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West Indies vs England, 3rd T20I: After losing the first two matches, England finally tasted victory. In the third T20 match against the West Indies, the current world champion achieved a wonderful victory. England, who defeated the West Indies by seven wickets in the T20 World Cup held at St. George’s last year, stood in the series. West Indies would have won the series if they had won this match. It looked like the home team would win this match as well, but Harry Brooke performed brilliantly in the last over. England needed 21 runs to win in the last over and Brooke crushed the bowlers with a ferocious batting.
Batting first, West Indies made 222 runs for the loss of six wickets. England achieved this target by losing three wickets in the first ball. West Indies had to save 21 runs in the last over. In such a situation, captain Rovman Powell bowled to his most experienced bowler, Andre Russell. But Brooke couldn’t stand it. Brook hit three sixes in this over to give the team victory.
In the last over, Brooke got dusty.
Considering the target given to England by the West Indies, the team needs a strong start. Opener Phil Salt and captain Jos Buttler put on a partnership of 115 runs for the first wicket. Both scored runs at 10 run rate. But captain Buttler fell to Russell in the second ball of the 12th over. He scored 51 runs off 34 balls with five fours and two sixes. Will Jacques gets one run out. Liam Livingston scored 30 runs off 18 balls with three sixes. He was dismissed on the fifth ball of the 18th over. Salt stood at one end and carried the burden of England’s expectations from the front. Meanwhile he completed the century. Brook hits a four off the first ball of the last over. Brook hits two sixes in the next two balls. He scored two runs off the fourth ball and hit a six off the fifth ball to give England victory.
Pooran’s stormy innings..
Earlier, West Indies recovered from a bad start to post a huge score. The team’s veteran batsman Nicholas Pooran played a key role in this. Pooran scored 82 runs in 45 balls with the help of six fours and sixes. His innings came when the West Indies dismissed Brendan King in the first over and Kyle Myers in the second over. Apart from Pooran, no other batsman in the team managed to score a half-century. Shai Hope scored 26 runs off 19 balls, Captain Powell scored 39 runs off 21 balls and Sherfan Rutherford scored 29 runs off 17 balls and took the team towards a huge score.
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