Bridgetown, Dec 13: West Indies bowling allrounder Andre Russell’s masterclass helped the Caribbeans seal a four-wicket win against England in the first T20I match at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Wednesday.
After winning the toss, the West Indies decided to field first. Following that the host dominated the game from the very first moment.
The opening duo of Philip Salt (40 runs from 20 balls) and Jos Buttler (39 runs from 31 balls) were the only standout batters for the English side in the game.
Their contribution helped the away side to 171 runs in the first inning.
Apart from them, Liam Livingstone (27 runs from 19 balls), Will Jacks (17 runs from 9 balls) and Ben Duckett (14 runs from 12 balls) were the other batters who helped England keep going in Barbados in the first inning. Russell led the West Indies bowling attack after he scalped three wickets and gave only 19 runs. Meanwhile, Alzarri Joseph also picked three wickets but he gifted 54 runs in his 3.3-over spell.
Apart from them, Romario Shepherd bagged two wickets. While Akeal Hosein and Jason Holder took one wicket each. (Agencies)
