England opener Phil Salt smashed a historic 109 not out to guide the vacationers to a seven-wicket victory towards West Indies within the third T20 worldwide.
Salt reached his first T20 ton in 51 balls as England raced to 226-3 and accomplished the best profitable run chase on the Grenada Nationwide Cricket Stadium to maintain the collection alive.
England’s captain Jos Buttler and Salt received off to a commanding begin as they shared a formidable 115-run opening stand.
The guests wanted 21 runs from the ultimate over and Harry Brook (31no) smashed consecutive sixes over further cowl and effective leg to assist lead England to a surprising victory.
Earlier, Nicholas Pooran (82) led the cost for the West Indies after smashing his career-best T20I rating to assist the hosts publish 222-6.
England’s Adil Rashid (2-32) was the choose of the bowlers as he dismissed Pooran and Shai Hope (26).
West Indies batters lead the cost
England’s all-rounder Moeen Ali (1-26) struck within the first over to dismiss the harmful Brandon King (8) early on with a supply that gripped, turned and clattered the off-stump.
King had punished Moeen’s earlier two balls by backward level and mid-off for 4 however struggled to get into double digits after top-scoring with an unbeaten 82 within the second T20 on Thursday.
Reece Topley (1-32), who was changing Chris Woakes, additionally struck in his first spell to take away Kyle Mayers (0) for a duck with a back-of-a-length supply that kissed the highest of his bat and flew into Buttler’s gloves to go away the hosts 8-2 by the second over.
Shai Hope (26) and Pooran (82) introduced issues underneath management as they shared a 54-run partnership however the former, after hitting two sixes and one boundary, was dismissed by Rashid (2-32). Hope tried to slog-sweep a flighted supply from England’s leg-spinner however top-edged it to cow nook the place Salt took a catch above his head.
Pooran introduced up his eleventh T20I half-century off 37 deliveries after he delicately dabbed a googly from Rashid to 3rd and in addition smashed six boundaries and 6 sixes throughout his outing.
West Indies captain Rovman Powell (39) appeared to assault instantly however his boundaries had been stopped by some unbelievable fielding from Gus Atkinson, who leaped excessive to throw the ball again into the sector and stop a six.
Powell smashed three sixes and two boundaries earlier than he spooned a bouncer from Sam Curran (2-34) up excessive and into the gloves of Buttler.
Curran had Sherfane Rutherford (29), who was changing Shimron Hetmyer, caught by Salt at lengthy on the nineteenth over however not earlier than the 25-year-old hit the earlier ball for six at long-off.
Some late hitting from Andre Russell (8no) and Jason Holder (18no) helped to take West Indies from a modest 197-6 to a commanding 222-6.
West Indies fail to seek out breakthrough in run chase
Buttler high edged a brief ball from Russell to deep backward sq. leg the place Akeal Hosein (0-44) and Alzarri Joseph accomplished a formidable relay catch. The momentum of the ball took Hosein over the rope however he tossed the ball to Joseph who met him at effective leg.
Gudakesh Motie (1-30) struck within the thirteenth over to take away Will Jacks (one) with a back-of-a-length ball that feathered by to West Indies wicketkeeper Pooran.
England managed to remain inside the run-rate all through their innings however nonetheless wanted 31 runs from the ultimate three overs after Liam Livingstone (30) was caught by Powell at long-on.
Nevertheless, the stress didn’t appear to faze Brook who blasted his first ball down the bottom for six off Jason Holder (1-52).
Salt’s knock included 4 fours and 9 sixes as he shared an unbeaten 40-run partnership with Brook, the latter finally smashing a large supply from Russell for six to seal victory.
Salt: We talked about somebody standing up as a match-winner
Participant of the match Phil Salt:
“It feels like it has been a long time coming in an England shirt. It’s special to do it now, especially with them being able to take the series today.
“We have been speaking as a gaggle about somebody standing up and being a match-winner, and the way a lot time you could have.
“We tried to get it down to 60 or 70 off the last five, and that’s what we did, and Brooky came in and finished it off at the end.”
Powell: Windies gave it a good shot
West Indies captain Rovman Powell:
“It’s obviously disappointing to score 220 and lose, but the guys gave it a fair shot.
“Now we have high quality guys on the sector to do the job. It is simply unlucky it did not come off immediately.
“It’s just for us to sit down, take the flight tomorrow and come up with plans. I think the plans are still very good against these English batters.”
What’s subsequent?
The five-match collection now strikes to Trinidad and Tobago for the ultimate two fixtures on December 19 and December 21, each beginning at 8pm.