England chase 197 to seal T20 series win v Windies

Second T20, Bristol

West Indies 196-6 (20 overs): Hope 49 (38); Wood 2-25

England 199-6 (18.3 overs): Buttler 47 (36); Joseph 2-45

England won by 4 wickets; lead bid 2-0

Scorecard

England sealed a bid triumph complete West Indies pinch a crippled to spare aft a superb pursuit of 197 successful nan 2nd T20 astatine Bristol.

Former skipper Jos Buttler struck 47 and his successor Harry Brook made 34 arsenic England reached 112-2 successful 12.2 overs, earlier they fell successful consecutive overs pinch 85 still required to plaything nan crippled backmost successful nan tourists' favour.

But Jacob Bethell's stunning cameo of 26 from 10 balls, including 3 immense sixes, and Tom Banton's unbeaten 30 disconnected 11 group up a four-wicket triumph pinch 9 balls remaining.

England had earlier been eyeing a overmuch smaller target arsenic they had restricted West Indies to 121-4 astatine nan commencement of nan 17th over, only for an onslaught of 75 runs from nan last 4 overs to follow.

Luke Wood had fixed England nan cleanable commencement by pinning Evin Lewis lbw pinch a swinging yorker from nan first shot of nan match, earlier skipper Shai Hope's elegant 49 led nan betterment successful a guidelines of 90 pinch Johnson Charles, who made 47.

Their innings had been successful threat of floundering pinch conscionable 32 runs scored successful 5.1 overs aft Hope's dismissal successful nan 11th, but Rovman Powell clubbed 34 from 15 balls and erstwhile skipper Jason Holder whacked an unbeaten 29 disconnected nine.

Leg-spinner Adil Rashid bowled nan penultimate complete arsenic England again only selected 2 seamers, and conceded 31 runs to decorativeness pinch 1-59 - nan astir costly figures of his T20 career.

In nan highest-scoring T20 world without immoderate batter of either broadside passing 50, England's pursuit was a singular squad effort.

Jamie Smith was caught disconnected Holder for 4 successful nan 2nd complete but Ben Duckett and Buttler added 63 pinch a singular array of scoops, reverse-sweeps and switch-hits that had West Indies' bowlers successful disbelief, and spectators bracing themselves successful nan crowd.

Duckett fell for an 18-ball 30 earlier Buttler and Brook mixed for different guidelines of 40, pinch England seemingly cruising to triumph arsenic Buttler was dropped connected 43 by Charles arsenic he miscued 1 to heavy mid-wicket.

It did not costs excessively overmuch successful position of runs arsenic Charles held connected pinch conscionable 4 runs added to Buttler's total, earlier Brook was caught astatine long-off an complete later, but nan visitors could not capitalise.

England still needed 71 from 39 erstwhile Brook fell but Bethell delivered his swagger and assurance pinch 2 towering sixes disconnected Alzarri Joseph successful nan 16th over, 1 clipped effortlessly complete quadrate limb and nan different slammed straight.

Banton's sound emulated nan invention of Buttler and Duckett, deftly nudging nan shot into nan gaps and reversing past nan keeper pinch easiness while besides stirking 2 sixes of his own.

England's white-ball resurgence nether Brook continues to impressment arsenic they caput to Southampton pinch an opportunity to present a ascendant cleanable expanse to commencement his reign.

It was a fluctuating innings from West Indies, arsenic England's agleam commencement pinch nan shot saw them concede conscionable 12 from nan first 3 overs of nan powerplay and 43 from nan next.

Wood accounted for Lewis pinch his royal swing, and nan batter's reappraisal 1 of axenic desperation arsenic nan shot was crashing into mediate stump.

Charles' scratchy innings of 47 disconnected 39 balls led to immoderate suggestions it was a tricky transportation but considering nan fluency of nan remainder of nan line-up - and yet England's - his comparative sluggishness successful nan mediate overs contributed to his broadside posting a below-par total.

Hope's onslaught complaint was not overmuch amended but he enjoyed gait connected nan ball, arsenic he whacked Brydon Carse for 2 stunning sixes complete long-off and looked successful specified sparkling shape that only a portion of magic from Rashid could disregard him.

England's leg-spinner tempted Hope into coming down nan pitch, turned nan shot past nan disconnected stump and Buttler whipped disconnected nan bails.

Brook rotated his bowlers efficiently done nan mediate arsenic nan runs dried up, pinch Sherfane Rutherford caught connected nan bound disconnected Bethell for six and Charles was bizarrely bowled by nutmegging himself to springiness Wood a 2nd wicket.

But that kickstarted nan chaos arsenic Powell struck 3 sixes to return West Indies to 149-5 astatine nan extremity of nan 18th, earlier Brook had nary prime but to vessel Rashid astatine nan decease pinch specified short consecutive boundaries for nan batters to target.

Holder capitalised, pulling a resistance down complete quadrate limb first shot earlier slamming 2 much sixes down nan crushed successful elemental but sadistic fashion.

He handed Shepherd nan onslaught who past repeated nan dose connected a difficult time for spinners - Liam Dawson, nan leader of nan bid opener pinch 4 wickets, was besides reminded of cricket's fickle quality pinch figures of 0-43.