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ENG beat WI by 8 wickets | West Indies vs England, Highlights And Cricket Score 3rd T20I Match - Commentary
England in West Indies, 3 T20I Series, 2019
Date: Mar 10, 2019 Start Time: 01:30 IST | 20:00 GMT | 16:00 LocalVenue: Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts
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West Indies vs England Highlights And Cricket Score 3rd Match - T20I Commentary
72 to win. How long? Powerplay? 10 overs? Will we witness any fight from the Windies? Stay tuned for the reply.
Without a doubt, David Willey is the talk of the town, with 4/7 in 3 overs. His good work enabled the others to feed themselves. Wood got a 3-fer while Rashid helped himself to a couple.
The misery continued post Powerplay as the home side simply could not muster any strokes or patience to at least try and bat out the 20 overs. Wickets fell like ninepins with only four batsmen reaching double digits. 6 fours and 3 sixes were all that the hosts managed.
Holder chose to bat today, given what happened in the previous game, with the pitch expected to quicken up in the second innings. The first few minutes were the key - but the top order was opened up inside 27 balls. Willey ran riot and the Windies were 24/4 inside the Powerplay.
Sigh. Consecutive innings. All over in a flash. Windies have produced yet another poor show with the bat, becoming the first side to be bowled out under 75 in two successive T20Is.
Adil Rashid to Obed McCoy. OUT! BOWLED! No need to go for the third umpire this time. The googly outside leg, McCoy looks to defend but cannot read the wrong 'un at all. Misses and the ball hits the off stump. WINDIES BOWLED OUT FOR 71!
Adil Rashid to Obed McCoy. NOT OUT! The third umpire feels that the foot is behind the line. Bairstow cannot believe it. The entire team was walking off and was almost at the ropes. Floated outside off, McCoy looks to swing hard but misses. Bairstow collects and whips the bails off in a flash and confidently appeals. It is referred upstairs and numerous angles are seen. Every time, it seems like there is nothing behind the line. However, the third umpire reckons there is something. Bairstow smiles and has a chat with McCoy as England get back to their fielding position.
Stumping appeal! England think it is all over. Referred upstairs...
Adil Rashid to Obed McCoy. FOUR! Over cover this time. Full and outside off, McCoy backs away to the leg side and carves it over cover. The fielder sweeping the off side runs across to his left, puts in a valiant effort to his left, tries to pull it in but in vain.
Adil Rashid to Obed McCoy. SIX! THUNDEROUS! The number 11 can bat too. A full toss, on leg stump, McCoy gives himself room to the leg side and smashes it straight back down the ground, just over the sightscreen!
Adil Rashid to Obed McCoy. Around middle, defended from the crease.
Adil Rashid to Devendra Bishoo. Full and around middle, flicked through square leg for a single.
Mark Wood to Obed McCoy. Outside off, played straight to point.
Obed McCoy is the last man in.
Mark Wood to Sheldon Cottrell. OUT! Bowled! Lock, stock and barrell. The stumps are a mess. The innings is a mess. The series is a mess. Oh Windies. Full and straight, Cottrell backs away and looks to play the inside out shot. Misses. Timber. Third wicket for Wood.
Mark Wood to Sheldon Cottrell. A short ball now, Sheldon looks to hook but misses.
Mark Wood to Sheldon Cottrell. FOUR! Enjoying himself. A length ball, outside off, Cottrell gives himself room to the leg side and smashes it over cover. Seems like he has jarred his left elbow after that shot.
Sheldon Cottrell is the next man in at number 10, replacing Brathwaite.
Mark Wood to Carlos Brathwaite. OUT! Caught! Another stunner, this time from Jonny Bairstow. This is getting more and more embarrassing for the Windies. Full and outside off, Brathwaite tries to guide it towards third man but only gets a thick outside edge. The ball flies behind but Bairstow leaps to his right and takes it one-handed! 56/8...
Mark Wood to Devendra Bishoo. Outside off, pushed towards cover for a quick single.
Adil Rashid to Carlos Brathwaite. Full and around off, watchfully played out.
Adil Rashid to Carlos Brathwaite. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
Adil Rashid to Devendra Bishoo. On middle and leg, helped through square leg for a single.
Devendra Bishoo walks in at number 9, replacing Allen.
Adil Rashid to Fabian Allen. OUT! BOWLED! The googly sends the off stump for a walk. Outside off, Allen looks to push it to the off side but misses as the ball spins in. He is clueless about the leggie bowling offies and tries to adjust but is late. Timber. 7 down and we are just past the halfway mark.
Adil Rashid to Fabian Allen. SIX! THUMP! That has gone out of the ground. Full and outside off, Allen reaches out to slog, slips midway but still goes through with his shot. The connection is more than sweet and the ball goes over long on, out of the stadium!
Adil Rashid to Fabian Allen. Full and outside off, Allen looks to defend but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads.
Adil Rashid time.
Mark Wood to Carlos Brathwaite. Goes right back in his crease and blocks.
Mark Wood to Carlos Brathwaite. The batsman defends it from within the crease.
Carlos Brathwaite walks in at number 8, replacing Pooran.
Mark Wood to Nicholas Pooran. OUT! Third catch for Chris Jordan! The ball keeps following him. A short ball, around off, angling away, Pooran pulls it powerfully but towards deep mid-wicket. Jordan is on the run at the ropes but he flings himself to his right and takes a stunner!
Mark Wood to Nicholas Pooran. A short ball, down the leg side, Pooran looks to hook but misses.
Mark Wood to Fabian Allen. The batsman plays it with an angled bat and guides it to third man. One run added to the total.
Mark Wood to Nicholas Pooran. Full and outside off, driven through mid off for a single.
Joe Denly to Nicholas Pooran. On middle and leg, pushed through mid on for one.
Fabien Allen walks in at number 7, replacing Holder.
Joe Denly to Jason Holder. OUT! Caught! half the side is down. A tossed up ball outside off, Holder gets down and looks to play the slog sweep but hits it miles in the air. This time, there is not enough distance and Chris Jordan takes it comfortably at long on.
Joe Denly to Jason Holder. SIX! In the air... and over the ropes! Full and around off, Holder gets down and swings it miles over long on!
Joe Denly to Nicholas Pooran. On middle and leg, flicked through mid-wicket for a run.
Joe Denly to Jason Holder. The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Joe Denly to Nicholas Pooran. Full and around middle, pushed through mid on for a single.
Mark Wood to Nicholas Pooran. Full and outside off, driven through the covers for a run.
Mark Wood to Nicholas Pooran. Around off, defended from the crease.
Mark Wood to Jason Holder. That ball has taken the inside edge of the batsman and thudded into his pads. One run added to the total.
Mark Wood to Jason Holder. The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball.
Mark Wood to Jason Holder. DROPPED! Oh dear... Joe Root, of all the people. Full and around middle, Holder flicks it straight to Joe Root at short mid-wicket who should have taken it but then puts it down.
Mark Wood to Jason Holder. Full and on middle, flicked straight to short mid-wicket.
Mark Wood into the attack now.
Joe Denly to Jason Holder. Outside off, driven through mid off for a single.
Joe Denly to Jason Holder. Full and around off, watchfully blocked out.
Joe Denly to Nicholas Pooran. The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total.
Joe Denly to Nicholas Pooran. Around middle, worked to the leg side.
Joe Denly to Jason Holder. Tossed up outside off, driven through the covers for a run.
Joe Denly to Nicholas Pooran. Full and around middle, pushed through mid on for a single.
Joe Denly into the attack now.
Chris Jordan to Nicholas Pooran. Outside off, pushed behind point for another single. 30/4 in the Powerplay.
Chris Jordan to Jason Holder. Landed outside off, steered towards third man for one.
Chris Jordan to Nicholas Pooran. Outside off, punched through the covers for a run.
Chris Jordan to Nicholas Pooran. On middle and leg, flicked towards mid on.
Chris Jordan to Jason Holder. Outside off, Holder looks to punch but misses. The keeper Jonny Bairstow gets a bad bounce and fumbles. The ball deflects off his shoulder towards fine leg and the batsmen take a bye.
Chris Jordan to Nicholas Pooran. Outside off, tapped towards cover for a quick single.
David Willey to Jason Holder. Full and around off, solidly defended.
David Willey to Nicholas Pooran. Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. They pick up a single.
David Willey to Nicholas Pooran. Outside off, punched towards cover.
Nicholas Pooran walks in at number 6, replacing Bravo.
David Willey to Darren Bravo. OUT! Edged and taken! Disintegration. That is the term for the Windies batting right now. On a length outside off, Bravo pushes at it but the ball moves away, takes the outside edge and dies down in front of the keeper. But Jonny Bairstow takes it nicely above the ground. 4 wickets for Willey in 15 balls!
David Willey to Darren Bravo. The batsman defends it from within the crease.
Jason Holder comes in at number 5, replacing Campbell.
David Willey to John Campbell. OUT! In the air and taken! Windies keep losing wickets and Willey keeps picking them out! Three out of three for the left-armer. Full and outside off, Campbell stays leg side of the ball and attempts a wild slog. He only gets a big top edge which goes straight up in the air. Joe Denly settles under it at cover and takes it nicely.
Chris Jordan to Darren Bravo. Outside off, Bravo looks to steer it to third man but misses.
Chris Jordan to Darren Bravo. WIDE. Down the leg side, Bravo misses his flick.
Chris Jordan to John Campbell. Comes down the track this time and pushes it towards mid off for a quick single.
Chris Jordan to John Campbell. FOUR! That is the second boundary of the over and in an identical fashion to the first one. A long hop, around leg stump, Campbell swivels and pulls it behind square leg once more.
Chris Jordan to John Campbell. Full and outside off, squeezed out straight to backward point.
Chris Jordan to John Campbell. FOUR! THRASH! Short and around hip high, Campbell pulls it in a flash behind square leg and the ball races away.
Chris Jordan to John Campbell. A short ball, around middle, pulled straight to short mid-wicket.
Chris Jordan into the attack now.
David Willey to Darren Bravo. FOUR! Probably a better shot. Cannot say what different did Hetmyer do apart from timing it badly. Full and outside off, Bravo leans and lofts it over cover for a boundary!
David Willey to Darren Bravo. The batsman defends it from within the crease.
Darren Bravo walks in at number 4, replacing Hetmyer.
David Willey to Shimron Hetmyer. OUT! Caught! Second wicket in the third over. This is not going as planned for the Windies. Full and outside off, Hetmyer looks to go over mid off but there is barely any timing on it. Simple catch for Chris Jordan at mid off who backtracks a few paces.
David Willey to John Campbell. A short ball, pulled through mid-wicket for a single.
David Willey to John Campbell. Full and around middle, pushed towards mid on.
David Willey to John Campbell. A short ball, around off, Campbell looks to defend but is hit on the hand.
Tom Curran to Shimron Hetmyer. A length ball, Hetmyer looks to flick but misses and is hit on the pads.
Tom Curran to Shimron Hetmyer. Full and around middle, flicked through mid-wicket for one.
Tom Curran to John Campbell. Full and outside off, eased through the covers for a run.
Tom Curran to Shimron Hetmyer. Full and outside off, SH drives it through the covers where Eoin Morgan dives brilliantly to his right to make a wonderful half-stop. A single taken.
Tom Curran to Shimron Hetmyer. On middle and leg, Shimron taps it towards mid on, calls for a quick single but then quickly yells NOOOOOO as he sees the bowler get across.
Tom Curran to Shimron Hetmyer. FOUR! In the air but in the gap! Full and outside off, Hetmyer drives this uppishly, but right between cover and mid off to get the first boundary of the match!
Tom Curran will share the new ball with Willey.
David Willey to John Campbell. Full and outside off, driven straight to cover. Terrific start from Willey.
David Willey to John Campbell. Played to the point region by the batsman.
David Willey to John Campbell. Outside off, punched towards cover.
David Willey to John Campbell. Full and around middle, pushed straight to mid on.
David Willey to Shimron Hetmyer. Outside off, dabbed towards third man for a single.
In early at number 3 is Shimron Hetmyer, replacing Hope.
David Willey to Shai Hope. OUT! Gone first ball! What a start for England. Almost as if they have continued from the previous game. Full and outside off, Hope is early into his check-push. The ball holds on the surface and goes off the face of the bat. Straight to Alex Hales at short extra cover. End of a very poor tour for Shai Hope in general - Tests, ODIs and even the T20Is.
The players are out in the middle and we are ready to play! John Campbell makes his T20I debut for the Windies and is out to open. Shai Hope is his partner. David Willey has the new ball in his hand and will bowl to Hope. Here we go...
PITCH REPORT - Daren Ganga doing the pitch report says that it is the same pitch used during the second T20I. Observes prominent dry rolled-in grass and expects the pace to be slow during the first innings and then quicken up during the second. Feels that the surface is still good for batting but batsmen need to adapt to the conditions.
Eoin Morgan says that he would have bowled first as that suits his team more. Is particularly stern about the expectations from his top order and wants to avoid another 20/4 situation. Is not quite sure how the surface will pan out today, hence wanted to bowl first. Informs that Liam Plunkett misses out for Mark Wood. Is happy with the series status so far as the wins have come against an extremely strong Windies unit. Reckons that the series has been very competitive with both sides learning a lot from the two matches.
Jason Holder says that it looks a pretty good wicket, hence wants to make the first use of it. Admits that the Windies did not bat well last time around, so this is a good opportunity to make amends. Informs that Chris Gayle misses out today and is replaced by John Campbell. Feels that it is the last international game before the World Cup, so wants the players to take note of the same.
TOSS TIME. Jason Holder flips the coin, Eoin Morgan calls it incorrectly and WINDIES WILL BAT FIRST.
WEATHER - It is slightly cloudy but there is no threat of rain. Only there was a bushfire not too far from the ground, an hour ago, reminiscent of which can still be seen in the air, with the scenes appearing hazy.
One thing which has stood out for England in this T20I series is their bowling. The tired legs of the Tests and ODIs have given way to some fresh faces and the new faces have done well. Chris Jordan will be on top of that list. The Windies, sadly, have slipped back to old bad habits, misfielding, dropping catches and then batting poorly. The 45 all out is still fresh in everyone's minds.
Final game of this long tour. How will England be feeling? Let us get this done and dusted? How will Windies be feeling? Having performed so well in the Tests and ODIs, we cannot lose so poorly in the T20Is. Different teams, different thinking. How are we feeling? Let the game begin! Hello and a warm welcome to the third and final T20I between Windies and England at Basseterre.
Right then! Tests to the Windies. ODIs shared. T20Is to the English. We have come to the end of a long tour of the Caribbean by England. A whitewash is probably what most cricket fans expected in all the three formats - to their luck, they got it only towards the end with nearly three quarters of the tour providing rich, entertaining cricket. England were thoroughly outplayed in the Tests by a resurgent Windies while the number 1 ODI team had to prove itself in the 50-over game, against an inspired Chris Gayle. The T20Is were perhaps an aberration with the hosts mentally tired and eager for some well-deserved rest before the massive World Cup. Do they stand a chance in that tournament? They sure do. Have England been given a reality check? One would assume so. Both teams have learnt a lot and have plenty to ponder in what could have and what turned out to be during this tour. On that note, we take your leave, hoping that you enjoyed our coverage. Looking forward to your company in the near future. ADIOS! TAKE CARE!
It seems like a storm has taken over the Caribbean as the heavens open up. Morgan holds the trophy aloft with umbrellas alongside him, basking in glory and the rain. The crowd meanwhile, runs helter-skelter for shelter.
Victorious England captain, Eoin Morgan, is finally short of words when asked what could England have done better in this series. Praises different individuals for stepping up when required. On the team improving towards the end, Morgan says that even in the past few tours of the Windies by England, they have gradually improved with every playing match and 2019 was no different.
CHRIS JORDAN HAS BEEN NAMED THE MAN OF THE SERIES. Says that it was a good series for him personally and adds that the team ended up having fun. Is happy with the fact that they could bowl out Windies under 100 twice in a row. Praises the entire team for displaying excellent variations with the ball, in terms of pace and lengths. Like Willey, Jordan too, is not seemingly bothered whether he gets a chance to play in the World Cup or not, focusing now on only giving his best.
DAVID WILLEY HAS BEEN NAMED THE MATCH FOR FIGURES OF 3-0-7-4. Says that his role is to try and swing the new ball and in this game, he found plenty of swing. Is not too concerned whether he gets a spot in the ODI World Cup and is only bothered about taking wickets while playing. Adds that he wants to continue taking wickets in the Powerplay.
Windies skipper, Jason Holder, feels that there was no drop in intensity but credits England for bowling well. Reckons that his own team did not respond or adapt well, a factor to be developed in the future. Wants his unit to work on its death bowling and the fielding - a bit complacent for now, according to Holder. Overall, on the entire tour, Jason says that Windies were brilliant in the Tests and ODIs but simply did not turn up for the T20Is. Stresses that he is happy as a skipper and is now looking forward to the tri-series against Ireland and Bangladesh in a couple of months' time, before the World Cup.
Nothing much to write about the Windies bowling. The fact that they bowled 2 maidens shows that had they batted out their 20 overs and scored around 120-130, we might have had a contest. But their batsmen were simply not prepared to adjust, as if wanting to end this tussle as quickly as possible. Please stay tuned for the presentation...
Chasing 72 should never have been an issue and it wasn't. Hales and Bairstow set out on the course for a 10-wicket win but the 16-run opening over was the only big over they got in the Powerplay. Boundaries and runs came at a premium but unlike the Windies, the visitors did not throw it away. Bairstow scored more than half the required runs and helped his team to a 3-0 whitewash.
It is sad that such a terrific summer has ended in a damp squib. The Windies started the Tests with a bang, followed it up with a competitive ODI series but then fizzed out in the T20Is. England, on the other hand, improved with every passing game and the results are there to be seen.
23.3 overs. That is all this game has lasted. A sorry outing for the home side and an even more sorry state of affairs for the crowd. Turning out on a Sunday, expecting a Gayle special perhaps for one last time in the Caribbean, only to get a pocket with a hole.
Devendra Bishoo to Eoin Morgan. FOUR! That ends the game. 3-0 to England. Full and down the leg side, the skipper gets down and sweeps it behind square leg.
Devendra Bishoo to Eoin Morgan. SIX! England a hit away from victory now. Full and around middle, Morgan stays leg side of the ball and lofts it straight down the ground, right in front of the sightscreen.
Devendra Bishoo to Joe Root. Full on middle, pushed through mid on for a single.
John Campbell to Eoin Morgan. Full and around middle, Morgan comes forward to defend but misses and is hit on the back foot. Windies appeal for LBW but it is turned down. Hawk Eye shows the height was the factor.
John Campbell to Joe Root. Outside off, punched down to long on for a single.
John Campbell to Joe Root. Full and down the leg side, Root misses his flick and is hit on the pads. Campbell appeals for LBW and meanwhile Morgan looks for the single. Root responds but then Morgan stops as he sees Carlos Brathwaite run in from short fine leg. Root has to return quickly but Brathwaite cannot bend and pick the ball and also have a shy that quickly.
John Campbell to Joe Root. Around middle and off, worked straight to short mid-wicket.
John Campbell to Joe Root. Around middle, punched towards mid on.
John Campbell to Joe Root. Full and around middle, flicked straight to short mid-wicket.
John Campbell to bowl now!
Devendra Bishoo to Eoin Morgan. The quicker one, outside off, the googly, Eoin looks to push but misses. A WICKET MAIDEN!
Devendra Bishoo to Eoin Morgan. Full and around off, watchfully defended.
Devendra Bishoo to Eoin Morgan. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
Devendra Bishoo to Eoin Morgan. Around off, punched off the back foot.
Devendra Bishoo to Eoin Morgan. This one stays low, the googly, outside off, Eoin looks to work it to the leg side but misses. Shai Hope fumbles behind but no extra run conceded.
Captain Eoin Morgan walks in for the finishing rites.
Devendra Bishoo to Jonny Bairstow. OUT! BOWLED! Bishoo gets a wicket on his very first delivery. The slider first up, around off, Bairstow goes back to try and punch it through the off side but is beaten by the pace on that one. The ball skids through and knocks the off stump out of the ground.
Devendra Bishoo gets an opportunity.
Fabian Allen to Jonny Bairstow. Full and around off, Bairstow looks to flick but closes the bat-face a touch early. The ball flies off the leading edge wide of the bowler towards long off. A run taken.
Fabian Allen to Jonny Bairstow. Full and down the leg side, JB looks to sweep but misses and is hit on the pads.
Fabian Allen to Jonny Bairstow. SIX! TONK! That is huge. Full and on middle, Bairstow comes down the track and sends it sailing over long on!
Fabian Allen to Jonny Bairstow. Around off, defended back to the bowler.
Fabian Allen to Jonny Bairstow. Outside off, Jonny looks to cut but gets a bottom edge to the off side.
Fabian Allen to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! Nicely done. Outside off, Bairstow opens the face of his bat at the last moment and guides it past short third man.
Jason Holder to Joe Root. Full and around middle, watchfully defended.
Jason Holder to Jonny Bairstow. On middle and leg, helped through square leg for a single.
Jason Holder to Jonny Bairstow. The batsman defends it from within the crease.
Jason Holder to Jonny Bairstow. SIX! Short and in line of the stumps, Bairstow rocks back and pulls it over mid-wicket!
Jason Holder to Jonny Bairstow. WIDE. Down the leg side, too wide to be even attempted to play.
Jason Holder to Joe Root. Walks across his stumps and looks to flick but misses. Gets a thick inside edge onto his pads which saves him from being adjudged LBW.
Jason Holder to Jonny Bairstow. DROPPED! Oh dear... another simple miss. By Shimron Hetmyer. A short ball, Bairstow pulls it away but straight to Hetmyer at deep mid-wicket who comes running in. He initially goes with the fingers pointing upwards but then realizes that it is coming at his abdomen and tries to cup it. Late. Puts it down. A single taken.
Fabian Allen to Joe Root. The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. 39/1 in the Powerplay for England. Not bad for the Windies.
Fabian Allen to Joe Root. Full on middle, pushed towards mid on.
Fabian Allen to Jonny Bairstow. Played through mid-wicket by the batsman. They pick up a single.
Fabian Allen to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! Not a bad shot. Fractionally short in length outside off, Bairstow goes back and carves it over cover for a boundary!
Fabian Allen to Jonny Bairstow. Full and around off, driven back to the bowler.
Fabian Allen to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! THWACK! Short and outside off, Bairstow rocks back and pulls it over mid-wicket, one bounce and into the ropes.
Jason Holder to Jonny Bairstow. This time he connects with the pull shot and gets a single towards mid-wicket.
Jason Holder to Jonny Bairstow. A short ball, outside off, coming in with the angle, Jonny looks to pull but misses and is hit on the body.
Jason Holder to Joe Root. England could have been two down in no time. A short ball, around middle, Root taps it towards mid-wicket and sets off for a quick single. The fielder comes charging in, has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. Root was a goner even with a dive.
Joe Root walks in at number 3, replacing Hales.
Jason Holder to Alex Hales. OUT! That is a fantastic catch! Something to cheer for the Windies on this gloomy evening. A short ball, outside off, Hales looks to pull but gets more height than distance. John Campbell traces a few steps to his right and leaps to take a stunning catch near the boundary line! So it is not a 10-wicket win then. Just 44 more needed though from 93 balls...
Jason Holder to Alex Hales. Full and down the leg side, flicked straight to short fine leg.
Jason Holder to Alex Hales. Full and around middle, Hales looks to defend but the ball goes off the inner half of the bat towards short mid-wicket.
Fabian Allen to Jonny Bairstow. A MAIDEN! Something to salvage for the Windies. A maiden in a T20I. Short and outside off, JB cuts again, this time to cover-point.
Fabian Allen to Jonny Bairstow. Short and outside off, punched straight to cover.
Fabian Allen to Jonny Bairstow. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
Fabian Allen to Jonny Bairstow. Fuller in length, watchfully defended.
Fabian Allen to Jonny Bairstow. Again, on the shorter side, Jonny looks to cut once more but gets another bottom edge.
Fabian Allen to Jonny Bairstow. Short and outside off, Bairstow looks to cut but gets a bottom edge to the off side.
Jason Holder to Alex Hales. FOUR! Not cleanly hit but does not matter in this format. A short ball, Hales swivels and looks to pull but ends up dragging it. The ball hits the inner half of the bat but races through backward square leg.
Jason Holder to Alex Hales. A full delivery, around off, dug out back to the bowler.
Jason Holder to Jonny Bairstow. A short ball, calmly pulled over mid-wicket for a run.
Jason Holder to Alex Hales. Fuller in length, Alex walks into the shot and pushes it down the ground. The timing is excellent and the ball races away but Sheldon Cottrell throws himself to his right and makes a half-stop. Just a run. 49 more needed from 105 balls now.
Jason Holder to Alex Hales. Loose. A short ball, outside off, Hales looks to pull but sans any foot movement. Misses it comfortably but the ball just narrowly evades the off stump on height.
Jason Holder to Jonny Bairstow. Starts with a short ball outside off, Bairstow pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Jason Holder brings himself on.
Fabian Allen to Alex Hales. Full and around off, pushed towards cover.
Fabian Allen to Jonny Bairstow. Short and outside off, Jonny cuts it straight to Shimron Hetmyer at point who fumbles and concedes a run.
Fabian Allen to Jonny Bairstow. Fired in around middle, pushed towards cover.
Fabian Allen to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! Tossed up, around off, Bairstow gets down and slogs it over mid on. One bounce and into the fence. The stand moves to 20 from 9 balls.
Fabian Allen to Jonny Bairstow. Fuller in length, driven straight to mid off.
Fabian Allen to Jonny Bairstow. Short and around off, punched straight to point.
Fabian Allen to share the new ball.
Sheldon Cottrell to Alex Hales. SIX! Wonderful shot! Nothing wrong with the ball. It is on a length, but Hales just lofts it through the line and clears long on! 16 from the opening over - all set to finish this within the Powerplay itself?
Sheldon Cottrell to Alex Hales. FOUR! This time on the leg side. A half volley, around middle, Hales just flicks it over mid-wicket!
Sheldon Cottrell to Alex Hales. FOUR! Easily done. Full and outside off, Hales reaches out and drives it wide of mid off for a boundary!
Sheldon Cottrell to Jonny Bairstow. A bit too straight, worked through square leg for a run.
Sheldon Cottrell to Alex Hales. Around off, pushed past the bowler towards mid off for a quick single.
Sheldon Cottrell to Alex Hales. Good start. Neither too full, nor too short, plenty of swing. Flicked towards short mid-wicket.
Welcome back for the run chase. Sheldon Cottrell to begin the final run chase of this tour. Alex Hales and Jonny Bairstow are the openers. The former to face.