England vs West Indies Cricket Score T20 World Cup 2021 Match Highlights: Bowlers Power England To 6-Wicket Win Over West Indies
T20 World Cup 2021 Highlights, ENG vs WI: England defeated West Indies by six wickets in their opening game of the T20 WC in Dubai.
- Aakash Arya
- Updated:October 23, 2021 10:06 pm IST
England won by six wickets against West Indies in the Super 12 game in the T20 World Cup at the Dubai International Stadium. England openers Jason Roy and Jos Buttler started well in their chase of the 56-run target against West Indies. England looked on course for a win despite losing Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow early to Ravi Rampaul and Akeal Hosein respectivley. Akeal Hosein ended with figures of 2/24 while bowling in the powerplay but England looked relatively comfortable. Morgan and Buttler helped England finish without further loss of any wickets as they chased down the target in 8.2 overs and registered a six-wicket win. Earlier, England bowlers showed no mercy as West Indies batters were swept away, losing six wickets for 44 runs in the first 10 overs. Chris Woakes and Moeen Ali bowled superbly in the powerplay. However, Adil Rashid stole the limelight with four wickets in 14 balls and giving away only 2 runs to help his team dominate the opposition and restrict them to only 55 runs in 14.2 overs. (Scorecard)
T20 World Cup 2021 England vs West Indies Highlights From Dubai International Stadium
- 21:58 (IST)England Win By 6 Wickets !England Win In 8.2 Overs !England openers Jason Roy and Jos Buttler started well in their chase of the 56-run target against West IndiesEngland looked on course for a win despite losing Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow early to Ravi Rampaul and Akeal Hosein respectivleyAkeal Hosein ended with figures of 2/24 while bowling in the powerplay but England looked relatively comfortableMorgan and Buttler helped England finish without further loss of any wickets as they chased down the target in 8.2 overs and registered a six-wicket win
Victory to start our campaign!
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) October 23, 2021
Scorecard: https://t.co/4itCWFqDv8#T20WorldCup | #EnglandCricket pic.twitter.com/kkfXh5oFvV - 20:52 (IST)WI 55 All-Out !England Need 56 Runs To Win !After opting to field, England struck early as West Indies lost four wickets inside the powerplay for only 31 runsChris Woakes and Moeen Ali bowled superbly in the powerplayHowever, Adil Rashid stole the limelight with four wickets in 14 balls and giving away only 2 runs to help his team dominate the opposition and restrict them to only 55 runs in 14.2 oversEngland openers Jason Roy and Jos Buttler will be eager to chase down the target, keeping in mind the net run-rate which could become a factor later in the tournament
So clinical
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) October 23, 2021
West Indies all out
Scorecard: https://t.co/QRRsvqQINR#T20WorldCup | #EnglandCricket pic.twitter.com/MHcF43jj4o - 19:16 (IST)WI Final XI !West Indies playing XI looking quite mercurial as always
WI XI: E Lewis, L Simmons, C Gayle, S Hetmyer, N Pooran (W), K Pollard (C), A Russell, D Bravo, A Hosein, O McCoy, R Rampaul #ENGvWI
— NDTV Live Scores (@CricketNDTVLive) October 23, 2021 - 19:12 (IST)England Playing XI !Here's a lethal-looking England playing XI:
Our XI for our opening @t20worldcup game!
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) October 23, 2021
Morgs wins the toss and we will bowl first.#T20WorldCup - 18:28 (IST)West Indies Remain The Team To Beat !West Indies will rely hugely on the services of their experienced players toscript history again in the T20 WC
Let's get this party started! Our 1st match in the T20 World Cup is just over an hour away.#WIvENG #MissionMaroon #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/4SD9bSfkIu
— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) October 23, 2021 - 18:27 (IST)England Will Aim Big !England will need to move on from their 2019 CWC win at home and start afresh in their bid to win another T20 WC, under Eoin Morgan this time
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— England Cricket (@englandcricket) October 23, 2021
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It's time for the next chapter...#T20WorldCup | #EnglandCricket pic.twitter.com/hPOoR3x73D