Stand-in skipper Liam Livingstone powered a surprising first England century to take his facet to a five-wicket win over West Indies within the second ODI in Antigua and arrange a collection decider.
Livingstone (124no off 85) had fallen two runs in need of fifty throughout an eight-wicket defeat within the collection opener on the similar venue on Thursday as England have been bundled out for 209 in 45.1 overs.
However pressed on two days later with a superbly-paced maiden ODI hundred because the vacationers eclipsed West Indies’ 328-6 – during which Shai Hope (117) struck a seventeenth century – with 15 balls to spare to make Wednesday’s Barbados finale (6pm UK) winner-takes-all.
Livingstone – deputising as captain for Jos Buttler (calf) weeks after being dropped – and Sam Curran (52 off 52) joined forces at 160-4 with the ask 169 from 132 balls and initially absorbed strain earlier than Livingstone exploded from the forty first over onwards, turning a 60-ball fifty right into a 77-ball ton and cracking 9 sixes in complete.
The 31-year-old, who placed on 140 from 107 balls with Curran, went six-crazy on the backend, thumping Motie, Jayden Seales and Shamar Joseph into the stands in a devastating show of hitting.
Defeat was harsh on Hope, who punished England wicketkeeper Phil Salt for dropping him on 60 to steer his facet to 328-6 – the skipper supported by Keacy Carty (71) throughout a stand of 143 from 12-2 after which Sherfane Rutherford (54), who clubbed a 35-ball fifty.
West Indies posted 328-6 after being put in to bat
England used 9 bowlers for simply the second time in an ODI – the primary event was in opposition to Sri Lanka within the 1987 World Cup – with solely Salt and Jordan Cox not turning their arms over.
That meant Jofra Archer (1-40) – the person to lastly dismiss Hope – bowled solely 9 of a potential 10 overs, with Sir Alastair Cook dinner” saying the approach was “complicated” while on punditry duty for TNT Sports as only leg-spinner Adil Rashid (2-62) got through his full quota.
But any errors Livingstone may have made in the field he more than made up for with the bat, adding five fours to his glut of sixes but more importantly delivering under pressure, staking his claim for a major role when Test Brendon McCullum takes charge of the white-ball team from January onwards.
Turner prises early wickets before Hope and Livingstone star
Other bright spots for England were John Turner, who dismissed West Indies openers Brandon King (7) and Evin Lewis (4) to pick up his first international wickets in his second match, and Jacob Bethell’s first ODI fifty, the latter playing with the composure, skill and tempo that has earned him a call-up to the Test squad for the impending tour of New Zealand.
John Turner celebrates his first England wicket in second ODI in opposition to West Indies (Getty Photos)
Turner struck within the second over with King caught fantastically by a diving Cox at level, whereas the Hampshire fast then had Lewis pouched down the leg-side by Salt.
Hope and Carty steadied West Indies and it took England one other 26 overs to strike once more; Carty bowled off bat and pad by Rashid’s googly within the thirty first, shortly after he was dropped at deep backward sq. by Turner off Archer.
Hope ought to have been dismissed within the twenty fifth over however Salt spilt an opportunity up near the stumps after the captain tried to chop Bethell by the off-side.
Solely Chris Gayle (25) and Brian Lara (19) have extra ODI a whole bunch for West Indies than Hope
England have been punished to the tune of an additional 67 runs earlier than Hope holed out off Archer’s pace-off supply, having shared vital stands of 79 from 57 and 31 off 17, respectively, with power-packed left-handers Rutherford and Hetmyer.
Hope’s seventeenth ODI hundred, in his 124th innings, takes him stage with the quantity Desmond Haynes managed for West Indies, with solely Chris Gayle (25) and Brian Lara (19) managing extra.
It stays a thriller why a person averaging near 50 within the ODIs continues to be to crack Check cricket, a format he final performed in three years in the past.
England’s Phil Salt hit 57 on the high of the order
Elsewhere for West Indies, Shimron Hetmyer (24 off 11) crunched three sixes after being grassed on three by Will Jacks, at long-on, whereas Matthew Forde (23no off 11) nailed three maximums in a row off the recalled Saqib Mahmood within the last over.
Salt, little doubt seeking to atone for dropping Hope, struck a 42-ball 57 initially of the chase, solely to then balloon Forde to mid-on within the twenty first over as England misplaced a 3rd wicket – the opener following Jacks (12) and Cox (4) in being dismissed.
Jacob Bethell’s maiden fifty helped England to victory
Jacks was first to fall, hauling Forde to deep sq. leg one ball after a stunning cover-driven 4, with Cox then bounced out by debutant Shamar Joseph after a torturous 19-ball keep.
Bethell reached fifty from 51 deliveries with a six over midwicket however, similar to Salt, fell quickly after the milestone, caught within the deep off Roston Chase after including 44 with Salt and 52 with match-winner Livingstone.
