West Indies beat England by 5 wickets
Player of the match
Shai Hope - WI
All
Wickets
4s
6s
ENG
WI
Right then, we are done with the 4th T20I and West Indies do have a win on the board. But there's still one more game before this tour rounds up. The 5th and final T20I will be played right here in Gros Islet and within 24 hours as well. That game will begin at 8 pm GMT on Sunday, 17th November but you can join us a lot sooner for the build-up. Cheers!
Rovman Powell, the captain of West Indies says that the guys were more committed in this game. Says they try to play their best combination and also says that they were forced to use only five bowlers in this game. He says that Alzarri Joseph is a spearhead of their bowlers and also states that the others need to reach his standards. Ends by saying that there's still a lot to play for and they just want to play for the people of St Lucia who come out in huge numbers to support them.
Jos Buttler, the captain of England says that it was an excellent wicket and they got off to a fine start and needed at least 220 on the board. Adds that the opposition batted really well and they had to make changes to the field positions and force them to do something different. On Jamie Overton, he says that they are just trying to manage his workload and hence he could not bowl today. On Rehan Ahmed, Buttler says that leg-spinners are like gold dust in this format and was happy with how he bowled. Ends by saying that they played well and will look to get back to winning ways in the next game.
Shai Hope is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his stellar knock. He says they failed to assess conditions in the previous matches and also lost early wickets. He adds they just tried to understand the situation better this time around and stayed on the top in the powerplay. Mentions that he just tries to do what the team requires at the particular moment. On being asked about his preferential position to bat, he says he is flexible enough to bat at any position his team needs but loves to bat in the middle order.
The presentation ceremony...
Earlier in the day, Rovman Powell finally won the toss and got his wish of bowling first but things seemed to be going downhill right from the start as Phil Salt and Will Jacks launched an onslaught in the first 5 overs. West Indies did pick up timely wickets to get back into the game but the top order had done its job and then Jacob Bethell made a fine 62 to ensure England got to 200 runs and then some. Alzarri Joseph was the standout bowler for the hosts but Gudakesh Motie too made a fine comeback after a very expensive first over and picked up two wickets. In reply, West Indies had their openers do the heavy-lifting as they eventually huffed and puffed to victory.
England began as well as one could with just 5 runs off the first two overs including a maiden. However, soon enough, their bowlers were treated to a barrage of boundaries with Liam Livingstone bearing the brunt the most as he went for 30 in his first over. Then came the over from Rehan Ahmed that gave England a lifeline as three wickets fell in three consecutive deliveries but they were still up against it. Saqib Mahmood had another fine game but England missed his wickets up top but they still forced the hosts into a battle towards the end and just couldn't come out on top.
The standout for the Windies was that opening stand of 136 runs as both Shai Hope and Evin Lewis struck the ball with disdain and brought up a couple of fifties as well. However, the highly-rated duo of Nicholas Pooran and Shimron Hetmyer flopped once again and that is a real concern for the hosts. Another positive was the knock skipper Rovman Powell played and he is really starting to handle the pressure in that middle order but he couldn't see them through as it was a shaky Rutherford who came to life when it mattered most and got the job done for the hosts.
Pheww! That got much closer than it should have but Sherfane Rutherford has made sure that West Indies do get that consolation win and it is also the highest successful run chase at this venue and a sensational one at that as well.
221/5 (19.0)
Over 19
6
6
1
1
1
2
Sherfane Rutherford*
29 (17)
Roston Chase
9 (8)
Dan Mousley
0/36 (3)
WI
221/5
6
18.6
Dan Mousley to Sherfane Rutherford ,SIX! RUTHERFORD FINISHES OFF WITH SOME MUSCLE POWER AND WEST INDIES HAVE DONE THE MOST UNTHINKABLE! A juicy full toss from Dan Mousley, on the body, Sherfane Rutherford stays inside the crease, waits for the ball to arrive and smokes it out of the park behind deep mid-wicket for a monstrous six. A sensational win for the hosts as they chase 219 down with 6 balls remaining.
6
18.5
Dan Mousley to Sherfane Rutherford ,SIX! That makes things a lot easier for the hosts now! Mousley misses delivering the yorker by some margin and bowls it full on the stumps. Drops it right in the arc of the left-hander, Sherfane Rutherford gets under it and launches it over long on for a huge six.
1
18.4
Dan Mousley to Roston Chase ,Flat full toss on the stumps. Chase clears his front leg and swipes it across off the inner half of the bat to deep backward square leg. A single taken.
1
18.3
Dan Mousley to Sherfane Rutherford ,A full toss outside off, quicker at 111.9 KPH. Rutherford flat-bats it off the bottom of the bat. It goes over the head of the bowler but Jamie Overton in the deep scoots and dives across to his left from long off and saves a certain boundary. A casual running there as that could have been easily a couple of runs.
Halt! The dew is really starting to set in and that ball has picked up a lot of it as well. The umpires decide to change the ball.
1
18.2
Dan Mousley to Roston Chase ,Too flat and full and outside off, Roston Chase stands deep in the crease, clears his front leg and drills it to long off for a single. 12 needed off the last 10 balls remaining.
2
18.1
Dan Mousley to Roston Chase ,Dan Mousley fires it in, full and on the middle and leg, Roston Chase swings hard and it goes off the inside edge of the bat and runs to the deep fine region. The batters scamper for the second quickly. Good running!
Dan Mousley to bowl the crucial penultimate over of the chase.
Over 18
1
2
1
1
1
0
Roston Chase*
5 (5)
Sherfane Rutherford
16 (14)
Sam Curran
0/41 (3)
WI
204/5
1
17.6
Sam Curran to Roston Chase ,On a nagging length, outside off. Chase punches it to the left of the bowler for a single. Good effort from Buttler there as he saved a few more runs.
2
17.5
Sam Curran to Roston Chase ,This is good running! Sam Curran switches to around the stumps, delivers a length ball on the off stump. Chase flicks off the inner half of the bat to the left of deep backward square leg for a couple of runs.
1
17.4
Sam Curran to Sherfane Rutherford ,Back of a length, and around off. Rutherford steers it to backward point for a single.
1
17.3
Sam Curran to Roston Chase ,Full on the stumps. Chase flicks it aerially towards long on for a single. 200 up for West Indies.
1
17.2
Sam Curran to Sherfane Rutherford ,IN THE AIR...LANDS SAFE! Sam Curran hits the deck hard, outside off. It skids through and comes off very quickly at the batter. Rutherford is a bit late to execute the pull shot but does go through and ends up slicing it off the willow. It swirls up in the night sky for a long, long time over mid on. Four fielders including Jos Buttler converge to take the catch but it lands with pin-point precision in the no-man's land. A single taken. It is getting a bit nervy now for both sides.
0
17.1
Sam Curran to Sherfane Rutherford ,A very important dot delivery to begin with! Sam Curran steams in from over the stumps, lands it full and it deviates away from the deck, outside off, and zips past the outside edge of the batter.
Over 17
0
1
1
W
0
1
Roston Chase*
1 (2)
Sherfane Rutherford
14 (11)
John Turner
1/42 (4)
WI
198/5
0
16.6
John Turner to Roston Chase ,A crucial dot to end the over. Back of a length, just around off, Roston Chase stands tall and only manages to hit it back to the bowler. Fantastic last couple of overs for England as they keep hanging around. A wicket a just three runs from this one. West Indies need 21 off 18 now.
1
16.5
John Turner to Sherfane Rutherford ,Fires it fuller and on the middle and leg, Sherfane Rutherford flicks it along the ground to long on for a single.
1
16.4
John Turner to Roston Chase ,Almot half-tracker around off, Roston Chase punches it through covers for a single.
Roston Chase is the new batter in.
OUT
R Powell
38 (23)
lbw b J Turner
Wkt
#5
4s/6s
2 / 3
SR
165.21
W
16.3
John Turner to Rovman Powell ,OUT! LBW! A huge, huge appeal for LBW and up goes the finger this time. Rovman Powell checks his shot and eventually goes for a review to challenge the on-field decision. John Turner steams in from over the wickets and sears it on a length, angling on the middle, Rovman Powell clears his front leg to hoist it across in the air but plays over the line of the ball and gets rapped on the front pad. UltraEdge shows nothing and the Ball Trackig comes up with three reds with he ball hitting the middle and off stumps. Rovman Powell departs after playing a crucial captain's knock. Also, the maiden T20I wicket for John Turner.
0
16.2
John Turner to Rovman Powell ,Turner hits the deck hard, around off, Rovman Powell covers the stumps and pats it back to the bowler.
1
16.1
John Turner to Sherfane Rutherford ,Fires it fuller and on the toes, Sherfane Rutherford flicks it nicely to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Over 16
1
1
0
1
0
1
Sherfane Rutherford*
12 (9)
Rovman Powell
38 (21)
Saqib Mahmood
0/24 (4)
WI
195/4
1
15.6
Saqib Mahmood to Sherfane Rutherford ,Nice and full, angling on the leg stump, Sherfane Rutherford tilts ahead and flicks it with soft hands to deep mid-wicket for a single. Saqib Mahmood remains wicketless but nonetheless, this is another fantastic spell of bowling from him. Just four runs from his last over. West Indies need 24 off the last 4 overs.
1
15.5
Saqib Mahmood to Rovman Powell ,Back of a length, over the top of middle, Rovman Powell stays on the back foot and punches it through the vacant mid on region for an easy single.
0
15.4
Saqib Mahmood to Rovman Powell ,Nice bowling! Straight and full, on off, Rovman Powell takes a half stride ahead and pushes it gently back to the bowler.
1
15.3
Saqib Mahmood to Sherfane Rutherford ,Keeps the line of attack on the stumps, does Saqib, on a good length, Sherfane Rutherford nudges it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
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