Phil Salt smashed a scintillating century and Barbados-born Jacob Bethell blasted an unbeaten 58 as England romped to an eight-wicket victory over West Indies of their opening T20I conflict at Kensington Oval on Saturday. Chasing a goal of 183 to win, England opener Salt guided the vacationers dwelling with 19 balls to spare after a blinding unbeaten 103 in Bridgetown. Salt’s third T20 worldwide century got here off simply 54 balls, together with 9 fours and 6 sixes as England cantered to victory, ending on 183-2 within the seventeenth over.
Salt set the tone for a dominant England efficiency within the fourth over, bludgeoning West Indies bowler Shamar Joseph across the floor for twenty-four runs to take England to 52-0.
The 21-year-old Bethell, who was born and grew up in Barbados earlier than shifting to England when he was 12, supplied a blinding half-century, delighting a contingent of family and friends within the stands with a 36-ball knock that included 5 fours and two sixes.
All three of Salt’s worldwide T20 centuries have are available video games performed at Caribbean venues in opposition to West Indies. He scored back-to-back tons in final December’s sequence.
“I get pleasure from batting right here — I’ve grown up on these surfaces,” Salt stated. “It is in all probability the place I am happiest.”
Earlier, West Indies had completed their innings on 182-9 due to a late burst of scoring from the decrease order, with Andre Russell, Romario Shepherd and Gudakesh Motie accounting for 98 runs of the house facet’s closing complete.
Russell smashed 4 sixes on his technique to 30 off 17 balls whereas Shepherd slashed an unbeaten 35 off 22 deliveries, together with three fours and two sixes.
Shepherd acquired sterling assist from Motie, the tailender chopping unfastened to attain 33 off 14 balls earlier than being caught by Dan Mousley off Saqib Mahmood.
Mahmood was the choose of England’s bowlers, taking 4 wickets for 34 runs off his 4 overs. Adil Rashid took three for 32 off 4 overs.
Recreation two within the five-match sequence takes place on Sunday in Bridgetown.
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