West Indies clinched the series 3-2 against England.
Post their defeat in the fifth and final T20I at the Kensington Oval, England's stand-in captain Moeen Ali said that his side didn’t adapt well to the playing conditions.
Jason Holder’s fifer and Akeal Hosein’s 4 wickets helped West Indies in defeating England by 17 runs and clinching the series 3-2. Holder became the fourth bowler to pick four wickets in four balls in international cricket.
“I thought West Indies were the better team tonight. We didn’t adapt well to the conditions, we played well but fell short in the end. It’s something we need to work on, thought we bowled reasonably well today, but Powell and Pollard played some superb shots, we will come back better though with the experience. It seemed like that, the new ball came nicely, and was difficult when it became softer. But they were really good at adjusting to those,” said Moeen Ali after the game.
“It’s been a great lesson, these are the conditions we want to get better, we’re good when the pitch is flat. Reece Topely was fantastic with the new ball and Adil Rashid was so good throughout the series. It’s great fun as a captain, but Morgs is a brilliant captain, I did enjoy it though,” he added.
England players couldn’t do much while chasing a total of 180, only James Vince got the team going by scoring 55-runs from 35 deliveries. Sam Billings managed an innings of 41 runs, but West Indies kept on taking wickets at regular intervals.
Holder and Hosein were the star performers of the match and ensured that West Indies won the T20I series.
Kieron Pollard and Rovman Powell played unbeaten innings of 41 and 35 respectively to help the hosts in posting a total of 179/4. England bowlers Adil Rashid and Liam Livingstone picked 2 wickets each.
(With ANI Inputs)