12 Dec 2023, Men’s International Twenty20 Match

West Indies  Vs England at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown

England 171 ao off 19.3ov, Salt 40, off 20, 6 fours, 1 six, Buttler 39 off 31, 5 fours, 1 six, Livingstone 27 off 19, 1 four, 2 sixes,Russell 3-19, Joseph 3-54 Shepherd 2-22, J Holder 1-43, Hosein 1-32.

West Indies 172-6 off 18.1 ov, Mayers 35 off 21, 4 sixes,  S Hope 36 off 30, 2 fours, 3 sixes, R Powell 31 no off 15, 3 fours, 2 sixes, Russell 29 no off 14, 2 fours, 2 sixes, Woakes 1-15, Ahmed 3-39, Rashid 2-25.

West Indies win by 4 wickets

England lost the match from a dominating position  as four-wicket defeat by West Indies in the opening game of the T20 in Bridgetown

Captain Jos Buttler and Phil Salt set up 77 runs with out loss at the end of power play  and became 112-2 before England collapsed in the second half of the innings to be bowled out for 171.

Andre Russell  making his first appearance for West Indies since November 2021,  took 3-19 and Romario Shepherd  2-22.

West Indies made a flying start  but was pegged back, with England leg spinner Adil  Rashid taking his 100th T20 International wicket in his 100th match.

After brief rain Rehan Ahmed put pressure on the hosts with two wickets in two balls, but West Indies recovered through captain  Rovman Powell and Russell. Powell  31 not out from 15 balls, smacked Livingstone for back-to-back sixes to put the hosts in charge with Russell  29 not out from 14 balls ruthlessly finishing the job at the other end with 11 balls to spare.

West Indies are 1-0 up in the five-match series  and the next match is at Grenada on Thursday.