England registered a thumping win over West Indies in their first game of the Super Eight stage at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in Gros Islet, St Lucia. The defending champions are firm favourites to qualify for the semis.
England had their hopes pinned on Ashes rivals Australia in order to secure a berth in the Super Eight stage of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. Earlier in the day, England defeated Namibia by 41 runs (DLS method) to move to the second position in Group B.
Harry Brook was adjudged the Player of the Match (POTM) for his blistering innings of 47* off just 20 balls and for taking two catches, including that of David Wiese. He paced his innings at a strike rate of 235.00.
Jos Buttler led from the front and batted with a lot of flair to make light work of Oman's target in the 28th match of the game. England have given themselves a reason to believe that they can still make it to the Super Eight stage.
West Indies have a good head-to-head record against England. The Windies have won 59 out of the 163 Tests that have been played between the two teams and lost 51 games. The remaining 53 Tests have ended in stalemate.
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England registered the highest successful run chase on Caribbean soil and their third-highest overall in the shortest format of the sport. The series now stands at 2-1 with two more fixtures left.
After returning figures of none for 98 in the first ODI, allrounder Sam Curran put a remarkable turnaround on display to win the Player of the Match award in the second ODI. He bagged 3/33 in Antigua to win the POTM award.
WI vs ENG 2nd ODI Pitch report: West Indies and England will fight for different goals in the second ODI of the three-match series in Antigua. While the Windies will look to clinch the series, the Three Lions will be fighting to stay survive in it.
Sam Curran looked his pale figure in the first ODI against the West Indies in North Sound in Antigua. He struggled to find his bowling rhythm throughout the course of the game and got taken to the cleaners.
Shai Hope helped the West Indies pile more misery on England. The Three Lions were desperate for a win to start the ODI series on a bright note but Hope and his men had other ideas.
West Indies recorded their highest-ever ODI chase at home to stun the Jos Buttler-led England. Their previous highest chase (309/6) in the Windies had come against Pakistan while playing in Providence in 2017.
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