Motie to Liam Livingstone, Tossed up on off, eased to long off for a single.

12.5: Gudakesh Motie to Phil Salt, Flat and just outside off. Salt punches into covers and calls for a quick single. Livingstone puts it the dive and makes his ground as the throw comes in and Pooran takes off the bails in a flash. 

Is that a run-out? Nicholas Pooran seems very excited but Liam Livingstone seems unfazed as well. The replays roll in and show that the dive saved Livingstone pretty well. NOT OUT comes up on the big screen.

12.4: Gudakesh Motie to Liam Livingstone, Darted on the pad. Liam Livingstone eases it to long on for one.

12.3: Gudakesh Motie to Liam Livingstone, Peach! On a good length and spins away sharply, goes just past the off stump as Livingstone plays across the line and gets beaten completely. 

Liam Livingstone is the new man in.

12.2: Gudakesh Motie to Will Jacks, OUT! CAUGHT! Gudakesh Motie strikes! The pressure was building and Will Jacks has succumbed. Flatter and quicker again just outside off, this one has a tad extra bounce. Jacks goes back for the cut and edges this one to the keeper Pooran, who takes a sharp catch to dismiss Jacks for just 1.

12.1: Gudakesh Motie to Will Jacks, Flatter and spins away sharply just outside off. Jacks hangs back and plays all around it. 

11.6: Andre Russell to Will Jacks, Back of a length just outside off. Jacks punches it to deep point for one.

11.5: Andre Russell to Will Jacks, Slower and fuller on the leg peg. Jacks looks to flick but misses again. 

11.4: Andre Russell to Will Jacks, Length delivery on off. Jacks looks to go through the on-side but gets an inside edge onto his pad and this rolls back to the bowler.

11.3: Andre Russell to Will Jacks, Back of a length outside off. Jacks under cuts it to the keeper.

Will Jacks is the new man in.

11.2: Andre Russell to Jos Buttler, OUT! CAUGHT! Akeal Hosein's brilliant work on the boundary hands West Indies their first wicket of the innings! Bangs it short and just around the right shoulder. Buttler goes for the pull but gets a top edge that flies to the fine leg region. Akeal Hosein takes the catch but loses his balance and throws the ball to Joseph around the boundary, who completes the catch and Buttler is a goner! England lose their first wicket. 

Is that a brilliant presence of fielding from Akeal Hosein? It sure looks like it but the umpires have gone upstairs to check. Hosein takes a fine running catch around deep backward square leg but knows that he cannot hit the brakes in time but sees Alzarri Joseph coming towards him from fine leg. Hosein throws the ball back in time and the replays confirm the same, top stuff.

11.1: Andre Russell to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Fifty for Buttler! Cheeky and Effective! Hard-length delivery on the middle and leg. Buttler brings out the reverse lap and gets it to the third-man region for a boundary. 

10.6: Gudakesh Motie to Jos Buttler, Strays on the pad. Buttler works it through mid-wicket for a single.

10.5: Gudakesh Motie to Phil Salt, Flat and quick outside off, cut away to deep point for one.

10.4: Gudakesh Motie to Phil Salt, Fired in on middle. Salt makes room and drives it to extra cover.

10.3: Gudakesh Motie to Jos Buttler, Full on off, Buttler reverse sweeps it to short third for a risky single.

10.2: Gudakesh Motie to Jos Buttler, Slower through the air on leg stump line. Buttler waits and nudges into the leg side.

10.1: Gudakesh Motie to Phil Salt, Darted on the leg peg. Salt eases it to long on for one.

Drinks Break! Halfway mark in the chase and England are keeping up with the required rate and the big positive for them is that they haven't lost any wickets. Phil Salt and Jos Buttler are going great guns and West Indies desperately need wickets here. The pitch is playing great but a couple of balls here and there are holding into the pitch. Let's see how the final phase of the game pans out.

9.6: Akeal Hosein to Phil Salt, Quicker one, angled into the pads, Phil Salt stays back and tucks it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

9.5: Akeal Hosein to Jos Buttler, Shorter one drifting leg, Jos Buttler taps it off the pads to short fine leg for a single.

9.4: Akeal Hosein to Phil Salt, Full and around off, sliding onto the bat nicely, Salt drives it along the ground to long off for a run.

9.3: Akeal Hosein to Phil Salt, Fuller and quicker in the air outside off, Phil Salt cuts it to point for no runs.

9.2: Akeal Hosein to Phil Salt, SIX! Short of a length and on off stump, Phil Salt backs away and flat-bats the ball through the line over long off fence for a maximum.

9.1: Akeal Hosein to Jos Buttler, Tossed up on leg, Jos Buttler glances it to short fine leg for one.

8.6: Gudakesh Motie to Jos Buttler, Pushed through quicker around off, cut away using quick hands to deep point for yet another single.

8.5: Gudakesh Motie to Jos Buttler, Pitched harder into the deck and shorter, Jos Buttler defends it back to Gudakesh Motie.

8.4: Gudakesh Motie to Phil Salt, Slightly shorter, sliding onto leg stump, Phil Salt stays back and works it away through wide mid on for one more.

8.3: Gudakesh Motie to Jos Buttler, Fuller on the line of the stumps, Jos Buttler brings out the switch hit for a single at backward point.

8.2: Gudakesh Motie to Phil Salt, Flat and quick on off stump, this is punched down to long off for a single.

8.1: Gudakesh Motie to Jos Buttler, Shorter, spinning away off from middle, Jos Buttler cuts it on the backfoot through point for one.

7.6: Jason Holder to Phil Salt, FIFTY for Phil Salt as he huffs and puffs and gets back for the second run. Another slower delivery, floated up on the stumps, Salt nudges it away just behind square leg and picks up a brace. This has been a fiery knock in the heat from Salt thus far.

7.5: Jason Holder to Phil Salt, Fuller on the line of the stumps, Phil Salt digs this one to deep mid-wicket for two runs.

7.4: Jason Holder to Phil Salt, FOUR! Slower ball, into the pitch from Holder, Phil Salt advances and plays a controlled pull shot behind backward square leg. The fielder runs around but the ball beats him into the fence.

7.3: Jason Holder to Phil Salt, Slower full-toss on the leg again, Phil Salt tries to get it fine past the keeper but fails to connect as the ball brushes his pads.

7.2: Jason Holder to Phil Salt, Slower delivery, pitched up on a nagging length and angling in from middle. Jos Buttler works it away with soft hands in front of mid-wicket and picks up a couple of easy runs. Good running!

7.1: Jason Holder to Jos Buttler, Slower full-toss on the off, Jos Buttler wrists it to the left of Brandon King at short third who did exceptionally well to stop the ball just for one.

6.6: Alzarri Joseph to Phil Salt, Hits the deck hard and bowls it around off, Phil Salt looks to drive at it but gets a big inside edge that goes quickly to short fine leg. The fielder there fumbles and Salt looks for the single but Butterl sends him back.

6.5: Alzarri Joseph to Jos Buttler, Hard length on the fifth stump line, Jos Buttler cuts on the backfoot and gets a thick outside edge to deep third man for one.

6.4: Alzarri Joseph to Jos Buttler, Hard length in the channel at around 144 clicks and angling in. Jos Buttler watchfully blocks this one out.

6.3: Alzarri Joseph to Phil Salt, On the hard length, at the off stump line, Phil Salt nudges it to mid off for one.

6.2: Alzarri Joseph to Jos Buttler, The Free Hit doesn't cost Alzarri Joseph much. Bangs this one halfway down the pitch and over middle, Jos Buttler makes room and mistimes the pull down to long on for just a single.

6.2: Alzarri Joseph to Jos Buttler, A dot ball but wait, Alzarri Joseph has overstepped and it is called a no ball. Slower one, rolling his fingers over the ball and this is bowled on a good length around off. Jos Buttler looks to power it through covers but is undone by the lack of pace. Free Hit to follow.

6.1: Alzarri Joseph to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Jos Buttler Supremacy! Alzarri Joseph bangs one shorter into the deck outside off as Jos Buttler gets on the backfoot and pulls the ball along the ground for a boundary at deep mid-wicket.

Another bowling change. Alzarri Joseph comes on now.

5.6: Gudakesh Motie to Phil Salt, SIX! All the way! Fuller and into the legs, Phil Salt backs away and hits through the line, dispatching it over wide long on for a maximum. 18 off the over and after the Powerplay, England are 73/0!

5.5: Gudakesh Motie to Jos Buttler, Fuller again, Jos Buttler nudges it to the mid-off region for one.

5.4: Gudakesh Motie to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Jos Buttler showing his range here. On a length and around off, Buttler goes for the reverse sweep again and gets it up and over backward point for a boundary. Motie has conceded more runs in his first four balls than he did in the entirety of the last game.

5.3: Gudakesh Motie to Jos Buttler, Fuller on the stumps, Jos Buttler defends it on the front foot for no run.

5.2: Gudakesh Motie to Phil Salt, Quicker delivery, trying to spear it into the off stump, Phil Salt punches it away toward cover for a single.

5.1: Gudakesh Motie to Phil Salt, SIX! Greeted well into the attack by Phil Salt. Tossed up fuller on the off stump, Phil Salt stands in the crease and bangs this one over the long on fence for a maximum.

Gudakesh Motie is brought into the attack.

4.6: Akeal Hosein to Phil Salt, This is fired in on the pads, Phil Salt tucks it away toward mid-wicket for one.

4.5: Akeal Hosein to Jos Buttler, Angled in from around off, Jos Buttler pushes it out toward covers for one.

4.4: Akeal Hosein to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Brilliant execution from Jos Buttler. This is full and around off, Buttler goes for the reverse sweep and nails it past backward point for a boundary.

4.3: Akeal Hosein to Phil Salt, The arm ball now, coming in from around off, Salt chops it in front of covers for one.

4.2: Akeal Hosein to Phil Salt, FOUR! Hammered away! Full and angled into middle and leg, Phil Salt keeps the front leg out of the way and pummels over mid off for a boundary.

4.1: Akeal Hosein to Phil Salt, Well short! Drifted in on a shorter length, Phil Salt closes the bat face early as he looks to play it on the leg side and gets a leading edge in front of mid off.

3.6: Andre Russell to Phil Salt, Ends with a slower one, this is bowled outside off and Phil Salt miscues it onto the off side for a run.

3.5: Andre Russell to Phil Salt, FOUR! Top shot from Phil Salt! Full and outside off, pace on as well, Salt backs away and the cover drive just pings off his bat before zooming into the fence.

3.4: Andre Russell to Jos Buttler, Takes pace off and bowls it short at the body, nudged away onto the leg side for one.

3.3: Andre Russell to Jos Buttler, Short and wide, there to be hit and Jos Buttler goes after it but fails to connect.

3.2: Andre Russell to Jos Buttler, The off-cutter now, bowled into the pitch and turns into the body of Jos Buttler.

3.1: Andre Russell to Phil Salt, Sloppy again from West Indies in the field! Short and outside off, hit away off the back foot wide of mid off where Jason Holder can't get down and get a hand on it but does well eventually to chase it down and get a boot on it. The batters pick up three runs.

Andre Russell comes into the attack.

2.6: Akeal Hosein to Jos Buttler, Misfield! Floated up outside off, Jos Buttler pushes it wide of point where Kyle Mayers fumbles and allows the batters to pick up a couple of runs.

2.5: Akeal Hosein to Phil Salt, Shorter again around off, Phil Salt plays it off the back foot toward mid off and picks up one more.

2.4: Akeal Hosein to Jos Buttler, Short ball on off, punched away through mid off for a single.

2.3: Akeal Hosein to Jos Buttler, Pushed through around off, Jos Buttler waits for it and opens the face of the bat to run it down to third man for a couple of runs.

2.2: Akeal Hosein to Jos Buttler, FOUR! A bit of a drag down and Jos Buttler punishes it. This is bowled on middle, Buttler rocks back and pulls it wide of the scampering man at wide mid on for a boundary.

2.1: Akeal Hosein to Jos Buttler, Flatter one on off, turning away a touch but Jos Buttler defends it out.

1.6: Jason Holder to Phil Salt, SIX! Gets a hold of that one! Banged in a bit over middle and angling in, Phil Salt backs away and just whacks it away in front of mid-wicket and all the way for a biggie.

1.5: Jason Holder to Phil Salt, Nice and full around off, driven straight to covers.

1.4: Jason Holder to Phil Salt, NOT OUT! Looked dead straight but the angle in meant Phil Salt had the stroke of luck. Even without the LBW though, West Indies should have had a wicket via a run-out. This is pitched up on off and angling in, Salt goes across and tries to lap it away but misses and gets hit on the pads. The ball rolls away and Jos Buttler is halfway down the pitch while Salt is caught ball watching. The fielder with all the time in the world misses the shy at the bowler's end and even the review goes England's way.

Reviewed! Jason Holder seems very interested in this LBW call and Rovman Powell does opt for the review. Phil Salt went a long way across and all three stumps were showing but the third umpire will now have a look. Nothing on UltraEdge. Ball Tracking shows that the impact is umpire's call and Salt survives by the scruff of the neck.

1.3: Jason Holder to Phil Salt, FOUR! Short and around off, angled in a bit, Phil Salt stays leg side of the ball and slaps it away over backward point for a boundary.

1.2: Jason Holder to Jos Buttler, A gentle-paced delivery now, on the pads and nudged away down to fine leg for one more.

1.1: Jason Holder to Phil Salt, Starts off with a shorter delivery over leg stump, Phil Salt pulls it down to fine leg and picks up a single.

Jason Holder will start from the opposite end.

0.6: Akeal Hosein to Jos Buttler, SIX! Two maximums in a row to end the first over! Floated full and in the slot on off, Jos Buttler hits through the line and thumps it over long off for a biggie.

0.5: Akeal Hosein to Jos Buttler, SIX! Powered away by Jos Buttler for the first maximum of the chase. Dragged down a bit on off, sticking into the surface, Buttler makes room and shanks it straight back of the bowler's head for a maximum.

0.4: Akeal Hosein to Jos Buttler, Fired in on the pads, Jos Buttler blocks it out off the back foot.

0.3: Akeal Hosein to Phil Salt, A touch shorter, angled into middle and leg, Phil Salt tucks it away through mid-wicket and gets off the mark with a single.

0.2: Akeal Hosein to Phil Salt, The quicker one now, sliding on with the arm from around off, Phil Salt eases it to covers.

0.1: Akeal Hosein to Phil Salt, Almost the worst possible start for England but Phil Salt survives. Shorter one to start with, this one grips and rips away but slowly off the deck. Salt looks to rock back and cut but toe-ends it just past the leg stump.

Welcome back for the second innings. Jos Buttler and Phil Salt stride out to open for England. It will be Akeal Hosein to start the proceedings with the ball for West Indies. Here we go!

... THE RUN CHASE ...

Another lackluster outing with the ball for England as they couldn't capitalize on the early breakthroughs. Adil Rashid and Sam Curran snapped 4 wickets among them while Topley and Moeen Ali chipped in with one each. Mills, Livingstone, and Atkinson were peppered for 96 runs in their 6 overs combined as the Windies batters bludgeoned them all around the park. The target is a stiff one and the English batters will need to be on top gear right from ball one. Can they chase this down and stay alive in the series? We shall find out. Join us for the second essay in a while from now.

The star with the bat for West Indies, Nicholas Pooran is down for a chat. He says he had proper game plans in mind for this match and was disappointed of his dismissal with 2 more overs in hand. He adds that he is pleased with the score on board and that his partnership after the initial wickets was important and he backs himself to play according to situations.

Wow! What a finish! Another six-hitting run fest by the West Indies batters powers them to 222 in their allotted 20 overs. Having put into bat first, England picked up two early wickets and sent both the openers back into the hut. Pooran and Hope steadied the innings with a 54-run stand before Hope departed in the quest to up the ante. Skipper Rovman Powell joined Pooran in the middle and the duo started nailing boundaries right from the word go. Powell smacked a 21-ball 39 while Pooran played an outstanding knock of 82. Rutherford, Russell, and Holder, all played their part to take the Men in Maroon to the highest score at this venue.

19.6: Reece Topley to Jason Holder, SIX! 6, 4 and 6 to finish things off by Jason Holder! Hard length outside off, trying to angle it away, Holder moves past the off stump before reaching out and powering it over the cover fence for a biggie. West Indies have once again hit more maximums than fours in their innings and end with 'double nelson' (222) for 6!

19.5: Reece Topley to Jason Holder, FOUR! Just a flick of the wrist, unreal shot! Full and around off, gets it in the blockhole, Jason Holder has a slight shuffle and whips it over the leaping man at mid-wicket and splits the two fielders in the deep as well to find the fence.

19.4: Reece Topley to Jason Holder, SIX! As clean a strike as you will see! Full and wide, angled well across the off stump, Jason Holder shimmies across and uses those long levers to perfection, smoking the ball high and handsome over the long off fence for a monster six.

19.3: Reece Topley to Andre Russell, Gets away with it again! Another full toss, this time a bit slower on off and dipping on the batter. Andre Russell clears the front leg and heaves it away in front of mid-wicket for one.

19.2: Reece Topley to Andre Russell, Misses his mark but gets away with it! Looks to go full and wide but ends up serving a wide full toss, Andre Russell has to reach for it and toe-ends it to Moeen Ali at covers. Looks like Russell is changing his bat. Let's see how the new one holds up.

19.1: Reece Topley to Jason Holder, Back of a length, takes pace off and angles it across the right-hander, Jason Holder hangs back and pulls it down to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Reece Topley (3-0-14-1) will bowl the final over of the innings. 

18.6: Sam Curran to Andre Russell, SIX! 'Andre Russell, full of muscle!' Pitched up on the stumps, in the slot, Russell clears that front leg and swings at it like a golf swing and thumps it straight down the ground for a maximum. The 200 is up for West Indies now.

18.5: Sam Curran to Jason Holder, Very full and on off stump, Jason Holder tentatively drives it off the toe end of the bat through covers and rotates the strike.

Jason Holder comes out to bat now.

18.4: Sam Curran to Sherfane Rutherford, OUT! CAUGHT! England pick up another wicket and Sherfane Rutherford departs after a stellar cameo. Curran insists with the slower delivery, bangs it into the pitch and around off. Rutherford has to really reach for it and create his own power as he tries to go downtown but fails to keep his shape. The ball goes high toward long on where Phil Salt takes a well-judged catch just inside the ropes.

18.3: Sam Curran to Sherfane Rutherford, SIX! Forced away over the ropes, raw power from Sherfane Rutherford. Another slower ball, just short of a length and well outside off, Rutherford waits on it and smacks it into the top tier over the cover fence for a biggie.

18.3: Sam Curran to Sherfane Rutherford, WIDE! Another back of the hand slower one that is bowled full and wide but a bit too wide. This time Jos Buttler does remember to close his legs.

18.2: Sam Curran to Andre Russell, Executes the yorker well around middle, Andre Russell moves a bit to the leg side and drives it down to long off for one more.

18.1: Sam Curran to Sherfane Rutherford, Full again but in the slot around off, Sherfane Rutherford hangs deep and misses out as he only manages to heave it toward deep mid-wicket for one.

18.1: Sam Curran to Sherfane Rutherford, FIVE WIDES! Sloppy, sloppy, sloppy! Sam Curran just misses the slower wide yorker but Jos Buttler is a bit casual and gets nutmegged as the ball trickles away to the fence for five wides.

17.6: Adil Rashid to Andre Russell, Floated up on a nagging length, drifting away from leg, Andre Russell blocks it off the back foot.

Andre Russell walks to the crease at number 7.

17.5: Adil Rashid to Nicholas Pooran, OUT! CAUGHT! Adil Rashid does eventually get his man but Nicholas Pooran has done the damage. Brave bowling from Rashid though as he flights it up on the stumps, asking Pooran to go for the slog again and the latter does just that. This time Pooran gets it much straighter toward cow corner and doesn't get the distance. Liam Livingstone takes a solid catch inside the ropes and Pooran departs after a thunderous knock.

17.4: Adil Rashid to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! Gets a fingertip to it but Nicholas Pooran picks up another maximum. Tossed up around the pads, Pooran tries to repeat the trick from a couple of balls back but doesn't quite connect cleanly. The ball still travels toward the square leg fence where the fielder leaps up but the ball just goes over.

17.3: Adil Rashid to Nicholas Pooran, Here comes the slider now, on middle and leg, Nicholas Pooran pushes it away into the vacant area in front of mid-wicket and picks up two more.

17.2: Adil Rashid to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! Nicholas Pooran looks to be back to his best! The googly on leg stump, Pooran doesn't care though and slog-sweeps it against the turn over deep square leg for a maximum.

17.1: Adil Rashid to Sherfane Rutherford, Full and at the toes, Sherfane Rutherford clears the front leg and jams it down to long on for a run.

Adil Rashid (3-0-17-1) returns to the attack.

16.6: Tymal Mills to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! Fortune favors the brave and 25 runs come off that over. Full and outside off, in the blockhole as well, Nicholas Pooran looks to drill it past covers but ends up cue-ending it fine of short third man for four more runs.

16.5: Tymal Mills to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! That one has flown into the stands! Pace on, banged into the deck again and outside off, Nicholas Pooran keeps hi shape and just slaps it away well over the backward point fence for a biggie. 

16.4: Tymal Mills to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! Short ball, sitting up nicely for the batter, Nicholas Pooran gets on top of the bounce and muscles it away right between the fielders at deep mid-wicket and long on for another boundary.

16.3: Tymal Mills to Sherfane Rutherford, Falls just short! Goes slower again but gets it full and wide, Sherfane Rutherford reaches out and looks to hammer it away, almost falling over in the process. The ball goes flat toward deep point where Gus Atkinson slides in and keeps it down to a single.

16.2: Tymal Mills to Sherfane Rutherford, SIX! Wow, that has been clobbered away! Mills goes seam up and into the pitch, Sherfane Rutherford stands tall and pulls it in front of square for a maximum this time. 10 off the first two balls, Mills under pressure here.

16.1: Tymal Mills to Sherfane Rutherford, FOUR! Pumped down the ground! Slower delivery, right in the slot around off, Sherfane Rutherford hammers it flat and over the bowler's head for a boundary.

Tymal Mills (1-0-11-0) is back into the attack. 

15.6: Adil Rashid to Sherfane Rutherford, Slightly shorter and turning into the left-hander, Sherfane Rutherford tucks it away past square leg for one and denies the second run which he later realises was easily achievable.

15.5: Adil Rashid to Sherfane Rutherford, An appeal for LBW but it is turned down! The wrong'un from Adil Rashid, floated up on middle and leg and turning away. Sherfane Rutherford is beaten on the flight and the ball turns past the outside edge to hit him on the pads. Jos Buttler opts against the review.

15.4: Adil Rashid to Nicholas Pooran, Well bowled! Nicholas Pooran pre-meditates and looks for the switch hit but Adil Rashid fires it in on the off stump. Pooran squirts it out on the leg side for a single.

15.3: Adil Rashid to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! A touch of finesse from Nicholas Pooran to bring up his FIFTY! This is the slider from Rashid, around off, Pooran waits for it and just runs it off the bat face down to third man for a boundary.

15.2: Adil Rashid to Sherfane Rutherford, Tossed up full and on the stumps, swatted away hard but straight to deep mid-wicket for one.

15.1: Adil Rashid to Nicholas Pooran, Shorter one turning away, Nicholas Pooran pulls it against the turn to deep mid-wicket for a single.

14.6: Sam Curran to Sherfane Rutherford, Bowled from the back of the hand and outside off, Sherfane Rutherford looks to create some power of his own but only manages to get an under edge back to Jos Buttler.

14.5: Sam Curran to Nicholas Pooran, Fuller one outside off, Nicholas Pooran nudges it to long off for one.

14.5: Sam Curran to Nicholas Pooran, Wide! Shorter one that was bowled slower but outside the tramline on off!

14.4: Sam Curran to Nicholas Pooran, Gets the slower one right this time around. Full and wide, right in the blockhole, Nicholas Pooran shuffles a long way across and tries to slog it behind square leg but is beaten all ends up.

14.3: Sam Curran to Sherfane Rutherford, In the blockhole! Fuller into the stumps, Sherfane Rutherford blocks it and gets one.

14.2: Sam Curran to Sherfane Rutherford, FOUR! Put away with ease! back of the hand slower ball, dug into the pitch and outside off, a bit too slow to deceive the batter though. Sherfane Rutherford waits and then smacks it away to the cover-point fence for four runs.

14.1: Sam Curran to Sherfane Rutherford, Top effort by Liam Livingstone to save a certain boundary! Low full-toss outside the off, Sherfane Rutherford cuts it to gap at deep point region and Liam Livingstone gets in a dive to his right restricting Sherfane Rutherford for just two.

13.6: Moeen Ali to Nicholas Pooran, A bit of yes and no but they don't go for it in the end. Turning away from off stump, nudged away toward short third man for no run.

13.5: Moeen Ali to Sherfane Rutherford, Fuller on the stumps, Sherfane Rutherford nudges it past Moeen Ali on the left for one.

13.4: Moeen Ali to Sherfane Rutherford, Lovely delivery! This is bowled slightly flatter around off, turning away sharply. Sherfane Rutherford is pinged back and tries to poke at it but gets beaten on the outside edge.

13.3: Moeen Ali to Sherfane Rutherford, Turn and bounce! Shorter on the off stump line, spinning away from Sherfane Rutherford who gets beaten by the extra bounce.

13.2: Moeen Ali to Nicholas Pooran, This is tossed up around leg stump, Nicholas Pooran goes for the reverse sweep and hits it in front of square on the off side for a single.

13.1: Moeen Ali to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! Placed to perfection. A tossed up delivery outside the off and Nicholas Pooran goes inside out over the extra cover region for a boundary.

Who walks in next? It will be Sherfane Rutherford.

12.6: Sam Curran to Rovman Powell, OUT! CAUGHT! Sam Curran does the trick and breaks the vital stand. Bangs this one in on a short length around off, angling it away. Curran is deceptively quick and the ball climbs onto the batter. Rovman Powell is hurried into the hook shot and loses all control while going for it. The ball takes the top edge and goes toward leg gully where the keeper Jos Buttler calls for it and takes it safely. A quikfire knock from Powell but now England are back in it.

12.5: Sam Curran to Nicholas Pooran, Consistent bowling by Sam Curran. Tried to keep it fuller on the off, outside the reach of Nicholas Pooran again, but Nicholas Pooran predetermines the delivery and walks to the off tapping the ball to mid-wicket region for a single.

12.5: Sam Curran to Nicholas Pooran, Wide! Missed the line of off this time.

12.4: Sam Curran to Nicholas Pooran, Top delivery! Full and wide outside off, nails the wide yorker and Nicholas Pooran can't get a bat to it.

12.3: Sam Curran to Rovman Powell, Pitching outside leg! Fuller in length around leg stump, sliding onto the pads. Rovman Powell looks for the flick but plays all around it and gets pinged on the pads. The ball rolls onto the off side and they get a leg bye but there's a stifled appeal for LBW. The umpire says no but Jos Buttler reviews it. All good on UltraEdge but Ball Tracking confirms that it is pitching outside the line of leg stump.

12.2: Sam Curran to Nicholas Pooran, Sweetly hit but just for a run though. Fullish length outside off, Nicholas Pooran has a slight shuffle across and stylishly slogs it away to deep mid-wicket for a single.

12.1: Sam Curran to Rovman Powell, Fuller, on the off stump line, Rovman Powell tucks it to the cover region for one.

Sam Curran is introduced into the attack now. 

11.6: Liam Livingstone to Rovman Powell, Keeps it a bit short and well outside off, Rovman Powell pats it off the back foot through the cover region for another single.

11.5: Liam Livingstone to Nicholas Pooran, Shorter outside off, Nicholas Pooran cuts it to cover region for one.

11.4: Liam Livingstone to Rovman Powell, Floated up well outside off, Rovman Powell reaches out and thumps it to wide long off for a single.

11.4: Liam Livingstone to Rovman Powell, WIDE! Shorter this time but well outside off again, left alone for another wide.

11.4: Liam Livingstone to Rovman Powell, WIDE! Quicker and flatter, pushed well outside the off stump, a bit too wide though.

11.3: Liam Livingstone to Rovman Powell, SIX! Two in two! This one is outta here! Pitched up right at the slot on the line of off, Rovman Powell connects this one at the meat of the blade sending the ball over to mid on boundary for another maximum. That one went 105 meters, absolute bonkers.

11.2: Liam Livingstone to Rovman Powell, SIX! Wow, Rovman Powell just continues to pummel the bowling and the 100 comes up for West Indies. The leg break now, tossed up full on middle, turning away but it is just too full and Powell launches it into orbit and sends it beyond the long on fence for a mammoth six.

11.1: Liam Livingstone to Nicholas Pooran, Shorter one coming into the leg, Nicholas Pooran gets his front foot away and glances it to short fine leg for one.

10.6: Gus Atkinson to Rovman Powell, The call is for two and they get it with ease in the end. This is full on the legs, Rovman Powell clips it away just in front of square on the leg side and sprints back for the second run. 16 off that over!

10.5: Gus Atkinson to Nicholas Pooran, A dab fuller from the good length on the leg, Nicholas Pooran gets squared up a bit in the crease failing to connect the bat. Leg byes called for the single as the ball rolls toward the off side and the batters cross.

10.4: Gus Atkinson to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! Short again and punished again! An attempted pace-off delivery, short and down leg, Nicholas Pooran swivels and pulls it over the fine leg fence for a maximum.

10.3: Gus Atkinson to Rovman Powell, Fuller on the stumps, Rovman Powell wrists it to mid-wicket for one.

10.2: Gus Atkinson to Rovman Powell, Pitches this one up on the stumps, angling it in, Rovman Powell defends it out and lets out a big grunt as he feels, he should have put that one away as well.

10.1: Gus Atkinson to Rovman Powell, SIX! Sounded Sweet. Banged in short and outsdie the line of off, Rovman Powell stands tall in the crease and pulls the ball on the back foot over the square leg fence for a maximum.

Drinks break! After a couple of early setbacks, West Indies have done really well to get into a position of promise. Nicholas Pooran and Rovman Powell are both potent batters and will look to accelerate throughout the second half. England have picked up three wickets but need to see the back of both these batters to restrict West Indies under the 160-run mark. Let's see how the next phase pans out.

9.6: Adil Rashid to Rovman Powell, Low full toss on middle and leg. Powell eases it to long on for one.

9.5: Adil Rashid to Rovman Powell, FOUR! CRUNCHED! Tossed up on off. Powell goes low and slogs it to the deep mid-wicket region for a powerful boundary. 

9.4: Adil Rashid to Nicholas Pooran, Flighted on off. Pooran covers the line and turns it through square leg for a single.

9.3: Adil Rashid to Rovman Powell, Tossed up just outside off. Powell goes for the drive and gets an inside edge toward short fine leg for a streaky run.

9.2: Adil Rashid to Rovman Powell, Leg break around off. Powell guides it to short third. 

9.1: Adil Rashid to Nicholas Pooran, Drops it short and outside off. Pooran pulls it to long on for one. 

8.6: Tymal Mills to Rovman Powell, FOUR! SMACKED! Lands it full and slow again outside off. Powell waits and lofts it over the extra cover region for a cracking boundary to end the over. 

8.5: Tymal Mills to Nicholas Pooran, Slower length ball outside off. Pooran swats it to long on for one.

8.4: Tymal Mills to Rovman Powell, Oh, what an effort in the deep! Short and around off. Powell takes it on and pulls it toward the deep mid-wicket boundary. Gus Atkinson stationed at the boundary does a brilliant job to first leap high up and take the catch and then manages to throw the ball back into play as he loses his balance and goes over the boundary. The batters take just a single and Atkinson saves 5 for his side. 

8.3: Tymal Mills to Rovman Powell, Short of a length angled into the batter. Powell swats it away to the deep backward square leg region for two more. 

8.2: Tymal Mills to Rovman Powell, Length again on the leg peg. Powell tucks it through mid-wicket and comes back for a brace. 

8.1: Tymal Mills to Nicholas Pooran, Length delivery on the leg peg. Pooran turns it to square leg and settles for a single.

Tymal Mills is now introduced into the attack.

7.6: Adil Rashid to Rovman Powell, Wrong'un turning back into off stump line. Powell goes back and bunts it toward Rashid. A successful over from Rashid comes to an end. 

7.5: Adil Rashid to Rovman Powell, Nicely bowled! Tosses it up around off and turns away further. Powell pushes at it and gets beaten on the outside edge. 

Skipper, Rovman Powell is in at number 5.

7.4: Adil Rashid to Shai Hope, OUT! HOLES OUT! Adil Rashid strikes in his opening over! Flighted leg break around off. Hope gets low and tries to slog it out of the park. He does not get the desired connection and hands the catch to Phil Salt who times his jump to perfection and grabs it nicely. West Indies are three down now. 

7.3: Adil Rashid to Nicholas Pooran, Slightly short around off. Pooran rocks back and pulls it along the carpet to deep mid-wicket for one.

7.2: Adil Rashid to Nicholas Pooran, Slider on the middle. Pooran nudges it to square leg for none.

7.1: Adil Rashid to Nicholas Pooran, Wrong'un just outside off. Pooran hangs back, plays and misses.

Adil Rashid has now been handed the ball.

6.6: Liam Livingstone to Shai Hope, Too full on the leg peg. Hope turns it straight to short fine leg. 

6.5: Liam Livingstone to Nicholas Pooran, Full on the leg peg, worked away through mid-wicket for a single.

6.4: Liam Livingstone to Shai Hope, Flatter leg break outside off. Hope knocks it through point for a single.

6.3: Liam Livingstone to Nicholas Pooran, Flat on the pad. Pooran nudges it to square leg for one.

6.2: Liam Livingstone to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! LAUNCHED! Full on off. Pooran gets under it and hammers it over the long on boundary for a 84-meter hit. 

6.1: Liam Livingstone to Nicholas Pooran, Tossed up around off. Pooran dabs it to short third.

Liam Livingstone to roll his arm over.

5.6: Reece Topley to Shai Hope, Back of a length on off. Hope hangs back and punches it to the deep point region for a couple of runs to end the over and the Powerplay. 

5.5: Reece Topley to Nicholas Pooran, Full again on the leg peg. Pooran flicks it to deep mid-wicket for one more.

5.4: Reece Topley to Shai Hope, Full-length delivery around off. Hope drives it to deep backward point for a single.

5.3: Reece Topley to Shai Hope, Takes the pace off it and lands it on a length and goes across the batter. Hope is through the shot early and is beaten by the change of pace. 

5.2: Reece Topley to Shai Hope, Short of a good length and outside off. Hope drags the pull shot to the mid-wicket fielder for none.

5.1: Reece Topley to Nicholas Pooran, Back of a length delivery angling down the leg. Pooran tucks it off his hip toward the fine leg region for a single.

4.6: Gus Atkinson to Nicholas Pooran, Strays on the pad. Pooran clips it to fine leg for a single. 18 runs coming off the over. 

4.5: Gus Atkinson to Nicholas Pooran, Good length delivery attacking the stumps. Pooran prods and defends it forward.

4.4: Gus Atkinson to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! HELPED AWAY! This is as easy as it gets! Length delivery on the pad. Pooran flicks it with disdain over the deep square leg boundary for half a dozen. 

4.3: Gus Atkinson to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! Nicholas Pooran joins in the act! Bowls this on a length and on middle. Pooran lifts it over the mid-on fielder and connects it enough to trickle away to the boundary. 

4.2: Gus Atkinson to Shai Hope, Length delivery around off. Hope pats it toward short third and rotates the strike with a single.

4.1: Gus Atkinson to Shai Hope, SIX! Gus Atkinson is greeted with a maximum! Lands it full and on the middle and leg. Hope clears his front leg and lofts it over the wide long on boundary for a classy six. 

Gus Atkinson comes into the attack now.

3.6: Reece Topley to Nicholas Pooran, Fraction short of a good length and moves away outside off. Pooran watchfully lets that go. 

3.5: Reece Topley to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! TOO EASY! Gift from Topley! Length delivery on the pad. Pooran helps it past the fine leg fielder and this runs down to the fine leg boundary for four runs. 

3.4: Reece Topley to Shai Hope, Back of a length on off. Hope hangs back and knocks it through backward point for a run.

3.3: Reece Topley to Nicholas Pooran, Bowls this full and just outside off. Pooran pushes it gently through covers for a single. 

3.2: Reece Topley to Nicholas Pooran, On a good length and shapes away outside off. Pooran looks to play at it initially but lets it go at the last moment.

3.1: Reece Topley to Shai Hope, Full on the pad, flicked away uppishly to long leg for a single by Shai Hope.

2.6: Moeen Ali to Shai Hope, Flat and turning into middle. Hope tucks into the leg side for a single.

2.5: Moeen Ali to Shai Hope, Tossed up just outside off and it turns in. Hope charges down but misses it on the body. 

2.4: Moeen Ali to Shai Hope, Fraction short outside off. Hope cuts it straight to backward point.

2.3: Moeen Ali to Shai Hope, FOUR! Poor from Jacks! Slightly short and around off. Hope rocks back and punches it through covers for a boundary. Jacks makes the error and allows the ball to go through the infield and it races to the fence. 

2.2: Moeen Ali to Shai Hope, SIX! HIGH AND HANDSOME! Bowls this full and turns in around off. Hope get low and smacks it straight over the long off boundary for a biggie.

2.1: Moeen Ali to Nicholas Pooran, Flighted on off. Pooran pushes into covers for a single to get off the mark.

1.6: Reece Topley to Shai Hope, Strays on the pad. Hope clips it to the fine leg region for a couple. 

1.5: Reece Topley to Shai Hope, Length delivery on the middle and leg. Hope covers the line and drops into the short leg region. 

1.4: Reece Topley to Shai Hope, Goes full and on off. Hope drives it gently to mid off.

Shai Hope walks out to bat next.

1.3: Reece Topley to Kyle Mayers, OUT! EDGED and TAKEN! Mayers departs for a duck! England get the second wicket! On a good length angling into middle and shapes away just outside off. Mayers has a push at it but gets squared up and gets a thick edge through to keeper Buttler, who pouches a simple catch. England are right on top here as both the openers are back into the hut.

1.2: Reece Topley to Kyle Mayers, Fraction short of a good length and a hint of swing around off. Mayers hangs back and blocks with a dead bat.

1.1: Reece Topley to Kyle Mayers, Topley starts with a full-length delivery at the stumps. Mayers comes forward and defends it.

Reece Topley to bowl from the other end.

0.6: Moeen Ali to Nicholas Pooran, Tossed up on middle. Pooran prods and blocks into the off side. 

Nicholas Pooran is in at number 3.

0.5: Moeen Ali to Brandon King, OUT! GONE! BOWLED'EM! Moeen Ali draws first blood. Flatter delivery turning into the middle stump line. King hangs back and looks to tuck it away, but he misses and the ball cannons into the stumps. The top scorer of the last match is dismissed cheaply as West Indies lose their first.

0.4: Moeen Ali to Brandon King, Pulls his length back as King steps out again and drives it to mid off.

0.3: Moeen Ali to Brandon King, FOUR MORE! Up and Over! Tossed up around off. King advances down the pitch and lifts it over the mid off fielder for back to back boundaries.

0.2: Moeen Ali to Brandon King, FOUR! West Indies and Brandon King are away! Flighted nicely outside off. King throws his bat at it and the ball flies off the outside edge and over the backward point fielder for a streaky boundary. 

0.1: Moeen Ali to Brandon King, Moeen Ali begins with a tossed up delivery that turns into middle and leg. King plays all around it and gets a thud on the pad.

We are all set for the game to begin. The umpires are out in the middle and so are the West Indies opening pair of Brandon King and Kyle Mayers. The players of England also stride out to the middle. It will be the off-spin of Moeen Ali to get things underway yet again for England. Let's play....

Tymal Mills is now down for a chat as well. He says he's happy to be back in the squad and with the World Cup coming in and the competitions for the available slots in this team, he is looking forward to putting his right foot here in this game and getting back to consistency. He explains his naturally developed 'Back of the hand slower ball' that he has been bowling for so long now and looks forward to executing them in the game today depending on how the surface behaves.

Akeal Hosein is down for a quick chat before the game. He says that it has been fantastic so far, the support and the camaraderie as well and winning certainly helps. Adds that being a spinner in the Powerplay, you have to execute well but you need to have that clarity no matter which batter is on strike. Mentions that it is always best to have a plan from the start and if you stick to your plan, it is the batter that has to adjust.

PITCH REPORT - Samuel Badree is pitchside. He says that it is the same surface from the last game but the stark difference is that it is much drier and will play better than the last game. Adds that this is one of the highest-scoring venues in West Indies and the last game shows that you can target a bowler and score big in one over but there will be something in it for the spinners as well.

Rovman Powell, the Windies skipper says that they would have chased as well but the wicket looks even better than the last game. Adds that last time it started a bit tacky but got better as the game went on. Adds that they need to continue to build partnerships and if they don't lose wickets, they can fire later on. Informs that Sherfane Rutherford comes in for Shimron Hetmyer. Ends by saying that winning the series would be a big deal as they haven't been able to notch up a series win against this opposition for a long time.

Jos Buttler, the captain of England says that they will bowl first and adds that they need to make a few tweaks on the key areas they missed in the previous game and conceded 10-15 more runs that cost them the match. He explains how important the execution is, both with the bat and ball keeping in mind it is just 20 overs game and every delivery will be crucial. He concludes by informing about the two changes with Gus Atkinson and Reece Topley coming in for Chris Woakes and Rehan Ahmed.

England (Playing XI) - Jos Buttler (C/WK), Phil Salt, Will Jacks, Liam Livingstone, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Gus Atkinson (In for Chris Woakes), Adil Rashid, Reece Topley (In for Rehan Ahmed), Tymal Mills.

West Indies (Playing XI) - Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Shai Hope, Nicholas Pooran (WK), Sherfane Rutherford (In for Shimron Hetmyer), Rovman Powell (C), Gudakesh Motie, Andre Russell, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph.

TOSS - The flip of the coin lands in favor of Jos Buttler and England will BOWL first.