Phil Salt hit six boundaries in an over as he and Jonny Bairstow powered England to an eight-wicket victory over host nation West Indies of their T20 World Cup Tremendous 8s opener in Saint Lucia.
Salt (87 not out off 47 balls) thrashed three sixes and as many fours in West Indies seamer Romario Shepherd’s 30-run sixteenth over because the defending champions reached their goal of 181 with 15 deliveries to spare in Gros Islet in an announcement victory.
Bairstow struck 48 not out off 26 deliveries in an unbroken third-wicket stand of 97 from 44 balls with Salt, taking three boundaries in succession off left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein within the fifteenth over.
The Yorkshireman additionally smoked two consecutive boundaries off paceman Alzarri Joseph in the beginning of the 14th, which had begun with England requiring 70 from 42 balls following a West Indies fightback within the center overs after England had reached 58-0 on the finish of the powerplay by way of Salt and Jos Buttler (25 off 22).
Buttler’s facet sit prime of Tremendous 8s Group 2, above South Africa on internet run-rate, forward of their conflict with the Proteas in Saint Lucia on Friday (3.30pm UK and Eire).
Leg-spinner Adil Rashid (1-21) was earlier the choose of the England bowlers, conceding solely two runs and dismissing the doubtless harmful Andre Russell (1) within the seventeenth over, with quick bowler Jofra Archer (1-34) transport solely 4 runs and eradicating Nicholas Pooran (36 off 32) within the sixteenth as West Indies have been restricted to 180-4.
Brandon King (23 off 13) dazzled briefly for the house facet within the powerplay, together with smashing Reece Topley for a 101metre most over deep midwicket, however then retired harm with a facet pressure that would rule him out of the remainder of the match.
West Indies’ subsequent match is towards USA in Bridgetown, Barbados from 1.30am on Saturday.
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What’s subsequent?
England stick in Saint Lucia to play South Africa on Friday (3.30pm UK and Eire), whereas West Indies journey to Barbados to tackle USA on Saturday (1.30am UK and Eire).
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