sixteenth over: West Indies 91-1 (King 45, Pooran 21) Mills continues, various his tempo and his size, demanding respect, however by some means not taking the double hat-trick that England want.
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fifteenth over: West Indies 85-1 (King 41, Pooran 19) This seems to be the secondEoin Morgan was saving Adil Rashid up for. He smacks Pooran on the boot however it’s outdoors leg, and Rash finishes with one for 21.
“I’m vastly biased,” says Nick Butler, “however the ECB may as nicely simply ship Nottinghamshire to play white ball video games for them as an alternative of this lot. Hales, Slater, Clarke, Duckett, Patel, Mullaney, Harrison, Moores, Carter, Fletcher, Ball would absolutely do a greater job than this crew. That may by no means occur after all however by way of the person gamers – I do know Hales has been blackballed however absolutely Joe Clarke should be off the naughty step by now. And Duckett. Cheers for the protection.” Pleasure!
17:42
14th over: West Indies 81-1 (King 40, Pooran 16) Mills returns too, so in any case that spin, it’s out of the blue seam at each ends. King likes the sound of that, slicing the primary ball for 4, “with a contact of sophistication” as Mark Butcher says. King has made the very best rating of the day at virtually a run a ball and has, I reckon, no likelihood in any respect of being the person of the match.
17:39
thirteenth over: West Indies 75-1 (King 35, Pooran 15) Jordan returns and Pooran offers with him brusquely, slapping his first ball down the bottom. When Jordan produces a pointy yorker, King is sweet sufficient to dig it out. The required price is 4 an over – derisory stuff.
17:34
Twelfth over: West Indies 66-1 (King 32, Pooran 9) Morgan takes Rashid off, saving his final over for I’m unsure when. On comes Moeen, whose off-breaks have been reasonably under-used within the World Cup. The miscues proceed, with the ball 3 times going within the air however to not hand. West Indies want 37 from 48 balls.
17:30
eleventh over: West Indies 60-1 (King 30, Pooran 5) Dawson bowls his final over and he’s nonetheless giving a fruitless masterclass, all mistimed drives and strangled appeals. “Bowled Daws,” says Billings. He finishes with figures of 4-0-12-0 and the fates owing him one.
17:26
tenth over: West Indies 57-1 (King 29, Pooran 3) So West Indies lastly lose a wicket after knocking off half the runs. Morgan rewards Rashid with a slip, his mate Moeen. However Nicholas Pooran is off the mark in type, lapping for 2, and the runs preserve coming from King. West Indies’ probabilities of a win, on CricViz, at the moment are 100 per cent.
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17:21
Wicket! Hope st Billings b Rashid 20 (West Indies 52-1)
The breakthrough! Rashid’s leg-break bamboozles Hope, and Billings whips off the bails earlier than you possibly can say “How’s the previous physique clock, Sam?”
17:20
ninth over: West Indies 52-0 (King 27, Hope 20) Dawson once more causes issues, and once more a miscue falls simply in need of a fielder as King top-edges a reduce. This might be the very best none-for you’ll by no means see.
17:15
eighth over: West Indies 48-0 (King 28, Hope 18) It’s Tymal time! The person England badly missed on the finish of the World Cup is again in enterprise, or at the least in harness. He cuts Hope in half, however will get chipped by King, who picks up 4 as Jordan, for as soon as, fluffs it on the rope. West Indies are 48 for none; England have been 49 for seven.
Right here’s Andrew Benton, armed with a principle. “The frequent denominators linking doing badly at crimson ball cricket and doing badly at white ball cricket are clearly ‘ball’ and ‘cricket’, so I counsel removing the ball to present us a sporting likelihood.”
17:10
seventh over: West Indies 41-0 (King 19, Hope 17) Dawson is getting each flip and bounce, inducing one false shot after one other, however the ball retains refusing to take the sting.
“Is there any likelihood of a technical fault,” asks Charles Shedrick, “or may you simply swap to the great quaint take a look at card? Please cease maintaining the great work, it’s beginning to harm.” Ha. We like to hate it, don’t we?
17:06
sixth over: West Indies 37-0 (King 16, Hope 17) Rashid can threaten each edges, along with his wonderful googly, however Morgan doesn’t really feel capable of give him any males around the bat. King steps out and slog-sweeps him for six, the primary of the innings. Right here endeth the PowerPlay, with no wicket.
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fifth over: West Indies 28-0 (King 9, Hope 15) It’s spin at each ends, within the PowerPlay, as Liam Dawson will get the decision. He bustles in and persuades King to flat-bat within the air, however the ball drops a number of yards in need of James Vince at long-off. An excellent over, solely two off it, however West Indies can nearly afford that.
17:01
4th over: West Indies 26-0 (King 8, Hope 14) On CricViz, West Indies’ probabilities of a win are 94 per cent. What can Morgan do? Ship for Rash. His leg-break deceives Brandon King, solely to flick the pad and elude poor previous Sam Billings, in order that’s 4 leg byes. The cameras discover Sir Garfield Sobers, wanting frail however cracking a smile.
16:55
third over: West Indies 19-0 (King 6, Hope 13) Mahmood finds some raise and Hope, flicking to leg, skies over sq. leg for a pair. A greater flick zips away for 4, and England’s complete is already wanting very small.
16:51
2nd over: West Indies 13-0 (King 6, Hope 7) The brand new ball goes to Chris Jordan, prime scorer in England’s so-called innings. He’s greeted with a dismissive pull by Shai Hope, who sees it so early that that ball goes rasping previous mid-on.
Jason Roy makes cease at backward level in the course of giving an interview. Who says males can’t multi-task?
16:47
1st over: West Indies 6-0 (King 5, Hope 1) Because the lights come on it’s Saqib Mahmood, so spectacular final summer time, to open the bowling. With wonderful leg up, he strays onto the hip and Brandon King tucks him away for 4. Mahmood strikes again with a lifter that beats King outdoors off. The pitch is decidedly springy – half seaside, half biscuit.
16:41
The bottom rating England have efficiently defended in a T20 is 130. This looks like a miracle too far, even for Morgan.
16:39
West Indies used seven bowlers. It’s not clear what number of batters England used.
16:30
England all out! For 103 (Rashid b Holder 22)
Two in two! Rashid makes room outdoors off and will get bowled within the method of Rory Burns. Holder finishes with 4 for seven, however hats off too to Rashid. With Jordan, he may have made a recreation of it. See you shortly.
16:28
Wicket! Mahmood c Allen b Holder 5 (England 103-9)
Jason Holder is again and he resumes right here he left off, fooling Mahmood along with his slower ball.
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nineteenth over: England 102-8 (Rashid 21, Mahmood 5) Rashid mows Allen over midwicket, is dropped by Holder within the deep, and will get 4 from the fumble. Up comes the hundred, greeted by rueful cheers from the England followers. Since Rashid got here in, they’ve doubled the rating.
16:22
18th over: England 95-8 (Rashid 15, Mahmood 4) Saqib Mahmood, dealing with Pollard, reveals the highest order the way it’s executed with a wristy on-drive. After which Adil Rashid performs a stunning dab, taking the bat away from the ball, simply brushing it by the vacant first slip for 4. Pollard strikes again with a warning to Mahmood as he backs up too far, however the over belongs to the batters.
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seventeenth over: England 87-8 (Rashid 10, Mahmood 1) That was an impressed change from Pollard and a wonderful first over from Allen, along with his sluggish left-am. The one crumb of consolation for England, with their three spinners, is that there’s loads of flip.
16:17
Wicket! Jordan c Cottrell b Allen 28 (England 85-8)
There it’s! A change of bowling and a spot of flight do the trick as Fabian Allen lures Jordan right into a chip to deep mid-off. It was enjoyable whereas it lasted.
16:15
sixteenth over: England 84-7 (Jordan 28, Rashid 8) Because the partnership has raced to 32 off 20 balls, Kieron Pollard decides it’s time to convey on his massive gun: himself. He does nicely, conceding solely three singles, however these two previous stagers are nonetheless there and the one born in Barbados is having a ball.
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fifteenth over: England 81-7 (Jordan 27, Rashid 6) Sheldon Cottrell is again for his final over. He retains Jordan trustworthy with a few dots, then goes for a few singles and a two, and at last condos a six as Jordan slaps him over cowl. “Magnificent strike that’s,” says Mark Butcher. On the factitious seaside, a topless man takes a wonderful falling catch.
16:05
14th over: England 71-7 (Jordan 18, Rashid 5) And one other one! Jordan spots a pleasant bouncer from Shepherd and pulls it for a regal six. After which he’s dropped, however it’s a really onerous likelihood to Shepherd himself – no blame hooked up. Jordan takes over as prime scorer for England, with 18 off 13 balls, changing Morgan, whose 17 occupied 29 balls. And Adil Rashid joins in with a pull for 4, in order that’s 12 off the over. For the previous ten minutes, it’s been again to Twenty20 as we all know it.
16:01
thirteenth over: England 59-7 (Jordan 9, Rashid 0) One other six! Swung straight by Jordan off a half-volley from Hosein. Will or not it’s six-and-out once more? No! Jordan goes again and pulls for 2. He provides one other two, to backward level, to make 10 from the over. It’s going to be all proper.
“I began work at just about the identical time as this match commenced,” says Phil Withall. “It’s in all probability truthful to say I’ve put in additional of a shift than the England gamers have.”
15:57
Twelfth over: England 49-7 (Jordan 1, Rashid 0) Final time these groups met, West Indies made 55 all out. Can England do any higher right here?
15:56
Wicket! Morgan c Pollard b Shepherd 17 (England 49-7)
You realize what a six means – impending doom. Morgan chips the subsequent ball straight to his reverse quantity at further cowl.
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Mid-Twelfth over: England 49-6 (Morgan 17, Jordan 1) Morgan performs his finest shot but, which isn’t saying a lot – a caress of an off drive, After which he goes inside-out for six. “Stress on the bowler!” says a commentator. Are you positive?