Stand-in skipper Liam Livingstone powered England’s superb century to set up a series decider with a five-wicket win over West Indies in the second ODI in Antigua.
Livingstone (124 no for 85) suffered an eight-wicket defeat in the series opener at the same venue on Thursday as England were dismissed for 209 in 45.1 overs, two runs short of 50.
But two days later, the tourists outscored West Indies 328-6 (with Shai Hope (117) scoring a record 17 centuries) and scored their maiden ODI hundred at an impressive pace, scoring their first ODI hundred on Wednesday. They were close with 15 balls left before the final game in Barbados (6pm UK). ) Winner takes all.
Livingstone, who replaced captain Jos Buttler (calf) a few weeks after being dropped, and Sam Curran (52 for 52) combined for 4 for 160 with an ask of 169 off 132 balls, with Livingstone in first place until he exploded from the 41st over onwards. absorbed the pressure. He turned his 60-ball fifty into a 77-ball ton and cracked a total of nine sixes.
The 31-year-old, who hit 140 off 107 balls with Curran, produced a crazy six at the back end and displayed devastating batting that sent the likes of Moty, Jayden Shields and Shamar Joseph into the stands.
The loss was tough for Hope. Hope punished England wicketkeeper Phil Salt for dropping 60 to take his team to 328-6. The skipper was assisted during the 12-2 to 143 stand by Keerthy Carty (71) and then Sharfan Rutherford (54). ), hit a 35-ball fifty with the club.
West Indies came into bat with 328 wins and 6 losses.
This is the second time England have fielded nine bowlers in an ODI, the first being against Sri Lanka in the 1987 World Cup. Salt and Jordan Cox were the only ones who did not return their arms.
This meant that Jofra Archer (1-40), who was ultimately to dismiss Hope, bowled only nine out of the expected 10 overs, and Sir Alastair Cook said that this approach was “confused”. “It was an invitation to the government,” he said during his review of the bill. TNT Sports Only leg-spinner Adil Rashid (2-62) achieved the quota.
But any errors Livingston may have made on the field were more than made up for with his bat, hitting six shots and adding five fours, but more importantly, he succeeded under pressure, It was a test in which Brendon McCollum staked his right to play a major role when he was in charge of the at-bat. White ball team from January.
Turner takes early wickets ahead of Hope and Livingstone stars
Other bright spots for England were John Turner, who took his first international wicket in the second match after dismissing West Indies openers Brandon King (7) and Evin Lewis (4), and It was Jacob Bethel’s first ODI fifty. , his skill and tempo earned him a call-up to the Test squad for the impending tour of New Zealand.
John Turner celebrates England’s first wicket
Turner batted in the second over, King was caught nicely by a diving Cox at point, but Lewis was pouched on the leg side by Salt in the Hampshire quick.
Hope and Carty stabilized the West Indies and it took another 26 overs before England attacked again. Carty bowled with bat and pad in the 31st over on Rashid’s gooley shortly after being dropped by Archer to Turner in a deep backward square.
Hope was supposed to be dismissed in the 25th over, but Salt spilled his chance near the stumps after the captain tried to cut Bethel through the offside.
Only Chris Gayle (25) and Brian Lara (19) have won more ODIs for West Indies than Hope.
England were chasing another 67 points, with Hope holing out off the pace from Archer and sharing a crucial stand with powerful left-handers Rutherford and Hetmyer, scoring 57 points for 79 points and 17 points for 31 points respectively.
Hope’s 124th ODI hundred was his 17th, equaling Desmond Haynes’ record for the West Indies, only Chris Gayle (25) and Brian Lara ( 19 times).
It remains a mystery how a man who averages close to 50 in ODIs is still able to break through Test cricket, a format he last played three years ago.
England’s Phil Salt leads the way with 57 runs.
In West Indies’ other matches, Shimron Hetmyer (11 off 24) hit three sixes at long-on after being glassed on for three by Will Jacks, while Matthew Ford (11) (23) scored three consecutive maximum shots from Saquib Mahmood, who was recalled. Final end.
Salt, no doubt trying to atone for dropping the Hopes, hit 57 off 42 balls at the start of the chase, but as England lost their third wicket and were the opener after Jacks (12 overs), they were 21 He drove Forde to mid-on in the over. ) and Cox (4) were fired.
Jacob Bethel’s maiden 50th year helps England win
Jacks was the first to fall, taking Forde to deep square leg for one ball after a brilliant cover-driven four, and Cox was then bound out by debutant Shamar Joseph after a agonizing 19-ball stay.
Bethel reached 50 from 51 deliveries in six midwicket overs, but like Salt, he fell just after the milestone, adding 44 with Salt and 52 with match-winner Livingston before being caught deep off Roston Chase. It was done.
West Indies vs England schedule (all UK and Ireland)
- First ODI: Antigua – West Indies win by 8 wickets (DLS)
- 2nd ODI: Antigua – England won by 5 wickets
- 3rd ODI: Barbados – Wednesday, November 6th (6pm)
- First T20: Barbados – Saturday, November 9th (8pm)
- Second T20: Barbados – Sunday November 10th (8pm)
- Third T20: Saint Lucia – Thursday, November 14th (8pm)
- 4th T20: Saint Lucia – Saturday, November 16th (8pm)
- 5th T20: Saint Lucia – Sunday, November 17 (8pm)
