England 303-6 (50 overs) beat West Indies 278 all out (47.4 overs) by 25 runs (England win the ODI Series 2-1)
Root scored 107 off 122 balls as England defeated the West Indies by 25 runs in the final one day international of the Series, meaning England claimed a much needed Series win, sealing it 2-1. After being put into bat by the West Indies, England made a stumbling start as they were reduced to 37-2 in the space of two balls. However, Moeen and Root brought some stability to the crease, putting on a fifty partnership together. Moeen was soon dismissed after passing his fifty whilst Root went on to make a century. England looked to be making good progress as they reached 216-4 after 41 overs. They raced away to 267-4 in the 46th over as Root and Buttler produced a brilliant 150 partnership stand. Root fell at 291-5 whilst Buttler was caught and bowled by Rampaul on 99 with three balls of the innings to go. However, a solid England batting performance meant that they posted a competitive score of 303-6 after 50 overs.
The West Indies got off to a dreadful start to their innings as they were reduced to 80-5 as Broad took two wickets. However, a couple of fifty partnerships in the middle order rescued the West Indies up to 200-6 by the end of the 39th over. Ramdin continued to battle on and scored 100 runs off 99 balls but wickets continued to fall around him. In the 48th over, Bresnan bowled Ramdin for 128 and sealed a 25 run victory for England as the West Indies were bowled out for 278. A morale boosting win meant that England took the one day international Series 2-1.
My Opinion:
England really needed that Series win for multiple reasons. Mainly, it will boost their confidence after a miserable winter but it also takes some of the pressure off the England players shoulders. It was an average start to England's innings and things started to look increasingly more bleak as they were reduced to 116-4. However, a match winning 150 partnership between Root and Buttler proved inspirational as they put England in control. A brilliant effort from Root to score 107 off 122 balls but it was devastating to see Buttler get himself out on 99. It all seemed a bit of a shambles in the last over as Buttler desperately wanted to get back on strike and pass his century. Although, after nearly being run out, Buttler got himself on strike with three balls to go in the innings and disastrously got caught and bowled by Rampaul. A massive shame for the guy!
England bowled very well at the start of the West Indies innings and within twenty overs reduced them to 80-5. Things looked to be coming to an end as DJ Bravo departed to leave the hosts 131-6. However, a resilient century from Ramdin kept the pressure on England to see the game off. Thankfully, they kept taking wickets and in the 48th over bowled Ramdin out for 128 and the West Indies for 278. A good result for England who go into the T20 Series with renewed confidence.
Match Guide: Key Moments
West Indies win the toss and elect to field first.
England Innings:
(6.4) 37-1, Lumb 20 (26), 2 fours and 1 six, caught Narine, DJ Bravo.
(6.5) 37-2, Stokes 0 (1), caught Rampaul, DJ Bravo.
(8.3) 50-2, Moeen 23*, Root 5*.
(16.4) 88-2, 50 partnership between Moeen 41* and Root 22* off 59 balls.
(19.4) 100-2, Moeen 45*, Root 29*.
(20) 106-2, 50 for Moeen off 51 balls.
(22.3) 115-3, Moeen 55 (59), 3 fours and 1 six, caught and bowled by Miller.
(23.1) 116-4, Morgan 1 (3), bowled by Narine.
(29.3) 147-4, 50 for Root off 68 balls.
(30) 150-4, Root 51*, Buttler 17*.
(33.2) 167-4, 50 partnership between Root 59* and Buttler 25* off 63 balls.
(38.2) 200-4, Root 74*, Buttler 41*.
(40.3) 213-4, 50 for Buttler off 56 balls.
(41) 216-4, 100 partnership between Root 78* and Buttler 54* off 107 balls.
(44.4) 250-4, Root 99*, Buttler 66*.
(44.5) 251-4, 100 for Root off 112 balls.
(45.5) 267-4, 150 partnership between Root 101* and Buttler 79* off 137 balls.
(48.3) 291-5, Root 107 (122), 7 fours, caught DW Bravo, DJ Bravo.
(49.2) 300-5, Buttler 99*, Bopara 5*.
(49.3) 300-6, Buttler 99 (84), 7 fours and 4 sixes, caught and bowled by Rampaul.
(50) 303-6, Bopara 5*(5), 1 four and Bresnan 1*(1).
Batsman of the Innings: Root 107 (122)
Bowler of the Innings: DJ Bravo 3-60
West Indies Innings:
(1) 10-1, Powell 1 (3), bowled by Root.
(1.1) 10-2, Smith 9 (4), 2 fours, caught Moeen, Broad.
(7) 42-3, DM Bravo 16 (20), 3 fours, caught Bopara, Moeen.
(8) 43-4, Simmons 16 (21), 3 fours, bowled by Broad.
(12) 50-4, Samuels 3*, Ramdin 4*.
(19.5) 80-5, Samuels 23 (39), 2 sixes, caught Buttler, Parry.
(24) 101-5, Ramdin 21*, DJ Bravo 12*.
(29.1) 131-5, 50 partnership between Ramdin 43* and DJ Bravo 27* off 56 balls.
(29.2) 131-6, DJ Bravo 27 (32), 3 fours, caught Buttler, Bopara.
(35) 152-6, Ramdin 43*, Sammy 10*.
(36) 172-6, 50 for Ramdin off 70 balls.
(37) 185-6,50 partnership between Ramdin 64* and Sammy 22*.
(39) 200-6, Ramdin 71*, Sammy 23*.
(40) 202-7, Sammy 24 (35), 2 fours and 1 six, caught Stokes, Bresnan.
(44) 239-7, 100 for Ramdin off 99 balls.
(45.1) 246-8, Miller 10 (17), 1 four, caught Sub, Bresnan.
(46) 254-8, Ramdin 118*, Narine 1*.
(46.5) 263-9, Narine 10 (6), 1 six, run out by Broad.
(47.4) 278-10, Ramdin 128 (109), 12 fours and 5 sixes, bowled by Bresnan.
England win by 25 runs and win the ODI Series 2-1.
Batsman of the Innings: Ramdin 128 (109)
Bowler of the Innings: Bresnan 3-45
Series Stats:
Most Runs for England: Root scored 167 runs off 213 balls.
Most Runs for West Indies: Simmons scored 151 runs off 213 balls.
Most wickets for England: Bresnan took 7 wickets for 126 runs.
Most wickets for West Indies: DJ Bravo took 6 wickets for 160 runs.
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