West Indies vs England, Highlights, T20 Match Cricket Score, T20 World Cup: Chris Gayle Century Helps Windies to Six-Wicket Win Over England
West Indies captain Darren Sammy won the toss and elected to field against England. England posted 182 for six with Joe Root top-scoring with 48. But the West Indies cantered to victory with Chris Gayle smashing an unbeaten century. Get highlights of West Indies vs England here.
Marlon Samuels started confidently for the West Indies in their chase of England's stiff target. However, after his dismissal, Chris Gayle took over and smashed the joint-third fastest century in Twenty20s and also became the only player to hit two hundreds in T20 World Cups. In the end, West Indies reached their target with 11 balls to spare. Catch all the highlights of West Indies vs England here. (SCORECARD | POINTS TABLE | NEWS | VIDEOS | WHERE TO SEE LIVE STREAMING?)
23:05 hrs IST: Chris Gayle: "The preparation has been really good, it's all about practising then doing it in the middle. The dew played a part as well. After facing the first over I took a while to get back on strike, but Marlon helped ease the pressure. We wanted to stay ahead of the run-rate, pleased to finish the game and not leave it to anyone else. I was pumped today. Before I went out, Sulieman Benn said 'entertain me'. The guys who play the IPL know it's a good wicket so we knew we always had a chance to chase it down. Hopefully we can move onto Sri Lanka now. Bangalore, my home town. Hopefully I can entertain again."
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22:57 hrs IST: Russell hits the winning runs. West Indies beat England by six wickets with 11 balls to spare.
22:56 hrs IST: Stokes with a dot ball to Gayle.
22:55 hrs IST: Just one run needed for the West Indies.
22:53 hrs IST: Swing and a miss from Russell. West Indies need 5 off 15 balls.
22:51 hrs IST: Four!! Russell slices that full toss to the square boundary.
22:50 hrs IST: Century for Gayle!! 100 off 47 balls. Joint-third fastest century in T20s.
22:48 hrs IST: Russell denies a single. Gayle to be on strike in the next over. West Indies are 172-4 after 17 overs.
22:47 hrs IST: Gayle moves to 99. Misses out on the fastest T20 century record set by South Africa's Richard Levi.
22:43 hrs IST: Six!! Gayle with his 11th six of the innings. The Jamaican is just ripping the English bowling apart. West Indies are 169-4 after 16 overs. Need 14 off 24 balls.
22:42 hrs IST: Six!! Full toss and Gayle dismisses it from its presence. He moves into the 90s.
22:41 hrs IST: Four!! Gayle bludgeons that to the extra cover boundary.
22:39 hrs IST: A rare dot ball to Gayle. West Indies are 151-4 after 15 overs. Need 32 more off 30 balls.
22:37 hrs IST: 150 up for West Indies. They are well and truly in charge of this chase.
22:34 hrs IST: Six!! Three consecutive sixes from Gayle. It's raining sixes from Gayle's bat. He has gone berserk. West Indies are 146-4 after 14 overs. Gayle is on 79 off 36 balls.
22:33 hrs IST: Six!! A carbon copy of the previous shot.
22:32 hrs IST: Six!! Gayle muscles that over long on boundary.
22:31 hrs IST: Four!! Gayle helps himself to another boundary.
22:29 hrs IST: Four!! Russell joins the party and gets his first boundary. Topley got a wicket in that over but gave away 11 runs. West Indies are 124-4 after 13 overs. Need 59 runs off 42 balls.
22:26 hrs IST: Four!! After all that power, Gayle shows a little finesse. Nudges a Topley delivery on his hips to the fine leg boundary.
22:23 hrs IST: WICKET!! Bravo c Hales b Topley 2(3). The all-rounder tries to emulate Gayle but is caught at the midwicket boundary.
22:21 hrs IST: Six!! No stopping Gayle! He deposits Ali over the long-off boundary to add to his tally.
22:20 hrs IST: Fifty for Gayle!! 50 off 27 balls. This is his 14th T20I half- century.
22:19 hrs IST: Meanwhile, Gayle haas overtaken Brendon McCullum as the leading six-hitter in Twenty20 internationals with 92 sixes to his name so far!!
22:18 hrs IST: WICKET!! Ramdin c Rashid b Ali 12(14).
22:17 hrs IST: Back to back sixes!! Gayle pulls Stokes for consecutive sixes. West Indies are 103-2 after 11 overs.
22:12 hrs IST: Four!! Ramdin nudges a leg-side delivery from Stokes to the fine-leg boundary.
22:07 hrs IST: Ramdin is finding the going hard. After 3 dot balls, plays it to midwicket for a single. West Indies are 85-2 after 10 overs.
22:06 hrs IST: People in the top tier of the Wankhede need to be wary while Gayle is batting.
22:05 hrs IST: Six!! Bang!! Gayle smashes another one in the same area. 86 metres this time! West Indies are 83-2 after 9 overs.
22:04 hrs IST: Six!! A monster 98 metre six from Gayle. Rashid is deposited over the long on boundary.
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22:02 hrs IST: The spinners have put the brakes on. West Indies are 67-2 after 8 overs.
21:59 hrs IST: Four!! Poor delivery from Moeen Ali and Gayle gets enough bat for it to bisect square leg and deep midwicket fielders.
21:58 hrs IST: Great over from Rashid! West Indies are 59-2 after 7 overs.
21:56 hrs IST: WICKET!! Samuels c Willey b Rashid 37(27). Samuels tries to heave Rashid for a six but is caught at the long on boundary.
21:55 hrs IST: Gayle takes a single!
21:54 hrs IST: Leg-spinner Rashid against Gayle. This will be interesting.
21:52 hrs IST: Four!! And that's how Gayle breaks the shackles. He smashes Chris Jordan over mid-off to help himself to a boundary. West Indies are 55-1 after 6 overs.
21:51 hrs IST: Jordan with consecutive yorkers is keeping Gayle quiet for the time being.ÂÂ
21:50 hrs IST: Some wayward bowling by England. Samuels has moved to 36 off 25 balls.
21:45 hrs IST: Out!! Oh no it's a no ball. Samuels gets lucky! West Indies are 44-1 after 5 overs.
21:44 hrs IST: Four!! Samuels with a third boundary of the over.
21:43 hrs IST: Four!! Samuels crunches Stokes straight down the ground for back-to-back boundaries. West Indies are getting a move on!
21:42 hrs IST: Four!! Edge and runs away to the boundary. Samuels gets four.
21:35 hrs IST: Four!! Willey bowls short and wide and Samuels punishes him. Back to back boundaries. West Indies are 25-1 after 3 overs.
21:34 hrs IST: Four!! Willey strays down the leg and Samuels helps himself to a boundary.
21:33 hrs IST: Willey is bowling brilliantly. Marlon Samuels is having a hard time.
21:30 hrs IST: Six!! Typical Gayle!! The big Jamaican deposits the ball straight over the bowler for the first maximum. West Indies are 16-1 after 2 overs.
21:27 hrs IST: Six of the first over. West Indies are 6-1 after 1 over.
21:24 hrs IST: WICKET!! Charles c Ali b Willey 0(2)
21:22 hrs IST: England pacer David Willey starts off with two wides.
21:20 hrs IST: West Indian openers Johnson Charles and Chris Gayle are out in the middle.
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21:04 hrs IST: WICKET!! Ali run out 7(2). England finish with 182-6 after 20 overs.
21:03 hrs IST: Six!! Moeen Ali smashes his first ball over the midwicket as Holder fails to hold onto the catch at the boundary.
21:02 hrs IST: WICKET!! Stokes lbw Bravo 15(7).
21:01 hrs IST: Four!! Stokes comes down the track and smashes it straight back to the long off boundary.
21:00 hrs IST: Six!! Morgan muscles that over the long on boundary for a maximum on the first ball of the over.
20:59 hrs IST: Final over starts!
20:57 hrs IST: Morgan's mishit falls short of the long on fielder. Lucky escape. England are 164-4 after 19 overs.
20:56 hrs IST: Six!! Stokes smashes Russell over the deep midwicket boundary for first maximum.ÂÂ
20:54 hrs IST: Four!! Stokes is in and he is off the mark with a boundary.
20:51 hrs IST: WICKET!! Buttler c Brathwaite b Bravo 30(20) Full toss on the legs and Buttler goes for another six but fails to get the required connection and is caught at the square leg boundary.
20:50 hrs IST: Six!! Full and on the leg from Bravo and Buttler smashes it over the deep midwicket boundary. He has moved to 28 off 18 balls.
20:47 hrs IST: Four!! Morgan straight drives Benn for a boundary. 14 runs off that over. England are 142-3 after 17 overs.
20:46 hrs IST: Mrogan and Buttler are rotating the strike well.
20:45 hrs IST: Six!! Short ball from Benn and Buttler is quickly onto it and smashes it over the deep midwicket boundary for a maximum.
20:42 hrs IST: ENgland were going along nicely but the Windies have done well to pull things back a little. But England will still be eyeing a 190 plus score. England are 128-3 after 16 overs.
20:37 hrs IST: Six!! England captain Eoin Morgan smashes that one into the second tier at the Wankhede. What a start for him! England are 123-3 after 15 overs.
20:34 hrs IST: WICKET!! Root c Taylor b Russell 48(36). He has been jinxed!! He tried to go over the top but found the mid-off fielder.
20:33 hrs IST: Root is just two runs away from his third T20 international fifty.
20:32 hrs IST: Six!! Buttlersmashes Badree over the long off boundary. England are 114-2 after 14 overs.
20:28 hrs IST: Run out opportunity missed! Root would have been a goner.
20:24 hrs IST: Four!! Root punishes a loose delivery from Bravo. Poor fielding from Russell at long on boundary. England are 103-2 after 13 overs.
20:20 hrs IST: WICKET!! Benn removes the dangerous Hales. Yorker and the English opener is bowled for 28(26).
20:17 hrs IST: Brilliant fielding by Russell, that was going for a four but the all-rounder managed to keep it down to just two. England are 92-1 after 11 overs.
20:15 hrs IST: Six!! What a pick-up shot from Root. Straight and full and the Englishman just dismisses the ball from its presence.
20:10 hrs IST: Four!! Full toss in leg stump and Hales flicks it to the square leg boundary. England are 74-1 after 9 overs.
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20:06 hrs IST: Five singles in the over. Tidy stuff from Benn. England are 63-1 after 8 overs.
20:04 hrs IST: Three singles of the first three balls from Benn's over.
20:02 hrs IST: A single and Root will keep strike. Nine from the over. England are 58-1 after 7 overs.
20:01 hrs IST: Six!! Short ball from Russell and Root pulls it over the square leg boundary for the first maximum of the over.ÂÂ
20:00 hrs IST: Root goes for a mighty heave against Russell but misses the ball completely. That narrowly misses the off stump.
19:59 hrs IST: Dot ball to finish the over. England are 49-1 after overs.
19:56 hrs IST: First four balls from Bravo have all been slower balls. May be that is the way to go on this pitch.
19:52 hrs IST: Four!! Root with a beautiful leg glance gets his first boundary. England are 42-1 after 5 overs.
19:50 hrs IST: WICKET!! Roy is gone b Russell c Badree 15(14). England suffer first setback.
19:48 hrs IST: 13 runs from the Badree over. England are 36-0 after 4 overs.
19:48 hrs IST: Four!! Third consecutive boundary for Hales and England.
19:47 hrs IST: Four More!! Hales this time with a conventional sweep, puts the ball to the square leg boundary.
19:46 hrs IST: Four!! Hales joins the action. Full toss from Badree is smashed behind square.
19:44 hrs IST: Four!! Taylor with a full delivery on the legs and Roy flicks it to through midwicket for another boundary. Great over for the English. England are 23-0 after 3 overs.
19:43 hrs IST: Four Wides!! Poor bowling made worse by poor keeping. Taylor with a wide ball and Ramdin fails to collect and the ball trickles away to the fine leg boundary.
19:42 hrs IST: Another short ball and Roy works it away for a double to midwicket.
19:39 hrs IST: Four!! Roy gives England their first boundary. Short ball from Taylor and the England opener pounces on it and smashes it through square leg.
19:38 hrs IST: Samuel Badree with another tidy over for West Indies. England have made a sluggish start.
19:36 hrs IST: Just one run from the Taylor over. Great start for the Windies. England are 1-0 after 1 over.
19:31 hrs IST: England are off with a quick single. Roy would have been a goner, though, had Dwayne Bravo hit the stumps. Chance missed for the West Indies!
19:31 hrs IST: Some swing for Taylor with the new ball but Roy got his defence right.
19:30 hrs IST: Jason Roy and Alex Hales to open. Jerome Taylor to start the proceedings for the Windies.
19:29 hrs IST: The teams are out and we are just about ready to go. The pitch looks like a cracking one for batting.
19:10 hrs IST: Teams news!!
England XI: Jason Roy, Alex Hales, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (captain), Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid, David Willey, Chris Jordan, Reece Topley
West Indies XI: Chris Gayle, Johnson Charles, Marlon Samuels, Dwayne Bravo, Denesh Ramdin, Andre Russell, Darren Sammy (captain), Carlos Brathwaite, Samuel Badree, Jerome Taylor, Sulieman Benn
19:03 hrs IST: Darren Sammy has won the toss and elected to field against England.
19:02 hrs IST: Ready for toss!!
18:53 hrs IST: Meanwhile, in Kolkata, Pakistan have avenged their Asia Cup defeat by outclassing Bangladesh in their opening World T20 match. You can get all the highlights of the match here.
18:51 hrs IST: Hell and welcome to the second World T20 match of the day between the West Indies and England at the Wankhede. Toss to take place soon.
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