West Indies vs England: Jos Buttler’s stunning 83 leads tourists to seven-wicket win and 2-0 series lead in Barbados | Cricket News

Captain Jos Buttler scored a superb 83 and placed on a game-changing partnership with Will Jacks to information England to a seven-wicket win over the West Indies and transfer 2-0 up within the five-match T20I collection.

Saqib Mahmood (2-20) and the returning Jofra Archer (1-31) despatched West Indies’ high order within the energy play, with Liam Livingstone (2-16) additionally impressing to depart the hosts struggling at 80-5 after shedding the toss and being put into bat.

Rovman Powell’s 43 was ended by Dan Mousley (2-29) however the hosts added 73 runs from the ultimate six overs to submit 158-8, with hopes of a victory raised when Phil Salt – who fired an unbeaten century within the collection opener – was out from the opening ball of England’s chase.

Buttler fired six maximums in his beautiful 45-ball innings and placed on a 129-run second-wicket stand with Jacks (38), earlier than Liam Livingstone smashed a speedy unbeaten 23 to see England attain their victory goal inside 15 overs.

How England raced to a different Barbados win

Mahmood conceded eight wides from his opening 10-ball over however made England’s breakthrough when Brandon King (one) skied to Livingstone at mid-off, with Evin Lewis (eight) then gloving Archer – changing Reece Topley from Saturday’s win – behind and giving Salt a straightforward catch within the subsequent over.

Roston Chase narrowly averted edging his first ball to Jamie Overton at slip however was trapped lbw by Mahmood for 13 to depart West Indies 35-3 inside 4 overs, leaving keeper Nicholas Pooran and captain Powell to rebuild the hosts’ innings.

The pair added 35 for the fourth wicket earlier than Pooran (14) prodded ahead at Livingstone and introduced a easy stumping for Salt, with Livingstone additionally eradicating Rutherford (one) lbw in his subsequent over after a profitable evaluation.

Powell (43) confirmed attacking intent by hitting Rashid for 16 from one over, taking the hosts previous 100, solely to see his innings ended by a superb yorker from Dan Mousley to offer the fast-bowling spinner his first worldwide wicket.

Gudakesh Motie (9) departed when Overton charged in from lengthy on to take a diving catch off Rashid, whereas Shepherd (22) picked out Jacks within the deep off Mousley early within the closing over, with Matthew Forde ending unbeaten on 13 because the West Indies completed strongly.

Hosein (1-24) made the dream begin to England’s innings when Salt chipped to King at additional cowl for a golden duck, with Buttler virtually toe-ending onto his leg stump throughout an eventful opening over.

England shortly recovered and Buttler fired three consecutive boundaries as a part of a 23-run over to finish the powerplay, with Jacks additionally impressing because the pair handed their half-century stand inside 33 balls.

Buttler hit Motie out of the bottom for a most and smashed Chase over the rope within the subsequent over to carry up his 32-ball half-century, with one other huge six over long-on off debutant Terrance Hinds persevering with England’s management of the competition.

Chase was smashed for successive sixes by Buttler, who then hit him low down the bottom for a boundary, earlier than the partnership was ended when Forde took a catch on the second try after being picked out by Jacks.

Buttler was dropped by Rutherford in the identical over however was out the subsequent ball after attempting to hit down the bottom and being caught by Powell, a second wicket in 4 balls, though the hosts have been unable to make any additional inroads in England’s batting line-up.

Livingstone crunched Shepherd for successive boundaries earlier than closing out a second complete victory in as many days with one other huge six, seeing England house with 31 balls to spare and which means they’ll now wrap up a collection success with a win in St Lucia on Thursday.

Buttler stars for England as West Indies search higher begin

England captain Jos Buttler, participant of the match, chatting with TNT Sports activities: “It’s nice to spend time within the center. I used to be a bit scratchy for the primary few balls however I managed to come back via that interval and actually loved it. It was nice to be again on the market.

“I’ve a number of expertise, I’ve performed for some time and batted in heaps completely different positions. I’m simply ready to see what occurs and enjoying what’s in entrance of me.

“We now have received to begin once more [in the third T20I of the series]. We’re enjoying a high group within the West Indies, who’re glorious in T20 cricket. They may come again exhausting and now we have to be prepared from ball one within the subsequent recreation.”

West Indies captain Rovman Powell, chatting with TNT Sports activities: “Clearly the floor gave a bit to the quick bowlers, one thing that it is a pattern right here in Barbados. Groups usually win the toss and bowl due to what can occur within the first six [overs].

“It is a case of us attempting to come back out of powerplay not three down. The statistics present that if you happen to do this, nearly all of the time you come out on the shedding aspect. As a batting group now we have to regulate.

“Someone within the high 4 or 5 must bat nearly all of the overs. Prior to now now we have completed that however have struggled to try this on this collection. The subsequent three video games present a chance for batters to try this.”

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