ENG vs WI

10:57 PM local time and IST: Well, this is it. It’s a wrap! Our live coverage ends here. We thank you all from the bottom of our hearts for staying connected with us. Another mouthwatering triple header is on the cards tomorrow, with India taking on Namibia at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. For now, this is Datrim signing off on behalf of Bidipto, and everyone else in Sportskeeda. Goodbye and see you soon!

Shai Hope (West Indies captain): "Good game to win! Roston Chase is a versatile player. He scores runs, takes wickets and fields really well! It was a slightly different role for him today, to stabilize the innings, he did it well. Sherfane Rutherford has been in great T20 form. The openers are misfiring a little bit, but, I'm sure that too will improve! When you get some time off, you've got to get better. Gudakesh Motie is a class player. He just continues to progress!" 

Harry Brook (England captain): "West Indies played superbly! They have so much power, so, when you get it wrong, they punish you. We thought it was a total we could chase down. Just not to be. Adil Rashid is a terrific bowler! That's the Adil we know, who bowled so well today! We just didn't quite execute our plans with the plan. T20 cricket is such a fickle game, so, the top-order did do its bit, just not to be. We expected some dew, but that too was not to be. We just got to go back to the basics and get better. Thankfully, we won against Nepal, otherwise things would be complicated slightly!" 

Sherfane Rutherford (Player of the Match, 76* off 42 balls): "(On the injured right wrist) My finger is good, hopefully, it will be better for the next game! ..... One of the biggest challenges was Adil Rashid, so, what was important for me, was to build partnerships and bat till the end. For me, I've been putting in a lot of work coming into the World Cup. I backed myself to bat deep. .... I think we were 10 runs behind, but, the guys stepped up and bowled well! .... Guyana is coming into the spotlight here, with our performances, but, the whole of the West Indies will want more good performances! .... It's just about getting better, adding 10 percent to our game, and improving as a team!" 

10:38 PM local time and IST:  West Indies have won by 31 runs.

Sherfane Rutherford - 76 (42) I Gudakesh Motie - 3/33
Sam Curran - 43 (30) I Adil Rashid - 2/16

A clinical win at the Wankhede keeps the Windies at the top of the points table! England have failed to come good in this run chase and slipped behind Scotland in the points table. A lot needs to be said about the WI spinners and how they have gone about hogging the limelight with their performance tonight. Contrary to the end result, England commenced their innings in flying colors. Salt (30 off 14) was in the mood to take some early advantage, and he made the WI bowlers pay big time. He was on to it in a flash and got his innings underway by plundering Holder for 24 in his first over. But his short-lived cameo only lasted for 30 runs as Shepherd drew the first blood as early as the fourth over. But England kept marching along in a thumping fashion. Bethell (33 off 23) took no time in settling into his stride. Both Bethell and Buttler scored freely and experienced very little resistance from the WI bowlers inside the powerplay.

However, England faced unexpected resistance from the WI spinners. Chase (2/33) and Motie (3/33) struck at vital moments to bring the game into balance. Buttler and Banton were amongst the most prized scalps. But Bethell was determined to occupy the crease and kept piling up the runs at a steady rate to keep England afloat in the run chase. But just at the halfway stage, tragedy struck the England side. The stranglehold from the WI spinners paid off, and England experienced a bit of a wobble, which saw the demise of a well-set Bethell for 33.

It all had to boil down to the partnership between Brook and Curran. The duo offered England a swift recovery and propelled them on the path to ascendency. The 41-run stand gave England stability, but not the command over the game. But the real twist came when Chase trapped Jacks lbw from round the wicket to really crack the game open for the West Indies. As a result, the asking rate soared, and England failed to keep up with it. Besides, the continuous fall of wickets also disrupted England’s efforts in the run chase. Curran’s consolation cameo of 43 (30), dragged England close but not close enough, leaving them 32 runs shy of their desired target.

18.6 Shamar Joseph to Adil Rashid, over the wicket, HAS IT CARRIED? CHASE THINKS SO! YES, IT IS OUT! OR IS IT? THE TENSION IS PALPABLE. Full toss around middle-stump, angling further in to leg-stump. Rashid gets deep in his crease, sits down and whips it around over the in-field to deep backward square-leg. But, Roston Chase dives forward to his right and takes an excellent catch inches off the ground! The third umpire checks, and finds out that it is a clean catch! 

So, the West Indies win this game, magnificently! 

18.4 Shamar Joseph to Sam Curran, FOUR RUNS! Pitched up around off-stump. Slapped away from the front foot, well over cover, for a boundary this time! 

18.3 Shamar Joseph to Sam Curran, IS THIS A RUN OUT? YES IT IS! DAWSON IS THE MAN OUT. Low full toss on middle-stump. Curran bunts it from the toe end of the bat to the right of long-on. Holder fumbled it, forcing a second run. But, the throw was good, Joseph collected it at the bowler's end and took the bails off, before Dawson could make it in with the dive! 

18.2 Shamar Joseph to Sam Curran, AHH HA! Full toss outside off-stump. Curran backs away so much, that he gets no chance to lay bat on ball! It's a dot ball! 

The asking rate has gone upto nearly 19 RPO and the game has certainly drifted beyond England's reach. Curran and Dawson can certainly hit the long ball, but they probably might have a bit too much on their plate now. West Indies are firmly in the driver's seat now, unless we see a big over along the way.