| 0.6 : 0.6: C Woakes to J Campbell, FOUR! MAJESTIC! That is a super shot to get your one-day career underway. Full and outside off, Campbell takes half a stride forward and just drives this down the ground. The shot does not have too much power but has plenty of timing. The fielder at mid off dives to his left but in vain! |
| 2.5 : 2.5: C Woakes to J Campbell, INSIDE EDGE, FOUR! Woakes has his hands on his head. Nearly got through the debutant. A length ball around off, Campbell looks to defend but gets his bat down late and is still not able to counter the late inward movement. Gets an inside edge which just escapes the leg stump. Fine leg is inside, the ball goes outside. |
| 4.3 : 4.3: C Woakes to J Campbell, EDGED, FOUR! Not too much control but plenty of intent. We saw that during the Test series as well. A length ball, outside off, not that wide but Campbell throws his bat at it. Gets a thick outside edge which flies over the slip cordon to the third man fence. |
| 4.6 : 4.6: C Woakes to J Campbell, FOUR! MARVELLOUS! This bloke is looking in excellent touch. Full and around off, Campbell drives it straight back down the ground. No stopping that! |
| 6.5 : 6.5: C Woakes to J Campbell, IT IS A SIX! But not from the bat of the Universe Boss. From the willow of someone who is keen to make an impression. A length ball, around middle and leg, Campbell moves slightly to his right and swings it with the breeze over deep mid-wicket! The first maximum of the game. |
| 8.3 : 8.3: C Woakes to J Campbell, OUT! Straight to the man! Woakes gets the first breakthrough. It is not a good ball in terms of length but not a bad ball either in terms of plan. The English bowlers have quickly sized up this pitch, understanding that they are not going to get wickets off the pitch. Hence, they are playing with the batsman's patience. And that is one thing which the Windies rarely possess. Campbell was looking to tee off but now, he is going off the ground. A short ball, around off |
| 9.3: M Wood to S Hope, FOUR! PRISTINE! Full on middle, Hope comes forward and drives this straight down the ground, beating mid on! |
| 9.4 : 9.4: M Wood to S Hope, FOUR! Ho ho ho! Delightful stroke! Full and around middle, Hope whips it uppishly and almost clears the fence at mid-wicket! One bounce and into the ropes. |
| 11.6 : 11.6: L Plunkett to S Hope, FOUR! Fine way to end the over! Full and wide outside off, Hope reaches out and drives it behind point for a boundary! |
| 13.4 : 13.4: L Plunkett to S Hope, MISFIELD, FOUR! Plunkett does not need that. A dropped catch in his previous over and now another poor effort. A short ball outside off, Hope comes down the track and plays a tennis forehand shot. Mistimes it through mid off where Ben Stokes puts in a lumbering drive but misses. He tries getting up and chasing it down but is too late. |
| 14.1 : 14.1: M Ali to C Gayle, SIX! MOST SIXES IN INTERNATIONAL CRICKET - 477! No wonder he has got the name, the Universe Boss. |
| 18.2 : 18.2: M Ali to S Hope, SIX! Going, going and gone! Tossed up outside off, Hope comes down the track and sends it sailing over long on. The ball hits the roof and goes beyond! The 50-run stand is up too! |
| 18.3 : 18.3: M Ali to S Hope, FOUR! 10 from this over already! Dropped short and outside off, Shai goes back and cuts it past a diving Mark Wood at short third man to find the fence! |
| 20.2 : 20.2: M Ali to C Gayle, SIX! HAMMERED AWAY! Floated on middle, Gayle comes down the track and lofts this over wide long on for a biggie. |
| 22.3 : 22.3: M Ali to C Gayle, FOUR! Nice shot. Flighted delivery on middle and leg, Gayle plays a slog sweep over mid-wicket where Bairstow tries to go for the catch but it goes wide of him. It was racing away to the boundary. |
| 24.5 : 24.5: M Ali to C Gayle, SIX! POWERFUL SHOT! Flighted delivery on middle, Gayle plays a slog sweep over mid-wicket for a biggie. From the time, it left the bat it was going into the stands. |
| 25.3 : 25.3: Ben Stokes to C Gayle, FOUR! Fifty for Gayle now! 50th ODI half ton for him. Also consecutive ones as he scored one in the last ODI he played against Bangladesh in 2018 and now scores one here. Also, he is making England pay for the life they gave him. He started off very slowly but now is getting into his own. He also gets there in style. Opens the face of the blade at the very last moment and guides it fine on the off side for a boundary. The crowd is up to applaud his effort. Windies wo |
| 26.2 : 26.2: L Plunkett to C Gayle, SIX! WHACKED AWAY! Length delivery on middle and leg, Gayle lofts this over mid-wicket for a biggie. He is looking good after reaching his fifty. |
| 26.3 : 26.3: L Plunkett to C Gayle, SIX! THAT IS OUT OF THE GROUND! Second six of the over. Bowls a leg cutter on middle and leg, Gayle lofts this over mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 28.5 : 28.5: M Wood to S Hope, FOUR! Nicely played by Shai Hope. Short of a length delivery, Hope pulls it over square leg for a boundary. |
| 29.3 : 29.3: Ben Stokes to S Hope, FOUR! Up and over! Mid off is up and Hope picks his spot to perfection. Full and on off, Hope lofts it over the mid off fielder for a one bounce boundary. |
| 29.4 : 29.4: Ben Stokes to S Hope, OUT! In the air... taken! Stokes provides the much, much-needed breakthrough. A well-deserved wicket for him and he is pumped up. Length and around off, this one straightens a touch. Hope looks to whip it through the leg side with the angle but due to the slight movement, it takes the leading edge and goes towards third man. Rashid there takes a nice catch. Hope walks back dejected, he is finally dismissed after unbeaten scores of 146 and 108. However, his 131-run sta |
| 29.6 : 29.6: Ben Stokes to S Hetmyer, FOUR! What a shot to get off the mark! It was risky but that is how he plays. Clears his front leg and gets a full ball. Hits it over mid off. It is not right off the middle but a lazy effort from the fielder there means it is a boundary. So the intent is clear by the Windies batsmen today. |
| 30.3 : 30.3: M Wood to C Gayle, NO BALL! SIX! HAMMERED AWAY! Bowls a high full toss outside off, Gayle smashes it straight past the bowler over mid off for a biggie. Umpire gives it as a no ball for height. The next ball will be a Free Hit. |
| 30.3: M Wood to C Gayle, SIX! Consecutive sixes for Chris Gayle. Short of a length delivery, Gayle pulls it over mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 30.4 : 30.4: M Wood to S Hetmyer, SIX! Amazing shot from Shimron. Length delivery on middle, Hetmyer lofts this over long on for a biggie. |
| 31.5 : 31.5: L Plunkett to C Gayle, SIX! What a shot. Short delivery, Gayle pulls it over mid-wicket for a biggie. He is dealing in sixes after his fifty. |
| 31.6 : 31.6: L Plunkett to C Gayle, SIX! TOP EDGE AND SAFE! It is his day today. Length delivery on off, Gayle looks to go for the lofted shot but gets a top edge. It goes over third man for a biggie. Chris Gayle moves to the 90s. Another big over for Windies. 17 runs have come from it. England are leaking runs here. |
| 32.6: C Woakes to S Hetmyer, FOUR! Very classy and very smart. Knew it would be outside off so shuffles across. Also it is full and Hetmyer uses his wrists and flicks it through the vacant square leg region for a boundary. Spoils what was a good over till then. Still a good one in the context of the game as the last two have gone for 17 and 22 respectively. |
| 33.3 : 33.3: A Rashid to C Gayle, FOUR! Good shot. Flighted delivery on middle, Gayle sweeps it towards fine leg for a boundary. It was wide of Moeen Ali and he could not get there. He moves to 98. |
| 34.3: C Woakes to S Hetmyer, OUT! Hetmyer's overly-aggressive innings comes to an end. No review can save him this time. Woakes smartly bowls it wide outside off, it is the cutter. Hetmyer throws his bat at it. It goes off the toe end straight to the man at mid off. Roy makes no mistake this time. Woakes gets his second. |
| 35.4 : 35.4: A Rashid to N Pooran, OUT! This is why you should not be holding back your leg spinner. Rashid throws up the challenge to the batsman by tossing it up full and wide outside off. The debutant falls for the bait as he attempts to go big over long off. Fails to make proper connection and Jason Roy judges the catch nicely near the fence. Pooran departs without troubling the scorers. |
| 35.5 : 35.5: A Rashid to D Bravo, SIX! Every batsman has come in with the license to go big from the word go. This is the approach that England adopted post their 2015 World Cup debacle. Very refreshing to see. Rashid once again shows courage to toss it up but this time lands it right in the zone for the left-hander. Bravo goes down on one knee and muscles it over long on for a maximum. That's how you get your innings going. |
| 36.3 : 36.3: C Woakes to D Bravo, FOUR! Beautifully timed. Full on leg, Bravo flicks it through backward square leg for a boundary. |
| 38.2 : 38.2: M Ali to D Bravo, SIX! That sounded good and it also goes over the ropes. 250 up. The slog sweep is brought out and it has been hit well. Over the mid-wicket fence. |
| 39.5 : 39.5: A Rashid to D Bravo, FOUR! Nice shot. Rashid is becoming predictable now. Bowls googly on leg, Darren plays a sweep over square leg for a boundary. |
| 40.1 : 40.1: M Ali to C Gayle, SIX! In the slot and it goes all the way. Full and on off, the spin is out of contention and Gayle lofts it over long off for a biggie. |
| 40.2 : 40.2: M Ali to C Gayle, SIX! Two-in-two! This is bigger! The slog sweep is out, the risk is a lot as it is played against the turn. It is into the stands. |
| 40.5 : 40.5: M Ali to D Bravo, SIX! Third in the over! Bravo is the man this time who sends it into the stands. Outside off, Bravo goes down on one knee and hits it over the long on fence. 21 already from this over with a ball to go. The 50-run stand is also up, a good one especially after the Windies lost a couple quickly. |
| 40.6 : 40.6: M Ali to D Bravo, SIX! Make that 27! Another slog sweep and another biggie. It is over the mid-wicket stand. End of Moeen's spell, he has had a day to forget. 10-0-85-0 is his figures. Bravo moves onto 37 from 20. |
| 43.2 : 43.2: A Rashid to D Bravo, OUT! The 64-run partnership is broken. Floated on middle, Bravo lofts this over mid-wicket but does not get enough on it. It goes to Chris Woakes at deep mid-wicket who takes a comfortable catch this time. Adil Rashid gets his second wicket. This partnership was looking threatening. |
| 43.6 : 43.6: A Rashid to C Gayle, SIX! Chris is going bonkers here. Short delivery, Gayle latches onto it and pulls this over mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 44.4 : 44.4: C Woakes to J Holder, FOUR! Lovely batting! Just used the pace there. Width on offer, all Holder does is open the face of the bat and guides it through point. It races away to the third man fence. |
| 44.5 : 44.5: C Woakes to J Holder, FOUR! Inside out, Holder loves to hit it there. Full and outside off, Holder clears his front leg and lofts it over the cover fielder and into the fence. |
| 46.3 : 46.3: Ben Stokes to C Gayle, OUT! Drags it on! End of a magnificent innings, a knock of brutal hitting. The crowd is up on its feet as Gayle walks back slowly. Stokes dishes out another slower ball outside off, Gayle swings but only manages to get an inside edge onto the stumps. The lack of pace probably does him in there. He though has done his job. But England will be delighted with the wicket. This can make a difference of at least 15 runs to the final total. |
| 47.1 : 47.1: A Rashid to J Holder, OUT! Jason Holder departs! Drifts away from the batsman, Holder looks to go for the slog but misses it completely and gets stumped. It goes to Buttler who in the first attempt misses it and in the second attempt whips the bails off. Holder is nowhere in the crease. He has to go. The replays shows the same. |
| 47.2 : 47.2: A Rashid to A Nurse, SIX! Good shot. Flighted delivery on middle, Nurse lofts this over mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 47.4 : 47.4: A Rashid to A Nurse, SIX! Amazing shot. Flighted delivery on middle, Nurse lofts this straight over the bowler's head for a maximum. |
| 47.6 : 47.6: A Rashid to A Nurse, FOUR! Good shot. Flighted delivery on off, Nurse flicks it over square leg for a boundary. Big over for the Windies. Inspite of losing a wicket they get 19 runs from it. |
| 48.2 : 48.2: Ben Stokes to C Brathwaite, OUT! Good catch! No 'remember the name' heroics from Brathwaite this time as Stokes gets the better of him. Completely deceived was the batsman there. Slower ball on middle, Brathwaite is way too early into the shot. Only manages to hit it up in the air towards point. It has gone so high that it has snow on it as it comes down. Buttler does well to call quickly, settle under it and take the catch. |
| 49.3 : 49.3: A Rashid to D Bishoo, SIX! What a shot from Devendra Bishoo. Floated on middle, Bishoo plays a reverse slog sweep square on the off side for a maximum. |
| 49.6 : 49.6: A Rashid to A Nurse, SIX! Power, this guy is all about power. Ends the innings in style. Goes down on one knee and slog sweeps it into the mid-wicket stands. WINDIES END ON 360! |
| 1.2 : 1.2: O Thomas to J Bairstow, FOUR! Uppish but in the gap! Just uses the pace there. Short and outside off, JB guides it through backward point for the first boundary of the second innings. |
| 2.1 : 2.1: D Bishoo to J Bairstow, FOUR! Bairstow is all set to take charge. On off, Bairstow charges out and strikes it over the bowlers head for a boundary. |
| 2.3 : 2.3: D Bishoo to J Roy, SIX! And this time it's from Jason Roy. Around off, Roy slog sweeps this one over the mid on fence and collects the first maximum of the innings. |
| 3.5 : 3.5: O Thomas to J Roy, FOUR! This time the flick shot results in a boundary. On the pads, Roy works it through square leg, it is off the middle this time and it trickles over the fence. |
| 4.1 : 4.1: D Bishoo to J Roy, FOUR! On off pole, Roy cuts it through point and gets a boundary. |
| 4.2 : 4.2: D Bishoo to J Roy, FOUR! Another one. Jason finds one on middle to which he pulls it towards deep mid-wicket and no fielder there to stop that one. Boundary resulted. |
| 5.1 : 5.1: O Thomas to J Roy, FOUR! Clobbered! That came quickly and it went back quickly. Short and outside off, Roy stands tall and flat-bats it through mid off for a boundary. |
| 5.4 : 5.4: O Thomas to J Bairstow, FOUR! Easy-peasy! 50 up for England and it has come up in quick time. 311 more needed. Short and on middle, Bairstow short-arm jabs it over mid-wicket and bags another boundary. Raining boundaries here. |
| 5.6 : 5.6: O Thomas to J Bairstow, FOUR! Third in the over! This one went to the fence like a tracer bullet. Short again on the body, Bairstow pulls it hard and through square leg. The fielder in the deep dives to his right but in vain. England off to a flier. Ideal start for them. |
| 6.2 : 6.2: J Holder to J Roy, FOUR! Slower ball on middle, Roy works it to square leg and finds a boundary. Boundaries keep coming for the Englishman. |
| 6.5 : 6.5: J Holder to J Bairstow, Short length delivery, Bairstow pulls it to square leg and collects four more. One more of the over. One more for Bairstow. |
| 8.5: J Holder to J Roy, FOUR! Full toss on leg, Roy offers a flick as the ball runs down to mid-wicket fence. |
| 9.2 : 9.2: C Brathwaite to J Bairstow, FOUR! Just using the pace and making use of the angle. Short and on the body, Bairstow swivels and pulls it to the fine leg fence. |
| 9.5 : 9.5: C Brathwaite to J Roy, FOUR! Poor ball and put away! Slower balll and down the leg side, Roy waits for it and then guides it past short fine leg. |
| 10.5: J Holder to J Bairstow, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Holder, the skipper provides the breakthrough. The Windies needed this. Holder bowls this short and outside off, bends his back on this one and gets it to bounce a little extra. Bairstow looks to pull but gets a top edge. Hope behind the stumps takes a fine leaping catch. End of a blazing 90-run opening stand which more-or-less has done their job. Windies though will now hope they can get things under their control. 270 more needed in 235 balls |
| 11.2 : 11.2: C Brathwaite to J Roy, FOUR! A friendly delivery from Carlos. It was going down the leg stump, Roy flicks it towards vacant fine leg region and collects a boundary. |
| 13.6 : 13.6: C Brathwaite to J Roy, FOUR! Outside off, Roy looks to cut but the ball takes the top edge and runs down to the third man region. The deep fielder was placed inside the circle. A boundary results. |
| 14.4 : 14.4: D Bishoo to J Roy, FOUR! Poor ball! He tried to bowl it quicker but drags it down. Roy goes back and pulls it through mid-wicket. It races away. |
| 17.4: A Nurse to J Roy, FOUR! Too short and Roy takes full toll of it. He slaps it through covers and it races away to the fence. Into the 80s now. |
| 20.3 : 20.3: O Thomas to J Roy, FOUR! Powered! Much-needed! Short and it sits up to be hit. Roy rocks back and pulls it hard through mid-wicket and for a boundary. |
| 20.4 : 20.4: O Thomas to J Roy, FOUR! Into the 90s now Roy. Consecutive boundaries for England. This is full and on off, Roy lofts it over the fielder at mid off and it goes for a one bounce boundary. |
| 21.1 : 21.1: A Nurse to J Roy, SIX! 100 for Jason Roy. He scored one in the practice game and now in the first ODI. What an innings this has been. England needed someone to step up chasing this big score and he surely has. It has taken him just 65 balls to get there, second fastest for England vs the Windies. 7th in ODIs and he gets there in some style. He gets it right in his zone, full and on middle, Roy lofts it over the bowler's head for a biggie. Takes his helmet off and raises his bat. Needs to c |
| 21.3 : 21.3: A Nurse to Joe Root, FOUR! Excellent batting! Shuffles right across and then pulls it through backward square leg for a boundary. This is already turning out to be an expensive over. 3 more balls to go. |
| 21.6 : 21.6: A Nurse to J Roy, SIX! Started the over with a maximum and ends it with one. 18 from it! Another tossed up ball, once again it is too full. Roy lofts it over the extra cover fence for a biggie. 28 from the last two and England are cruising along at the moment. |
| 22.2 : 22.2: D Bishoo to J Roy, FOUR! Dropped... On off, Roy looks to slog sweep but hits it high towards the deep mid-wicket region. Pooran gets under the ball but doesn't judge it right. It bounces off his hands and to his misery, runs to the boundary. He did not have a good day with his bat and now a drop off a solid looking Roy. |
| 23.5 : 23.5: A Nurse to J Roy, FOUR! Bowls it outside the leg stump, Roy flicks it with soft hands towards fine leg. Gayle was chasing it as the ball trickles over the ropes for a boundary. |
| 24.5: D Bishoo to Joe Root, FOUR! Swept and swept nicely! Goes down on one knee and sweeps it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 26.6 : 26.6: D Bishoo to J Roy, OUT! In the air... taken! Roy's excellent knock comes to an end. He just like Gayle walks to a standing ovation. A timely wicket for the Windies as the two were taking the game away from the hosts. This is tossed up outside off, Roy slashes but only gets a top edge. It goes towards short third man, Bravo there dives forward and takes a decent catch. Can Windies get another quickly? They need it as England ahead. They need another 156 in 138 balls with 8 wickets in hand. |
| 28.5 : 28.5: D Bishoo to E Morgan, FOUR! Bowls it outside leg, Morgan reverse sweeps it to third man and collects a boundary. A boundary after quite some time, four overs to be precise. |
| 30.4 : 30.4: J Holder to Joe Root, FOUR! Easy pickings! On the pads, it is worked fine down the leg side and you need not run for those. 50 for the skipper, a fine knock by him. His 30th. He is playing the role of the anchor here and doing it well. |
| 31.3 : 31.3: O Thomas to Joe Root, FOUR! 5000 ODI runs for Joe Root. Bouncer on off, Root goes for the pull but it takes the top edge and uppishly goes to third man for a boundary. Root celebrates that one with a smile on his face. |
| 31.4 : 31.4: O Thomas to Joe Root, FOUR! A consecutive boundaries for Root. Outside off, Root cuts it sharply to covers and bags one more off this over. |
| 34.6 : 34.6: C Brathwaite to Joe Root, Just short! Short and outside off, Root looks to cut but gets a top edge. It flies towards Nurse. He comes running in and dives but can't get to it. He does not even stop it and it rolls over the fence. |
| 35.5 : 35.5: A Nurse to E Morgan, SIX! It was looking good so far with all the singles but here comes a biggie at the end. Shortish on leg, Morgan pulls it over the square leg fence and gets a maximum. |
| 36.1 : 36.1: C Brathwaite to E Morgan, FOUR! It runs away very quickly! Short and outside off, Morgan looks to cut but it is very close to play that shot. It flies off the outside edge and races to the third man fence. |
| 37.2 : 37.2: J Campbell to Joe Root, FOUR! A confident one from Root. On off, Root stands tall to it and lofts it over covers. A boundary results. |
| 37.3 : 37.3: J Campbell to Joe Root, FOUR! Another one to perfection. Fullish on middle, Root drives it hard over the bowler to long off and bags himself the second boundary of the over. |
| 38.1 : 38.1: D Bishoo to E Morgan, FOUR! Misfield! Morgan brings out the reverse sweep, he does play it well towards short third. Nurse there dives over it and it races to the fence. Nurse has had a forgetful day in the field. |
| 38.2 : 38.2: D Bishoo to E Morgan, SIX! Power this time! Short and on middle, Morgan rocks back quickly and pulls it over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. 10 from the first two balls in this over. |
| 38.4 : 38.4: D Bishoo to E Morgan, FOUR! So easy for Morgan. Another reverse sweep and he plays it so well. Gets it right off the middle and to the backward point fence. |
| 41.2 : 41.2: A Nurse to E Morgan, SIX! Flatter one this time from Morgan. Around the stump line, Morgan gets to the ball and sweeps it over the square leg fence for a maximum. |
| 42.4 : 42.4: O Thomas to E Morgan, OUT! Against the run of play, Windies get a breakthrough. Too late though. Just 40 more needed for England off 44 balls. A length delivery outside off at 143 kph, Morgan throws his bat at it but fails to middle his attempted shot. Ends up chipping it towards Holder at mid off who takes a good low catch. The 116-run association is broken. |
| 44.3 : 44.3: O Thomas to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Edgy! Full toss at 140 kph. Ben Stokes throws his bat at it, the ball though flies off the outside edge and to the third man fence. |
| 46.5 : 46.5: O Thomas to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Superbly driven. Outside off, Stokes drives through covers and is successful in finding the gap. The ball runs down to the boundary. |
| 48.2 : 48.2: J Holder to Joe Root, FOUR! 100 for Root now! Finished the Test series with a ton and now starts the ODI series with one. His 14th. A full ball outside off, Root at the very end opens the face of the bat and drives it square on the off side. Boundary. Takes his helmet off and roars in delight. A very well crafted innings. |
| 48.3 : 48.3: J Holder to Joe Root, OUT! It's a legal ball. Root does not hit the winning runs. He departs immediately after getting his ton. A high full toss on middle, Root pulls it but finds Pooran at deep square leg who takes a comfortable catch. Root, however, asks Stokes to complete the run as he feels it is above the waist. The umpire goes upstairs and the third umpire rules it in the favour of the bowler. |
| 48.4 : 48.4: J Holder to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Buttler ends it on his very first ball! Full and on the pads, it is flicked through mid-wicket and the ball races to the fence. All smiles in the English camp and the customary handshakes take place as ENGLAND WIN BY 6 WICKETS! |
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