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WI beat ENG by 7 wickets | England vs West Indies, Highlights And Cricket Score 5th ODI Match - Commentary
England in West Indies, 5 ODI Series, 2019
Date: Mar 02, 2019 Start Time: 20:30 IST | 15:00 GMT | 11:00 LocalVenue: Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, St Lucia
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England vs West Indies Highlights And Cricket Score 5th Match - ODI Commentary
Short ball was the key to keep this innings short. None of the batsmen could adjust to the short stuff and were found wanting. Windies were excellent and would want to wrap it up quickly. Around an hour to play before the Supper break.
Unbelievable. Who would have thought this? Winning the toss and electing to field and dismantling the opposition inside 30 overs. Bairstow departed cheaply and then England managed to get some partnerships going but none substantial.
Oshane Thomas to Tom Curran. OUT! BOWLED! Lock, stock and barrell! Yorker, at the base of the stumps, Curran backs a long away, exposes all his stumps and Thomas hits them. Perfect strike. 5-fer for Thomas, his first in ODIs. WINDIES NEED 114 TO WIN!
Mark Wood is the last man in.
Jason Holder to Adil Rashid. OUT! Caught behind! Holder has his second. A short ball, outside off, Rashid looks to defend but the ball keeps on climbing and takes the outside edge behind. Simple catch to Hope.
Jason Holder to Adil Rashid. The batsman has been hit on the glove or forearm.
Jason Holder to Adil Rashid. Down the leg side, Rashid misses his tuck and the ball goes off his waist to the keeper behind. There is an appeal but it is silenced.
Jason Holder to Adil Rashid. Outside off, left alone.
Jason Holder to Adil Rashid. Played to the point region by the batsman.
Jason Holder to Adil Rashid. Around off, defended from the crease.
Oshane Thomas to Tom Curran. The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.
Tom Curran is in.
Oshane Thomas to Jos Buttler. OUT! Buttler falls too! Probably the final nail in the coffin. England are failing miserably. A short ball, around middle and off, Buttler looks to pull but gets a top edge. The ball swirls in the air and Sheldon Cottrell takes it calmly at deep square leg.
Oshane Thomas to Jos Buttler. Down the leg side, helped through mid-wicket for a couple.
Adil Rashid walks in at number 9, replacing Woakes.
Oshane Thomas to Chris Woakes. OUT! Top edge and taken! Number 7 falls. A short ball, around middle, Woakes looks to pull but gets a top edge. The ball goes nowhere and Carlos Brathwaite takes it calmly at short mid-wicket.
Oshane Thomas to Chris Woakes. On a good length around middle, defended watchfully.
Oshane Thomas to Chris Woakes. Landed outside off, played straight to point.
Jason Holder to Jos Buttler. Landed outside off, left alone.
Jason Holder to Jos Buttler. Around off, defended watchfully.
Jason Holder to Jos Buttler. A short ball, pulled to mid-wicket.
Jason Holder to Jos Buttler. Outside off, let through again.
Jason Holder to Jos Buttler. The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.
Jason Holder to Jos Buttler. A short ball outside off, swayed away from.
Jason Holder into the attack. 5-0-28-1 so far.
Oshane Thomas to Chris Woakes. The batsman defends it from within the crease.
Woakes comes in.
Oshane Thomas to Moeen Ali. OUT! Caught behind! Short ball again, wicket once more. Short and outside off, Moeen looks to cut but the extra bounce consumes him. Takes a thick outside edge which is taken calmly by the keeper.
Oshane Thomas to Moeen Ali. The batsman goes for the pull but misses it completely.
Oshane Thomas to Jos Buttler. Outside off, driven through mid off for a run.
Oshane Thomas to Moeen Ali. Full and outside off, Moeen looks to drive but gets a thick outside edge to third man. A run taken.
Oshane Thomas to Jos Buttler. Full and down the leg side, flicked through mid-wicket for a single.
Ashley Nurse to Moeen Ali. Short and outside off, cut straight to point.
Ashley Nurse to Moeen Ali. The short of length delivery has been cut away through square on the off side.
Ashley Nurse to Moeen Ali. FOUR! Full and around off, slogged over mid-wicket for a boundary!
Ashley Nurse to Moeen Ali. Short and outside off, cut straight to point.
Ashley Nurse to Moeen Ali. The batsman has pushed it to the cover region.
Ashley Nurse to Moeen Ali. Full and outside off, pushed straight to cover.
Carlos Brathwaite to Jos Buttler. The batsman has pushed it to the cover region.
Carlos Brathwaite to Moeen Ali. TOP EDGE, SAFE! Short and around middle, Moeen looks to pull but gets a top edge. The ball however, does not carry to fine leg. A single taken.
Carlos Brathwaite to Moeen Ali. Outside off, punched through point for a couple.
Carlos Brathwaite to Moeen Ali. Around off and middle watchfully defended.
Carlos Brathwaite to Moeen Ali. A short ball, around off, Moeen hops to play that down.
Carlos Brathwaite to Moeen Ali. A length ball down the leg side, Moeen misses his flick and is hit on the pads.
Ashley Nurse to Jos Buttler. Full on middle, flicked straight to short mid-wicket.
Ashley Nurse to Jos Buttler. Pretty straight, no turn, arrowed down the leg side, defended towards short mid-wicket.
Ashley Nurse to Moeen Ali. The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. One run added to the total.
Ashley Nurse to Jos Buttler. Much fuller, in line of the stumps, clipped through mid-wicket for a run.
Ashley Nurse to Jos Buttler. Dropped short, pulled through backward square leg for a couple.
Ashley Nurse to Jos Buttler. WIDE. Down the leg side, left alone.
Ashley Nurse to Jos Buttler. Full and outside off, Buttler drives it through mid off where Jason Holder dives but lands awkwardly on the ground. Holds his shoulder in pain. The ball goes to long off and a couple of runs are taken.
Carlos Brathwaite to Moeen Ali. A length ball down the leg side, Moeen looks to tuck it to the leg side but misses and is hit on the thigh pads.
Carlos Brathwaite to Moeen Ali. A short ball, around middle and leg, Moeen hops and works it in front of short leg.
Carlos Brathwaite to Moeen Ali. The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.
Carlos Brathwaite to Moeen Ali. Around middle and leg, flicked to the leg side.
Carlos Brathwaite to Moeen Ali. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
Carlos Brathwaite to Jos Buttler. Full on middle, flicked through mid-wicket for a single.
Ashley Nurse to Jos Buttler. Full on middle, pushed through mid on for a run.
Ashley Nurse to Moeen Ali. The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Ashley Nurse to Moeen Ali. Short and outside off, cut straight to point.
Ashley Nurse to Moeen Ali. Played to the point region by the batsman.
Ashley Nurse to Jos Buttler. Down the leg side, helped through mid-wicket for a single.
Ashley Nurse to Moeen Ali. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. One run added to the total.
Carlos Brathwaite to Moeen Ali. The batsman works it down the leg side. One run added to the total.
Moeen Ali walks in at number 7, replacing Stokes.
Carlos Brathwaite to Ben Stokes. OUT! Caught down the leg side! Another wicket of a short ball. Another partnership broken after a start. A short ball, down the leg side, Stokes looks to pull but the extra bounce does him in. Takes the top edge and Hope takes it easily. England in big trouble.
Carlos Brathwaite to Jos Buttler. Outside off, dabbed to third man for a single.
Carlos Brathwaite to Jos Buttler. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.
Carlos Brathwaite to Jos Buttler. Outside off, left alone.
Carlos Brathwaite to Jos Buttler. On a good length around off, Buttler looks to defend but gets a bit of an outside edge.
Ashley Nurse to Jos Buttler. Now brings the sweep out and hits it towards deep square leg for a run. AN expensive first from Nurse. 9 from it.
Ashley Nurse to Jos Buttler. FOUR! That is right in the slot there. Tossed up ball outside off, Buttler leans into it and strokes it through extra cover. No stopping that.
Ashley Nurse to Ben Stokes. The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total.
Ashley Nurse to Ben Stokes. Short and outside off, Stokes slaps it through covers. They take one and then go for the second. Hetmyer there makes good ground to his left in the deep and then fires a throw to the bowler. He collects it and dislodges the stumps but the batsman is in.
Ashley Nurse to Ben Stokes. The inside edge probably saves him there. The arm ball on off, Stokes looks to defend outside the line but gets an inside edge onto his pads.
Ashley Nurse to Jos Buttler. On the shorter side, Buttler works it through mid-wicket and takes a single.
Ashley Nurse is now into the attack. Spinner for the first time today.
Carlos Brathwaite to Jos Buttler. Shuffles right across and works it towards wide mid on for a single.
Carlos Brathwaite to Jos Buttler. Angles this one into the batsman, Buttler blocks it off the front foot.
Carlos Brathwaite to Ben Stokes. Comes down the track again and gets a short ball on the body, Stokes works it towards the leg side for a quick run.
Carlos Brathwaite to Ben Stokes. Stokes uses his feet but Brathwaite outsmarts him with a short ball outside off. Ben leaves it alone.
Carlos Brathwaite to Ben Stokes. Similar length, no movement this time, Stokes guides it to point.
Carlos Brathwaite to Ben Stokes. JAFFA! Lands it on a length around off which means the batsman has to play at it. The ball though straightens and just about kisses the outside edge. Not a lot you can do with those but expect that it misses the outside edge.
Oshane Thomas to Ben Stokes. Short again, this is on the body, Stokes pulls it towards fine leg for an easy single. Good over this for the visitors, 9 from it.
Oshane Thomas to Ben Stokes. Full and wide outside off, left alone.
Oshane Thomas to Ben Stokes. FOUR! Hammered! That made a cracking sound off the bat! Short and on off, Stokes gets into position quickly and pulls it powerfully through mid-wicket for the second boundary of the over.
Oshane Thomas to Ben Stokes. Better! Closer to the off pole and on a length. Buttler guides it to the slip fielder!
Oshane Thomas to Ben Stokes. FOUR! Poor bowling! Short and wide outside off, Buttler slaps it through covers and a boundary results.
Oshane Thomas to Ben Stokes. Back of a length on off, the batter stands tall and defends it onto the ground.
Carlos Brathwaite to Jos Buttler. Well fielded! Full and outside off, Buttler goes for the drive but the ball flies off the outside edge past the two slip fielders. Third man does well to run to his left and save a couple.
Carlos Brathwaite to Jos Buttler. The ball is way outside the off stump, easy leave for the batsman.
Carlos Brathwaite to Jos Buttler. Third leave in a row as once again it is bowled outside off.
Carlos Brathwaite to Jos Buttler. Outside off again, another leave.
Carlos Brathwaite to Jos Buttler. Beaten all ends up! Brathwaite lands it on a length around off, Buttler walks ahead and looks to flick but the ball pitches and moves away. Beating the outside edge of Buttler's bat.
Carlos Brathwaite to Jos Buttler. Good length outside off, left alone.
Oshane Thomas to Ben Stokes. Short and wide outside off, let through.
Oshane Thomas to Ben Stokes. WIDE. Short and well over the head of Stokes, left alone and wided.
Oshane Thomas to Jos Buttler. On middle and leg, flicked through mid-wicket for a single.
Oshane Thomas to Jos Buttler. The batsman does well to leave that bouncer.
Man Of The Moment, Jos Buttler, is at the crease.
Oshane Thomas to Eoin Morgan. OUT! The short ball ploy works and captain Morgan is out of here! Morgan looks to play the pull but the extra bounce does him in. The angle cramps him too, with Thomas coming in from around the wicket. A top edge is induced and Sheldon Cottrell at fine leg, going back a few paces, takes it comfortably. 63/4 then... This may not be a 300 pitch. 230-240 could be a winning total.
Oshane Thomas to Eoin Morgan. FOUR! Just too wide outside off, on a length, Morgan just punches it through point.
Oshane Thomas to Eoin Morgan. Outside off, left alone.
Carlos Brathwaite to Ben Stokes. Goes back in his crease and blocks.
Carlos Brathwaite to Ben Stokes. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
Carlos Brathwaite to Ben Stokes. Full and around middle, Ben looks to defend but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads.
Carlos Brathwaite to Ben Stokes. Comes down the track to counter the swing but can only defend.
Carlos Brathwaite to Ben Stokes. Massive movement. Terrific bowling. Lands it in the tempting area, inviting Stokes to drive, the all-rounder obliges but then the ball pitches and moves away to beat the outside edge.
Carlos Brathwaite to Ben Stokes. Full and outside off, Stokes comes forward to defend but the ball swings away past the outside edge.
Oshane Thomas to Eoin Morgan. The batsman has stood up on his toes to play that one. End of a fiery over.
Oshane Thomas to Eoin Morgan. Played to the point region by the batsman.
Oshane Thomas to Eoin Morgan. Full and outside off, Morgan leans and drives uppishly but it does not carry to short extra cover.
Oshane Thomas to Eoin Morgan. Short and outside off, Morgan slashes but misses.
Oshane Thomas to Ben Stokes. A short ball, around middle and leg, Stokes takes his hands off that one. The ball hits the handle of the bat and goes towards square leg. A single taken.
Oshane Thomas to Ben Stokes. Cut into half. On a good length around middle, Stokes looks to push but the ball comes back in and beats the inside edge. Yes, inside.
Oshane Thomas into the attack.
Carlos Brathwaite to Ben Stokes. Played through mid-wicket by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Carlos Brathwaite to Ben Stokes. Outside off, played straight to point.
Carlos Brathwaite to Ben Stokes. Down the leg side, Stokes misses his flick and the ball goes off his pads. Hope dives to his right and stops the ball.
Carlos Brathwaite to Ben Stokes. Outside off, left alone.
Carlos Brathwaite to Alex Hales. OUT! Caught behind! There is that extra bounce and Hales departs. Short and outside off, Alex looks to cut but is cramped for room due to the extra bounce and gets an outside edge. Simple catch for Shai Hope. The partnership was just beginning to brew, worth 39... Ben Stokes walks in now.
Carlos Brathwaite to Alex Hales. Short and outside off, cut behind point for a couple.
Jason Holder to Eoin Morgan. Played to the mid-wicket region by the batsman. They manage to come back for the second.
Jason Holder to Eoin Morgan. FOUR! Another lovely shot. Full and outside off, Morgan leans and drives it through the covers for a boundary!
Jason Holder to Eoin Morgan. The batsman was beaten and missed the line of the delivery.
Jason Holder to Eoin Morgan. Full and outside off, pushed straight to cover.
Jason Holder to Eoin Morgan. Full and outside off, driven straight to mid off.
Jason Holder to Eoin Morgan. On a good length around middle, watchfully defended.
Carlos Brathwaite to Alex Hales. The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball.
Carlos Brathwaite to Alex Hales. Outside off, left alone.
Carlos Brathwaite to Alex Hales. Full and outside off, driven straight to cover.
Carlos Brathwaite to Alex Hales. DROPPED, FOUR! Shimron Hetmyer it is. Struggled during the Tests, has put one down again. Short and wide outside off, Hales smashes it through point. Hetmyer dives to his right from backward point and should have taken it, really. The ball hits his right palm and bursts through.
Carlos Brathwaite to Alex Hales. Short and wide outside off, Hales slashes but misses.
Carlos Brathwaite to Alex Hales. Full and around middle, pushed towards mid on.
Jason Holder to Eoin Morgan. Short and wide outside off, Eoin slashes hard but misses.
Jason Holder to Eoin Morgan. Outside off, left alone.
Jason Holder to Eoin Morgan. Half volley outside off, Morgan leans and drives it through the covers for a couple.
Jason Holder to Alex Hales. The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Jason Holder to Alex Hales. Landed outside off, let through again.
Jason Holder to Alex Hales. Full and outside off, Hales shoulders arms.
Sheldon Cottrell to Alex Hales. Played to the mid-wicket region by the batsman. One run added to the total.
Sheldon Cottrell to Alex Hales. FOUR! Smashes the bones out of this one. Up and over point.
Sheldon Cottrell to Alex Hales. FOUR! The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. The ball has crossed the ropes. The umpire signals four runs.
Sheldon Cottrell to Alex Hales. The batsman has played it to the point region.
Sheldon Cottrell to Alex Hales. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
Sheldon Cottrell to Alex Hales. Outside off, left alone.
Jason Holder to Eoin Morgan. FOUR! In the air but in the gap! Full and outside off, Morgan leans and drives. The ball is in the air exactly between cover and point. Races to the fence.
Jason Holder to Alex Hales. Full and around middle, Hales gets across and works it in front of square on the leg side for a run.
Jason Holder to Alex Hales. FOUR! Nice drive. Full and around middle, Holder drives it down the ground and calls for a quick single. Mid on dives to his left but misses. Forget the single. Save your legs.
Jason Holder to Alex Hales. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
Jason Holder to Eoin Morgan. Full and outside off, Morgan looks to drive but gets an outside edge towards third man. A single taken.
Jason Holder to Eoin Morgan. Full and around off, watchfully blocked out.
Jason Holder to Eoin Morgan. WIDE. Full and down the leg side, flick shot missed.
Sheldon Cottrell to Alex Hales. Nothing on the Free Hit. A length ball, outside off, Hales swings but misses.
FREE HIT TIME.
Sheldon Cottrell to Alex Hales. NO BALL! Oops... that has slipped out of the hands. Cottrell slips and so does the ball, out of his hand. Goes way outside the pitch and lands near Ashley Nurse at second slip! Anyone remembering Steve Harmison? Ashes 2006?
Sheldon Cottrell to Alex Hales. Full and around off, driven down the ground. Mid off makes a good diving save to his right.
Sheldon Cottrell to Alex Hales. WIDE. Appeal for a caught behind down the leg side, bu wide signalled. Hales missed his flick and some of the players appealed but no review taken.
Sheldon Cottrell to Alex Hales. Played through mid-wicket by the batsman.
Sheldon Cottrell to Alex Hales. Full and around off, watchfully blocked out.
Sheldon Cottrell to Alex Hales. Outside off, left alone.
Sheldon Cottrell to Alex Hales. Landed around middle and leg, cutting back in, worked towards mid-wicket.
Jason Holder to Eoin Morgan. The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump.
Jason Holder to Eoin Morgan. Landed outside off, moving away, Morgan feels for it but misses.
Jason Holder to Alex Hales. Played to the mid-wicket region by the batsman. One run added to the total.
Jason Holder to Alex Hales. Played to the mid-wicket region by the batsman.
Jason Holder to Eoin Morgan. Outside off, steered to third man for a single.
Captain Eoin Morgan walks in at number 4, replacing Root.
Jason Holder to Joe Root. OUT! Catching practice and full marks to Joe Root! This is poor batting and all of a sudden, Windies have two in the bag. A short ball, outside off, Root gets on top of the bounce and plays the upper cut. Very nice shot, when one first sees it. The ball flies in the air but oops... Sheldon Cottrell is waiting for it at squarish third man! Did Root not see that man over there? Or did he intend to play it finer? Well, he can contemplate that in the dressing room. Holder is pumped up!
Sheldon Cottrell to Alex Hales. Around middle and leg, watchfully defended back to the bowler. A stare from Cottrell to the batsman.
Sheldon Cottrell to Alex Hales. WIDE. Down the leg side, flick shot missed.
Sheldon Cottrell to Alex Hales. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
Sheldon Cottrell to Joe Root. An edge now. Full and wide outside off, Root looks to drive but the ball swings away, takes the outside edge and flies down to third man. A streaky single to get off the mark.
Joe Root walks in at number 3, replacing Bairstow.
Sheldon Cottrell to Jonny Bairstow. OUT! DRAGGED ON! The leg stump has gone for a walk. Full and outside off, Bairstow looks to drive but does not look to move his feet. There is a big gap between bat and pad and the ball cannons off the inside edge onto the stumps. Replays show that there was a hint of inswing as well. Early break for the military man.
Sheldon Cottrell to Jonny Bairstow. TOP EDGE, FOUR! Decent ball from Cottrell. Short ball, aimed at the body, Bairstow looks to pull but is cramped for room. Gets a top edge which flies over the keeper to the fine leg fence.
Sheldon Cottrell to Jonny Bairstow. Full and outside off, pushed straight to cover.
Jason Holder to Alex Hales. Outside off, left alone this time.
Jason Holder to Alex Hales. What a peach. After a string of loose balls, suddenly Holder slips in a lovely ball. Pitches this on a good length, just outside off, Hales looks to play but then the ball nibbles past the outside edge.
Jason Holder to Jonny Bairstow. Full and around middle, finally a legal ball, flicked through mid-wicket for a single.
Jason Holder to Jonny Bairstow. HAT-TRICK OF WIDES NOW. Almost like playing the same tape again and again. One more down the leg side.
Jason Holder to Jonny Bairstow. ANOTHER WIDE. Again, struggling with the breeze and line, slips this down the leg side, does Jason.
Jason Holder to Jonny Bairstow. WIDE. Short and down the leg side, Bairstow lets it go.
Jason Holder to Alex Hales. Hales is off the mark. Flicks this off his pads to get to the other end.
Jason Holder to Alex Hales. Short ball outside off, Hales looks to cut it but fails to connect.
Jason Holder to Jonny Bairstow. On the hips of the batsman who tucks it away around the corner for a single.
Jason Holder to bowl from the other end with the second new ball.
Sheldon Cottrell to Jonny Bairstow. On the pads, Bairstow turns it away to the on side to retain strike for the next one. England are 6/0 after the first over.
Sheldon Cottrell to Jonny Bairstow. Length on the leg side again. Bairstow tries working this away but misses. The ball hits his thigh pad.
Sheldon Cottrell to Jonny Bairstow. Around off, Bairstow plays it with a straight bat towards mid on.
Sheldon Cottrell to Jonny Bairstow. WIDE! Goes full on the pads, Bairstow covers his stumps and let's it go. Wide given.
Sheldon Cottrell to Jonny Bairstow. Back of a length again on top of off. Jonny jumps to keep it out.
Sheldon Cottrell seems to be having trouble near the landing area. He has requested for some sawdust to be applied in that region.
Sheldon Cottrell to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! First runs of the day. Similar line and length. This time Bairstow hops and and gets it fine to the fine leg boundary.
Sheldon Cottrell to Jonny Bairstow. Comes in from over the wicket and lands this on a back of a length of the leg side. Bairstow looks to nudge it but gets it on the thigh pad.
Time to get going. The players are on the field. Alex Hales and Jonny Bairstow are the openers for England. Sheldon Cottrell will run up with the first ball.
TEAM NEWS - Windies are unchanged while the visitors have a solitary one. Liam Plunkett has an injury and is replaced by Tom Curran in this all-important final game.
TOSS - Windies have won the toss and elect to field first.
Welcome to game number 5 and the final match of this ODI series. Huge sixes and big scores have been the flavor of this rubber between the Windies and England so far. Heading into the final game, the hosts are trailing 1-2 with one game being washed out. They will hope to win this one and tie the series. St.Lucia is the third venue for the ODIs and the factor of the unknown will be there for both sides. As has been the series' pattern so far, the team who manages to bowl better should end up on the winning side. All eyes on the bowling units hence. Can Caribbean calypso beat this English batting machine that is smashing the smithereens out of bowling attacks? Or will the away side take home the trophy? All to play for, toss to follow...
The trophy is shared 2-2 and Holder and Morgan smile. The former has plenty to take from this series but the latter, hmmm... One of the favourites for the World Cup? That tag has taken a serious beating. Questioned by the number 9 team in the world. He will hope that the Brits do well in the T20I format, which arguably, is the best for the Windies. Promises to be a cracker. Join us on Friday, Match 5, 2019 at 4 pm local (2000 GMT) for the first of a 3-match T20I series, at this very same venue in St. Lucia. ADIOS! TAKE CARE!
Victorious Windies captain, Jason Holder, is proud of his unit. Says that it was tough on the boys after the first game but they did not lose hope. is happy with the intent they showed in spite of the demoralizing loss in the previous ODI. On Gayle, Holder says that Chris is Chris but the main focus was on the team showing positive intent with the bat and attacking intent with the ball. On the series overall, Jason says that there are still things to be learnt and this final ODI was a good learner. He observes that the middle overs are the key where England score big and today, they concentrated on restricting the boundaries and the Windies were successful. On the surface, Holder says that it was a bouncy wicket but they still needed to put it in the right areas. Credits England for starting off well in Powerplay 1 but then praises Thomas and Nurse for shutting it down in the middle overs.
424 runs, 13 sixes. Universe Boss, CHRIS GAYLE, IS THE MAN OF THE SERIES. Take a bow. Smiles and says that he is only 39. Asks the youngsters across the world - what are they doing? Then becomes serious and praises the bowlers and Oshane Thomas for setting up the win. On the run chase, Gayle says that the 16-run opening over gave Windies plenty of momentum and he took it from there. Praises England for their bowling throughout the series, especially Mark Wood, for sheer pace. On his own self, whether this is the final innings in the Caribbean, Gayle says that he was not sure, but if this is the last, he wanted to go out with a bang. Adds further that this series status is a big boost for the Windies. They wanted to go into the World Cup with a bit of respect and he says that if the bowling attack performs like this in England, they can make a few heads turn.
OSHANE THOMAS HAS BEEN NAMED THE MAN OF THE MATCH FOR HIS FIFER. Seems to be a shy guy. Politely says that the wicket seemed to have a lot for the fast bowlers and he only bowled it in the right areas. On learning at the international stage, Thomas says that the experience was great, after featuring mainly in the CPL.
Eoin Morgan admits that England struggled to bat throughout their innings on a bouncy track. Adds that they were way off the board and with the ball, were all over the place. Bluntly says that they did not deserve to win. Says that nothing is easy and England need to find out ways to score on challenging tracks and hang out in the middle. Stresses that the unit has done it on slower and lower wickets but need to now do it in conditions and tracks like these. On the series overall, Morgan states that England have competed well but have not been at their best. Hence, he feels that 2-2 is a fair reflection of how the series unfolded. Ends by saying that today's performance was disappointing but he will take plenty of positives from the series.
Clearly a day to forget for England. Eoin Morgan had said that they would be tested in this ODI series and they have been. But they have been blown away, to be honest, by one man. Today though, it was more due to the disciplined bowling by the Windies. It will be interesting to see what Morgan says in the presentation. Stay tuned...
Earlier, after electing to bowl, Windies were excellent with the ball. They did not bowl loose stuff, which meant the visitors had to manufacture their shots. Batting was by no means easy but the technique against short stuff was found wanting. Not one of the top 7 had answers to the hurried bouncers. They tried to see off the passage of play but once Stokes was dismissed, the innings was ushered into completion.
The Caribbean is dancing in Gayle's glory. Let us join them. Christopher Henry Gayle. Retiring post the World Cup? Why? 39 sixes in a 5-match ODI series with one game less. The Universe Boss still has plenty of fuel left in the tank. His 27-ball 77 meant that the others did not have to do much and England were given a proper pasting. The number 1 ranked ODI side were asked to fetch the leather and plenty of dirty linen were washed. Battered and hammered. Beaten black and blue.
We have just gone 5 minutes post the scheduled innings break, that is how quickly the match has enfolded. Those tuning in now might just read Gayle's fastest ODI Fifty but there was a team which batted before, toiled for 28 overs but mustered only 113. Only to see that being kicked off in not even half of the overs they faced.
What a way to make a statement. All done, all dusted. Start the car! All over in 40.2 overs. This has been one cracking T20. Oops... was it an ODI? My word. It has been a Chris Gayle show again but do not forget who set it up in the first place.
Tom Curran to Shimron Hetmyer. FOUR! Windies win! Bravo finishes it off with a boundary. Full and on off stump from Curran, Bravo drives that one beautifully down the ground and beats the mid off fielder for a boundary. Comfortable win for the home side as they beat England with 7 wickets in hand and 227 BALLS TO SPARE!
Tom Curran to have a go now.
Mark Wood to Darren Bravo. On off stump from Wood, Bravo off the front foot hits that through the off side. They take a couple. Just 3 to win now.
Mark Wood to Darren Bravo. On middle and leg from Wood. Bravo paddles that one on the leg side.
Mark Wood to Darren Bravo. WIDE. Down the leg side, flick shot missed.
Mark Wood to Darren Bravo. Around middle and off, defended watchfully.
Mark Wood to Darren Bravo. On off stump from Wood, Bravo hits that one straight to the cover fielder.
Mark Wood to Shimron Hetmyer. EDGED, SAFE! Once again Hetmyer backs away to the leg side and throws his bat at it. Gets a thick outside edge which flies over short third man! Just a single though.
Mark Wood to Shimron Hetmyer. FOUR! Just outside off stump from Wood, Hetmyer gives himself room and hits that over the off side for a boundary. Just 7 needed now.
Chris Woakes to Darren Bravo. On middle and leg, defended back to the bowler.
Chris Woakes to Darren Bravo. WIDE! Bouncer is too high from the bowler Woakes. Bravo ducks underneath and lets that go to the keeper. Dot ball.
Chris Woakes to Darren Bravo. FOUR! Too full in length, Bravo gives himself room to the leg side and swings hard but gets a thick inside edge. There is no mid on in place and the ball races away.
Chris Woakes to Darren Bravo. On middle and off from Woakes, moves across towards slip. Bravo beaten all ends up. No run.
Chris Woakes to Darren Bravo. Bouncer! The batsman ducks in time to let that one go over him.
Chris Woakes to Darren Bravo. On middle and off from Woakes. Bravo defends that but straight to bowler. No run.
Chris Woakes to Shimron Hetmyer. Another slower ball, fuller in length, around middle, worked through mid-wicket for a single.
Powerplay 2 time. 4 fielders outside the 30-yard circle, till the..........40th over. Take your time...
Mark Wood to Darren Bravo. Bouncer this time from Wood. Bravo ducks and lets that go through to the keeper. Dot to finish the over.
Mark Wood to Darren Bravo. Nicely bowled from Wood. On off stump going away, Bravo tries to play at it, misses it. Straight to the keeper. No run.
Mark Wood to Darren Bravo. A short ball, around leg stump, Darren hops and fends it down.
Mark Wood to Darren Bravo. On a good length around middle, played away towards point.
Mark Wood to Shimron Hetmyer. Played to the mid-wicket region by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Mark Wood to Darren Bravo. Full and outside off, pushed through the covers for a single.
Chris Woakes to Shimron Hetmyer. Outside off, Bravo gets across and shoulders arms.
Shimron Hetmyer walks in at number 5, replacing Hope.
Chris Woakes to Shai Hope. OUT! BOWLED! Ugly shot from Hope and he has no hope. Windies lose their third wicket. Hope has to go. Off cutter from Woakes on off stump, Hope tries to hit that over the on side, ends up missing it and the timber is disturbed.
Chris Woakes to Shai Hope. Short this time from Woakes. Hope tries to pull that one but misses it as the ball hits his arm.
Chris Woakes to Shai Hope. On off stump again from Woakes. Hope off the front foot defends that one. Dot ball.
Chris Woakes to Shai Hope. Full and outside off, Hope lofts this over mid off and comes back for the second.
Chris Woakes to Shai Hope. On off stump from Woakes. Hope of the back foot defends it. No run.
Darren Bravo comes in for the finishing duties.
Mark Wood to Chris Gayle. OUT! Dragged on! The fun ends. Gayle cannot quite see his team through to the finish line. A length ball, around middle, Gayle looks to pull but the ball stays slightly low and skids through, beneath the bat. Hits the top of off. The entire crowd in Grenada stands up as one. What a champion knock. What a series he has had. The Universe Boss is back.
Mark Wood to Chris Gayle. SIX! Where has this gone? Into orbit! His 9th six. Bowled short, around middle, Gayle just clubs it leisurely over mid-wicket.
Mark Wood to Chris Gayle. FOUR! Streaky but who will care? A full toss, around middle, Gayle backs away and swings hard but gets a thick inside edge which escapes short fine leg!
Mark Wood to Chris Gayle. FOUR! The upper cut again! Short and outside off, Gayle backs away and ramps it over the short third man fielder!
Mark Wood to Chris Gayle. SIX. Raining sixes here! Short outside off stump, Gayle gives himself room again to hit that over deep point, way back in the stands for another maximum.
Mark Wood to Chris Gayle. SIX! He is dealing in maximums even on this bouncy surface. Short and outside off, Gayle backs away and upper cuts it over point!
Chris Woakes to Shai Hope. Landed outside off, punched straight to point.
Chris Woakes to Shai Hope. SIX! Hope gets in to the act. On middle stump little bit fuller. Hope presents full face of the bat to hit that over the bowlers head for a maximum.
Chris Woakes to Shai Hope. Outside off, played straight to point.
Chris Woakes to Shai Hope. The batsman defends it from within the crease.
Chris Woakes to Chris Gayle. Fuller in length, around off stump from Woakes. Gayle tries to swing hard but the ball takes the inside edge and goes past the stumps towards short fine leg. A single taken.
Chris Woakes to Chris Gayle. A short ball outside off, Gayle rocks back to pull but misses.
Mark Wood to Shai Hope. Played through mid-wicket by the batsman. Two runs added to the total.
Mark Wood to Chris Gayle. Fifty up for Gayle of just 19 balls. Fastest in ODIs by a Windies batsman. On middle as Gayle defends that one to take a quick single.
Mark Wood to Chris Gayle. A bouncer around middle, ducked under.
Mark Wood to Chris Gayle. SIX! MURDERED! The Universe Boss is making a short work of this run chase. Short and around middle, Gayle backs away and pulls it over mid-wicket!
Mark Wood to Chris Gayle. Backs away to the leg side and bunts it back to the bowler.
Mark Wood to Chris Gayle. SIX! Its out of here! Gayle continues on his merry ways. On middle from wood, Gayle clears his front foot and hoicks that one over deep mid-wicket.
Chris Woakes to Shai Hope. Another LBW appeal, turned down again. This time England do not review. A length ball, around middle, Hope misses his flick and is hit on the pads. Going down leg.
Chris Woakes to Shai Hope. The batsman appears to have been struck on the thigh pad.
Chris Woakes to Shai Hope. Around off and outside off, let through by the batsman.
Chris Woakes to Shai Hope. Full and around middle, Hope looks to flick but gets a leading edge which goes over point. A couple taken.
Chris Woakes to Shai Hope. Outside off, left alone.
Chris Woakes to Shai Hope. A huge shout for LBW, turned down. A length ball, around middle, Hope looks to tuck it to the leg side but misses and is hit on the pads. Woakes appeals but the umpire turns it down. England take the review but Hawk Eye signals it to be clipping the top of leg stump. So umpire's call stays. Review intact.
Mark Wood to Chris Gayle. The batsman goes for the pull but misses it completely.
Mark Wood to Chris Gayle. The batsman has been hit on the glove or forearm.
Mark Wood to Chris Gayle. Unusual bounce. Too high to worry the batsman! The umpire signals a wide.
Mark Wood to Shai Hope. On middle and off this time from wood. Hope tucks that one on the leg side. Hope off the mark.
Mark Wood to Shai Hope. Short and on off stump. Extra bounce as Gayle leaves that one through to the keeper. Umpire calls wide.
Mark Wood to Shai Hope. A short ball outside off, Hope looks to tuck but misses and is hit on the pads.
Shai Hope walks in at number 3, replacing Campbell.
Mark Wood to John Campbell. OUT! BOWLED! England get something to celebrate. The length does it for the visitors. Full and around middle, Campbell looks to work across the line but the pace of Wood is too much for him. The ball whizzes past the bat's outside edge and cannons into the stumps.
Mark Wood to John Campbell. Outside off, left alone.
Chris Woakes to Chris Gayle. SIX! HUMONGOUS! A short ball, around off, Gayle backs away and swats it straight over the sightscreen! 23 from the over, 16 from the previous one, Windies are looking to end this before the scheduled innings break.
Chris Woakes to Chris Gayle. CAUGHT BUT IT IS A NO BALL! Gayle was correct. He knows the rules. Look at the fourth ball of the over. A short ball, signalled one bouncer for the over. Okay. You cannot find it because I did not write it. My folly. Anyways, I make up for that. So because that was one bouncer for the over, the second bouncer of the over will be a no ball. Gayle is down the track to pull but miscues it towards long leg. Simple catch for Adil Rashid and England celebrate but the Universe Boss stands his ground. It is referred upstairs and sure enough, a no ball is signalled.
Gone? No ball? England are celebrating but Gayle is going nowhere. He is expecting a no ball to be signalled because it could be the second bouncer of the over. Checking...
Chris Woakes to Chris Gayle. FOUR! Ho ho ho! Extraordinary short from Gayle. It is a short ball, outside leg, Chris walks down the track, opens up his body stance and swats this via a pull behind square on the leg side! The stand moves to 33 from 17 balls. with Gayle 31 from 10!
Chris Woakes to Chris Gayle. A short ball, right on middle, the Universe Boss looks to pull but misses.
Chris Woakes to Chris Gayle. SIX MORE! This time on the off side. A length ball, outside off, Gayle backs away and slaps it over cover for half a dozen! 85 more needed now!
Chris Woakes to Chris Gayle. SIX! Beautifully hit! Gayle has rocketed to 21 from 7 balls. 2 fours, 2 maximums. Full and around middle and leg, Chris clears his front leg and swings it massively over mid-wicket! The stand moves to 23 from 14 balls.
Chris Woakes to Chris Gayle. A short ball, around middle, Gayle looks to pull but misses.
Mark Wood to John Campbell. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.
Mark Wood to John Campbell. WIDE. A short ball, way too high outside off, signalled a wide as Campbell lets it through.
Mark Wood to John Campbell. The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.
Mark Wood to John Campbell. Outside off, left alone.
Mark Wood to John Campbell. Short and outside off, Campbell looks to pull but gets a bottom edge behind.
Mark Wood to John Campbell. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
Mark Wood to John Campbell. Outside off, left alone.
Mark Wood to bowl with the second new ball.
Chris Woakes to Chris Gayle. SIX! The best of the lot! 16 from the opening over! A length ball, around middle, Gayle swings this over mid-wicket and gets half a dozen!
Chris Woakes to Chris Gayle. FOUR! Short and around middle, Gayle pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary!
Chris Woakes to Chris Gayle. FOUR! TOP EDGE AND OVER! A short ball outside off, Gayle looks to pull but gets a top edge. It flies over the slips to the third man fence.
Chris Woakes to Chris Gayle. Around middle and leg, flicked straight to short mid-wicket.
Chris Woakes to John Campbell. Full and around middle, flicked through mid-wicket for a run.
Chris Woakes to Chris Gayle. A short ball, down the leg side, Gayle nudges it off the hips through square leg for a single.