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4:42 AM IST and 7:12 PM Local Time: Liam Livingstone with a stunning finish, following a magnificent innings from the England skipper Jos Buttler as the visitors thrash West Indies by 7 wickets in the second T20I at the Kensington Oval! The tourists cruise home inside 15 overs and have taken a crucial 2-0 lead in the five-match series. Chasing 159 to win, England were off to a sorry start, with Phil Salt crunching one straight to Brandon King at short extra cover off Akeal Hosein (1/24) right at the very beginning of the second innings. Jos Buttler and Will Jacks were unbothered, adding a massive 129-run second-wicket partnership to set the stage on fire. Buttler (83 off 45) was the aggressor and hit his 25th T20I half-century, including 8 fours and 6 maximums. Jacks played the second fiddle in the partnership, scoring a 29-ball 38. Both set batters were dismissed by Romario Shepherd (2/42) in one over, but then the match was nearly done and dusted. Livingstone (23* off 11) hit a few boundaries and wrapped things off in a hurry. West Indies bowlers were smashed all over the park, and apart from Akeal Hosein, none of them stayed economical. Earlier in the match, Buttler won the second toss in a row and opted to bowl first. Saqib Mahmood and Jofra Archer breathed fire with the new ball and broke the back of the Windies' top order, reducing them to 3/35 inside the powerplay. Rovman Powell (43 off 41) fought hard with Nicholas Pooran (14 off 23), who failed to get going and was undone by Livingstone. Powell was going well, but Dan Mousley's fiery yorker knocked him over. West Indies were again in trouble as they were in the series opener. Shepherd (22 off 12) and Matthew Forde (13* off 6) hit a few useful runs at the back end and helped them to get to 158/8 in 20 overs. For England, Mahmood (2/20), Livingstone (2/16) and Mousley (2/29) bagged two wickets each, while Archer (1/31) and Adil Rashid (1/32) picked up a wicket each. Stay tuned for the post-match ceremony!

Time for the post-match presentation...

Player of the Match: Jos Buttler

Jos Buttler (England Captain & POTM): "It is great to spend some time in the middle. A bit scratchy the first few balls but great to get out of that and get some runs. Not really. Salty got out cheaply today. This is what batting at number 3 looks like. I've got lots of experience. I Have batted in different positions. At number three, you can come in second ball or outside the powerplay. He's (Will Jacks) got unbelievable talent. Can play shots not many others can. He played really smart. Realised I was going after the bowling and gave me the strike. Has played a lot of franchise cricket. Yeah, not a massive difference. Guys picked up early wickets. Jofra and Saqib bowled well. Any time you get early wickets, it works well. He's pretty unique (Mousley) Not many guys bowl like he does. One of his biggest attributes is his character. I think one of the biggest attributes is he wants the ball in his hand all the time. We want to start again, West Indies are a great side and they would be coming hard at us and we have to stay ready for it."

Rovman Powell (West Indies Captain): "Yeah obviously. Batting first, the pitch had something in it for the pacers. It is a trend here in Barbados that you win the toss and bowl first. Teams win the toss and bowl because of what it offers in the first six. It is a case of us not being three down in the powerplay. We need to try to come out of the powerplay, not three down. If you go three down in the powerplay, the records say you, the teams have ended up on the losing side. We need to address that as a batting group. It is a case of somebody in the top four batting the majority of the overs. It's something we think about and something I try to rectify as captain. St Lucia provides a new challenge. Hopefully, guys will be ready with the series on the line. If you find a win, you set up the series nicely."

That's all from our coverage of this second T20I between West Indies and England. The visitors were just too good on the day and got the win to take a 2-0 lead as the two teams head to St Lucia for the final three games of this five-match series. For now, this is Ajay Pal Singh signing off on behalf of my colleagues AkshayaKrishna Polya and Ghanendra Singh Thakur. Good bye!!