Jason Holder took four wickets in four balls in the final over as West Indies beat England in the decider of the T20I series with the addition of a half-century from James Vince and a late salvo from Sam Billings.
The Provided last end by taking four wickets :-
Although Aqeel Hossein’s slow left-arm struck the target of 180 runs, Holder provided the finish with his four wickets in four balls.
The former captain started the series with career-best figures in a resounding opening win eight days ago and upgraded him to five for 27 as he followed the exploits of Lasith Malinga, Curtis Camper, and Rashid Khan, including one T20 International. I had four out of four.
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A tight last over from Sheldon Cottrell gave Holder 20 runs to work with as the 2–2 stalemate reached its end, but with the addition of a no-ball to reduce the equation from six balls to 18, Chris Jordan, Sam Billings, and Adil Rashid were all coordinated. Over the ropes, Saqib Mahmood is bowled in the carnival finish.
Moeen Ali’s Guidance :-
In truth, a second-string side under the guidance of Moeen Ali was dethroned by Hossein’s slow left hand. But whoever landed in the final blow, Eoin Morgan’s stand-in was simple in his assessment of the five matches.
West Indies were the smartest team. Overall, we didn’t adopt that well,’ said Moeen.
‘He played some amazing shots at the end. We are trying to find a solution and we will be better.
West Indies’ innings depending on who is bowling, home batsmen tend to reach short boundaries in Bridgetown whenever the ball is in motion.
The difference in scoring rates was clear: while the spin trio of Rashid, Moeen, and Livingstone combined for trailing figures of 10-0-54-4, seamers Reece Topley, Mahmood, and Jordan scored 122 without the other 10 wickets.
With the mega auction of the Indian Premier League a fortnight away, Rovman Powell has expertly timed his emergence in this series. Four days after scoring a 51-ball century in his first appearance, he collaborated with his captain Kieron Pollard to score 66 runs in the last four overs.
Jordan missed just his third T20 International in 68 mid-series and reminisced about his best form to help close the 34-run win on Saturday evening.
The Hit Consecutive Sixes on Length Balls
On that occasion, he hit his yorker perfectly, but 24 hours later the accuracy left him and Powell paid him off with successive sixes off length balls, at midwicket and extra cover respectively.
At the other end, Pollard flexed his muscles for the first time. Having contributed only 28 runs in the first four matches, he was something like his old self.
England was 86 for two at the halfway stage, just as their opponents were at the same juncture earlier in the day, but when James Vince dismissed Hossin for a hole in deep midwicket, he scored 26 runs. He had lost three wickets. The rate had reached double digits.
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Vince was an anomaly among England’s batsmen, others could not hit a 30-ball half-century but be forced to go ahead with disastrous results as Hossein took four.
Not just the four wickets that everyone was talking about.