That brings an end to the match between the heavyweights, and the hosts will now have some thinking to do. But don’t worry, the T20 World Cup 2024 Super Eight caravan is still going strong, and India will play Afghanistan in a few hours. Come watch that, and don’t forget to check out some incredible stories from our reporters on the ground. Goodbye, on behalf of our scorers and Alan Gardner.
Captain of the West Indies, Rovman Powell: “You have to consider it from the batting side of things. We left fifteen to twenty runs. Needed to put on a better show as a bowling team. The past five overs have seen us perform well overall. The execution was subpar; a reevaluation is necessary. I’m hoping King can make it through the next two games. Those opportunities are never easy. Give Salt credit; he always causes us pain. We abandoned our plans to see Phil. It is necessary to reflect and assess. Our own actions will determine our fate, so let’s keep playing excellent cricket.”
England captain Jos Buttler said, “That was a really good performance. We were practicing well, we executed well today. [Chasing 180] We bowled well to restrict a powerful batting line up. We were smart with the bat, the guys were calculative. Bairstow-Salt partnership was very good; Jonny took the game deep and Salty broke it with that one over. That’s why we brought Jof [Archer] back there with Pooran and Russell in. We wanted to use him to get a wicket or restrict them and make the back five really difficult. [Rashid] He has been all the time. He is our most important player. He has so many variations and restricts runs. Jonny batted at No. 4 today, a class player for a really long time.
