England registered a comprehensive eight-wicket victory over West Indies in their first Super 8 match of the T20 World Cup 2024 against the West Indies in St Lucia on Wednesday (June 19).
Invited to bat first, the hosts posted 180/4 on the board, courtesy of valuable thirties from Johnson Charles (38), Rovman Powell (36) and Nicholas Pooran (36). Sherfane Rutherford also chipped in with a crucial 28* off 15 balls at the fag end of the innings.
Leg-spinner Adil Rashid starred with the ball for England, claiming one scalp by conceding 21 runs in his four overs. Moeen Ali (1-15 in 2 overs), Jofra Archer (1-34 in 4 overs) and Liam Livingstone (1-20 in 1 over) also returned with wicket apiece.
In the reply, the defending champions rode on Philip Salt’s unbeaten 87 off 47 balls and Jonny Bairstow’s 48* off 26 balls to overhaul the target with 15 deliveries to spare.
For their clinical display with the bat and ball, the Jos Buttler-led English side received rich praise from the cricket fraternity on social media platform X.
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