England vs West Indies 2nd ODI: Live Cricket Score And Updates

The stage is set for England's chase! The umpires have taken to the field, followed by the West Indies players. England's innings is about to begin, with openers Jamie Smith and Ben Duckett ready to take on the West Indies bowlers. Let's see how they fare!

... The Run Chase ...

Saqib Mahmood bowled brilliantly for his three wickets but it was Adil Rashid who stole the headlines as he finished with 4 wickets in his spell. Now then, we saw the proactive approach from the English batters. They all are in fine form with the bat but we feel West Indies are more determined to prove their case. Can they level the series? Stay tuned to find out after the break.

England would have taken this score at the start of the match. However, the way they bowled in the firs game, the hosts were expected to bowl similarly but instead we saw lack of discipline from them. More interestingly we saw a slippy English team on the field as they dropped close to 3 catches and had a couple of run out chances as well. How significant that could prove to be at the end of the game? England though saved their faces by bowling well in the back end of the innings. Harry Brook kept using his front line pacers by giving them small spells throughout the game.

The thought of going big in the final few overs by West Indies have backfired as they have been bowled out for 308 with still a couple of overs to go. West Indies will be happy but will feel they have left 15-20 runs out there. West Indies were calculative throughout the innings. They lost Jewel Andrew early in the game but Brandon King and Keacy Carty joined hands to lay in a 141-run partnership. They managed to negotiate the new ball really well. Both reached their respective fifties in the process. Keacy Carty was slow initially but he paced through, left his partner back and went onto score his second ODI century against England. Hope played the second fiddle and had to anchor the innings as he lost a couple of partners more. West Indies tried their best to score the bulk of the runs in the last 10 overs but it came at a hefty price of losing a lot of wickets.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Slower one, wide of off. Shai Hope swings early and only manages to get it away off the toe end of his bat. The ball spooned over mid off and Harry Brook made no mistake and pouched this. West Indies, batting first, have posted 308.

FOUR! Shai Hope finds the fence and that's why he turned down the single on the previous delivery. Short-pitched, wide of off. Shai Hope pulls this wide to the right of wide long on and finds the fence for four runs.

Short and wide outside off, Shai Hope punches this to deep point but denies the single on offer. Strange from Hope as Jayden Seales surely can bat and bat well as he showed in the previous game.

Short and wide outside off, Shai Hope attempts the reverse ramp but misses.

Jayden Seales is the last batter out for the visitors.

OUT! TIMBER! Adil Rashid ends his spell with another wicket. Quicker and flatter into the stumps, Alzarri Joseph goes with the ritual of swinging at everything. Misses it completely and the ball sneaks past his bat and rattles the timber.

FOUR! Streaky but WI wouldn't mind one bit. Fuller on middle and off, Alzarri Joseph goes for the slog sweep but gets an outside edge and it has gone past the left of short third for a boundary.

SIX! 300 up for Windies. Tossed up, in the hitting zone for Alzarri Joseph and he does not disappoint. Alzarri Joseph swings and deposits this over Joe Root at long on.

OUT! SAFELY POUCHED THIS TIME! Wrong'un around off, Gudakesh Motie was aiming for the slog sweep. The ball gets miscued off the cue end and has lobbed over Joe Root at long off. Joe Root runs in from the fence, settles underneath and makes no mistake this time.

DROPPED! Fourth drop of the game and we still have a little over 3 overs to go. Out of all, it was Root who dropped this. Tossed up on the pads. Shai Hope clears his front foot and slogs this. Doesn't get it away from the middle of his bat and it has travelled straight to Joe Root at long on. Root goes with hard hands at it and ends up dropping Hope.

SIX! SMASHEDDDD! Short of a length around middle and leg, Shai Hope picks up the length early and rocks back and away from the stumps. Swings and connects well. The ball has sailed over the fence and into the stands for a huge six.

FOUR! Fourth boundary off the over and Gudakesh Motie has ensured that the gamble to bowl Will Jacks doesn't work for Harry Brook. Short and on off, Gudakesh Motie rocks back and cuts this fine to the right of short third for four.

FOUR! WOAH! Motie surely can handle the willow well. Full and on middle and off, Gudakesh Motie gets down on a knee and nails the scoop over the keeper for a boundary behind the stumps.

Fired into the batter, around his pads. Gudakesh Motie looks to cut this off his back foot but is cramped for room. The ball hits him on his pads and Will Jacks appeals for LBW. The umpire is unmoved but Harry Brook sends this upstairs. The Ball Tracker suggests that this would have gone on and missed the stumps.

FOUR! Another boundary but this time a bit more conventional paddle. Tossed up on the pads, Gudakesh Motie paddles this fine and wide to the left of short fine for four more.