Jonny Bairstow's eye-catching 68 sets up England's four-wicket win over West Indies in the first Twenty20 international.
Jonny Bairstow punished a below-par West Indies with an eye-catching 68 to set up England's four-wicket win in the first Twenty20 international.
Nicholas Pooran hit 58 but England's Chris Jordan also stood out with the ball with an economical 2-16, including the crucial wicket of Chris Gayle and a stunning caught and bowled to remove Darren Bravo. They battled to a competitive score with the bat but allowed England to get off to a flying start in reply - Alex Hales hitting leg-side deliveries for six and four to begin the chase.
Wicketkeeper Shai Hope put the opener down on 34 when he looked to be wrong-footed diving to his right, and then Cottrell spilled a regulation catch running in from long-off with the Yorkshireman on 52.West Indies' errors meant that when Bairstow was eventually caught at deep mid-wicket attacking spinner Ashley Nurse, England were already well ahead of the required run-rate on 103-4 in the 12th over.
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