Captain Jos Buttler scored a superb 83 and placed on a game-changing partnership with Will Jacks to information England to a seven-wicket win over the West Indies and transfer 2-0 up within the five-match T20I sequence.
Saqib Mahmood (2-20) and the returning Jofra Archer (1-31) despatched West Indies’ high order within the energy play, with Liam Livingstone (2-16) additionally impressing to go away the hosts struggling at 80-5 after shedding the toss and being put into bat.
Rovman Powell’s 43 was ended by Dan Mousley (2-29) however the hosts added 73 runs from the ultimate six overs to submit 158-8, with hopes of a victory raised when Phil Salt – who fired an unbeaten century within the sequence opener – was out from the opening ball of England’s chase.
Buttler fired six maximums in his beautiful 45-ball innings and placed on a 129-run second-wicket stand with Jacks (38), earlier than Liam Livingstone smashed a fast unbeaten 23 to see England attain their victory goal inside 15 overs.
How England raced to a different Barbados win
Mahmood conceded eight wides from his opening 10-ball over however made England’s breakthrough when Brandon King (one) skied to Livingstone at mid-off, with Evin Lewis (eight) then gloving Archer – changing Reece Topley from Saturday’s win – behind and giving Salt a straightforward catch within the subsequent over.
Jofra Archer was amongst 5 England bowlers used to take not less than one wicket
Roston Chase narrowly averted edging his first ball to Jamie Overton at slip however was trapped lbw by Mahmood for 13 to go away West Indies 35-3 inside 4 overs, leaving keeper Nicholas Pooran and captain Powell to rebuild the hosts’ innings.
The pair added 35 for the fourth wicket earlier than Pooran (14) prodded ahead at Livingstone and introduced a easy stumping for Salt, with Livingstone additionally eradicating Rutherford (one) lbw in his subsequent over after a profitable evaluation.
Powell (43) confirmed attacking intent by hitting Rashid for 16 from one over, taking the hosts previous 100, solely to see his innings ended by a superb yorker from Dan Mousley to provide the fast-bowling spinner his first worldwide wicket.
West Indies captain Rovman Powell, who has a T20
strike-rate in extra of 140, scored 43 from 41 balls
Gudakesh Motie (9) departed when Overton charged in from lengthy on to take a diving catch off Rashid, whereas Shepherd (22) picked out Jacks within the deep off Mousley early within the closing over, with Matthew Forde ending unbeaten on 13 because the West Indies completed strongly.
Hosein (1-24) made the dream begin to England’s innings when Salt chipped to King at additional cowl for a golden duck, with Buttler nearly toe-ending onto his leg stump throughout an eventful opening over.
England rapidly recovered and Buttler fired three consecutive boundaries as a part of a 23-run over to finish the powerplay, with Jacks additionally impressing because the pair handed their half-century stand inside 33 balls.
Jos Buttler scored eight fours and 6 maximums throughout a powerful innings
Buttler hit Motie out of the bottom for a most and smashed Chase over the rope within the subsequent over to carry up his 32-ball half-century, with one other huge six over long-on off debutant Terrance Hinds persevering with England’s management of the competition.
Chase was smashed for successive sixes by Buttler, who then hit him low down the bottom for a boundary, earlier than the partnership was ended when Forde took a catch on the second try after being picked out by Jacks.
Buttler was dropped by Rutherford in the identical over however was out the following ball after making an attempt to hit down the bottom and being caught by Powell, a second wicket in 4 balls, though the hosts have been unable to make any additional inroads in England’s batting line-up.
Livingstone crunched Shepherd for successive boundaries earlier than closing out a second complete victory in as many days with one other huge six, seeing England dwelling with 31 balls to spare and which means they’ll now wrap up a sequence success with a win in St Lucia on Thursday.
Buttler stars for England as West Indies search higher begin
England captain Jos Buttler, participant of the match, chatting with TNT Sports activities: “It is great to spend time in the middle. I was a bit scratchy for the first few balls but I managed to come through that period and really enjoyed it. It was great to be back out there.
“I’ve a number of expertise, I’ve performed for some time and batted in tons totally different positions. I’m simply ready to see what occurs and enjoying what’s in entrance of me.
England’s captain Jos Buttler and Will Jacks (left) placed on 129 runs from 72 deliveries throughout a match-winning stand
“We have got to start again [in the third T20I of the series]. We are playing a top team in the West Indies, who are excellent in T20 cricket. They will come back hard and we have to be ready from ball one in the next game.”
West Indies captain Rovman Powell, chatting with TNT Sports activities: “Obviously the surface gave a bit to the fast bowlers, something that it’s a trend here in Barbados. Teams generally win the toss and bowl because of what can happen in the first six [overs].
“It is a case of us making an attempt to return out of powerplay not three down. The statistics present that when you try this, the vast majority of the time you come out on the shedding aspect. As a batting group we’ve to regulate.
“Somebody in the top four or five needs to bat the majority of the overs. In the past we have done that but have struggled to do that in this series. The next three games provide an opportunity for batters to do that.”
