England skipper Jos Buttler marked his return to international cricket with a brutal 83 off 45 balls. It helped his side win the 2nd T20I match on Sunday against West Indies by 7 wickets to take a 2-0 lead in the series. The visitors had won the opening game on Saturday by 8 wickets thanks to a century by Phil Salt.
Jos Buttler hit Gudakesh Motie for a huge six during the game on Sunday that travelled 115 meters. The incident happened in the third ball of the ninth over of the innings. Buttler danced down the track and hit Motie over the top for a huge six that hit the top of the roof.
IT’S A BIG ONE 😅#WIvENG
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It was England who won the toss and decided to bowl first as Jofra Archer came in for Reece Topley. West Indies made three changes to their team that had played the first game on Saturday. Terrence Hinds made his debut for the home side as Andre Russell didn’t play the game due to injury.
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England coast home to easy win over West Indies
Put into bat first, West Indies both their openers early. Saqib Mahmood got the big wicket of Brandon King for 1, while Evin Lewis fell to Jofra Archer for 8. Liam Livingstone then got the biggest wicket of the day when he had Pooran stumped by Salt for 14.
Skipper Rovman Powell was the best batter for the home team with 43 runs from 41 balls. Romario Shepherd scored 22 off 12 balls to help West Indies reach 158/8 from their 20 overs. Saqib Mahmood, Liam Livingstone, and Dan Mousley picked 2 wickets each for England.
In reply, England lost Phil Salt early for a first-ball duck caught by Brandon King off Akeal Hossein. Will Jacks batted well to score 38 off 29 balls with five boundaries and a six. Jos Buttler was not out on 83 off 45 balls with 8 fours and 6 sixes as the win came with 31 balls left to play.
Speaking at the end of the game, Jos Buttler said “Great to spend some time in the middle. Bit scratchy in the first few balls but managed to come through that period. I've got lots of experience. Have batted in different positions. At number three, you can come in the second ball or outside the powerplay”