England laid down a 'marker' in their T20 World Cup defence with a near-perfect performance against West Indies, says Steven Finn.
Jonny Bairstow and Phil Salt shared an match-winning unbeaten stand of 97 in 44 balls to take England to victoryEngland laid down a "marker" in their T20 World Cup defence with a near-perfect performance against West Indies, says their former bowler Steven Finn.
But they produced their best performance of the tournament so far to beat previously-unbeaten co-hosts West Indies in a composed performance reminiscent of their title win in 2022. "This has been a good opportunity for England to set a marker down for this stage of the tournament," Finn said."They batted with power and bowled with skill. They knew that when they got the bat in hand, once they got the momentum, they could take advantage of it.Salt said England, who play South Africa next on Friday, "needed a game like that" after their stop-start group stage, which they would not have progressed from had Scotland beaten Australia on Sunday.
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