There is a lot happening in the Caribbean as the West Indies win the third T20I, led by captain Rovman Powell. The final cricket match of the England tour concluded like the first match, with Shai Hope bringing victory for the West Indies with a match-winning six.

Shai Hope’s unbeaten 43-run-a-ball being the greatest score of a low-scorer in Tarouba; his clean-strike-over covering off Chris Woakes marked the series decider, along with four balls remaining.

Their first-round exit during the previous year’s T20 World Cup, held in Australia, West Indies, has triumphed over three T20I series; three series led by captain Rovman Powell.

Match Highlights From The Field

In the month of August, team West Indies had beaten team India (3-2). In the month of December, Daren Sammy’s first T20I series was being the white-ball coach. They have beaten the world champions (defending) by a similar margin.

This final match started and ended on the same strip at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad as the one made use of in England’s 75-run-win in 48-hours previously. However, the matches weren’t predicted to be more different, subsequent to 459-runs in 35.3-overs on the evening of Tuesday.

The game on Tuesday witnessed just 265 in 38.5 that culminated in a scrap for the finish-line. Seeking 133, Shai Hope attained 31-balls for his first 23-runs ahead of shifting up a gear finally when Hope squeezed Rehan Ahmed away; this was for his boundary (the first one).

Eventually, the West Indies made everything difficult for themselves; however, England collapsed late, subsequent to being sent in. They lost their concluding 6-wickets for just 22-runs that proved conclusive. They will go back home empty-handed on the day of Friday, off the back of losing both the ODI as well as T20I legs of this England tour.

Being A Salty Match

Phil Salt had attained a 100 in the fourth and third matches of this series, in addition to looking at the powerplay with a pristine touch. Talking about the West Indies, Oshane Thomas took the place of Matthew Forde.

He witnessed his first ball of the time that crunched through the covers. Afterwards, he conceded boundaries that were back-to-back in his second over that was the first through point, and the second straight, which was back down the ground.

Scooping Jason Holder, Jos Buttler lost early to a short fine-leg for 11 that was in the fourth over. Will Jacks’ innings ended his series with a glimmer of promise, which crunched Akeal Hosein over a long-on for a straight six.