183/2 (16.5)
CR : 10.87
182/9 (20.0)
CR : 9.10
England won by 8 wickets π
Player of the Match
Philip Salt
103(54)
Phil Salt T20I hundreds:
109* vs West Indies, St Georgeβs, 2023
119 vs West Indies, Tarouba, 2023
103* vs West Indies, Barbados, Tonight, 2024*
Phil Salt became the first batter in the history to hit 3 T20I centuries against a single team (West Indies).
Highest Successful Runchases In T20Is at Kensington Oval, Barbados
183 by England vs West Indies, 2024 (TONIGHT)*
172 by West Indies vs England, 2023
156 by Scotland vs Namibia, 2024
153 by West Indies vs England, 2014
148 by England vs Pakistan, 2010
148 by England vs Australia, 2010
183 by England vs West Indies, 2024 (TONIGHT)*
172 by West Indies vs England, 2023
156 by Scotland vs Namibia, 2024
153 by West Indies vs England, 2014
148 by England vs Pakistan, 2010
148 by England vs Australia, 2010
Youngest Batters to Score a Fifty For England
21 Years & 17 Days - Jacob Bethell vs West Indies in 2024
21 Years & 291 Days - Tom Banton vs Pakistan in 2020
22 Years & 152 Days - Jonny Bairstow vs Pakistan in 2012
22 Years & 157 Days - Joss Buttler vs New Zealand in 2013
22 Years & 169 Days - Craig Kieswetter vs Australia in 2010
Most T20I 100s:
5 - Glenn Maxwell (Australia), Rohit Sharma (India)
4 - Suryakumar Yadav (India)
3 - Babar Azam (Pakistan), Colin Munro (New Zealand), Muhammad Waseem (UAE), Sabawoon Davizi (Czechia) and Phil Salt (England)
Highest third-wicket partnerships for England against West Indies in T20Is:
107* - Phil Salt and Jacob Bethell, Bridgetown, Tonight, 2024*
97* - Phil Salt and Jonny Bairstow, St Lucia, 2024
73 - Phil Salt and Liam Livingstone, Tarouba, 2023
107* - Phil Salt and Jacob Bethell, Bridgetown, Tonight, 2024*
97* - Phil Salt and Jonny Bairstow, St Lucia, 2024
73 - Phil Salt and Liam Livingstone, Tarouba, 2023
That is the end of our live coverage of this whirlwind series opener between West Indies and England. The latter dominated the show to take an early 1-0 lead in the five-match series. Don't go anywhere. The second T20I is coming your way in less than 24 hours.
For now, this is me, AkshayaKrishna Polya, signing off on behalf of my co-commentator Ajay Pal Singh and scorer/analyst Raju Khariya, who brought you all the live action of this banger. We will meet again. Until then, it's cheers!