22/02Result
2nd ODI (D/N), England tour of West Indies at Bridgetown, Feb 22 2019
West Indies won by 26 runs
Player of the Match
Shimron Hetmyer
Shimron HetmyerWest Indies
22/02Result
2nd ODI (D/N), England tour of West Indies at Bridgetown, Feb 22 2019
West Indies won by 26 runs
Player of the Match
Shimron Hetmyer
Shimron HetmyerWest Indies

7.34pm So, that's a wrap from Barbados. We're off to Grenada for a pivotal third ODI on Monday, with England a touch chastened after another rousing performance from West Indies' resurgent outfit. It's been a thrilling evening. Sheldon Cottrell, we salute you! Goodnight!

Jason Holder: "Really pleased, credit to Hetty, he set it up on a sticky wicket, and credit for the way we defended it, led by Sheldon Cottrell. When I came back I knew we needed a wicket, I got two in the over and had England under pressure. You need options in this day and age, Cottrell added variation, I love his energy, he's one for the future. And it's good to see the young players stepping up."

Shimron Hetmyer is Man of the Match "We just tried to pick up the slack and get a partnership going. I was thinking about opening up both sides of the ground, looking to pick up singles. I'm trying to learn some new things, trying not to be one-dimensional, open up both sides of the field, and execute from there."

Here's Morgan "A game is never won until right at the end. Two games into the series I felt we made a lot of improvements and we thought 290 was well without our capabilities. We made mistakes and it hurt us, and West Indies deserved to win."

"My first time facing Cottrell, hopefully we can face him a lot more and play him better. Collectively we need to chase a total like that in partnerships, but we failed to nail it down."

7.22pm Deepak Samson: "The English middle order is strong...no doubt...but to win matches the stability that Root brings to the table is vital. England need Joe to click on a reasonably regular basis to have a shot at the silverware in the summer..." Probably true, certainly on livelier decks. But it was a cracking game either way

Om Pashupati: "It's good to see some underdogs picking up right before the World Cup - first SL in SA and now WI. Hope they are not picking up a bit too early !"

7.16pm Joy unconfined for West Indies ... they looked down and out as England paced their chase well up until the final ten overs. But the loss of Ben Stokes to a rashly-timed review changed the nature of their innings. Their last six wickets tumbled for 35 in 7.5 overs, with Sheldon Cottrell starring with 5 for 46, his career-best figures.

Narayanan: "Now I understand why Stokes threw his pads."

Alok Ranjan: "It's 4:40 morning here in India and trust me I have not slept just because of this match Gee what a day it has been for cricket SA vs SL ,1st match PSL last ball six ,2nd match Hattrick in last over and now when chances were looking Not great for WI ...They are pretty on the brink of winning this..Long Live Cricket,Cheers" It's not a bad game, is it?

47.4
W
Brathwaite to Plunkett, OUT, slapped to long off, and Holder swallows the winning catch! No repeat of his Trent Bridge 2016 heroics from Plunkett, but he was looking for a similar go-to stroke, an up-and-over wallop on a full length. But the skipper is back on the rope, and seals a thrilling comeback win!

LE Plunkett c Holder b Brathwaite 2 (7m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 66.66

47.3
1
Brathwaite to Wood, 1 run, slower ball, chopped to point

mtham: "After indifferent performances on pitches that offer something for bowlers does this mean England are flat track bullies " Yes, no, maybe. They've been outplayed today

47.2
0
Brathwaite to Wood, no run, speared into the toes, can't get it away
47.1
1
Brathwaite to Plunkett, 1 run, looking for the yorker, clipped to the leg side

END OF OVER:
47 | 2 Runs 2 Wkts | ENG: 261/9 (29 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 5.55, RRR: 9.66)

  • Mark Wood0 (1b)
  • Liam Plunkett1 (1b)
  • Sheldon Cottrell9-0-46-5
  • Carlos Brathwaite5-0-35-0

Subbu: "Wish Mo could mow a little further. Alas mo is not meant to mow. Not today" It's a Mo go zone

46.6
0
Cottrell to Wood, no run, outside off, flogged to point. The end of a match-defining over, surely. It's all on Plunkett now ...
46.5
W
Cottrell to Ali, OUT, round his legs, and Cottrell has five! This is magnificent bowling, but an unlucky way to go ... clips the inside of the thigh pad, a la Keaton Jennings in the Tests, and deflects back into the leg stump! But there's no stopping Cottrell now. He ain't no Private Pile!

MM Ali b Cottrell 12 (39m 14b 0x4 0x6) SR: 85.71

Deepak Samson: "The drill sergeant has done it !!" Sir, yes, sir!

46.4
1
Cottrell to Plunkett, 1 run, full and straight, squared up on the crease and he's off the mark with a deflection to third man

Time for some long levers? Here's your man for the moment. It's Liam Plonk-it-into-the-stands

46.3
W
Cottrell to Rashid, OUT, got him! Cottrell is winning this match single-handedly! Back of a length again, Rashid looks to nurdle, opens the face, but can't get the angle to beat the keeper. Out comes the salute for his career-best figures... and England are looking down the barrel now

AU Rashid c †Hope b Cottrell 15 (25m 19b 3x4 0x6) SR: 78.94

Toby Briggs: "England do have depth atleast we haven't been out classed "

46.2
0
Cottrell to Rashid, no run, up on the toes, punched to point. A precious dot ...
46.1
1
Cottrell to Ali, 1 run, back of a length, taking the pace off the ball, and Moeen's hoick lobs safely to no-man's land at midwicket

END OF OVER:
46 | 9 Runs | ENG: 259/7 (31 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 5.63, RRR: 7.75)

  • Adil Rashid15 (17b)
  • Moeen Ali11 (12b)
  • Carlos Brathwaite5-0-35-0
  • Sheldon Cottrell8-0-44-3
45.6
0
Brathwaite to Rashid, no run, a fine finish to the over, as Rashid pokes limply outside off at a good length ball in the channel. Nevertheless, England made a dent in that over
45.5
0
Brathwaite to Rashid, no run, good riposte! Climbing off the deck, past the edge
45.4
4
Brathwaite to Rashid, FOUR, back to back boundaries! This was a pretty well directed yorker, but Rashid's wrists came to the party, turning it very fine behind square, where Bishoo dives despairingly and can't intercept!
45.3
4
Brathwaite to Rashid, FOUR, brilliant strike from Rashid! Too wide from Brathwaite, Rashid opens the face and drills it square, past the flailing boundary rider
45.2
0
Brathwaite to Rashid, no run, yorker, well bowled, Rashid wants the single as he kills the ball at his feet but Brathwaite responds quicker than Moeen

square leg and short cover in the circle

Sergiou Muaytha: "How much Mo can mow if Mo can mow." Just a mo ... I need to work that one out

45.1
1
Brathwaite to Ali, 1 run, sweet contact with a thump into the covers, but only the single to the cover sweeper

Eight an over is the rate. Which is not out of control ... here's Carlos Brathwaite. Remember his name?

END OF OVER:
45 | 7 Runs | ENG: 250/7 (40 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 5.55, RRR: 8.00)

  • Adil Rashid7 (12b)
  • Moeen Ali10 (11b)
  • Sheldon Cottrell8-0-44-3
  • Jason Holder10-1-53-3
44.6
2
Cottrell to Rashid, 2 runs, tighter to the off stump, a lusty slap to deep cover, and they scamper back for the second
44.6
1w
Cottrell to Rashid, 1 wide, harsh wide! That looked to have pitched inside the tramlines, but was swinging away.
44.5
1
Cottrell to Ali, 1 run, standing tall on the back foot, looking for two, but just the single, as Moeen is happy to be up the other end for the start of the next over
44.5
1w
Cottrell to Ali, 1 wide, slower ball, Moeen misses out with a mighty mow across the line, but it slides past leg stump for the extra anyway

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England 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st1JM BairstowJJ Roy
2nd9JJ RoyJE Root
3rd50EJG MorganJE Root
4th99EJG MorganBA Stokes
5th69JC ButtlerBA Stokes
6th5MM AliJC Buttler
7th0MM AliTK Curran
8th27MM AliAU Rashid
9th1LE PlunkettMM Ali
10th2LE PlunkettMA Wood