West Indies v England: Brandon King and Keacy Carty centuries propel Windies to ODI series victory in Barbados
By Alex Livie
Updated 07/11/2024 at 07:27 GMT
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West Indies wrapped up victory in their One Day International series with England by taking the final match in Barbados on Wednesday. England struggled with the bat after being put in, and limped to 263-8. In their reply, West Indies cruised to their target. Attention will now turn to the T20I series, which will be live on TNT Sports and discovery+.
'Would you look at that!' - West Indies pull off a 'sensational' relay catch
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Brandon King and Keacy Carty made centuries as West Indies cruised to victory in the final One Day International against England to clinch a 2-1 series victory.
Shai Hope won what looked like an important toss and had no hesitation in asking England to bat first.
The Kensington Oval in Bridgetown has historically been a good ground to chase on, and it was the case once again.
England posted 263-8 from their 50 overs, and it proved to be wholly inadequate as West Indies chased it down with seven overs to spare.
England made a horror start with the bat, losing Will Jacks (5), Jordan Cox (1), Jacob Bethell (0), and Liam Livingstone (6) with only 24 on the board.
Phil Salt’s 74 steadied the ship alongside Sam Curran, as they put on 70 for the fifth wicket.
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After Curran departed for a well-made 40, Dan Mousley showed he is comfortable on the international stage with an impressive 57.
West Indies bowlers, Sherfane Rutherford in particular, were taken down late in the innings and Jofra Archer’s 17-ball 38 lifted England to 263-8 from their 50 overs.
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Salt smashes first six of the match for resurgent England
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King set the tone of the chase by hitting the first two balls of their innings for boundaries, and England never recovered.
Jamie Overton showed his potential by beating Evin Lewis for pace, but that was the only success of note for England as King and Carty took the game away from the tourists.
The scorebook will not show it, but King did his bit in the field to remove England dangerman Salt with the first part of a stunning relay catch that saw Alzarri Joseph take the catch.
While King’s fielding was a delight, batting is his main job and he produced a masterclass to lead the chase.
Ably supported by Carty, the two put on 209 for the second wicket.
Both went past three figures, as West Indies cruised to series glory.
Talking Point - Joseph loses his cool
In a game of a scheduled 100 overs, we were given the main talking point in the fourth over.
Alzarri Joseph and Windies skipper Hope had a disagreement, seemingly over field position.Â
As needs to be the case, the captain won the debate. Joseph was not happy and had his dander up, bowling the final few balls of the fourth over at high pace.
He produced a snorting delivery to take the glove of Cox - with Hope doing the rest behind the stumps. Joseph did not even celebrate, as he returned to his mark for the next ball.Â
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West Indies bowler Joseph storms off the pitch after spat with captain
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At the end of the over, Joseph took his cap from the umpire and stormed off the field - to the bemusement of his team-mates who had to bowl the next over with only 10 players on the field as there was no one ready to replace Joseph.
It was a major talking point in the comms box, and Mark Butcher on TNT Sports said no matter how you are feeling, you do not disrespect your captain.
Player of the Match - Brandon King
This could easily have been taken by Carty for his maiden ODI ton, but King came into the match under pressure.Â
His part in the catch to get rid of Salt was special, as was the way he crafted a third ODI century.
Key Stats
- Sherfane Rutherford bowled 23 balls due to an injury to Romario Shepherd. He conceded 57 runs at a rate of 14.86 - more than any of the bowlers who bowled a full 10 overs.
- Jofra Archer's 38 off 17 balls was his highest score in international cricket.
- Carty's 128* is his highest score in ODIs.
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