England restore some pride by beating West Indies
England 165-6 (20 overs) beat West Indies 160-7 (20 overs) by 5 runs (West Indies win the Series 2-1)
England restored some pride and hope by defeating the West Indies by 5 runs in their final T20 match before the world cup. The match started well for England who chose to bat first after winning the toss and making a solid start as Lumb and Hales put on a fifty partnership from just 24 balls. Once the first wicket fell, the West Indies kept taking them. As a result, England fell from 98-0 to 138-6 in 8 overs. Despite this, Lumb struck 63 from 40 balls before Jordan scored an unbeaten 27 off only 9 balls at the end of the innings to push the visitors total up to 165-6 from their 20 overs.
The West Indies got their chase off to a disastrous start as Dernbach bowled Smith with the first ball of the innings. The momentum was fully in favour of the English bowlers as Charles was caught and bowled by Jordan to leave the hosts 4-2 before Samuels was bowled at 28-3. Simmons and Ramdin put on a fifty partnership from 30 balls to restore some stability to their innings but in the end it was not enough as Ramdin (33) was bowled by Jordan before Simmons was run out by Moeen on 69. Needing 14 runs off the last 4 balls proved too much for the hosts as they finished 5 runs short on 160-7. The result didn't affect the Series as the West Indies had already won it but it should give England with a little confidence boost heading into the world cup.
My Opinion:
A great start to the English innings was not built upon as much as it could have been as wickets fell at a continuous rate. It meant that England were facing a potential struggle to defend 165 but in the end they just got the job done. Lumb and Hales opened the innings really impressively but got themselves out before doing some major damage. Nobody else really took responsibility until Jordan who struck 27 much needed runs off 9 balls at the end of the innings. Dernbach and Jordan opened their bowling spells with tremendous aplomb as they reduced the West Indies 28-3 in the fifth over. However, Simmons and Ramdin looked in good nick as they scored some decent runs to put the hosts back in contention. Thankfully, England managed to see the game out in the last over and avoid another crushing defeat. The result will hopefully give them some much needed confidence going into the T20 world cup and I have renewed confidence myself in the team to perform well in it.
Match Guide: Key Moments
England win the toss and elect to bat first.
England Innings:
(4) 52-0, 50 partnership between Lumb 42*, Hales 9* off 24 balls.
(7) 75-0, 50 for Lumb off 27 balls.
(10.5) 98-1, Lumb 63 (40), 9 fours and 2 sixes, caught DJ Bravo, Cottrell.
(12) 102-1, Hales 36*, Morgan 1*.
(13) 112-2, Hales 38 (31), 4 fours and 1 six, caught Simmons, Cottrell.
(15.4) 123-3, Morgan 18 (17), 1 four and 1 six, caught Smith, Narine.
(16.3) 128-4, Buttler 3 (8), caught Sammy, Santokie.
(16.5) 129-5, Stokes 0 (1), bowled by Santokie.
(18.1) 138-6, Moeen 3 (5), run out by Santokie.
(20) 165-6, Bopara 6*(9) and Jordan 27*(9), 4 sixes.
Batsman of the Innings: Lumb 63 (40)
Bowler of the Innings: Santokie 2-27
West Indies Innings:
(0.1) 0-1, Smith 0 (1), bowled by Dernbach.
(1.3) 4-2, Charles 4 (3), 1 four, caught and bowled by Jordan.
(4.2) 28-3, Samuels 15 (13), 3 fours, bowled by Jordan.
(9) 57-3, Simmons 24*, DJ Bravo 11*.
(10.2) 66-4, DJ Bravo 16 (19), 2 fours, caught Jordan, Bopara.
(11) 67-5, Russell 0 (2), caught Morgan, Bopara.
(15.1) 101-5, Simmons 47*, Ramdin 16*.
(16) 113-5, 50 for Simmons off 42 balls.
(17) 126-5, 50 partnership between Simmons 64* and Ramdin 22* off 30 balls.
(18.4) 140-6, Ramdin 33 (21), 4 fours and 1 six, bowled by Jordan.
(19.2) 152-6, Simmons 69*, Sammy 8*.
(19.3) 153-7, Simmons 69 (55), 7 fours and 2 sixes, run out by Moeen.
(20) 160-7, Sammy 15*(6), 2 fours and 1 six, Narine 0*(0).
England win by 5 runs, West Indies win the Series 2-1.
Batsman of the Innings: Simmons 69 (55)
Bowler of the Innings: Jordan 3-39
Series Stats
England batsman of the Series: Lumb scored 85 runs off 63 balls.
England bowler of the Series: Bopara took 5 wickets for 61 runs
West Indies batsman of the Series: Samuels scored 112 runs off 94 balls.
West Indies bowler of the Series: Santokie took 6 wickets for 48 runs.
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West Indies stroll to Series win over England
West Indies 155-5 (18.5) beat England 152-7 (20) by 5 wickets (West Indies win the Series 2-0)
England suffered a setback in their preparation for the T20 World Cup with a T20 Series defeat against the West Indies. After winning the toss and electing to bat first, England were reduced to 26-3 before struggling their way up to 152-7 from 20 overs despite the efforts of Hales 40 (36) and Buttler 67 (43). Tim Bresnan took two wickets but in the end it was all too easy for the West Indies who eased their way to 155-5 after 18.5 overs to defeat England by 5 wickets and winning the T20 Series 2-0.
My Opinion:
That was a pretty poor batting display by England who didn't leave themselves much to defend against a strong West Indies batting lineup. After choosing to bat first and falling to 26-3 by the end of the fifth over was extremely embarrassing. Thankfully, Hales and Buttler scored some valuable runs and propelled England up to a slightly respectable score, finishing on 152-7. Despite taking five wickets and reducing the West Indies to 116-5, they still only needed to get 37 more runs off 22 balls. An incredible unbeaten 30 off just 9 balls from Sammy meant that the hosts stormed to victory in spectacular style with six balls remaining. A definite dent to the confidence of the England team to lose the Series in the way that they did but there is still one more game to show what they can do before the world cup.
Match Guide: Key Moments
England win the toss and elect to bat first.
England Innings
(2) 13-1, Lumb 4 (4), lbw Santokie.
(3.3) 21-2, Moeen 5 (7), 1 four, lbw Santokie.
(5) 26-3, Morgan 3 (7), caught Simmons, Badree.
(10) 61-3, Hales 27*, Buttler 18*.
(12) 82-3, 50 partnership between Hales 30* and Buttler 36* off 42 balls.
(13.2) 102-3, Hales 40*, Buttler 44*.
(13.5) 102-4, Hales 40 (36), 1 four and 2 sixes, caught Simmons, DJ Bravo.
(15) 109-4, 50 for Buttler off 32 balls.
(18.2) 137-5, Buttler 67 (43), 5 fours and 3 sixes, caught Sammy, Santokie.
(19) 143-6, Bopara 14 (15), 1 four, caught DJ Bravo, Santokie.
(20) 152-7, Bresnan 7 (3), 1 six, caught Ramdin, DJ Bravo.
Batsman of the Innings: Buttler 67 (43)
Bowler of the Innings: Santokie 4-21
West Indies Innings
(4.3) 48-1, Smith 30 (16), 2 fours and 3 sixes, caught Bresnan, Dernbach.
(5) 52-1, Gayle 20*, Samuels 1*.
(10) 74-1, Gayle 36*, Samuels 7*.
(10.2) 75-2, Gayle 36 (30), 1 four and 4 sixes, bowled by Bopara.
(14) 100-2, Samuels 34*, Simmons 19*.
(14.4) 111-3, Simmons 19 (13), 3 fours, caught Buttler, Wright.
(15) 113-3, Samuels 26*, Russell 1*.
(16.1) 116-4, Samuels 28 (35), 1 four and 1 six, caught Hales, Bresnan.
(16.2) 116-5, Russell 2 (4), caught Hales, Bresnan.
(18.5) 155-5, Sammy 30*(9), 2 fours and 3 sixes, DJ Bravo 8*(6), 1 four.
West Indies win by 5 wickets and win the Series 2-0.
Batsman of the Innings: Gayle 36 (30)
Bowler of the Innings: Bresnan 2-51
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England soundly beaten by West Indies
West Indies 170-3 (20 overs) beat England 143-9 (20 overs) by 23 runs (West Indies lead Series 1-0)
The West Indies storm to a comfortable win over England in the first T20, winning by 23 runs. It was a relatively straightforward victory for the West Indies who put England under a lot of pressure with their score of 170-3 after 20 overs. Smith and Gayle put on a fifty partnership which saw the West Indies power their way to 56-0 after the first six overs. England hit back with three wickets to reduce the hosts to 112-3 in the 15th over but Samuels struck an unbeaten 69 runs off 46 balls whilst Russell whacked 24 off 15 balls as they stormed their way up to 170-3 by the end of their 20 overs.
England got their chase off to a slow start and continuously kept on losing wickets as they came 23 runs short on 143-9 by the end of their 20 overs. Badree took 3-17, dismissing the top order of Hales, Wright and Lumb as England fell to 36-3 in the 7th over. Things never improved as by the end of the 15th over, England struggled to 102-7, still needing 69 runs off 30 balls. Despite an impressive unbeaten knock of 47 from 29 balls from Bresnan, England were soundly beaten by 23 runs as they finished on 143-9. With that win, the West Indies lead the T20 Series 1-0.
My Opinion:
Well after winning the fifty over format of the game, England fell vastly short in the T20 version. The West Indies are a very strong 20 over team and will provide a great warm up test for the upcoming T20 World Cup. However, after that performance, England look like they are far away from a team who look like winning that tournament. They let the West Indies get off to a good start but pegged them back to 112-3. However, Samuels and Russell propelled the hosts up to 170-3 after scoring 55 runs off the last 30 balls. It was a decent score and put the pressure on England to chase down a competitive target. Sadly, the English batsman were in torrid form and quite simply fell apart. Lumb and Morgan got themselves in but just as quickly got themselves out. Bopara was in decent touch, scoring 42 off 24 before being caught and bowled by DJ Bravo whilst Bresnan struck an unbeaten 47 off 29 balls at the end of the innings which proved in vain. The main downfall of the innings was England's inability to build a partnership that lasted for more than a few overs as new batsman kept coming in at regular intervals. A poor start to the T20 Series for England but they still have two games to turn things around - which they will be desperate to do in time for the world cup.
Match Guide: Key Moments
West Indies win the toss and elect to bat first.
West Indies Innings:
(5) 45-0, Smith 27*, Gayle 16*.
(6) 56-0, 50 partnership between Smith 27* and Gayle 27* off 32 balls.
(6.2) 57-1, Smith 27 (18), 5 fours and 1 six, bowled by Bopara.
(10) 78-1, Gayle 38*, Samuels 10*.
(11.3) 87-2, Gayle 43 (35), 5 fours and 2 sixes, lbw Tredwell.
(12.4) 103-2, Samuels 28*, Simmons 2*.
(14.2) 112-3, Simmons 3 (7), caught Lumb, Bopara.
(15) 115-3, Samuels 37*, Russell 2*.
(17.3) 140-3, 50 for Samuels off 37 balls.
(18) 152-3, Samuels 63*, Russell 13*.
(19) 165-3, 50 partnership between Samuels 67* and Russell 21* off 28 balls.
(20) 170-3, Samuels 69*(46), 10 fours and 1 six, Russell 24*(15), 2 fours and 1 six.
Batsman of the Innings: Samuels 69*(46)
Bowler of the Innings: Bopara 2-23
England Innings:
(2.3) 13-1, Hales 3 (7), stumped by Ramdin, Badree.
(2.4) 13-2, Wright 0 (1), stumped by Ramdin, Badree.
(5) 31-2, Lumb 17*, Morgan 9*.
(6.3) 36-3, Lumb 18 (19), 3 fours, caught Rampaul, Badree.
(7.3) 40-4, Buttler 0 (3), caught Sub, Narine.
(8.3) 51-4, Morgan 17*, Bopara 11*.
(9.3) 55-5, Morgan 19 (18), 4 fours, caught Sub, Samuels.
(10) 58-5, Bopara 15*, Stokes 1*.
(11.4) 73-6, Stokes 4 (5), stumped by Ramdin, Samuels.
(14.2) 101-6, Bopara 42*, Bresnan 13*.
(14.3) 101-7, Bopara 42 (24), 5 fours and 1 six, caught and bowled by DJ Bravo.
(15) 102-7, Bresnan 14*, Broad 0*.
(18) 123-8, Broad 5 (12), run out by Ramdin.
(19) 133-9, Tredwell 1 (1), run out by Russell.
(20) 143-9, Bresnan 47*(29), 5 fours and 1 six, Dernbach 1*(1).
West Indies win by 27 runs and lead the Series 1-0.
Batsman of the Innings: Bresnan 47*(29)
Bowler of the Innings: Badree 3-17
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England wrap up ODI Series
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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England level the Series in Antigua
England 163-7 (44.5 overs) beat West Indies 159 all out (44.2) by 3 wickets (Series level at 1-1)
England eased their way to 163-7 to beat the West Indies by three wickets and level the Series at 1-1 after the second one day international. After winning the toss, England elected to put the West Indies into bat first which proved to be a good decision as they whittled them out for just 159 in the 45th over. Joe Root took two early wickets as England reduced the West Indies to 30-3 in the 9th over before a fifty partnership between Simmons and DJ Bravo got them back on track at 132-4 in the 35th over. However, a major batting collapse unfolded as the West Indies lost six wickets for only a further 27 runs as Parry took an impressive three wickets.
England replied with a modest start to their innings as they lost two early wickets on their way to 30-2 at the end of the 8th over. Lumb hit 39 whilst Root scored 23 but England kept losing wickets as partnerships failed to develop. Bresnan was the last wicket to fall as England struggled to 105-7 in the 32nd over. However, a fifty partnership developed between Bresnan and Broad who saw the game out to its conclusion with England reaching 163-7 after 44.5 overs, which meant they defeated the West Indies by three wickets and level the ODI Series 1-1 with one game remaining.
My Opinion:
That was more like it from England but their blushes were saved in the end by a fifty partnership from Bopara and Broad. It was a good decision to put the West Indies into bat first and they profited from it, bowling them out for just 159. It was a disastrous end to their innings as they failed to bat through to fifty overs, falling 32 balls short. This was a great chance for England to build some confidence and chase down a low target. Things went along slowly but England kept losing wickets consistently throughout their chase. This made it a very nervy end to the match as England needed 55 runs with three wickets left. However, Bopara and Broad took control of the game and saw England over the line in comfortable style. England back to winnings ways and level the Series at 1-1. It would be really nice if England could continue their winning ways with another in the final ODI match and win the Series.
Match Guide: Key Moments
England win the toss and elect to bowl
West Indies Innings:
(2.1) 10-1, Smith 5 (9), caught Wright, Root.
(8) 30-2, Powell 16 (20), 2 fours, caught and bowled Moeen.
(8.2) 30-3, Edwards 9 (21), caught Tredwell, Root.
(14.2) 50-3, Simmons 15*, DM Bravo 5*.
(22) 80-3, 50 partnership between Simmons 32* and DM Bravo 13* off 82 balls.
(22.4) 81-4, DM Bravo 13 (34), 1 six, bowled by Broad.
(29.4) 100-4, Simmons 45*, DJ Bravo 7*.
(33) 118-4, 50 for Simmons off 83 balls.
(34.4) 132-4, 50 partnership between Simmons 59* and DJ Bravo 20* off 72 balls.
(35) 133-5, DJ Bravo 20 (38), 1 four, stumped Buttler, Tredwell.
(37.5) 145-6, Simmons 70 (98), 4 fours, 2 sixes, caught Stokes, Parry.
(39.1) 150-6, Ramdin 4*, Sammy 3*.
(40.2) 151-7, Ramdin 5 (10), 1 four, bowled by Bresnan.
(41.1) 151-8, Sammy 3 (13), caught Broad, Parry.
(42) 155-9, Narine 4 (5), 1 four, stumped by Buttler, Parry.
(44.2) 159 all out, Rampaul 1 (5), caught Lumb, Tredwell.
Batsman of the Innings: Simmons 70 (98)
Bowler of the Innings: Parry 3-32
England Innings:
(6.5) 29-1, Moeen 10 (16), 1 four, caught Miller, Rampaul.
(8) 30-2, Wright 0 (5), bowled by Narine.
(14.3) 50-2, Lumb 27*, Root 8*.
(20.3) 79-3, Lumb 39 (60), 3 fours, lbw Miller.
(21.1) 81-4, Root 23 (43), 2 fours, caught and bowled by DJ Bravo.
(21.2) 81-5, Buttler 0 (1), caught Ramdin, DJ Bravo.
(24.3) 89-6, Stokes 4 (9), caught Ramdin, Miller.
(30) 100-6, Bopara 9*, Bresnan 5*.
(31.4) 105-7, Bresnan 10 (31), 1 four, run out by Ramdin.
(40.2) 150-7, Bopara 34*, Broad 20*.
(42.5) 155-7, 50 partnership between Bopara 36* and Broad 22* off 68 balls.
(44.5) 163-7, Bopara 38*(59), 4 fours and Broad 28*(46), 3 fours. England win by 3 wickets and level the ODI Series 1-1.
Batsman of the Innings: Lumb 39 (60)
Bowler of the Innings: Miller 2-28
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