181/2 (17.3)
CR : 10.34
180/4 (20.0)
CR : 9.00
England won by 8 wickets π
Player of the Match
Philip Salt
87(47)
Jonny Bairstow's Top Scores in T20 World Cups:
48* v West Indies at St. Lucia, TONIGHT
31 v Namibia at North Sound, 2024
18 v West Indies at Pallekele, 2012
16* v Australia at Dubai, 2021
13 v New Zealand at Abu Dhabi, 2021
48* v West Indies at St. Lucia, TONIGHT
31 v Namibia at North Sound, 2024
18 v West Indies at Pallekele, 2012
16* v Australia at Dubai, 2021
13 v New Zealand at Abu Dhabi, 2021
Most runs conceded in a single over in Menβs T20 World Cups:
36 - Stuart Broad (England) vs India in Durban, 2007
36 - Azmatullah Omarzai (Afghanistan) vs West Indies in Gros Islet, 2024
33 - Jeremy Gordon (Canada) vs USA in Dallas, 2024
32 - Izatullah Dawlatzai (Afghanistan) vs England in Colombo, 2012
30 - Bilawal Bhatti (Pakistan) vs Australia in Mirpur, 2014
30 - Romario Shepherd (West Indies) vs England in Gros Islet, 2024 - TONIGHT
36 - Stuart Broad (England) vs India in Durban, 2007
36 - Azmatullah Omarzai (Afghanistan) vs West Indies in Gros Islet, 2024
33 - Jeremy Gordon (Canada) vs USA in Dallas, 2024
32 - Izatullah Dawlatzai (Afghanistan) vs England in Colombo, 2012
30 - Bilawal Bhatti (Pakistan) vs Australia in Mirpur, 2014
30 - Romario Shepherd (West Indies) vs England in Gros Islet, 2024 - TONIGHT
Rovman Powell (West Indies Captain): "I think we got to look at it from the batting perspective. I feel we were 15-20 runs short. But we needed a good display from the bowling group.
We are normally good in the last five overs but you have to give the credit to the English bowlers. The way they bowled, it was difficult for us to get away and get to a good total.
(On King's injury) Little bit of a strain. But hopefully, he will be back fit for the next game. We know how important he is for us.
Those chances are difficult. But you have to give credit to Salt. I guess he loves playing against the West Indies. He always makes us pay when you drop the catches.
We have to look back and evaluate. Our destiny is in our hands and we need to continue to play some good cricket."
We are normally good in the last five overs but you have to give the credit to the English bowlers. The way they bowled, it was difficult for us to get away and get to a good total.
(On King's injury) Little bit of a strain. But hopefully, he will be back fit for the next game. We know how important he is for us.
Those chances are difficult. But you have to give credit to Salt. I guess he loves playing against the West Indies. He always makes us pay when you drop the catches.
We have to look back and evaluate. Our destiny is in our hands and we need to continue to play some good cricket."
Jos Buttler (England Captain): "That was a really good performance from us. We planned really well, we've been practicing well and we executed both with the bat and ball really really well and we deserved the win.
We bowled really well to restrict such a powerful batting lineup, such good six hitters especially. We did a really good job at that. Still a decent score, we had to play well to get that but we were very smart with the bat. The guys were very calculative when they took their options on. Bairstow and Salt partnership was so good. Jonny came in with good intent and put the momentum straight back. When Salt got the big over, it certainly broke the back of it.
That's why I brought Jofra back there (in the 16th over) with Pooran and Andre Russell coming in, 2 of the best players in the world so we wanted to use Jofra there to get a wicket or restrict them. Sometimes you have to bring your best bowler back and shut them earlier.
Rashid has been excellent all the time. An important player for a long time. He has so much variations. Jonny batted at number 4 today. He is a class player. He's been for a really long time and we have decided to back class players. Today was an impressive innings, a really mature player's innings.
It was a really good performance. People say you learn when you lose but I truly believe you learn when you win as well. We will reflect on what we did well to win today and then put it to bed and move on to the next one."
We bowled really well to restrict such a powerful batting lineup, such good six hitters especially. We did a really good job at that. Still a decent score, we had to play well to get that but we were very smart with the bat. The guys were very calculative when they took their options on. Bairstow and Salt partnership was so good. Jonny came in with good intent and put the momentum straight back. When Salt got the big over, it certainly broke the back of it.
That's why I brought Jofra back there (in the 16th over) with Pooran and Andre Russell coming in, 2 of the best players in the world so we wanted to use Jofra there to get a wicket or restrict them. Sometimes you have to bring your best bowler back and shut them earlier.
Rashid has been excellent all the time. An important player for a long time. He has so much variations. Jonny batted at number 4 today. He is a class player. He's been for a really long time and we have decided to back class players. Today was an impressive innings, a really mature player's innings.
It was a really good performance. People say you learn when you lose but I truly believe you learn when you win as well. We will reflect on what we did well to win today and then put it to bed and move on to the next one."
Highest scores for England batters in T20 World Cups:
116* - Alex Hales vs Sri Lanka in Chattogram, 2014
101* - Jos Buttler vs Sri Lanka in Sharjah, 2021
99* - Luke Wright vs Afghanistan in Colombo, 2012
87* - Philip Salt vs West Indies in Gros Islet, 2024 β TONIGHT
86* - Alex Hales vs India in Adelaide, 2022
116* - Alex Hales vs Sri Lanka in Chattogram, 2014
101* - Jos Buttler vs Sri Lanka in Sharjah, 2021
99* - Luke Wright vs Afghanistan in Colombo, 2012
87* - Philip Salt vs West Indies in Gros Islet, 2024 β TONIGHT
86* - Alex Hales vs India in Adelaide, 2022
Englandβs batters with most sixes against a single
opponent team in T20Is:
32 - Phil Salt vs West Indies
26 - Eoin Morgan vs New Zealand
25 - Jos Buttler vs Australia
24 - Jos Buttler vs South Africa
32 - Phil Salt vs West Indies
26 - Eoin Morgan vs New Zealand
25 - Jos Buttler vs Australia
24 - Jos Buttler vs South Africa
Longest Winning Spree for West Indies in T20 Internationals:
8 - 2024
7 - 2012/13
5 - 2017
4 - 2015/16
8 - 2024
7 - 2012/13
5 - 2017
4 - 2015/16
Most Runs in England v West Indies T20Is:
478 - Phil Salt
423 - Alex Hales
422 - Chris Gayle
420 - Nicholas Pooran
390 - Jos Buttler
Most runs by a designated wicket-keeper in T20Is:
2967 - Jos Buttler
2952 - Mohammad Rizwan
2450 - Quinton de Kock
2030 - Mohammad Shahzad
1617 - MS Dhoni
2967 - Jos Buttler
2952 - Mohammad Rizwan
2450 - Quinton de Kock
2030 - Mohammad Shahzad
1617 - MS Dhoni
That's it from an exciting Super 8s fixture from the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup. Ninaad Dixit here signing off on behalf of my co-commentator Akshay Bhide and scorer/analyst Bishal Mandal. Stay tuned for more cricketing action from around the world.