West Indies vs England: Hosts pull off stunning chase of 219 to win fourth T20
West Indies registered their first win of the series with a stunning score of 219 runs in a thrilling fourth T20 match in St Lucia.
Openers Evan Lewis and Shay Hope put England back into contention after they posted 136 in the first nine overs before conceding three wickets in as many balls.
Rehan Ahmed had Lewis on 68, Hope 54 and Nicholas Pooran bowled a duck but captain Rovman Powell (Rovman Powell) 38 runs off 23 balls once again swung the momentum in favor of the home team.
Powell’s dismissal in the 17th over helped England regain some control, but Sherfane Rutherford struck six in the penultimate over to seal the five-wicket win.
England were 218-5 as Phil Salt scored 55 for his seventh T20 score of 50 or more against West Indies, alongside fellow opener Will Jacks scored 54 points and Jos Buttler, who scored 38 points, scored 48 points.
21-year-old Jacob Bethell then continued to impress in international cricket with unbeaten scores of 22-ball 50 and 68, which included five sixes, and England seemed to take full advantage A flat field after losing.
However, Lewis and Hope responded brilliantly to the harsh treatment meted out to their bowlers, reaching half-centuries off 26 and 23 balls respectively.
Powell’s departure and a couple of economic death overs from Saqib Mahmood and T20 debutant John Turner have left the West Indies dugout a little nervous, but the Hope-Lewis dynamic The stand ensured they were comfortably ahead of the run rate, with Rutherford finishing with 29 runs. 17 balls.
The fifth T20 leg of the T20 tour will be played at the same venue on Sunday and England have already sealed the series by winning the first three games.
