England suffered a first one-day worldwide series defeat to West Indies in 16 years as Romario Shepherd powered the hosts to a four-wicket victory on DLS in a gripping, rain-affected Barbados decider.
England had appeared favourites when West Indies slumped from 78-1 to 135-6 in a revised chase of 188 from 34 overs as off-spinner Will Jacks (3-22) shredded the house aspect’s center order, together with Keacy Carty (50), throughout a wobble of 5-57.
However, with 33 runs required from 24 balls, Shepherd (41no off 28) and debutant Matthew Forde (13no) took Gus Atkinson’s thirty first over for a whopping 24 as Shepherd pounded two full tosses for six and every batter slammed a 4 apiece off the England fast.
Victory was accomplished in the next over as West Indies triumphed with 14 balls to spare, securing a first ODI series success over England since 2007 and first at residence since a 4-1 win in 1998.
England had earlier plummeted to 49-5 inside 10 overs of the weather-shortened affair as 21-year-old quick bowler Forde (3-29) razed their prime three and skipper Jos Buttler fell for a golden duck.
Ben Duckett (71) and Liam Livingstone (45) shared a stand of 88 from that time as England posted 206-9 from 40 overs, with an unbroken Tenth-wicket partnership of 35 between Atkinson (20no) and Matthew Potts (15no) additionally key, however their efforts got here in useless.
England’s Will Jacks took three wickets in a shedding trigger
The sides will now meet in a five-match T20 worldwide series, beginning in Barbados on Tuesday (10pm UK), with England not enjoying one other ODI till they face Australia in September 2024.
A five-Test series towards India takes place throughout January, February and March earlier than consideration turns to the T20 World Cup in West Indies and the USA in June, a event at which England shall be defending champions having gained the earlier model in 2022.
England had been additionally defending champions for the just lately concluded ODI World Cup in India however noticed their hopes of back-to-back titles in the 50-over format finish with a limp group-stage exit.
Batting collapses had been a staple as they misplaced six of their first seven matches in the subcontinent they usually suffered one other in Bridgetown on Saturday thanks to Forde and Alzarri Joseph (3-61) as soon as play began two hours late following drizzle.
Harry Brook was run out for one as England slumped to 49-5 in Bridgetown
Buttler out first ball earlier than Duckett, Livingstone arrest collapse
Buttler was fifth to fall, top-edging a Joseph bouncer to high quality leg, with the captain unable to construct on his unbeaten 58 in England’s six-wicket win in the second ODI on Wednesday and now having handed fifty simply as soon as in his final 15 ODI knocks.
Harry Brook (1) had been run out two balls earlier after trying a brisk single, Joseph swooping off his personal bowling to shoot down the non-striker’s stumps as soon as Brook clipped leg-side and set off.
The preliminary harm, although, had been accomplished by Forde, who clinched a triple strike inside his first 5 overs by accounting for Phil Salt (4), Zak Crawley (0) and Jacks (17).
West Indies’ Matthew Forde dismissed England’s prime three of Phil Salt, Will Jacks and Zak Crawley in Barbados
Salt, who had thumped the second ball of the sport for 4 over level, chipped to mid-off on the finish of the first over, the place Joseph took a wonderful low catch lunging ahead.
Crawley fell in Forde’s second over, ballooning a supply that nipped in and reared up at him to slip as he tried to go away, whereas Jacks snicked the identical bowler behind at the beginning of the ninth over as his 37-run stand with Duckett for England’s third wicket got here to an finish.
Brook and Buttler’s dismissals left England in disarray earlier than Duckett and Livingstone rallied – Duckett notching his third ODI fifty from 56 balls and placing three fours in one Shepherd over.
Ben Duckett top-scored for England with 71 at Kensington Oval
Both batters had been then responsible of soppy dismissals in fast succession – Duckett spooning to midwicket, Livingstone clothes to mid-on – and after extra rain got here and went and trimmed the match from 43 overs a aspect to 40, England sunk to 171-9 as Joseph bounced out Rehan Ahmed (15) and eliminated Sam Curran (12) with a slower ball.
Atkinson and Potts fired late on – Atkinson smoking Joseph for six over backward sq. – as they took England previous 200, with Forde denied a four-for when Carty dropped Potts in the covers.
After additional rain arrived through the interval and led to extra overs being misplaced, Atkinson (2-58) gave England an early elevate with the ball as Brandon King (1) sliced his first supply to cowl, just for Alick Athanaze (45) and Carty to add 76 from 2-1.
England rejoice Rehan Ahmed’s wicket of West Indies captain Shai Hope
A giant wobble adopted as soon as Atkinson trapped Athanaze leg earlier than, with Shai Hope (15) clipping a Rehan googly to midwicket one ball after slamming him for six and Jacks catching Carty off his personal bowling one supply after the right-hander clinched fifty.
As batters got here and went and the required fee crept up England’s perception rose however Atkinson’s over was then pummelled to swing the sport again West Indies’ method.
What’s subsequent?
The five-match T20 worldwide series begins in Barbados on Tuesday (10pm UK) earlier than the edges then head to Grenada for video games two and three (Thursday and Saturday, each at 5.30pm).
They then transfer to Trinidad and Tobago for the ultimate two fixtures (Tuesday December 19 and Thursday December 21, each at 10pm).
England’s Adil Rashid will return for the T20I series
England welcome again senior gamers Adil Rashid, Moeen Ali and Chris Woakes after they had been omitted from the ODI series, whereas West Indies have picked Andre Russell with the swashbuckling all-rounder now in line for his first worldwide look since the 2021 T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.
England squad for T20I series: Jos Buttler (captain), Rehan Ahmed, Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Liam Livingstone, Tymal Mills, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Reece Topley, John Turner, Chris Woakes
West Indies squad for T20I series: Rovman Powell (captain), Shai Hope (vice-captain), Roston Chase, Matthew Forde, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Gudakesh Motie, Nicholas Pooran, Andre Russell, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd
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