06/12Result
2nd ODI (D/N), England tour of West Indies at North Sound, Dec 6 2023
England won by 6 wkts (103b rem)
Player of the Match
Sam Curran
Sam CurranEngland
06/12Result
2nd ODI (D/N), England tour of West Indies at North Sound, Dec 6 2023
England won by 6 wkts (103b rem)
Player of the Match
Sam Curran
Sam CurranEngland

7.29pm Right, that's all from us here tonight. Join us on Saturday for the decider at the Kensington Oval. As West Indies captain Shai Hope put it: "It's simple - we win the game, we win the series."

7.26pm Jos Buttler on becoming the 5th Englishman to pass 5,000 ODI runs: "Really pleasing. I've been playing for a while now so it's great when you get to those milestones after playing for a long period of time. It's been a frustrating time recently."

7.22pm Sam Curran is player of the match. "It was a tough day the other day, but you need to keep moving forward and bounce back," he says. "We did so many things right in that first game. The messages from the coaches and captain was just that. We had to come back today and put things right, which we did."

7.13pm The batters saw it home, but it was the bowlers who set-up this victory, dismissing West Indies for what looked about 70 under par. Sam Curran's three up top, Liam Livingstone's three in the middle - including Shai Hope - and a couple each for Gus Atkinson and Rehan Ahmed did the business. All to play for heading to Barbados on Saturday.

32.5
4
Motie to Brook, FOUR, Loopy, swept and England win the second ODI by 6 wickets! A relieved Jos Buttler shakes hands with the opposition with a smile on his face. Runs for him, Brook and Will Jacks help England topple their target of 203 with 103 balls to spare.
32.4
0
Motie to Brook, no run, Driven to mid off once more
32.3
0
Motie to Brook, no run, Flatter, driven firmly, straight to mid off
32.2
0
Motie to Brook, no run, Pushed back, Brook defends, eyes right behind the ball
32.1
0
Motie to Brook, no run, Full toss, bunted to mid on

END OF OVER:
32 | 16 Runs | ENG: 202/4 (1 run required from 18 overs, RR: 6.31, RRR: 0.05)

  • Jos Buttler58 (45b)
  • Harry Brook39 (44b)
  • Oshane Thomas5-0-31-0
  • Romario Shepherd6-0-27-1
31.6
0
Thomas to Buttler, no run, Well bowled! Leaps of the pitch, having enticed the drive from Buttler, who almost edges behind.
31.5
4
Thomas to Buttler, FOUR, Scores level! Dug in and sent comfortably through midwicket, all along the carpet
31.4
6
Thomas to Buttler, SIX, Another stunning six down the ground! This one brings up Buttler's half-century from 43 balls. It's a first fifty in 15 innings for the skipper, which shows just how tough it has been. But he's come in and steadied matters with some of the vim of old
31.3
2
Thomas to Buttler, 2 runs, Leg cutter grips and almost turns Buttler around. Thick outside edge squirts away to third, wide enough of the fielder to allow two
31.2
4
Thomas to Buttler, FOUR, Bang in, not much carry, Buttler wafts and gets a thick outside edge for four. Not pretty cricket, at all
31.1
0
Thomas to Buttler, no run, Full, outside off, bludgeoned straight to cover, where Hetmyer makes a palm-stinging stop

Oshane Thomas back into the attack

END OF OVER:
31 | 6 Runs | ENG: 186/4 (17 runs required from 19 overs, RR: 6.00, RRR: 0.89)

  • Jos Buttler42 (39b)
  • Harry Brook39 (44b)
  • Romario Shepherd6-0-27-1
  • Sherfane Rutherford4-0-24-1
30.6
1
Shepherd to Buttler, 1 run, Top of off again, Buttler seeing it well enough to get it out of the screws with a defensive shot for a single in front of square
30.5
1
Shepherd to Brook, 1 run, Hand off the bat as a bit of extra bounce surprises Brook, but still manages ti get it comfortably behind square for one
30.4
0
Shepherd to Brook, no run, Full, top of off, Brook defends and again enquires about a single. Still no
30.3
0
Shepherd to Brook, no run, Back of a length, defended into the pitch. Thinks about a single, is talked out of it quickly by Buttler
30.2
0
Shepherd to Brook, no run, Painful for Shepherd! Gets the ball smashed back at him as he goes straight and fuller. Ends up wearing it on the calf, and wearing it well
30.1
4
Shepherd to Brook, FOUR, Wide, cut and four! By no means convincing - Brook just throws his hands at the ball and ends up slicing it down inside the boundary rider at third

END OF OVER:
30 | 9 Runs | ENG: 180/4 (23 runs required from 20 overs, RR: 6.00, RRR: 1.15)

  • Jos Buttler41 (38b)
  • Harry Brook34 (39b)
  • Sherfane Rutherford4-0-24-1
  • Romario Shepherd5-0-21-1
29.6
4
Rutherford to Buttler, FOUR, Four more! Buttler flays through midwicket, timed superbly. It's a great effort in the deep once more, only the feet are touching the sponge when the hands re-engage with the ball after the initial save.
29.5
0
Rutherford to Buttler, no run, Play and a miss! Jos steps across, Rutherford holds his nerve and goes slightly wider and Buttler misses the cut
29.4
1
Rutherford to Brook, 1 run, Well-directed short ball, whipped around the corner by Brook. Looks four all the way but Cariah puts in a great dive to keep it to one
29.3
1
Rutherford to Buttler, 1 run, Length, outside off, Buttler steps across to pull to deep square leg
29.2
1
Rutherford to Brook, 1 run, Dropped into the covers and a single is pinched. Looked risky at the start, but Brook's call and Buttler's reaction meant Hetmyer's fielding was moot
29.1
2
Rutherford to Brook, 2 runs, Fine shot from Brook out to midwicket. No boundary, but the ball is off a length, into off stump, and he steps across to drive it through the region in impressive fashion

END OF OVER:
29 | 4 Runs | ENG: 171/4 (32 runs required from 21 overs, RR: 5.89, RRR: 1.52)

  • Jos Buttler36 (35b)
  • Harry Brook30 (36b)
  • Romario Shepherd5-0-21-1
  • Sherfane Rutherford3-0-15-1
28.6
0
Shepherd to Buttler, no run, Sharp, skidding off a good length, kept down to midwicket up in the circle

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England 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st50PD SaltWG Jacks
2nd25Z CrawleyWG Jacks
3rd10BM DuckettWG Jacks
4th31WG JacksHC Brook
5th90JC ButtlerHC Brook