However both were dismissed with victory in sight, although the target was still easily attained with seven balls to spare. As well as England batted the West Indies did not aid their cause with a succession of errors in the field throughout their opponent’s innings. Nicholas Pooran’s pyrotechnic half-century had lifted the West Indies to a respectable total as the host suffered early setbacks, including big-hitting opener Chris Gayle, after being put in. Curran also removed captain Jason Holder to the final ball of the innings to finish with his best figure in T20Is. 1ST T20IEngland 161/6 in 18.5 overs (Bairstow 68, Cottrell 3/29) beat West Indies 160/8 (Pooran 58, Tom 4/36) by four wickets

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 05, 2019 23:37 UTC