2nd ODI: West Indies ride Hetmyer's century and Cottrell's five-for to level series 1-1 against England
Cricket | February 23, 2019 10:11 ISTVeteran opener Chris Gayle also chipped in with 50 from 63 deliveries, while Shai Hope made 33.
Veteran opener Chris Gayle also chipped in with 50 from 63 deliveries, while Shai Hope made 33.
Jason Roy, Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler were left out of the squad for the three-match T20I series.
Windies surpassed the previous record of 22 set by New Zealand against them in January 2014.
The tourists were given a target of 361 in the first ODI after Gayle ended his six-month exile from the team by hitting 12 sixes in a knock of 135.
Chris Gayle overtook Shahid Afridi in the list of most sixes hit in international cricket across all the formats.
England and West Indies will play five ODIs between February 20 and March 2.
Chris Gayle has hit 23 centuries in ODIs -- the most by any West Indian in one-day internationals.
The duo is likely to strengthen West Indies’ pace attack in the absence of injured Rovman Powell and Keemo Paul.
While England managed to avoid themselves from a whitewash, West Indies won the series 2-1 in brilliant style, and despite losing on Tuesday it finished with smiles.
Wood registered around 150 kph on the speed gun as he wrapped up his first Test five-wicket haul.
Stokes, whose availability was in some doubt because of a bruised right heel, was a fortunate 62 not out, and Buttler was 67 not out.
Stokes could feature as a specialist batsman if he cannot play a full part with his bowling.
Also making his comeback to the squad is Ashley Nurse, who picked up a pectoral muscle injury during the fourth ODI against India in November 2018.
Michael Vaughan, in a series of tweets, said he found the ban 'absolutely bonkers' and thinks that Holder is 'very very unlucky'.
Holder will be sorely missed. He's the leading run-scorer in the series, with 229 after an unbeaten 202 in the first Test.
England was routed for 132 in its second innings and the West Indies knocked off the 14 runs needed for a 10-wicket victory on a dramatic day.
Bravo and captain Jason Holder, 19 not out off 58 balls, navigated the last 19 overs safely to ensure West Indies won the day.
It was Roach who sowed the seeds of England's match-defining 77 all out in Bridgetown and he took 4-30 here.
Thomas, who has played four ODIs and six T20Is so far, was picked as a cover for fellow pacer Alzarri Joseph for the first Test in Barbados.
Jason Holder leapfrogged Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan and India's Ravindra Jadeja to grab the number one spot for the first time in his career.
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