NEW DELHI: Defending champions England cruised to an eight-wicket win towards hosts West Indies of their Tremendous Eights conflict of the T20 World Cup at Gros Islet in St Lucia on Thursday.
Opener Philip Salt smashed an unbeaten 47-ball 87 as England chased down the 181-run goal with 21 balls to spare.
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Salt was first concerned in a 67-run stand together with his captain Jos Buttler (25) after which in an unbeaten 97-run partnership with Jonny Bairstow (48*).
Salt hit 5 sixes and seven fours in his knock and a significant component for England cruising to victory was a brutal assault by the England opener in a single over off West Indies’ pacer Romario Shepherd.
The assault got here within the 16th over of the run chase when Shepherd got here on to bowl his second over having conceded 11 runs in his first over.
Salt smashed 4, 6, 4, 6, 6, Four within the over to heap distress on the Windies and shut out any hopes they had been harbouring of a victory.
Salt hit the primary ball over additional cowl for a 4 to achieve his fifty. The second ball was mistimed however such was the ability behind the shot that it went all the way in which straight down the bottom for a six.
Salt hit the third supply over the keeper for a 4 and smacked the fourth supply over long-off for an additional six.
The carnage continued because the fifth supply, a slower ball, was dispatched over deep sq. leg with a pull for an additional six and the final ball, a juicy full toss was despatched crusing over mid-off to finish the 30-run over.
Opener Philip Salt smashed an unbeaten 47-ball 87 as England chased down the 181-run goal with 21 balls to spare.
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Salt was first concerned in a 67-run stand together with his captain Jos Buttler (25) after which in an unbeaten 97-run partnership with Jonny Bairstow (48*).
Salt hit 5 sixes and seven fours in his knock and a significant component for England cruising to victory was a brutal assault by the England opener in a single over off West Indies’ pacer Romario Shepherd.
The assault got here within the 16th over of the run chase when Shepherd got here on to bowl his second over having conceded 11 runs in his first over.
Salt smashed 4, 6, 4, 6, 6, Four within the over to heap distress on the Windies and shut out any hopes they had been harbouring of a victory.
Salt hit the primary ball over additional cowl for a 4 to achieve his fifty. The second ball was mistimed however such was the ability behind the shot that it went all the way in which straight down the bottom for a six.
Salt hit the third supply over the keeper for a 4 and smacked the fourth supply over long-off for an additional six.
The carnage continued because the fifth supply, a slower ball, was dispatched over deep sq. leg with a pull for an additional six and the final ball, a juicy full toss was despatched crusing over mid-off to finish the 30-run over.
It was the West Indies’ first lack of the match and their first defeat in eight Twenty20 internationals.
The West Indies made 180/Four batting first on the identical pitch on which they made 218/5 towards Afghanistan within the remaining match of the group stage on Monday.
