WI vs ENG (Photo: @windiescricket/ESPN)
West Indies won the toss and decided to bowl first, which proved to be right for them. England, batting first, scored 209 runs after losing all the wickets in 45.1 overs, in which Liam Livingstone scored the highest score of 48 runs, whereas, West Indies spinner Gudkesh Moti bowled brilliantly and took 4 wickets for 41 runs in 10 overs, due to which For this he was also given the title of Player of the Match. Apart from this, Jaden Seals also took 2 wickets and Alzarri Joseph contributed 2/46.
According to the revised target, West Indies had to score 157 runs in 35 overs, which they achieved in just 25.5 overs with 8 wickets remaining. Evin Lewis scored a brilliant 94 runs in 69 balls, which included 7 fours and 5 sixes. Lewis forced the England bowlers to struggle with his aggressive batting. Apart from them, Brandon King scored 30 runs, and Casey Carty led the team to victory by scoring unbeaten 19 runs in 20 balls. For England, Liam Livingstone and Adil Rashid took 1 wicket each, but they failed to stop the West Indies batsmen. Now West Indies is ahead 1-0 in this series and the next match will be very important for England to remain in the series.
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