The first match of the 5-match T20 series between England national cricket team and West Indies cricket team was played on 10 November (Sunday) at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados. England performed brilliantly and won by 8 wickets. With this win, England has taken a 1-0 lead in the series. The hero of England’s victory was opener Phil Salt, who played a stormy innings of 103 runs not out. Phil Salt was given the title of ‘Player of the Match’ for his excellent century innings.
WI vs ENG 1st T20I: Pooran Shepherd quickfire innings
West Indies, batting first, scored a challenging score of 182 runs for 9 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. . In which Nicholas Pooran scored 38 runs in 29 balls, while in the end Romario Shepherd scored 35 runs in 22 balls to take the team to a good score. Apart from this, Gudakesh Moti played a quick innings of 33 runs in just 14 balls, in which he hit three fours and two sixes.
In England’s bowling, Saqib Mahmood performed brilliantly and took 4 wickets for 34 runs in 4 overs. Adil Rashid also took advantage of his experience and took 3 important wickets for 32 runs in 4 overs. Liam Livingstone also took 1 wicket for 21 runs in 2 overs.
Magical inning by Phil Salt
England started very aggressively while chasing the target of 183 runs. Phil Salt and Jacob Bethal shared a partnership of more than 100 runs for the third wicket. Phil Salt scored an unbeaten 103 off just 54 balls, which included 10 fours and 5 sixes. Jacob Bethal also supported him well and scored an unbeaten 58 off 36 balls. In this way, England achieved the target of 183 runs in just 16.5 overs and won the match by 8 wickets.
