WI vs ENG Highlights, T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8: Phil Salt helps England beat West Indies by 8 wickets

Right then, that's all from this clash of heavyweights where England lived up to the tag of the defending champions. Jos Buttler and Co. will need to keep this intensity up as they face the unbeaten Proteas next, while the West Indies will be looking to get their first points of the Super 8 when they take on fellow hosts, the USA. The Super 8 action in the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup continues on Thursday, June 20, when two Asian sides, India and Afghanistan, lock horns at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. The first ball will be bowled at 8 pm IST (2.30 pm GMT), but as always, you can join us in advance for the build-up. Until then, take care and goodbye!

Jos Buttler, the skipper of England says it's an important win and it was a really good performance by the boys with both bat and ball. Appreciates the team saying they prepared well and performed as a group. Says it was a decent total and they had to be at their best to chase it down. Appreciates Jonny Bairstow and says he really took off in the middle overs and also says that the partnership between Bairstow and Salt was pivotal. Adds they bowled to their plans. Says he brought Jofra Archer in the 16th over with Pooran and Russell coming in, and he restricted the run flow. Says you need to bring your best bowler and shut them. Also appreciates Adil Rashid and says he has been excellent all the time and has been an important player for a long time. Says he has a lot of variations. Further adds that people say you learn when you lose but he believes that you learn when you win as well, and concludes by saying they will reflect on the positives and put it to bed and move on to the next one.

The captain of West Indies, Rovman Powell feels that they were 15-20 runs short. Feels that they could have done better with the ball. States that they are normally good with the bat in the last 5 overs and lauds England for the way they bowled. Tells that they need to evaluate and take positives as a batting group. Hopes that Brandon King can pull through as he is an important player for them. Reckons that they strayed away from their bowling plans against Phil Salt and could have done better. Ends by saying that their destiny is still in their hands and will look to continue playing good cricket.

Phil Salt is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his blistering knock of 87 runs from 47 balls. Says he really liked it. Adds that they are not looking far too ahead and he's just happy to contribute to the team's victory. Mentions that it was a little tricky against the spinners in the mid-overs and it was all about constructing the chase. Adds it was a pretty good wicket to bat on. On being asked about Jonny Bairstow's innings, Salt says, Bairstow's innings was very crucial. Adds once Jos Buttler got out, he had to bat through and Jonny Bairstow took calculated risks in the middle. Ends up saying he is delighted with the win.

Time for the presentation ceremony....

Earlier in the game, England opted to bowl first but were a bit wayward with the new ball and could not start as they would have liked. Despite some ungainly shots, Brandon King and Johnson Charles ensured a decent start for the West Indies. King had to walk off the field due to what seemed to be a groin issue, but Nicholas Pooran quickly got into his stride and maintained the momentum. In the middle phase though, Charles and Pooran struggled to find their rhythm as England put a squeeze on. A breezy cameo from the skipper, Rovman Powell, helped the West Indies regain momentum. The loss of Powell, Pooran, and Russell in successive overs prevented the West Indies from maximizing the back end of their innings. Thanks to a late flourish from Sherfane Rutherford, the West Indies managed to reach a total of 180. For England, Adil Rashid was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 1 for 21 from his 4 overs.

As for the West Indies, their juggernaut has come to a halt with their first defeat of the competition. When they reflect on this loss, it will be evident that it was their batting that let them down more than their bowling. When you play as many as 51 dot balls, you end up on the losing side more often than not. Having managed only 43 runs in the last 5 overs of their batting effort, West Indies knew that they had left a few runs out there with the bat. As a result, wickets in the Powerplay were crucial for them. Akeal Hosein was miserly as ever from his end but the runs leaked from the other end. After a wicketless Powerplay, Roston Chase helped the West Indies regain some control with a couple of quiet overs and the wicket of Jos Buttler. However, they could never really stem the flow of runs. Jonny Bairstow put them under pressure, and then Phil Salt hammered the final nails in the coffin, sealing the game for England. Moreover, Nicholas Pooran dropped a tough chance off Phil Salt when he was on 7, and it indeed proved costly.

A statement win from England to kickstart their Super 8 campaign! If there were any doubts about the defending champions looking at their first couple of games, they have set them aside with this commanding display. England have shown they are here to defend their crown with a dominant performance against a strong West Indies side. In their pursuit of 181 runs, England were off to a steady start. Jos Buttler got a couple of boundaries away and by doing so, he allowed Phil Salt to settle into his innings. Through a 67-run opening stand, England had the requisite platform to gun down the total. Sent in at number 3, Moeen Ali batted with intent but could not hang around for long. Salt struggled to find the fence in the middle phase but Jonny Bairstow took all the pressure off him. He soon took the game by the scruff of the neck as England began to pull away from West Indies. Sensing the opportunity to put the game to bed, Salt took apart Romario Shepherd for a 30-run over, the joint-most expensive over for a West Indies bowler in T20 World Cups.

17.3: Alzarri Joseph to Jonny Bairstow, A COMMANDING VICTORY FOR THE DEFENDING CHAMPIONS! West Indies' 8-match winning streak has been broken. Short in length, angling into the body on the off and middle, Jonny Bairstow backs away and pulls it along the ground towards deep mid-wicket for a single to wrap things up in style. England win this clash by 8 wickets in hand and 15 balls to spare. 

17.2: Alzarri Joseph to Phil Salt, IN THE AIR...LANDS SAFE! AND, SCORES ARE LEVEL NOW! Short and on the top of off, Phil Salt sets up for a pull shot but slices it up in the air and the ball lands behind mid-wicket. One taken.

17.1: Alzarri Joseph to Phil Salt, Angles it onto the pads, down the leg side, Phil Salt swivels and pulls it off the inner half of the willow towards deep mid-wicket for one. Just a couple of runs to win now.

16.6: Gudakesh Motie to Jonny Bairstow, Three dots to finish the over. A little too late here for the Windies. Drags his length again, on the leg stump line, Jonny Bairstow punches it straight to covers.

16.5: Gudakesh Motie to Jonny Bairstow, On a length, outside the off-stump line, Jonny Bairstow guides it off the back foot to short third.

16.4: Gudakesh Motie to Jonny Bairstow, Full and on leg, Jonny Bairstow makes room and drives it to covers.

16.3: Gudakesh Motie to Phil Salt, Flatter through the air, on middle, Phil Salt hits it towards long on for one.

16.2: Gudakesh Motie to Phil Salt, FOUR! He's in a hurry and continues on his merry way! Offer width outside off on a length, Phil Salt slaps it through cover-point for a cracking boundary.

16.1: Gudakesh Motie to Jonny Bairstow, Around the wicket, length ball on middle, Jonny Bairstow drives it to deep covers for one.

15.6: Romario Shepherd to Phil Salt, FOUR! 30 RUNS FROM THIS OVER AND PHIL SALT HAS COMPLETELY DECIMATED THE BOWLING ATTACK! Low full toss outside off, Phil Salt gets an opportunity to free his arms again, and lifts it over covers for a boundary. This has been some acceleration and range hitting of the highest quality. England just 10 runs away from a commanding win.

15.5: Romario Shepherd to Phil Salt, SIX! This is brutal hitting from Phil Salt! As easy as you like! Shepherd takes the pace off again, and bangs it short, and down the leg side, Phil Salt reads it well, transfers the weight on the back foot and pulls it cleanly over deep backward square leg for a six.

15.4: Romario Shepherd to Phil Salt, SIX! No stopping to this man! Predictable pace-off delivery again, on off, and right in the arc, Phil Salt clears his front foot and tonks it straight downtown for a six.

15.3: Romario Shepherd to Phil Salt, FOUR! Absolute carnage! Slower one this time, above the shoulders on a shortish length, Phil Salt waits for it to come at him and ramps it over the slip cordon for a boundary.

15.2: Romario Shepherd to Phil Salt, SIX! Clean as a whistle! Serves a half-volley right in front of the stumps, Phil Salt gets his bat underneath and powers it over the bowler's head for a biggie.

15.1: Romario Shepherd to Phil Salt, FOUR! A stamp of authority from Phil Salt! He gets to his 50 in style! Romario Shepherd lands it full on outside off, Phil Salt gets a step ahead and smashes it over the covers for a boundary on a bounce.

14.6: Akeal Hosein to Jonny Bairstow, A hint of turn and it grips in the surface too. Short and on off and middle, Jonny Bairstow hangs back and watchfully sees off Hosein's last ball of the night with a block. Hosein goes wicketless and ends the night with his most expensive over of the tournament, 16 runs off it.

Romario Shepherd (1-0-11-0) comes back into the attack.

14.6: Akeal Hosein to Jonny Bairstow, WIDE! Tries to tuck the batter up for room but this goes down leg for a wide.

14.5: Akeal Hosein to Jonny Bairstow, FOUR! More runs! On a fullish length, on middle, Jonny Bairstow tries to go through the off side but gets an inside edge that races past short fine leg for a boundary. The runs continue to flow for England.

14.4: Akeal Hosein to Jonny Bairstow, SIX! Does not get hold of it but it does not matter as it sails with the wind. Hosein angles it in, right in the arc, full as well, Jonny Bairstow goes for the slog sweep and gets enough bat on it to clear Shimron Hetmyer at deep mid-wicket for half a dozen.

14.3: Akeal Hosein to Jonny Bairstow, FOUR! Sliding on with the arm, full and on middle and leg, Jonny Bairstow gets down and smears it to the right of deep backward square leg for a boudary.

14.2: Akeal Hosein to Jonny Bairstow, It's all happening! A direct hit and Phil Salt was a goner! Akeal Hosein fires it in from around the wicket, full and on middle, Jonny Bairstow tries the reverse paddle but gets it off the gloves on the leg side. Phil Salt sets off but gets sent back halfway through the run by Bairstow. Nicholas Pooran gets there and fires a throw at the bowling end but misses.

14.1: Akeal Hosein to Phil Salt, Pushes it through, flat and short, on middle, Phil Salt punches it to deep cover for a single.

Akeal Hosein (3-0-19-0) is brought back for his final over. He replaces Gudakesh Motie. Will he provide a much-needed wicket for West Indies? Let's find out...

13.6: Alzarri Joseph to Phil Salt, Slanting into the right-hander, on a back of a length, Phil Salt pulls it aerially but well in front of deep mid-wicket for one more run. 34 runs off the last 3 overs as England start to pull away from the West Indies.

13.5: Alzarri Joseph to Jonny Bairstow, Goes into the surface and takes all the pace off, over middle, Jonny Bairstow helps the pull down to fine leg for one.

13.4: Alzarri Joseph to Jonny Bairstow, At the stumps, on a hard length, on middle, Jonny Bairstow drags the pull to the left of deep square leg where Andre Russell slides to his left and mops it up. Two runs taken.

13.3: Alzarri Joseph to Jonny Bairstow, Pace on and this skids off the deck, over middle, on a short of a good length, Jonny Bairstow exposes all his stumps to go through the off side but fails to connect.

13.2: Alzarri Joseph to Jonny Bairstow, FOUR! Clever, very clever! Goes short does Joseph but it is slower, on off, Jonny Bairstow waits on it as he moves to the leg side and ramps it over the keeper for a boundary.

13.1: Alzarri Joseph to Jonny Bairstow, SIX! Alzarri Joseph is welcomed back into the attack with a biggie. Joseph takes pace off as he sees the batter back away, on a back of a length, on middle and leg, Jonny Bairstow nails the pull over deep mid-wicket for half a dozen.

Alzarri Joseph (1-0-14-0) is back into the attack.

12.6: Gudakesh Motie to Jonny Bairstow, Fullish delivery, straying on the pads, Jonny Bairstow clips it in front of deep mid-wicket and has to settle with a single.

12.5: Gudakesh Motie to Jonny Bairstow, FOUR! Not in complete control but enough to find the fence. Fires it in, full and on middle, Jonny Bairstow goes for the reverse sweep but gets a top edge that flies over short third for a boundary.

12.4: Gudakesh Motie to Jonny Bairstow, Alzarri Joseph does just enough! Full and on off, Jonny Bairstow opens up the off side and thumps it flat towards wide long off where Alzarri Joseph gets low enough to make the stop to his left. Two runs taken.

12.3: Gudakesh Motie to Phil Salt, On a length, on off, eased down to long off for a single by Salt.

12.2: Gudakesh Motie to Phil Salt, Nearly chipped it back! It sticks in the surface a bit, short and on middle and leg, Phil Salt plays it back to the bowler.

12.1: Gudakesh Motie to Jonny Bairstow, Spears it in now with the angle, on a nagging length, on middle, Jonny Bairstow pushes it to the left of extra cover and takes a single. Some words being exchanged between Phil Salt and Nicholas Pooran. The umpire steps in and sorts things out.

Gudakesh Motie (2-0-17-0) is back.

11.6: Roston Chase to Jonny Bairstow, Another low full toss, aimed at the pads, Jonny Bairstow sweeps it to deep backward square leg and retains the strike with a single. A productive over for England, 11 runs off it.

11.5: Roston Chase to Jonny Bairstow, FOUR! Good hit! Dipping low full toss, on middle, Jonny Bairstow keeps a still head and even though, his bottom hand comes off the bat, he gets it over the bowler's head for a boundary.

11.4: Roston Chase to Phil Salt, Low full toss, on middle, knocked down to long on for a single by Salt.

11.3: Roston Chase to Jonny Bairstow, Quick single taken! Fuller and quicker, angling into the pads, Jonny Bairstow sweeps it fine but Andre Russell does well at short fine leg. He slides to his right and keeps it down to one.

11.2: Roston Chase to Phil Salt, Drops it short and on middle, Phil Salt stands tall and pulls it to deep backward square leg for a run.

11.1: Roston Chase to Jonny Bairstow, Slower through the air and turning in, full and on middle and leg, Jonny Bairstow backs away and hacks across the line. Gets an inside edge to deep square leg for one.

11.1: Roston Chase to Phil Salt, TWO WIDES! Slips it full and way down leg, Phil Salt lets it go. Nicholas Pooran fails to gather it cleanly and concedes an extra run.

10.6: Andre Russell to Phil Salt, Almost dragged it onto the stumps! Bangs it on a hard length, on off, Phil Salt hops to keep it out but gets an inside edge to short fine leg for a quick single.

10.5: Andre Russell to Jonny Bairstow, Drags the length back, on off, Jonny Bairstow steers it down to deep third for a single.

10.4: Andre Russell to Jonny Bairstow, Fuller in length, on middle, Jonny Bairstow whips it past mid-wicket and collects a couple of runs.

10.3: Andre Russell to Phil Salt, This skids through off a length, on off, Phil Salt does not move his feet much as he looks to play it through the off side. Gets an inside edge onto the pads. The batters cross as the ball rolls on the off side.

10.2: Andre Russell to Jonny Bairstow, Delivers it on a good length, outside off, Jonny Bairstow chops it down in front of point for a single.

10.2: Andre Russell to Jonny Bairstow, WIDE! Spills it down leg, on a length, Jonny Bairstow misses the tickle. Wide given.

Jonny Bairstow is in at number 4.

10.1: Andre Russell to Moeen Ali, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! A break in play and there you go, a wicket for the West Indies! Russell steams in from over the wicket and digs it in short, over middle, Moeen Ali swivels in the crease to take the short ball on. The ball comes onto him quicker than he anticipated and gets big on him as well. It goes only as far as deep mid-wicket where Johnson Charles settles under it and takes it well inside the fence. Can the West Indies build on this breakthrough?

A crucial breakthrough here for the Windies and how often we have seen a wicket falling right after the break!

10.1: Andre Russell to Moeen Ali, WIDE! Angling away, too wide on off, on a back of a length, Moeen Ali lets it go for a wide.

Drinks break! The game is nicely poised at the halfway mark. England have kept the required rate in check and will feel that they have their noses in front. With plenty of batting still to come, we might soon see Phil Salt change gears. For the West Indies, Roston Chase has helped them regain a bit of control, but the bowlers from the other end need to support him in building the pressure. Moreover, if the tournament co-hosts are to put the defending champions under pressure, they will have to convert even half chances. Andre Russell (1-0-14-0) is back into the attack. He replaces Gudakesh Motie.

9.6: Roston Chase to Moeen Ali, Yorks it on off, Moeen Ali shovels it out to the off side in front of covers to end the over. Halfway done in the chase. England is 83/1. Need 98 more runs to win from the last 10 overs remaining.

9.5: Roston Chase to Moeen Ali, Just in! Drags his length, at the stumps, Moeen Ali plays it with soft hands towards deep mid-wicket and calls for the double right away. Sherfane Rutherford in the deep is quick on the ball and rocket-arms towards the keeper's end and Nicholas Pooran collects it cleanly and whips the bails in a flash. Moeen Ali has to put in a full-stretched dive to get back home. The side-on review shows and confirms that Moeen Ali is home just in time before the stumps are broken. NOT OUT!

9.4: Roston Chase to Moeen Ali, DROPPED! Oh dear! Nicholas Pooran is having a tough time behind the wickets. He shells the second catch. Comes around the wicket, short and outside off, Moeen Ali goes back and across for a cut shot but brings his bat very late. It takes the inside edge but Pooran fails to grab it behind the wickets.

9.3: Roston Chase to Phil Salt, Flighed on the stumps, Phil Salt mistimes it towards long on for one.

9.3: Roston Chase to Phil Salt, WIDE! Darts in but down leg. Phil Salt misses to swipe it across the line. Wided.

9.2: Roston Chase to Phil Salt, Flattens the trajectory again, around off, Phil Salt drives it on the up and hits it straight to covers. 

9.1: Roston Chase to Phil Salt, Over the wicket, quicker and on a length, Phil Salt punches it straight to covers.

8.6: Gudakesh Motie to Moeen Ali, FOUR! Clever! Off-break on a length, at the stumps, Moeen Ali employs the reverse paddle and gets it past short third for a boundary.

8.5: Gudakesh Motie to Moeen Ali, Gets a good turn into the batter, from outside off on a fuller length, Moeen Ali strides ahead for a drive to the off side but the ball takes the inside edge onto his front pad.

8.4: Gudakesh Motie to Moeen Ali, Fires it on the pads, Moeen Ali hits it to deep mid-wicket for a couple of more runs.

8.3: Gudakesh Motie to Moeen Ali, FOUR! Swept away to perfection! Over the wicket, quicker and full on off, Moeen Ali sits on his knee and rolls his wrists playing a conventional sweep shot through square leg for a boundary.

8.2: Gudakesh Motie to Phil Salt, Tossed up, outside off, Phil Salt gets ahead, and drives it along the grass for a single at long off.

8.1: Gudakesh Motie to Phil Salt, Around the wicket, drifting it on the pads, Phil Salt eases it towards mid-wicket.

7.6: Roston Chase to Moeen Ali, On a length, around off, Moeen Ali pushes it back to the bowler. Excellent over from Roston Chase.

7.5: Roston Chase to Moeen Ali, 'Round the wicket, slower and outside off, full in length, Moeen Ali pushes at it and slices it off the outer half of the bat towards short third.

Moeen Ali comes in at number 3.

7.4: Roston Chase to Jos Buttler, OUT! LBW! A huge confident appeal for LBW and up goes the finger! Jos Buttler however challenges the on-field decision and sends it upstairs. Roston Chase fires in a knee-length full toss, right in front of the stumps, Jos Buttler charges down the wicket and tries to flick it away but his bat hits his pad first in the process, and the ball thuds his front pad. UltraEdge shows no bat involved and the Ball Tracking confirms that the Impact is in the line of the stumps and the ball is hitting the stumps. The original on-field decision stands and Jos Buttler departs. A huge wicket for the West Indies.

7.3: Roston Chase to Phil Salt, Pulls his length this time, onto the pads, Phil Salt flicks it to deep mid-wicket for another single.

7.2: Roston Chase to Jos Buttler, Flighted one outside off, Jos Buttler pushes it towards backward point for one.

7.1: Roston Chase to Phil Salt, Length ball, around off, Phil Salt pushes it down to long on for an easy single.

6.6: Gudakesh Motie to Jos Buttler, Screamer of delivery from Motie! Bowls it on the off stump line, turning a shade away from the batter. Jos Buttler goes for a front foot defence but plays inside the line and the ball whispers the outside edge. Nicholas Pooran collects it behind the wickets and takes the bails off in the blink of an eye. The side-on replay shows that Jos Buttler's back feet is well grounded when the stumps are broken. NOT OUT.

Is that out? The third umpire is called into action for a stumping check against Jos Buttler. He is fine though and NOT OUT flashes on the big screen.

6.5: Gudakesh Motie to Jos Buttler, Drags his length, outside off, Jos Buttler cuts it but finds the backward point fielder.

6.4: Gudakesh Motie to Jos Buttler, Excellent running between the wickets from these two! Provides a few more revs on the ball, lands full and on the stumps, Jos Buttler prods ahead and turns it towards deep mid-wicket for a couple of more runs.

6.3: Gudakesh Motie to Phil Salt, Gives it a bit of air on it, on a good length, around off, Phil Salt hangs back and punches it towards sweeper covers for one.

6.2: Gudakesh Motie to Phil Salt, Flighted-delivery drifting on the pads, Phil Salt clips it with soft hands towards deep square leg and hurries back for the second run.

6.1: Gudakesh Motie to Jos Buttler, Pushes it on a fuller length, at off, Jos Buttler strides out and steers it towards widish square leg for one.

5.6: Alzarri Joseph to Phil Salt, SIX! BANG! Short in length, angling down the leg side, Phil Salt reads the length well, gets in position quickly and pulls it ruthlessly over deep fine for a six. End of the mandatory Powerplay. England are 58/0. Also, this is the highest Powerplay score against West Indies in this T20 World Cup.

5.5: Alzarri Joseph to Jos Buttler, Short and outside off with a variable pace, at 128 kph, Jos Buttler makes room and looks to cut it away but ends up chopping it over the off-pole in front of the keeper. A single taken.

5.4: Alzarri Joseph to Jos Buttler, On the back of a length at 145 kph, on the bodyline, Jos Buttler tucks it straight to square leg.

5.3: Alzarri Joseph to Phil Salt, On the pads on the back of a length, Phil Salt flicks it to short fine. Akeal Hosein dives to his left and makes the stop. A single taken.

5.2: Alzarri Joseph to Phil Salt, Good effort in the end by Sherfane Rutherford! Bangs it short and on leg, Phil Salt pulls it towards the left of deep mid-wicket. Sherfane Rutherford runs to his left and misfields as he overruns, the ball stops just before the fence and Rutherford manages to recover quickly. Picks it up and throws it back. Two taken.

5.1: Alzarri Joseph to Phil Salt, FOUR! Absolute belter! Alzarri Joseph charges in from over the wicket, lands it full and on the middle, Phil Salt uses his wrists and the strong bottom hand comes into play. He lifts it over mid-wicket for a boundary on one bounce.

Alzarri Joseph is introduced into the attack now.

4.6: Akeal Hosein to Jos Buttler, Darts an arm ball in, on middle, Jos Buttler stays put and shows the full face of the bat to ease it back to the bowler. England will be happy to have seen off three overs from Akeal Hosein without any casualties.

4.5: Akeal Hosein to Phil Salt, A bit of extra bounce on this one, short and on middle and leg, Phil Salt crouches for the pull but the ball gets big on him. The ball rolls wide of mid-wicket and the batters take a quick single.

4.4: Akeal Hosein to Phil Salt, Fires it in, at the stumps, on a nagging length, Phil Salt swats it to the left of deep square leg for a couple of runs more.

4.3: Akeal Hosein to Phil Salt, FOUR! Gets it through! Fractionally wide on off, a bit short as well, Phil Salt uses the crease to create room for himself and threads it through covers for a boundary.

4.2: Akeal Hosein to Phil Salt, This skids through, on a nagging length, at the batter, Phil Salt can only play it back to the bowler.

4.1: Akeal Hosein to Jos Buttler, Coming in with the angle, short and around the pads, Jos Buttler works it in front of square on the leg side and turns the strike over.

3.6: Andre Russell to Phil Salt, SIX! BOOM! Phil Salt finally gets hold of one and this has gone into the top tier! Serves it on a length, on off and middle, Phil Salt puts the dancing shoes on and thumps it back over the bowler's head for a towering six.

3.5: Andre Russell to Jos Buttler, Drags the length back and bowls it on off, Jos Buttler goes leg side again and guides it between cover and point. The substitute fielder, Shimron Hetmyer dives but fails to cut it off. Three runs taken.

3.4: Andre Russell to Jos Buttler, At 138.8 kph, on a good length, outside off, Jos Buttler gives himself too much room as he moves leg side. Goes after it but toe-end his shot to cover.

3.3: Andre Russell to Jos Buttler, Takes pace off and goes full as well, on middle and leg, Jos Buttler waits on it and clips it to the right of mid on for a couple of runs.

3.2: Andre Russell to Phil Salt, Nipping back in a touch, on a hard length, Phil Salt looks to play at it as he gives himself room. Gets an inside edge that rolls wide of mid-wicket for one.

3.1: Andre Russell to Jos Buttler, Sliding onto the pads, on a back of a length, Jos Buttler nudges it square on the leg side for a single.

Andre Russell replaces Romario Shepherd.

2.6: Akeal Hosein to Jos Buttler, Keeps it around the off pole, short as well, Jos Buttler glides it in front of short third for another single.

2.5: Akeal Hosein to Phil Salt, Shorter and quicker, on middle, punched down to long on for one by Salt.

2.4: Akeal Hosein to Phil Salt, DROPPED! Nicholas Pooran puts it down! Slower through the air and it is shorter as well, on off, Phil Salt goes on the back foot but swings early for the pull as the ball holds in the surface. Gets a bottom edge on it but Pooran fails to hold on. The ball lobs up but it drops away from him and he cannot get there to take it in the second attempt. Salt gets a life, but how costly will this prove to be for the West Indies?

2.3: Akeal Hosein to Phil Salt, FOUR! How did that manage to go the fence? Coming in with the arm, short and on middle, Phil Salt closes his bat face early and gets a soft leading edge that beats Akeal Hosein to his left. Alzarri Joseph at mid off is late to react to his right and the ball races past him for a boundary.

2.2: Akeal Hosein to Phil Salt, Slanting in, on off, short in length, Phil Salt stays back and defends it on the off side.

2.1: Akeal Hosein to Phil Salt, Missed out! Darts this one in on a nagging length, width on offer on off, Phil Salt cuts it hard but picks out the man at backward point.

1.6: Romario Shepherd to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Too straight again, four again! Errs in line as this is on the pads, on a back of a length, Jos Buttler lets the ball come to him and tickles it fine past short fine leg for four more runs. After a quiet over, Romario Shepherd had to back his partner up, but instead, his over went for 11 runs.

1.5: Romario Shepherd to Phil Salt, Angling in, on a short of a length, Phil Salt makes room and inside halves the shot as he swipes across the line to deep backward square leg for one.

1.4: Romario Shepherd to Phil Salt, Much better! At the stumps and gets a hint of away shape, on a hard length, Phil Salt gets right behind the line of the ball and blocks it out with a straight bat.

1.4: Romario Shepherd to Phil Salt, WIDE! Gets the radar wrong again does Romario Shepherd as this is down leg, on a short of a good length, Phil Salt swings but misses.

1.3: Romario Shepherd to Jos Buttler, Hits the deck hard, on off, Jos Buttler hops back and dabs it in front of cover for a quick single.

1.2: Romario Shepherd to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Too straight and these are easy pickings for Jos Buttler! This is on a back of a length, around leg, Jos Buttler gets on his toes and helps it behind square on the leg side for a boundary.

1.1: Romario Shepherd to Phil Salt, Leg bye! Slips on the pads, full in length, Phil Salt fails to flick it away. The ball rolls off his pads on the leg side for a leg bye.

Pace from the other end. Romario Shepherd to bowl the second over.

0.6: Akeal Hosein to Phil Salt, Attacks the stumps and bowls it on a length, Phil Salt goes on the back foot and eases it to long on for one more run. A tidy start from Akeal Hosein. Just 5 runs from the first over.

0.5: Akeal Hosein to Jos Buttler, Spears it in quicker and fuller, outside off, Jos Buttler stays rooted in his crease and pushes it to the right of mid off for a single.

0.4: Akeal Hosein to Jos Buttler, Another arm ball but this is much fuller, on middle, Jos Buttler presses half-forward and nudges it through mid-wicket for a couple of runs to open his account.

0.3: Akeal Hosein to Jos Buttler, This keeps straight, at 92.6 kph, short and on off, Jos Buttler stays back and dabs it square in front of point.

0.2: Akeal Hosein to Jos Buttler, There's that arm ball from Akeal Hosein, that tails back in, on a nagging length, on middle, Jos Buttler gets his bat out in front of the pads and pushes it with a straight bat to the left of the bowler.

0.1: Akeal Hosein to Phil Salt, Phil Salt and England are underway straight away! Starts with a flighted delivery from around the wicket and it straightens a bit, short and on off, Phil Salt goes on the back foot and punches it down to long on for a single.

We are back for England's reply! The two umpires make their way out to the middle. The West Indian players are out in a last-minute huddle with the skipper Rovman Powell offering words of wisdom before they scatter to the field. Phil Salt and Jos Buttler are the two openers for England. And as usual, the West Indies is going with spin early on. Akeal Hosein to open the bowling attack. And, here we go...

... THE RUN CHASE ...

Right then, the West Indies have put on a decent total on the board. England has all the requisite firepower to chase it down as they boast an explosive batting order. 180 plus was chased down in the first game at this venue, so, West Indies will aim to get a couple of quick wickets early on and exert the pressure from the word go and get an upper hand. Stay tuned as the run chase is up next shortly.

Adil Rashid is in for a flash interview. He feels that they bowled exceptionally well as a bowling unit. Reckons that 180 is a par score. States that it was just another day for him when he tried to express himself well.

England's bowlers started really well though. Reece Topley and Mark Wood were hitting some good areas, getting that extra bounce and movement. But try as they might, they just couldn't break through that opening partnership. So Buttler turned to Jofra Archer and Sam Curran, but even they couldn't provide that elusive breakthrough in the first six overs. Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid were brought in after the fielding restrictions were off, and they really squeezed the runs in the middle overs with their disciplined lines and lengths. Moeen Ali finally got the breakthrough, dismissing Charles, and Liam Livingstone too, struck soon after in a quick interval. Jofra Archer came back and got that prized scalp of Pooran, capitalizing on the pressure created by the spinners. Rashid also chipped in with a wicket as England clawed their way back. Sam Curran bowled an excellent penultimate over giving just six off it.

West Indies manage to reach 180 courtesy of Sherfane Rutherford's quickfire cameo in the backend, which might play a pivotal role in the game. A decent outing for the bowlers of England as they managed to keep their opponents below 200. Johnson Charles and Brandon King played it safe early on, just getting a feel for the pitch. But they didn't let the scoring rate stagnate, finding the ropes whenever they could. King had a few nervy and edgy moments but managed to hang around before retiring hurt. It was a solid Powerplay for the Windies, with no wickets down and scoring hovering at around 9-10 an over. Nicholas Pooran continued his great form, complementing Charles' patient approach with some aggressive stroke play. The Windies were cruising until Charles fell in the 12th over trying to accelerate. In came Powell who went berserk, smashing 36 off just 17 balls before perishing. Andre Russell couldn't wreak much damage, and then Pooran too, followed soon after quickly and the Windies lost 3 wickets for just 6 runs, putting a dent in their scoring rate. Sherfane Rutherford played a crucial cameo in the backend and helped the West Indies post a competitive total on the board.

19.6: Jofra Archer to Romario Shepherd, A dot to close out the innings by Archer. Archer goes into the deck again, over middle and it climbs onto the batter, Romario Shepherd stays deep in the crease for the pull but connects with thin air. 12 runs off the final over and West Indies finish with 180!

19.5: Jofra Archer to Romario Shepherd, Confusion all around! Jofra Archer digs it in short and it skids through, over middle, Romario Shepherd makes room as he goes for the pull but the ball zips through. Shepherd gets called through for a bye and Sherfane Rutherford makes it to the batting end. Shepherd is struggling to make it to the bowling end but Jofra Archer misses his underarm throw and the batters collect one more.

19.4: Jofra Archer to Sherfane Rutherford, Another low full toss, at 149.5 kph, Sherfane Rutherford smacks it down the ground to long off and gets to the other end.

Halt! The ball has certainly lost its shape and also, the leather has come off it. The ball has been replaced and Rutherford calls for change of his gloves as well.

19.3: Jofra Archer to Sherfane Rutherford, Throw goes at the wrong end! Low full toss, slanting across, on off, Sherfane Rutherford drills it to the right of long off. The batters complete the first run but hesitate for the second run. They stutter before setting off but luckily for them, Brook throws it at the batting end. A throw at the bowling end and Romario Shepherd was struggling.

19.2: Jofra Archer to Sherfane Rutherford, SIX! Fantastic shot! Archer gets the line wrong as he tries to angle it across the batter, offers width on off, short as well,  Sherfane Rutherford throws his hands at it and carves it over deep point for a biggie.

19.1: Jofra Archer to Romario Shepherd, Leg bye! Full and angling into the batter, Romario Shepherd clears his front leg to swat it away on the leg side. The ball rolls off his pads on the off side for a leg bye.

18.6: Sam Curran to Sherfane Rutherford, A dot to end the over. Absolutely brilliant from Sam Curran. Just 6 runs off the 19th over. Bowls the back-of-the-hand slower delivery, into the wicket, on off, Sherfane Rutherford sets deep in his crease and swings to go big on the off side but fails to connect.

18.5: Sam Curran to Sherfane Rutherford, Good running! Bowls it on a short of a good length, outside off, Sherfane Rutherford latches onto the width and slaps it to the right of deep cover for two more runs.

18.4: Sam Curran to Sherfane Rutherford, Missed out! Curran errs in length as he delivers a low full toss, on middle, Sherfane Rutherford loses his shape and scuffs his slog down the ground. It lands well in front of long on for a couple of runs.

18.3: Sam Curran to Sherfane Rutherford, Swing and a miss! Drags the length back and takes pace off as well, on off, Sherfane Rutherford swings with all his might but loses his shape and he fails to connect. So far, so good from Curran. Just the 3 runs so far.

18.2: Sam Curran to Romario Shepherd, Goes wide of the crease as he comes from around the wicket and serves it near the tramline on off, Romario Shepherd reaches out and drills this length delivery to deep cover for one.

18.1: Sam Curran to Sherfane Rutherford, Gets it on a fullish length, on middle, Sherfane Rutherford jams it out to the left of the bowler for a single.

17.6: Mark Wood to Romario Shepherd, FOUR! Wrong line and it gets the treatment! Slanting into the pads, on a short of a good length, Romario Shepherd just has to get some bat on it to use the pace. Gets more than enough bat on it as he swats it to the left of fine leg for a boundary. 19 runs off the over.

How far can the West Indies get in the last couple of remaining overs? Let's find out...

17.6: Mark Wood to Romario Shepherd, WIDE! And again! Drifts down leg, on a short of a good length, Romario Shepherd swings but misses again.

17.6: Mark Wood to Romario Shepherd, WIDE! Too straight, down leg, on a length, Romario Shepherd swings to help it away with the angle but misses out. Wide given.

17.5: Mark Wood to Romario Shepherd, Goes wide of the crease on that over-the-wicket angle and dishes it out at 148.8 kph, angling in, on a hard length, at the batter, Romario Shepherd gets beaten for pace and wears it on the thigh pad.

17.4: Mark Wood to Sherfane Rutherford, Goes into the wicket, on middle, Sherfane Rutherford swivels and pulls it along the ground through square leg for one.

17.3: Mark Wood to Sherfane Rutherford, Tries to go full but slips in a low full toss, on off, Sherfane Rutherford drives it to the left of deep cover for a couple of runs. 12 runs off the first 3 balls. How many more can West Indies get off this over?

17.2: Mark Wood to Sherfane Rutherford, FOUR! More runs! Back of a length, over middle, Sherfane Rutherford arches back and pulls it well in front of square this time. Hits it through mid-wicket for a boundary. 150 comes up for the West Indies.

17.1: Mark Wood to Sherfane Rutherford, SIX! Stand and deliver! Wood bangs it on a hard length, over middle, Sherfane Rutherford swivels and nails the pull flat and over deep square leg for a biggie.

16.6: Adil Rashid to Romario Shepherd, Goes full and straight, at the stumps, Romario Shepherd plays it back to the bowler with a straight bat. Rashid ends with figures of 4-0-21-1.

Romario Shepherd is in at number 6.

16.5: Adil Rashid to Andre Russell, OUT! STRAIGHT TO THE FIELDER! A deathly silence at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium! The dangerous Andre Russell departs cheaply and Adil Rashid has done the job for England. Rashid loops it up nicely, full and on off, it is the googly, as well, Andre Russell does read it and goes for a swipe with the turn. The bat turns at the point of impact and he gets this one off the inside half of the bat. It goes flat and straight down the throat of wide long on where Phil Salt takes it safely.

16.4: Adil Rashid to Sherfane Rutherford, Keeps it on a fullish length, on middle and leg, knocked down to long on for a single by Sherfane Rutherford.

16.3: Adil Rashid to Sherfane Rutherford, Pushes through a googly, on off, and full. Sherfane Rutherford takes a good stride forward and hits it straight to mid off.

16.2: Adil Rashid to Sherfane Rutherford, Floats it up, full and on off, Sherfane Rutherford pushes it off the front foot to cover.

16.1: Adil Rashid to Andre Russell, This keeps low, short and on off, Andre Russell pushes it wide of mid-wicket for a single. A yes-no situation between the batters but they do cross over.

Sherfane Rutherford is in at number 5.

15.6: Jofra Archer to Nicholas Pooran, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Jofra Archer gets the big wicket! Both set batters back in the hut for the West Indies. Going across the batter, on a good length, outside off, Nicholas Pooran plays away from his body as he goes for the drive. Gets a feather on it and the keeper, Jos Buttler does the rest behind the wicket. End of a useful hand but the West Indies needed Pooran to bat through.

15.5: Jofra Archer to Nicholas Pooran, Beaten again! Nails the yorker, outside off, Nicholas Pooran looks to jam it out on the off side but gets beaten for pace again.

15.4: Jofra Archer to Nicholas Pooran, Dishes it out on a fullish length, near the off pole, Nicholas Pooran fails to get any bat on it as he goes for the drive.

15.3: Jofra Archer to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! Gets it through this time! Tries to go full and wide but slips in a low full toss, Nicholas Pooran opens the bat face and slices it over the leaping backward point fielder for a boundary.

15.2: Jofra Archer to Nicholas Pooran, And again! Angling across, on a fullish length, outside off, Nicholas Pooran opens the bat face to guide it behind square on the off side but fails to get any bat on it.

15.1: Jofra Archer to Nicholas Pooran, Gets the yorker in, outside off, Nicholas Pooran tries to squeeze it out on the off side but misses.

Andre Russell is the new man in.

14.6: Liam Livingstone to Rovman Powell, OUT! TAKEN! Mark Wood holds onto the catch and an anti-climax for Rovman Powell here. Liam Livingstone pushes it full and wide of off, Rovman Powell is again down on his knee, attempting to slog it across the line but he tries to hit it hard and loses the shape a bit, hence, gets a thick outside edge that lobs up swirling straight towards short third. Mark Wood takes a good sharp low catch. The TV Umpire confirms that Wood has managed to keep his fingers underneath the ball. Rovman Powell departs on a superb knock of 36.

14.5: Liam Livingstone to Rovman Powell, SIX! Powell is on a roll here! Sheer brute force! A juicy half-volley in front of the stumps, there to be hit, Rovman Powell clears his front leg to open the off side and gets underneath the ball before smashing it downtown for a biggie. Third six of the over.

14.4: Liam Livingstone to Rovman Powell, Short and outside off, Rovman Powell cuts it but finds backward point.

14.3: Liam Livingstone to Rovman Powell, SIX! Back-to-back sixes for the West Indian skipper! Tosses this one up on a fuller length, on off, Rovman Powell is down on a knee and swings it hard and down the ground for another six.

14.2: Liam Livingstone to Rovman Powell, SIX! BIG AND POWERFUL! Liam Livingstone drags his length a bit, on off, Rovman Powell reads the length well, and gets his dancing shoes on, and spanks it over the bowler's head for a biggie.

14.1: Liam Livingstone to Rovman Powell, Drops it short, and on the top of the middle and off, Rovman Powell goes deep inside the crease and pulls it off the back foot towards deep mid-wicket. Phil Salt patrolling that fence runs to his left and manages to cut the ball before the ropes. Two taken in the meantime.

13.6: Sam Curran to Nicholas Pooran, Another swing and a miss. Full and outside off, Nicholas Pooran with no footwork tries an expansive drive but misses and the ball beats the outside edge. Pooran agonizes and grunts in disbelief.

13.5: Sam Curran to Nicholas Pooran, Takes the pace off, bowls a bouncer outside off, Nicholas Pooran goes for a pull but tries to hit it too hard and loses his shape and gets beaten.

13.4: Sam Curran to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! Nice shot! Attempts to go full but serves a friendly full toss and on the stumps, Nicholas Pooran gets low, sits on his knee and swipes it through square leg for a boundary.

13.3: Sam Curran to Rovman Powell, Full toss on off, Rovman Powell drives it towards long off along the grass for one.

13.2: Sam Curran to Rovman Powell, SIX! Timed it to perfection and dispatched into the crowd in style! Short and on off, sits up nicely for the batter, Rovman Powell transfers his weight on the back foot and creates a good stable base before pulling it over deep mid-wicket for a six.

13.1: Sam Curran to Rovman Powell, Curran comes back into the attack, hits the fuller length, angling onto the pads, Rovman Powell tries to whip across the line but wears it on the front pad.

12.6: Adil Rashid to Rovman Powell, Slower one, short and turning away from off, Rovman Powell goes back and punches it straight to long off for a single to end the over.

12.5: Adil Rashid to Nicholas Pooran, Quicker and flattens the trajectory this time, outside off, Nicholas Pooran works it to the off side for one.

12.4: Adil Rashid to Rovman Powell, Leg-break, pitching outside off, on a length, Rovman Powell runs it down to long on off the back foot for one.

12.3: Adil Rashid to Rovman Powell, Jos Buttler appeals it confidently for LBW, but the umpire doesn't move. He chats with Adil Rashid and sends it upstairs. Good length, and on the off-stump line, turning away from the batter, Rovman Powell shuffles a bit on the off-stump and goes for an expansive sweep shot but misses the line of the ball. The ball makes contact with his upper arm. UltraEdge comes up and shows nothing on it. However, Ball Tracking shows the Impact is Umpire's Call and the ball is going over the off stump. Not Out then. England lose their first review.

12.2: Adil Rashid to Rovman Powell, A wrong'un again, turning in on off, and full, Rovman Powell reads it well and strides out to defend it underneath the bat.

12.1: Adil Rashid to Nicholas Pooran, Quicker one and a googly, on the middle and off channel, Nicholas Pooran cuts it towards extra covers for one.

11.6: Moeen Ali to Rovman Powell, SIX! Smashed downtown! Tossed up ball, on the fourth stump outside off, and fuller in length, Rovman Powell reads it well, sits down on his knee and picks it up high and handsome over the bowler's head for a biggie to end the over. 100 up for West Indies.

11.5: Moeen Ali to Nicholas Pooran, Around the wicket, on a length, around off, Nicholas Pooran stands on the back foot and tucks it towards widish mid on. Moeen Ali chases the ball and stops it with the slide and restricts it to just a single.

11.4: Moeen Ali to Rovman Powell, On a good length, around off, turning it in, Rovman Powell goes back and cuts it in front of point and gets off the mark with a quick single.

11.3: Moeen Ali to Rovman Powell, Outside off again, same length, Rovman Powell watches it closely but shoulders his arms.

11.2: Moeen Ali to Rovman Powell, Outside off, on a length, Rovman Powell cuts it but finds the point fielder.

The captain of the West Indies, Rovman Powell walks out to bat now.

11.1: Moeen Ali to Johnson Charles, OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! Finally, a breakthrough for England. Moeen Ali lands this one outside off on a fullish length, Johnson Charles sits on his knee and stays leg side to lift it up and over the long on but he is drawn a bit early into the shot and hence, doesn't get the requisite power and distance on it. The ball swirls up in the air towards long on and Harry Brook settles himself underneath keeping his eyes still on the ball, and takes a good catch right on the edge of the fence.

10.6: Adil Rashid to Johnson Charles, Slip in place! On a length, just around off, Johnson Charles goes back and across and steers it down with soft hands towards long on for a single.

10.5: Adil Rashid to Nicholas Pooran, Fuller and on the pads, Nicholas Pooran whips it to deep square leg for a single.

10.4: Adil Rashid to Nicholas Pooran, Good running by the two! Googly on length and outside off-stump line. Nicholas Pooran cuts it in front of square of the wicket off the backfoot. Jonny Bairstow does the hard yards in the deep but the batters run two in the meantime.

10.3: Adil Rashid to Johnson Charles, Drags his length, and gets a good turn away from off, Johnson Charles hangs back and knocks it down to long on for one.

10.3: Adil Rashid to Johnson Charles, WIDE! Way outside the guideline outside off, Johnson Charles shoulders arms. Wide given.

10.2: Adil Rashid to Johnson Charles, SIX! That's been nailed into the stands! Drops a fuller-length delivery, right underneath the bat, Johnson Charles clears his front leg and smashes it behind long on for a biggie.

Drinks! The West Indies negotiated the first half of the first innings with good intent. Brandon King had an unfortunate injury and got retired hurt on 23 but Nicholas Pooran picked it up from where he left off and is into his 20s stitching a good partnership with Johnson Charles. England bowled decently but they haven't been able to get a breakthrough yet. However, the boundaries have dried up since the last couple of overs and England would want to capitalize on this by taking a couple of wickets, as they desperately need it. Let's see how the next half pans out for both sides.

10.1: Adil Rashid to Johnson Charles, Pushes through outside off, on a fuller length, Johnson Charles goes for a slog into the stands but misses.

9.6: Moeen Ali to Johnson Charles, Width on offer on off, on a short of a good length, Johnson Charles slices it along the ground to deep point for just a single. At the halfway mark, West Indies are 82/0.

9.5: Moeen Ali to Nicholas Pooran, Serves it on a length, on off, Nicholas Pooran presses forward and defends it in front of cover for a quick single. 16 balls since the last boundary for the West Indies.

9.4: Moeen Ali to Nicholas Pooran, Good running! Angling in, short and on middle, Nicholas Pooran places it with soft hands in front of deep mid-wicket and collects a couple of runs. There is a direct hit at the bowling end but Charles is in by then.

9.3: Moeen Ali to Johnson Charles, Turning in a touch, on middle, short as well, Johnson Charles plays it with a straight bat to long on for one more.

9.2: Moeen Ali to Nicholas Pooran, Switches to around the wicket and bowls it short and on off, Nicholas Pooran cuts it past backward point but will have to be content with just a single.

9.1: Moeen Ali to Johnson Charles, Starts on a nagging length, on middle, Johnson Charles punches it down to long on for a single.

8.6: Adil Rashid to Johnson Charles, Attacks the stumps as he goes full, Johnson Charles gets down and drags the shot to wide long on for just a single. A tidy start by Adil Rashid, just the 3 runs off it.

8.5: Adil Rashid to Johnson Charles, A bit of spin! Slows it up and gets it to drift in and then spin away, on a nagging length, on off, Johnson Charles has a loose poke at the delivery and sees the ball spin past the bat.

8.4: Adil Rashid to Nicholas Pooran, This goes straight on, full and around the pads, eased down to long on for one by Pooran.

8.3: Adil Rashid to Nicholas Pooran, Slips in the googly, on a nagging length, on middle and leg, Nicholas Pooran taps it beside the pitch on the leg side. He wants a single but gets sent back by Charles.

8.2: Adil Rashid to Johnson Charles, Quicker and fuller, outside off, Johnson Charles reaches out and knocks it down to long off for a single.

8.1: Adil Rashid to Johnson Charles, Starts off with a flighted delivery, full and on off, Johnson Charles pushes it back to the bowler.

7.6: Mark Wood to Nicholas Pooran, Takes all the pace off and bowls it on a back of a length, over off, Nicholas Pooran goes for a heave across the line but gets undone by the slowness of the delivery and he misses. Good comeback by Wood after being hit for a six on the first ball, just 3 runs off the next 5 balls.

7.5: Mark Wood to Johnson Charles, Full and slanting in, around leg, Johnson Charles moves a long way to his left towards the leg side and swipes it in front of square on the leg side for a run.

7.5: Mark Wood to Johnson Charles, WIDE! Tries to tuck the batter up for room as Charles moves leg side but drifts down leg for a wide.

7.4: Mark Wood to Nicholas Pooran, At 148.5 kph, fuller and on the off pole, Nicholas Pooran loses his shape as he swings a bit too hard to go big on the leg side. Inside edges it to deep backward square leg for a single.

7.3: Mark Wood to Nicholas Pooran, Angles it across the batter and this is much fuller as well, Nicholas Pooran tries to latch onto the width and goes for the drive away from the body but gets beaten on the inside edge.

7.2: Mark Wood to Nicholas Pooran, Swing and a miss! Angling away and gets a bit of extra bounce from a short of a good length, outside off, Nicholas Pooran swipes across the line but connects with thin air.

7.1: Mark Wood to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! Nicholas Pooran greets Mark Wood back into the attack with a biggie. Wood steams in from over the wicket and dishes it out right in the slot, on middle and leg, Nicholas Pooran clears his front leg and with a still head, whips it over deep mid-wicket for a six.

Mark Wood (1-0-8-0) replaces Jofra Archer.

6.6: Reece Topley to Nicholas Pooran, At 136 kph, angling in, on a good length, Nicholas Pooran arches back and carves it a bit uppishly. Hits to the right of cover and the ball rolls to deep cover for one.

6.5: Reece Topley to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! Dispatched with ease! Topley bends his back and digs it in short, on off and middle, Nicholas Pooran picks his spot as he holds his shape and pulls it to the right of deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

6.4: Reece Topley to Johnson Charles, Goes full and straight, at the stumps, Johnson Charles is unable to get underneath it and flicks it through mid-wicket to get to the other end.

6.3: Reece Topley to Nicholas Pooran, Pitches it up does Topley, around off, Nicholas Pooran thrashes it to deep cover for a single.

6.2: Reece Topley to Nicholas Pooran, Angling in and then it nips away slightly, on off, on a length, Nicholas Pooran covers the line of the ball and pats it back to Topley.

6.1: Reece Topley to Johnson Charles, Bowls a loopy delivery, low full toss and dipping in, on middle, Johnson Charles gets an inside edge onto the pads as he tries to whip it. The ball rolls on the leg side for one.

6.1: Reece Topley to Johnson Charles, WIDE! Slants it across the batter but slips it beyond the tramline on off. Wide given.

5.6: Jofra Archer to Johnson Charles, Follows the batter as he makes room and goes short as well, Johnson Charles pulls it through square leg and retains the strike with a single. At the end of the Powerplay, West Indies are 54/0.

5.6: Jofra Archer to Johnson Charles, WIDE! Rolls his fingers down the side of the ball and goes into the wicket as well, around leg, Johnson Charles walks inside the line of the ball and looks to pull but misses. The ball goes past him and it is called a wide, much to the surprise of Jofra Archer and Jos Buttler.

5.5: Jofra Archer to Johnson Charles, Big swing and a miss! Bangs it on a back of a length, over middle, Johnson Charles clears his front leg and swings to get the pull shot away but the ball skids through and sneaks under the bat.

5.4: Jofra Archer to Johnson Charles, Much fuller and in the channel on off, Johnson Charles walks across his stumps and defends it out with a straight bat.

5.3: Jofra Archer to Johnson Charles, FOUR! Cleverly done! Archer serves it on a good length, around off, Johnson Charles stays leg side of the ball and opens the bat face at the last moment. Glides it between backward point and short third for four more runs. 50 comes up for the West Indies.

5.2: Jofra Archer to Johnson Charles, Tucks the batter up for room this as he goes pace on and fuller as well, Johnson Charles can only push this one back towards the bowler.

5.1: Jofra Archer to Johnson Charles, FOUR! Hit with real authority! Archer takes pace off but offers width on off, short in length, Johnson Charles makes room and stands tall to slap it up and over cover-point for a boundary.

4.6: Sam Curran to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! This time he gets the timing correct and gets off the mark with a boundary! Bowls another slower one on a length, and just around off, Nicholas Pooran stands in the crease and cuts it hard past backward point for a cracking boundary to end the over.

4.5: Sam Curran to Nicholas Pooran, Fuller and slower outside off, Nicholas Pooran gets an outside edge that rolls to short third.

4.4: Sam Curran to Nicholas Pooran, PEACH! Continues from over the wicket, and gets an away movement on a length, just on the fourth stump line outside off, Nicholas Pooran goes fishing at it and the ball flirts past his outside edge.

4.3: Sam Curran to Nicholas Pooran, Slip in for Pooran! Full and attacking the off stump, Nicholas Pooran watches it closely, takes a stride ahead and knocks it solidly back to the bowler.

A big cheer from the crowd as Nicholas Pooran walks out to bat now.

Oh, dear! What happened there? Brandon King is in excruciating pain and he is laying flat on the floor near the stumps at the batting end. Seems to have tweaked something in his groin. A few concerned faces in the West Indies dugout. Uh oh, he is walking off the field. How unfortunate for King and the West Indies.

4.2: Sam Curran to Brandon King, Full in length, outside off at 133 kph, Brandon King shimmies down the track again, and drives hard but straight towards mid off. He is on the ground and looks in a bit of pain right after playing the shot.

4.1: Sam Curran to Brandon King, EDGED AND FOUR! Sam Curran delivers full and on off, Brandon King skips down the track and stays leg side but gets a thickish outside edge as he throws his bat at it. The ball flies over short third for a boundary.

3.6: Jofra Archer to Johnson Charles, Good comeback! Charges in from over the wicket, bends his back and bangs a bumper outside off, it takes off from the deck as well. Johnson Charles tries to ramp it over short third but misses. The ball sails through to the keeper whispering his outside edge.

3.5: Jofra Archer to Brandon King, Leg-cutter on the leg stump, Brandon King works it in front of mid on with soft hands and gets a quick single.

3.4: Jofra Archer to Brandon King, FOUR! Shot! Bangs it short and outside off, Brandon King clears his front leg and lifts it on the up over mid on for a boundary.

3.3: Jofra Archer to Brandon King, FOUR! Misfield and King gets a boundary! That should have been stopped. Hard length again, around off, Brandon King waits for this pace-off delivery and cuts it well through cover-point. Phil Salt in the deep makes good ground by sprinting to his right, puts in a timely dive and even gets his hand to cut the ball before the ropes but parries it eventually into the fence.

3.2: Jofra Archer to Johnson Charles, Attacks the stumps on a length, Johnson Charles clears his front leg and drags it towards deep mid-wicket along the grass for a single.

3.1: Jofra Archer to Brandon King, Hits the deck hard, right on the money! On off and on a good length, Brandon King guides it towards deep backward point for a single.

Jofra Archer comes into the attack as the first change.

2.6: Reece Topley to Johnson Charles, INSIDE EDGE AND FOUR! Reece Topley bowls a knee-length full toss angling onto the pads, Johnson Charles goes for a flick but only manages to inside edge it and the ball guns down through the gap between keeper and short fine for a boundary to end the over.

2.5: Reece Topley to Johnson Charles, Angles it in with an inward movement, full and on leg, Johnson Charles clears his front leg and shovels it out to mid on.

2.4: Reece Topley to Brandon King, Takes the pace off this time, and delivers on off and full in length, Brandon King eases it in front of mid off and fetches a quick single.

Another halt as the ball has gone out of the park and the fourth umpire walks in with a box of balls. The ball selection is done and play will resume now.

2.3: Reece Topley to Brandon King, SIX! Oh, goodness gracious! That is massive and has gone miles! Reece Topley serves a friendly half-volley on the middle and leg, swinging a bit in as well, Brandon King swings across with a good timing, and hoists it over mid-wicket and the breeze sails the ball way behind the deep mid-wicket fence. 

A halt in play as Brandon King has damaged the bottom half of his bat and needs a change of bat. We are all good to go now.

2.2: Reece Topley to Brandon King, He is not being able to time the ball! Hits the good length, on the top of the middle, Brandon King stands tall and pulls it with no real timing towards the bowler.

2.1: Reece Topley to Brandon King, Short and outside off at 132 kph, Brandon King stays on the up and slaps it to mid off.

2.1: Reece Topley to Brandon King, WIDE! Third Wide for Topley! An inswinger down the leg side, Brandon King looks to hoist it in the air but misses. Wide given.

1.6: Mark Wood to Johnson Charles, Goes full and on the leg stump line, Johnson Charles pushes it straight to covers.

1.5: Mark Wood to Johnson Charles, FOUR! Just a touch and the ball races towards the fence! Delivers a good-length delivery outside off, skids through quickly at a good pace, Johnson Charles stays leg side of the ball, arches back a bit and uses the pace of the ball to guide it through backward point and cover for a boundary.

1.4: Mark Wood to Johnson Charles, Hits the deck hard at 148 kph, angling into the batter, Johnson Charles miscues it but gets it over mid off and takes two.

1.3: Mark Wood to Johnson Charles, An away swinger on a fullish length, Johnson Charles swings hard but misses to connect.

1.2: Mark Wood to Brandon King, Drama! Bowls it on the length, on the leg stump line, Brandon King tucks it in front of mid on and sets off for a quick single. Harry Brook picks the ball and scores a direct hit at the striker's end but Johnson Charles is comfortably home. The ball deflects off the stumps and rolls towards deep third but they don't run for a second as Brandon King has ran too far.

1.2: Mark Wood to Brandon King, WIDE! Banged in short and down the leg side. King goes for a pull shot but misses. Wide given.

1.1: Mark Wood to Brandon King, A huge appeal for LBW and the Umpire says no. Mark Wood steams in from over the wicket and delivers an absolute jaffa first up. Lands it on the off-stump line, nipping away a bit as well and skidding through quickly. Brandon King is squared up and wears it high on the flap of his back pad. Jos Buttler eventually decides not to challenge the decision. The replays show that it was umpire's call with the ball clipping the bails.

It will be Mark Wood to steam in from the other end.

0.6: Reece Topley to Johnson Charles, Shade fuller outside off, Johnson Charles eases it through cover-point and takes a double to end the over. 5 from the first over.

0.5: Reece Topley to Johnson Charles, Back of a length, on the body, Johnson Charles fails to connect this one as well and wears it on the thigh pad.

0.4: Reece Topley to Johnson Charles, Full and swinging on the leg stump line, Johnson Charles strides out but gets cramped for room and misses. The ball sneaks through between his legs.

0.3: Reece Topley to Johnson Charles, Shade fuller in length, with an inward movement from the middle to the leg stump, Johnson Charles works it to mid-wicket. King is interested in rotating the strike but gets sent back by Charles.

0.3: Reece Topley to Johnson Charles, WIDE! Gets a good amount of swing but down the leg side again. Wided.

0.2: Reece Topley to Johnson Charles, A slight appeal for LBW but the umpire is unmoved. Reece Topley swings it into the batter from the leg-stump line on a fuller length, Johnson Charles plays and misses, and wears it on the pads. 

0.2: Reece Topley to Johnson Charles, WIDE! He will have to reload that one again! Down the leg side, Johnson Charles fails to connect the flick. Wide given.

0.1: Reece Topley to Brandon King, Starts off from over the wicket and lands it full, and on off with a hint of swing into the batter, Brandon King prods ahead and drives it straight past the right of mid off for a single.

Done with the national anthems, and we are all set to go. The two umpires have made their way out to the middle, as have the two openers of the West Indies. Jos Buttler leads his troops out to the centre and soon the players take their places on the field. It will be Brandon King and Johnson Charles to open the innings for the West Indies. Reece Topley will kickstart proceedings with the new ball for England. The countdown is done and dusted. Away we go...

Before we get going in this heavyweight bout, the players, along with the mascots, will lineup for their respective national anthems. It will be England's national anthem first followed by that of the West Indies.

Phil Salt is in for a chat. He says that they are scheduled to play two games here and it will be about assessing the conditions as quickly as they could. Feels that the side that does that well will give themselves the best chance. Reckons that it is about playing their best of game of cricket and thinking what does the team need from them. On their top four batters all being right-handed, he feels that right-hand left-hand combination does not matter much and if you are there, you are the man to get the job done.

PITCH REPORT - Natalie Germanos is pitchside. She informs that pitch number 2 will be used for this game and this is the second time this surface is being used. Informs that 63 metres and 72 metres are the dimensions of the square boundaries with a 77-metre hit down the ground. Adds that an 18 kph breeze is blowing across and the two teams will have to consider it. Ian Bishop joins her and says that despite there being a few scratch marks around the good length, this is a good surface. Shares that the pitch has been rolled in and watered nicely. Adds that the surface is very hard with very little live grass. Tells that this surface has seen a bit of extra bounce but the pitch has played true and batters can trust the bounce.

Rovman Powell, the skipper of West Indies, says they would have bowled first as well but says it is a good wicket and is hopeful that the batters will step up and score big. Adds they have rolled the surface well and says it is generally a good wicket to bat on. Tells that they have been playing good cricket overall and says they will naturally get good support. Informs two changes, Roston Chase comes in for Shai Hope, and Romario Shepherd replaces Obed McCoy.

The captain of England, Jos Buttler says that they will bowl first. Adds that they watched the last game here and the wicket looked good. States that with the strong breeze, they fancy their chances of chasing. Informs that Mark Wood comes in for Chris Jordan and that Liam Livingstone is fit to take a full part in this game. Shares that this is that part of the tournament where you want to be as you get to play top teams. Ends by saying that he is looking forward to playing in what will be a good atmosphere.

England (Playing XI) - Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (C/WK), Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood (In for Chris Jordan), Reece Topley.

West Indies (Playing XI) - Johnson Charles, Brandon King, Nicholas Pooran (WK), Roston Chase (In for Shai Hope), Rovman Powell (C), Sherfane Rutherford, Andre Russell, Romario Shepherd (In for Obed McCoy), Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie.

TOSS UPDATE - The coin flip lands in the favor of England, and Jos Buttler elects to BOWL first.