December 26, 2024
Phil Salt and Jacob Bethell help England post impressive total in St Lucia

Phil Salt and Jacob Bethell help England post impressive total in St Lucia

Phil Salt and Jacob Bethell each made half-centuries as England piled up 218 for five as they looked to take a 4-0 lead in their T20 series against the West Indies.

With England already having a series victory, the first of the two dead rubbers had a sense of end of term, but a sparse crowd was treated to an exhibition of big shots with 16 sixes in total.

The innings was led and trailed by Salt respectively with 55 off 35 balls and 62 not out off 32 deliveries from Bethell, while Will Jacks (25 off 12), Jos Buttler (38 off 23) and Sam Curran (24 off 13 ) made bellicose appearances. .

Salt struggled against left-arm spin in this series but hit four sixes and 33 runs in 14 balls against Akeal Hosein and Gudakesh Motie after Buttler lost the toss for the first time in the series.

The team that called correctly has won the match in all six instances this tour, but if the trend is to continue, the Windies need their most successful T20 chase at home.

Their previous record of 191 against India in Jamaica was seven years ago and they might have thought they could have restricted England to less than that when Liam Livingstone lost to leave them on 155 for four after 15 overs.

But on what appeared to be an easy-paced pitch, Bethell hit three consecutive sixes against Roston Chase to get a 22-ball fifty as he and Curran put on 63 in the last 30 deliveries as England registered the total Highest T20 in Saint Lucia.

England handed a T20 debut to John Turner, who replaced Jofra Archer in the only change to the side that claimed a series-clinching victory on Thursday at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium.

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