Bridgetown: The West Indies lost by one run to England in a match that exposed the uncertainty of Twenty20 cricket.
The Windies surrendered after giving life to an undefeated match with an incredible batting performance. The second Twenty20 between England and the West Indies on Sunday was the scene of incredible scenes.
Score: England – 171/8, West Indies – 170/8.
Following on England’s 172 – run target, the Windies were bowled out for 98 in 15.1 overs for the loss of eight wickets.
But Romario Shepherd and 10th-ranked Akhil Hussain were not ready to give up. With both batsmen outstretched, the Windies finally reached 30 in the final over to win.
Medium pacer Saqib Mahmood, who bowled the first three overs, came on to bowl the last over. Saqib’s first ball went wide. The second ball had to be called wide but the umpire was not ready for it. Achilles won the toss and elected to field. The Windies were unbeaten on 21 off three balls to win. Wide followed by the next ball. With this he needs 20 runs from three balls. All three balls then thrown by Saqib flew over the boundary. Despite hitting three sixes in a row, the Windies were doomed to lose by one run in the end.
Achilles hit 44 off 16 balls, including four sixes and three fours. Romario Shepard hit 44 off 28 balls, including five sixes and a four.
Nicholas Puran (24) and Darren Bravo (23) were the other West Indies players to make the cut. Five people went missing without a hitch.
For England, Moin Ali took three wickets for 24 runs in four overs.
Earlier, Jason Roy (45), Tom Banton (25), Moin Ali (31) and Chris Jordan (27) helped England reach 171 for eight in the allotted 20 overs.
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