Windies chase 219 for first win of T20 series v England

Fourth T20, St Lucia

England 218-5 (20 overs): Bethell 62* (32), Salt 55 (35); Motie 2-40

West Indies 221-5 (19 overs): Lewis 68 (31); Ahmed 3-43

West Indies won by 5 wickets; England pb bid 3-1

Scorecard

West Indies pulled disconnected a sensational run-chase of 219 to gain their archetypal triumph of the bid successful a thrilling 4th T20 successful St Lucia.

Openers Evin Lewis and Shai Hope blasted 136 from the archetypal 9 overs, earlier they mislaid 3 wickets successful arsenic galore balls to let England backmost into contention.

Rehan Ahmed had Lewis caught for 68, Hope was tally retired for 54 and Nicholas Pooran was bowled for a duck, but skipper Rovman Powell's 38 from 23 balls again shifted the momentum successful the hosts' favour.

Powell's dismissal successful the 17th implicit helped England regain immoderate control, lone for Sherfane Rutherford to deed back-to-back sixes successful the penultimate implicit to seal a five-wicket win.

England's 218-5 was acceptable up by Phil Salt's 55 - his seventh T20 people of 50 oregon much against West Indies - successful explosive partnerships of 54 with chap opener Will Jacks and 48 with Jos Buttler, who made 38.

Jacob Bethell, 21, past continued his eye-catching commencement to planetary cricket with a 22-ball 50 and an unbeaten 68, including 5 sixes, arsenic England seemed to marque the astir of a level transportation having mislaid the toss.

However, Lewis and Hope responded successful benignant to the harsh attraction their bowlers received, reaching their half-centuries from 26 balls and 23 balls respectively.

Powell's departure and a mates of economical decease overs from Saqib Mahmood and T20 debutant John Turner sent a fewer nerves done the West Indies' dugout but Hope and Lewis' dynamic basal ensured they were comfortably up of the tally rate, Rutherford yet finishing connected 29 from 17 balls.

The T20 limb of the circuit concludes with the 5th T20 connected Sunday astatine the aforesaid venue, with England having already sealed a bid triumph by winning the archetypal 3 matches.