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.
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!
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Scorecard: https://t.co/4itCWFqDv8#T20WorldCup | #EnglandCricket pic.twitter.com/kkfXh5oFvV - 21:54 (IST)Four !Buttler wins it for England in styleENG 56/4 - Win by 6 wickets
- 21:52 (IST)Four !Morgan shows signs of some form as he pulls Obed for a boundaryENG 50/4 after 7.4 overs - Need 6 more runs to win
- 21:43 (IST)Wicket !Akeal Hosein takes a brilliant catch to dismiss Liam Livingstone as England lose another wicketENG 39/4 after 6.1 overs
- 21:38 (IST)Powerplay Ends !ENG lose three wickets while chasing 56 runs in the powerplayENG 39/3 after 6 overs - Need 17 more runs to win
- 21:34 (IST)Wicket !Moeen Ali is run-out as WI take another wicketENG 36/3 after 5.2 overs
- 21:27 (IST)Wicket !Akeal Hosein gets Jonny Bairstow caught-n-bowledENG 30/2 after 4.1 overs
- 21:24 (IST)Twin Fours !Bairstow cuts Rampaul for a four through the point regionENG 29/1 after 3.5 overs
- 21:24 (IST)Four !Bairstow starts well, hits a four off Rampaul straight down the groundENG 25/1 after 3.4 overs
- 21:21 (IST)Wicket !Jason Roy departs for 11 runs off Rampaul's bowlingENG 21/1 after 3.1 overs
- 21:16 (IST)Six !Roy hits inside out for a huge six off Akeal HoseinENG 16/0 after 2.1 overs
- 21:13 (IST)Four !Buttler cuts Rampaul through the point region for his second fourENG 10/0 after 1.5 overs
- 21:11 (IST)Rampaul From The Other End !After six years, Ravi Rampaul is bowling again in West Indies coloursENG 5/0 after 1.2 overs
- 21:08 (IST)Four !Buttler gets going with a boundary through the coversENG 5/0 after 0.4 overs
- 21:06 (IST)England Run-Chase Begins !England openers Jason Roy and Jos Buttler are in the middleSpinner Akeal Hosein starts proceedings for WIENG 0/0 after 0.1 overTarget - 56 runs in 20 overs
- 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 - 20:47 (IST)Wicket !Adil Rashid removes Ravi Rampaul to end West Indies' misery tonightWI 55 all-out in 14.2 oversRashid ends with four wickets, giving away only 2 runs
- 20:38 (IST)Wicket !Adil Rashid takes two in two as Obed McCoy also perishes while trying to hit the bowler over long onWI 49/9 after 12.2 overs
- 20:34 (IST)Wicket !West Indies captain Pollard departs while trying to take on RashidBairstow takes a good catch at long-onWI 49/8 after 12.1 overs
- 20:33 (IST)Kieron Pollard Remains Key For WI !Skipper Kieron Pollard needs to stick till the end to give some respect to the totalWI 49/7 after 12 overs
- 20:26 (IST)Wicket !Adil Rashid gets through the defences of Andre Russell, who departs for a duckWI 44/7 after 10.1 overs
- 20:21 (IST)WI 44/6 After 10 Overs !West Indies are shown no mercy in the first 10 overs as England bowlers dominateWI 44/6 after 10 overs
- 20:16 (IST)Wicket !Wicket again for Tymal Mills as Nicholas Pooran departs for 1 runWI 42/6 after 8.5 overs
- 20:05 (IST)Wicket !Bravo departs after showing some promiseWI clearly struggling nowWI 37/5 after 7.2 overs
- 20:04 (IST)Ali's Spell Ends !Moeen Ali ends his spellThe off-spinner took 2 wickets for only 17 runs in 4 overs
- 19:59 (IST)Wicket !Gayle departs as West Indies innings seem to be crumbling under pressureWI 31/4 after 6 overs
- 19:52 (IST)Wicket !Ali gets his second wicket in the powerplayHetmyer departs after playing a rash shot as Morgan takes a catch at mid-onWI 27/3 after 4.4 overs
- 19:51 (IST)Twin Fours !Hetmyer into the act now, hits two back-to-back fours off AliWI 27/2 after 4.2 overs
- 19:47 (IST)Twin Fours !Gayle hits second consecutive four off Woakes in the off-sideWI 17/2 after 3.2 overs
- 19:46 (IST)Four !Gayle hits Woakes for a superb boundaryWI 13/2 after 3.1 overs
- 19:42 (IST)Wicket !Ali strikes in his second over in the powerplaySimmons departs for 3 runsWI 9/2 after 2.2 overs
- 19:37 (IST)Chris Woakes From Other End - Wicket !Woakes gets the breakthrough as Lewis attempts to hit a similar shot that went for a sixOnly this time, he finds Ali who takes a backward running catch at mid-offWI 8/1 after 1.3 overs
- 19:34 (IST)Six !Six by Lewis to finish off Ali's overHits an over-pitched delivery straight over the bowler's head to get WI goingWI 7/0 after 1 over
- 19:30 (IST)WI Innings Begins !West Indies openers Lendl Simmons and Evin Lewis are in the middleSpinner Moeen Ali starts proceedings for EnglandWI 0/0 after 0.1 overs
- 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 - 19:10 (IST)ENG & WI Warm-Up Games !England suffered a seven-wicket defeat in the first warm-up game versus India but bounced strongly against New Zealand with a 13-run winWI lost both their warm-up matches against Pakistan and Afghanistan
- 19:04 (IST)England Win Toss, Opt To BowlEngland captain Eoin Morgan has won the toss and has elected to field vs West Indies
- 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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