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ENG vs WI highlights, T20 World Cup 2024: England beat West Indies by 8 wickets in St Lucia
England vs West Indies, Super 8 T20 World Cup 2024: Defending champions England brushed aside their struggles in the opening phase of the Twenty20 World Cup with an eight-wicket victory over the previously unbeaten West Indies in their Super Eight opener in St Lucia on Wednesday.England's bowlers restricted West Indies to 180-4 on the same pitch where the co-hosts had scored 218 against Afghanistan on Monday before opener Phil Salt led the way with 87 from 47 balls as the batters got the job done inside 18 overs.
Having squeaked into the second stage on net run rate, England will take a huge boost of confidence from beating one of the in-form teams at the tournament to top Group 2 with South Africa, who they meet at the same ground on Friday.
The meeting of the only two teams to have won the T20 World Cup twice was expected to be a run-fest and much of the credit for the win must go to the England bowlers for preventing the big-hitting locals from cutting loose.
Having won the toss and elected to field, they served up 51 dot balls and took regular wickets in the second half of the innings to prevent any of the West Indies batters from reaching a half century.
A groin injury ended opener Brandon King's night on 23 but West Indies would still have been confident of a big score when they reached the halfway point of their innings on 82 without loss.
Just when they would have been looking to accelerate, however, the other opener, Johnson Charles, fell into a trap and holed out in the deep for 38 off the bowling of Moeen Ali.
Danger man Nicholas Pooran and skipper Rovman Powell both scored 36 before being dismissed in successive overs and Andre Russell followed for one in the next over to leave West Indies on 143-4 in the 17th over.
Sherfane Rutherford (28 not out) and Romario Shepherd put on another 37 runs but England will have been confident that it was a reachable target, particularly after Salt and Jos Buttler put on 67 for the first wicket.
Buttler was trapped in front by Roston Chase's off-spin for 25 but Salt kept the runs ticking over before he was joined by Jonny Bairstow.
Salt let Bairstow (48 not out) take the strike initially but clubbed 30 off Shepherd in the 16th over with three sixes and three fours to all but finish the chase.
ENG vs WI Live Score: What a shot!
FOUR! Jofra Archer starts his second over. Johnson Charles smashes the ball towards deep extra cover. Such a confident and dominating shot.
ENG vs WI Live Score: King retired hurt!
Oh no! Brandon King is currently experiencing severe discomfort after an unfortunate incident on the cricket field. He is presently lying on the ground close to the stumps at the batting end, clutching his groin area in agony. It appears that King may have suffered a groin injury, causing him immense pain. The West Indies team members in the dugout are visibly worried about their teammate's condition.
King is now limping off the field, unable to continue batting due to the severity of his injury.
Nicholas Pooran joins Charles in the middle
ENG vs WI Live Score: Boundary for King!
FOUR! Another bowling change for England. Too wide and full from Sam Curran to Brandon King. The right hander comes down the track, gets an outside edge and the ball flies over first slip for a boundary.
West Indies 40/0 in 4.2 overs vs England
ENG vs WI Live Score: Poor start from Archer!
FOUR! FOUR! Brandon King hits Jofra Archer for back-to-back boundaries. First towards deep backward point and now towards long on. Excellent stuff from the batter.
ENG vs WI Live Score: Good over for WI!
A six and a boundary off Reece Topley's over. West Indies are shifting gears now. 12 runs off Reece Topley's over.
ENG vs WI Live Score: Maximum!
SIX! That's a massive hit from Brandon King. A bit down the leg from Reece Topley. King smashes this hard over deep mid wicket fence. That's a huge hit. Change of bat does the magic for King. The ball is out of the part. Umpire signals for a new ball now.
West Indies 20/0 in 2.3 overs vs England
ENG vs WI Live Score: First boundary!
FOUR! Width on offer from Mark Wood. Johnson Charles stays back and slashes the ball towards deep backward point. Superb shot from the right hander. First boundary for the Windies.
ENG vs WI Live Score: That's close!
Mark Wood with a perfect outswinger. There are two noises. Jos Buttler with a brilliant take. A loud caught behind appeal. Umpire says NOT OUT. England not reviewing it. It was pad, not bat. Good call from England.
ENG vs WI Live Score: Brilliant start!
What an over from Reece Topley. He concedes just 5 runs off his opening over. Not a single boundary in the over.
West Indies 5/0 in 1 over vs England
ENG vs WI Live Score: It's time for action!
West Indies openers Brandon King and Johnson Charles are making their way to the middle. England captain Jos Buttler is leading his pack. Reece Topley will open the attack for England. Here we go...!!!
ENG vs WI Live Score: It's time for national anthems!
Both the teams - England and West Indies - have lined up for their national anthems.
England first, and then West Indies.
ENG vs WI Live Score: TEAM CHANGES
ENGLAND: Mark Wood comes in for Chris Jordan
WEST INDIES: Roston Chase in for Shai Hope, Romario in for Obed McCoy
ENG vs WI Live Score: West Indies (Playing XI)
West Indies (Playing XI): Brandon King, Johnson Charles, Nicholas Pooran(w), Roston Chase, Rovman Powell(c), Sherfane Rutherford, Andre Russell, Romario Shepherd, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie
ENG vs WI Live Score: England (Playing XI)
England (Playing XI): Philip Salt, Jos Buttler(w/c), Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Reece Topley
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Would have bowled as well. Hopefully, our batters can make the most of it here. Two changes - Roston Chase in for Shai Hope, Romario in for Obed McCoy. We've been playing some good cricket and hopefully we continue to do the same, and continue to get this crowd support.
Rovman Powell, West Indies captain
We'll bowl first. It is a good wicket and we fancy a chase. One change from the last game - Mark Wood comes in for Chris Jordan. He's fit to play a full game, a few games have been a bit sick. It is the place to be, there is a great atmosphere.
Jos Buttler, England captain
ENG vs WI Live Score: TOSS - England opt to field
England captain Jos Buttler wins toss, opts to field vs West Indies in St Lucia
ENG vs WI Live Score: SQUADS
Teams (from)
West Indies Squad: Rovman Powell (c), Brandon King, Johnson Charles, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Andre Russell, Romario Shepherd, Roston Chase, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie, Obed McCoy, Shamar Joseph, Shimron Hetmyer and Shai Hope.
England: Jos Buttler (c), Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Jonathan Bairstow, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Tom Hartley, Will Jacks, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Reece Topley and Mark Wood.
ENG vs WI Live Score: England pace attack
England pacers Jofra Archer and Mark Wood would also be keen to make most of the conditions.
The two teams have clashed rather regularly in the past and are well aware of each other's strength and weaknesses.
ENG vs WI Live Score: West Indies' performance!
West Indies are performing as a cohesive unit. Their batters have taken responsibility and stood up every time the team needed someone -- be it Shane Rutherford or Nicholas Pooran. Their bowlers too have done their job.
The flat pitches and relatively short square boundaries here are a paradise for batters with all matches played here so far being a high-scoring affairs.
But the batters will have to be carefully negotiate the cross winds that sends some balls flying unexpectedly for six and others swirling. Pooran targeted them ruthlessly against Afghanistan.
West Indies will bank on their left-arm spin duo of Akeal Hosein and Gudakesh Moti against England's predominantly right-handed batting lineup.
While the pitch favours batters, the extra bounce still offers incentive for the quicks and left-arm medium pacer Obed McCoy's role will also become important.
ENG vs WI Live Score: It's WI vs ENG today
An in-form West Indies will be keen to carry the winning momentum but won't underestimate familiar foes England in their opening Super Eight clash of the T20 World Cup which promises to be a run fest here.
Both England and West Indies are each competing for an unprecedented third T20 World Cup title. While the hosts are undefeated in the tournament so far, England had a rather anxious group stage and needed arch-rivals Australia's help to keep alive their title defence.
Having played catch up after a loss against Australia in the league stage, Jos Buttler and his men now have the opportunity to start afresh.
On the other hand, West Indies, who head to the fixture on the back of an eight-match winning streak, put up a sensational display against Afghanistan, notching a huge 104-run win at the Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium.
They once again head to the stadium that holds the name of their head coach and two-time T20 World Cup-winning captain in search of a similar result.
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