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Second T20, Barbados
West Indies 158-8 (20 overs): Powell 43 (41); Livingstone 2-16, Mahmood 2-20
England 161-3 (14.5 overs): Buttler 83 (45); Jacks 38 (30)
England won by 7 wickets; pb bid 2-0
Jos Buttler smashed a blistering 83 from 45 balls arsenic England cruised to a seven-wicket triumph implicit West Indies successful the 2nd T20.
The England skipper came successful aft Phil Salt was dismissed from the archetypal shot of the tourists' pursuit and proceeded to deed 8 fours and six sixes successful a stunning knock.
Buttler dominated a 129-run basal with opener Will Jacks earlier the brace fell successful the aforesaid Romario Shepherd over.
However, the harm had been done and the visitors went connected to overhaul West Indies' 158-8 with 31 balls to spare.
England are 2-0 up successful the five-match bid aft triumph successful some matches successful Barbados and present caput to St Lucia for the past 3 games of the tour.
Earlier, West Indies again had to trust connected lower-order runs to instrumentality them up to a somewhat competitory total.
After slipping to 35-3 successful the powerplay, Rovman Powell led the rebuild for the location side, but erstwhile Dan Mousley bowled him for 43, they were 102-6.
A fewer lusty blows from Shepherd, Matthew Forde and debutant Terrance Hinds got West Indies beyond 150 but, with Buttler successful specified good form, England made airy enactment of knocking disconnected the runs.
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