Jos Buttler's blistering 96 followed by Liam Dawson's splendid four-for helped England England beat West Indies by 21 runs in the series opener on Friday.
Earlier, England skipper Harry Brook had won the toss and opted to bat in the 1st T20I against West Indies, to be played at Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Jos Buttler's blistering 96 followed by Liam Dawson's splendid four-for helped England England beat West Indies by 21 runs in the series opener on Friday.
After dominating the West Indies in three ODIs, England was expected to receive a tougher fight from the visitor, higher-rated in T20s than ODIs, and bolstered by World Cup champions Andre Russell, Jason Holder and Johnson Charles.
But the West Indies didn바카라™t have world No. 2-ranked T20 bowler Akeal Hosein, who, along with batter Jyd Goolie, was unable to travel to England because of recent changes to U.K. visa entry requirements for Trinidad and Tobago citizens.
The match-winner was left-arm spinner Liam Dawson, recalled by England after nearly three years out at the age of 35. He바카라™d taken six wickets in 11 T20s from 2016-22, but produced a career-best 4-20 in four overs. Dawson took out Charles, Sherfane Rutherford, Roston Chase and Rovman Powell, four of the top six batters.
He and fellow spinner Adil Rashid, 1-22, helped to choke a deep West Indies lineout to 167-9 in a chase of 189.
Earlier, former skipper Jos Buttler set up a defendable total thanks to his smashing innings of 96 runs off 59 balls.
England (Playing XI): Jamie Smith, Ben Duckett, Jos Buttler(w), Harry Brook(c), Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Brydon Carse, Adil Rashid, Matthew Potts
West Indies (Playing XI): Johnson Charles, Evin Lewis, Shai Hope(w/c), Roston Chase, Sherfane Rutherford, Rovman Powell, Jason Holder, Andre Russell, Romario Shepherd, Gudakesh Motie, Alzarri Joseph
When and where the 1st T20I between England and West Indies will be played?
The 1st T20I between England and West Indies will be played on Friday, at 11:00 PM IST at Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street.
Which TV channels will broadcast the England vs West Indies 2025?
The England vs West Indies series will be televised in India on the Sony Sports Network.
Where to watch the live streaming of the 1st T20I between England and West Indies?
The England vs West Indies series will be streamed live on the SonyLiv and Fancode app and website, respectively.
(With AP inputs)