England had a great start with a commanding win over West Indies in the 2nd match of the Super 8 stage on Thursday in St Lucia. West Indies were asked to bat first after England captain Jos Buttler won the toss. Johnson Charles and Brandon King showed their class with attacking shots. With the scoreboard reading 40 King retired hurt after injuring himself while running.
Nicolas Pooran and Johnson Charles struggled against disciplined England bowling with a lot of dot deliveries. Rovman Powell showed his class by smashing Livingstone for 3 successive sixes that shifted the momentum. Livingstone returned taking the wicket of Powell for 36 off 17 balls. Powell and Pooran added 43 runs for the 2nd wicket.
The England bowlers showed their death bowling not allowing as Nicolas Pooran made 36 off 32 balls. Sherfane Rutherford’s unbeaten 28 off 15 deliveries posted an impressive total of 180 for 4. Â Four England bowlers took 1 wicket each.
In reply, Phil Salt was given a reprieve early on by Nicolas Pooran. He made them pay with aggressive shots keeping the momentum going for defending champions England. Salt and Buttler put on 67 runs for the opening wicket laying a strong foundation. Â Moeen Ali fell cheaply which gave some hope for West Indies.
Salt reached fifty off just 38 balls keeping the momentum going for England. After reaching his milestone, Salt took apart West Indies bowling keeping the scoreboard ticking along with Bairstow. England won the match with ease by 8 wickets with 15 balls to spare.
Phil Salt made use of the batting conditions keeping the scoreboard ticking not allowing the West Indies bowlers to settle. Salt and Bairstow smashed 30 runs of Alazzari Joseph that shifted the match completely in favor of England’s favor.
They would be hoping to contiune their winning momentum in the remaining two Super 8 matches.
Phil Salt smashed 4,6,4,6,6,4 – 30 runs in an over against Romario Shepherd..
England roaring in Super 8..#EngvsWI #t20iworldcup #T20CW24 #WestIndies
— ShivRaj Yadav (@shivaydv_) June 20, 2024
Phil Salt in first 37 balls – 49 runs.
Phil Salt in next 10 balls – 38 runs.WHAT A KNOCK, He literally made the chase easier & improved the NRR in Super 8 for England 🌟#ENGvsWI #T20WorldCup Romario Shepherd #t20inUSA pic.twitter.com/M7KdybddYd
— Vishal (@vk26011950) June 20, 2024
Two Barbadian fraudsters playing for England destroyed WI tonight
— Black XAU (@crocski) June 20, 2024
Australia made a mistake by winning against Scotland. England is going to win this wc in a row now
— Heisenberg (@Saymyname345920) June 20, 2024
England beats westindies by 8 wickets. Salt and bairstro Good batting .
Toughf time westindies. #ENGvWI— Ranveer Godara (@Ranveer29813055) June 20, 2024
England scares me more
30 runs in single over ah Reyyy idhi ipl kaadhu ra#ENGVSWI— Hitchcock (@hitchie_) June 20, 2024
England packing both Euros and T20 WC would be an absolute cinema!
— nk💫 (@nkoptimist) June 20, 2024
England looks complete side
Sheer dominance against the Favourites— Rehan Zia 🇵🇰 (@RehanZia5) June 20, 2024
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