Jamaica, First Published Jan 31, 2022, 12:28 PM IST
Kensington: West Indies vs England by 17 runs in the decisive final of the T20 series against England. England needed 20 runs to win the last over bowled by Jason Holder. Sam Billings (41 off 28 balls) and Chris Jordan (Chris Jordan) were at the crease. Holder conceded a single off the first ball of the final over, which was bowled by Sam Billings.
He did not give up runs on the next ball. Holder dismissed Jordan (7) in the second ball and dropped Sam Billings in the third ball. Adil Rashid was dismissed in the fourth ball for a hat-trick and Saqib Mahmood was dismissed for five in the fifth over. Chasing a target of 180, England were all out for 162. The Windies won the five-match series 3-2. West Indies 179-4 in 20 overs and England all out 162 in 19.5 overs.
Holder became the first bowler to score a hat-trick in T20I for the Windies. Holder became only the fourth bowler in T20 history to take four wickets in a row. Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga, Ireland’s Curtis Comfer and Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan are the other players to have achieved this feat before Golder. Holder, who had taken one wicket for 25 runs in two overs before coming to bowl the last over, finished the last over with five wickets for 27 runs in 2.5 overs.
Earlier, West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard (41 * off 25 balls), Rowman Powell (35 off 17 balls), Kyle Meyers (31 off 19 balls) and Brandon King (34 off 31 balls) put on 179 for the loss of four wickets in 20 overs. In reply, James Vince (55 off 35 balls) and Sam Billings (41 off 28 balls) were the only batsmen to bat for England.
Last Updated Jan 31, 2022, 12:35 PM IST