West Indies Complete Historic Run Chase Against England

Castries, St Lucia

The West Indies completed a historic run chase against England, recording a memorable five-wicket victory at the Daren Sammy Ground in St Lucia. Shai Hope and Evin Lewis played pivotal roles in the chase, combining for 136 runs off 10 overs.

The Chases

Hope and Lewis started slowly, managing only five runs in the first two overs. However, they unleashed their fury in the next over, bowled by John Turner, with Lewis smashing a six and Hope crunching four boundaries and a six. The West Indies then raced to 30 without loss.

Hope brought up the West Indies’ 50 in the fifth over by driving Sam Curran to the boundary. Both batters then crunched spinner Dan Mousley for respective sixes in the sixth over. Leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed was lifted over deep midwicket for six by Hope, and he brought up his half-century off 23 balls when he hit the last ball of the sixth over for four.

The Decisive Moment

Offspinner Liam Livingstone was taken apart in the eighth over, which went for 30 runs. Lewis took two runs off his next ball, launched a six over long on, swatted one away to deep backward square for four, and finished off the over by hitting him for two more sixes.

The Finish

With the score at 136, the West Indies lost three wickets in three balls, sending a hush across the stadium. Mousley caught Lewis off the bowling of Ahmed for 68, and Hope was needlessly run out off the next ball for 54. Sherfane Rutherford and Roston Chase then added 36 runs before Rutherford ended the contest by hitting Mousley for two successive sixes.

Earlier, England’s Batting

England did well in tying the highest-ever total on the ground. Openers Phil Salt and Will Jacks gave them a fiery start, adding 54 runs in five overs before Jacks was caught behind for 25. Salt then added 48 runs with captain Jos Buttler to take England past the 100 mark.

Buttler played well for his 38 before he was caught trying to reverse sweep Gudakesh Motie. Jacob Bethell then cracked an unbeaten 62 off just 32 balls, along with Curran’s 24, to gather 63 runs from the last five overs.

Conclusion

The West Indies’ historic run chase against England was a thrilling spectacle that showcased the skills of their batters. Despite facing a formidable target, Hope and Lewis played a match-winning partnership, taking the game away from England in the process.