Final T20 between England and West Indies washed out

Fifth T20, St Lucia

West Indies 44-0 (5 overs): Lewis 29* (20)

England: did not bat

Match abandoned; England triumph bid 3-1

Scorecard

The 5th and last T20 of the bid betwixt England and West Indies was washed retired by dense rainfall successful St Lucia.

England skipper Jos Buttler chose to vessel archetypal and the hosts reached 44-0 successful 5 overs earlier the downpour began.

The crushed unit attempted to wide the bedewed outfield for a restart but the lucifer was yet abandoned without a effect astatine 22:15 GMT.

West Indies openers Evin Lewis and Shai Hope made 29 and 14 respectively, looking to adhd different commanding concern pursuing their 136 successful 9 overs successful the fourth T20.

England assertion the T20 bid 3-1, having mislaid the one-day planetary limb of the circuit 2-1.

Opener Phil Salt finished arsenic the series' starring run-scorer with 162 runs successful 4 innings, including an unbeaten 103 successful the archetypal T20, with West Indies skipper Rovman Powell 2nd with 153.

England seamer Saqib Mahmood was the starring wicket-taker and was rested for the last match, finishing with 9 scalps successful 4 matches.

England are adjacent successful enactment with 3 Tests successful New Zealand starting connected 27 November, with the white-ball broadside taking connected India successful January.

That volition beryllium Brendon McCullum's archetypal duty arsenic white-ball caput coach.