West Indies power-hitter Rovman Powell made history after hitting a brilliant century in the third T20I of the five-match series against England. He became only the third West Indian batter to reach the three-figure mark after Chris Gayle and Evin Lewis.
Put in to bat first after England captain Moeen Ali won the toss, West Indies' Rovman Powell made 107 in 53 balls with 10 sixes and 4 fours, and with Nicholas Pooran making 70 in 43 with 5 sixes and 4 fours, West Indies put up a huge total of 224/5 in 20 overs.
"I came to know last night (about selection), had a chat with the captain, the plan was me splitting the two left-handers, Pooran and Bravo. It's all about improvement, wrist spin was an issue for me in the past, but I went away and worked on it over the last 6-7 months. We knew Adil Rashid was the most threatening bowler for them, was looking to get 25-30 off him, and then target the others," said Powell after the game.
"There was a big side and a small side, didn't want either two right-handers or left-handers to Rashid. Everything came off the middle of the bat today. Yes, I knew Universe Boss and Evin Lewis (were the only ones to have scored T20I hundreds for West Indies)," he added.
Here are the highlights of Rovman Powell’s scintillating knock:
Chasing 225, England kept on losing wickets at regular intervals and it was only Tom Banton and Philip Salt who showed some fight and resistance with the bat. Banton scored 73 while Salt played a 57-run knock, but in the end, it was not enough as Windies registered a 20-run win.
For West Indies, Romario Shepherd returned with three wickets while Kieron Pollard took two. West Indies took a 2-1 lead in the five-match T20I series.
(ANI inputs)
