West Indies (326/6) chase down the massive target against England (325 all out) to win the 1st ODI by 4 wickets

[BouncerGuy]

After a forgettable campaign in the 2023 ODI World Cup, England will seek a revival of their 50-over fortunes when they take on West Indies in a white-ball series starting today Sunday, December 3, 2023. England’s tour of West Indies features three T20Is and five ODIs and will open with the ODI format duels.

This ODI series marks a significant moment for the West Indies as they seek a fresh start after their exclusion from the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 qualification. Meanwhile, England aimed for redemption after their early exit from the World Cup held in India.

England has an edge over West Indies in the ODI head-to-head record, winning 52 of the 102 matches between these two sides.

The last time these two sides met in a ODI match was in the 2019 World Cup which England won quite comfortably by 8 wickets with 101 balls remaining. Joe Root who scored a century and bagged two wickets was the player of the match. The last time England toured West Indies was also in 2019 which saw the 5-match ODI series end in a 2-2 draw with England winning the 1st and 4th ODI whereas West Indi



Squads:

England Squad: Philip Salt, Will Jacks, Harry Brook, Ben Duckett, Liam Livingstone, Jos Buttler(w/c), Sam Curran, Brydon Carse, Matthew Potts, Gus Atkinson, Tom Hartley, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, John Turner, Rehan Ahmed

West Indies Squad: Brandon King, Shimron Hetmyer, Shai Hope(w/c), Roston Chase, Sherfane Rutherford, Shane Dowrich, Gudakesh Motie, Keacy Carty, Oshane Thomas, Alzarri Joseph, Romario Shepherd, Yannic Cariah, Alick Athanaze, Kjorn Ottley, Matthew Forde
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[MANU ROY]

expect a good match West Indies always bring their a game against england

 

[pakistani pride]

Now this is what you call a JAMODI.

 

[Suleiman]

Feels like forever since I’ve seen WI play…

Really sad that they can’t even qualify for world tournaments any more.

 

[BouncerGuy]

This series will be a redemption series for both teams. Beating West Indies which is already down under will calm the nerves of English team after the poor World Cup campaign.

 

[sweep_shot]

England are favorites.

 

[FearlessRoar]

Excited to see both teams. Both need rhythm and form.

 

[Markhor]

WI have not beaten ENG in a home ODI series since 1998. There's been much chaos in the buildup with selections and sudden retirements.

As for ENG, I think Buttler is the only survivor from the 2019 WC win in their squad. Their Test top order of Crawley, Duckett and Pope are there - which isn't surprising since they're playing at ODI pace in Tests...

 

[FearlessRoar]

England won the toss and elected to bat first against West Indies

 

[MenInG]

England won the toss and elected to bat first against West Indies

Teams:

West Indies (Playing XI): Brandon King, Alick Athanaze, Keacy Carty, Shai Hope(w/c), Shimron Hetmyer, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd, Yannic Cariah, Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie, Oshane Thomas

England (Playing XI): Philip Salt, Will Jacks, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler(w/c), Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Brydon Carse, Rehan Ahmed, Gus Atkinson

 

[sweep_shot]

England are off to a flying start.

25/0 (3 overs).

 

[sweep_shot]

Phil Salt is smashing it.

26* from 16.

ENG - 43/0 (5 overs).

 

[sweep_shot]

Four and six. Salt is on a roll.

36* from 20 balls.

 

[Markhor]

Super start from Salt and Jacks. You'd be happy with this start in a T20 !

 

[sweep_shot]

England - 59/0 (6 overs).

Run-rate: 9.83.

 

[sweep_shot]

Spinner Motie is in the attack.

Can he dry up runs?

 

[sweep_shot]

5 wides from the spinner. Not good.

England - 70/0 (7 overs).

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Tame dismissal but what a start

 

[sweep_shot]

Salt is out. Scored 45 from 28 balls.

England - 77/1 (8.2 overs).

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Anyone remember back in the day when England V West Indies was on Sky? The atmosphere would be electric, crowd would be full and alive. The camera man would inevitably pan towards the women in the hot tub or the stand in Bikinis and the whole family would pretend to look at the floor for a bit.

Those were the days.

This feels really fake in comparison.

 

[sweep_shot]

Run-rate has dropped to 8.56 (was over 10 at one point).

Spinner is drying up runs.

 

[sweep_shot]

Anyone remember back in the day when England V West Indies was on Sky? The atmosphere would be electric, crowd would be full and alive. The camera man would inevitably pan towards the women in the hot tub or the stand in Bikinis and the whole family would pretend to look at the floor for a bit.

Those were the days.

This feels really fake in comparison.

Yeah. Windies cricket was very colorful back then.

Enthusiasm seems missing now.

 

[sweep_shot]

England lose their 2nd wicket.

77/2 (9.2 overs).

 

[sweep_shot]

First 7 overs: 70/0.
Next 3 overs: 8/2.

Good comeback from the Windies.

 

[sweep_shot]

Run-rate has gone down considerably.

7.18 now.

ENG - 79/2 (11.1 overs).

 

[sweep_shot]

Back to back boundaries from Duckett.

 

[sweep_shot]

100 is up for England.

ENG - 100/2 (13.5 overs).

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Don't know what happened to this England side in recent WC. Were an absolute shamble there.

 

[Markhor]

Anyone remember back in the day when England V West Indies was on Sky? The atmosphere would be electric, crowd would be full and alive. The camera man would inevitably pan towards the women in the hot tub or the stand in Bikinis and the whole family would pretend to look at the floor for a bit.

Those were the days.

This feels really fake in comparison.

Sounds like you were tuning in for a rather different reason to the cricket DV

In all seriousness, nowadays when the two sides play the ENG tourists outnumber the locals. WI fortunes don't help boost turnout nor that this ground in Antigua is way outside the city centre compared to the old ARG.

Third wicket falls now.

 

[sweep_shot]

England lose their 3rd wicket.

110/3.

 

[FearlessRoar]

Fierce innings from Phil Salt 45(28)

 

[sweep_shot]

England - 128/3 (19 overs).

England are looking good for a big score.

 

[FearlessRoar]

I love this thing about the England team , they always do innovative things. I think it is the right move to send Will Jacks as an opening batter.

 

[sweep_shot]

Catch drop.

How costly would it be?

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Motie drops a sitter. England unimpressive in this format as usual . Unfortunately, Windies are not good enough to make England pay for their mistakes. Unfortunately for WI , toss is crucial at North Sound too and 280 + has never been chased here.

 

[sweep_shot]

Another catch drop.

Sloppy fielding.

ENG - 143/3 (21.4 overs).

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Another drop. Crawley living a cat's life.

 

[sweep_shot]

150 is up.

ENG - 150/3 (22.3 overs).

 

[sweep_shot]

ENG - 158/3 (24 overs).

England should reach 350 from here (if not more).

 

[sweep_shot]

Another sloppy fielding. Gives away a boundary.

 

[sweep_shot]

England - 178/3 (28 overs).

Windies need wickets.

 

[FearlessRoar]

Zak Crawley is crawling at a very slow pace in his innings so far

 

[sweep_shot]

Run-out.

181/4.

Crawley is gone.

 

[FearlessRoar]

Crawley is run-out just short of a fifty. He managed to score 48(63).

 

[FearlessRoar]

England collapsing again. Jos Buttler gone , he scored just 3 off 13.

Bad luck for Jos Buttler

 

[sweep_shot]

ENG - 254/7 (42.3 overs).

Windies have pulled things back a bit.

 

[FearlessRoar]

300 is still achievable

 

[FearlessRoar]

Sam Curran wearing goggles while batting. what kind of trend is he setting !!! Lol

 

[sweep_shot]

England go past 300.

ENG - 305/7 (47.2 overs).

 

[sweep_shot]

Out.

Curran is gone after an attacking 38.

305/8.

 

[sweep_shot]

ENG - 313/8 (49 overs).

Final over. How much more can England get?

 

[sweep_shot]

England lose their 9th wicket.

321/9.

3 balls to go.

 

[sweep_shot]

England finish at 325/10 after 50 overs.

Windies need 326 to win.

Pitch seems sluggish. England should win.

 

[Markhor]

Poor to allow ENG to score 325 from 239-7. WI have been awful against tailenders for years. Shepherd and Cariah are weak links in this attack.

ENG's attack doesn't look particularly daunting but 325 will take some chasing.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Windies are doing alright here and the atmosphere in the ground is decent too.

 

[Markhor]

Bring on spinners from both ends and either watch the WI wickets tumble or RR dry up.

Openers made a very good start against the pacers but now the RRR is climbing towards 9/over.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

West Indies need 175 runs from 18.3 overs with 7 wickets in hands.

It's time to launch or it will be too late for WI to chase down this massive target.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Athanze has a bright future. Same batch as Gill in under-19 world cup. I think he scored more runs than Gill in that world cup.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Darren Bravo would have surely been a better choice than Keacy Carty for no.3 spot.
WI have very good talents for their top 5-6 in ODIs. Hope, King, Athanaze, Bravo, Hetmyer, Pooran.

 

[Devadwal]

Carty inning lost the game for westindies already .

 

[Markhor]

Sherfane Rutherford starts his ODI career with a six.

 

[Markhor]

And that's all Rutherford scores.

Can't blame him for having a go given RRR. ENG's to lose now bar a miracle.

 

[Devadwal]

Shai hope is Babar type Player ,can Play supportive role but can't win game at own.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

West Indies need 72 runs in 43 balls with 5 wickets in hands.

If wickets remain in hand it should not be a difficult task for the firepower like WI.

 

[Markhor]

And that's all Rutherford scores.

Can't blame him for having a go given RRR. ENG's to lose now bar a miracle.

Stand corrected. Miracle may happen courtesy of Shai Hope and Romario Shepherd.

46 needed from 30. Can WI hold their nerve ?

 

[Devadwal]

Good over by Atkinson ,just 5 runs.
Westindies need 41runs from 24 balls

 

[jnaveen1980]

Turning into bit of a thriller.

 

[jnaveen1980]

West Indies just raises their game against England. But that is not just it. England has been losing to many teams left/right/center.

 

[Markhor]

Now could prove crucial ? Gus Atkinson sprays one down legside, umpire gives a wide. But the replay showed batsman actually gloved it !

Buttler wants to review the wide but it ain't IPL.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Shai Hope vs Babar Azam. is there a thread alive?

 

[Devadwal]

West Indies need 24 runs off 18 balls.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Can't believe Windies bottled in WC qualifier.

 

[Devadwal]

Shai Hope vs Babar Azam. is there a thread alive?

Need to bump
Shephero gone

 

[DeadlyVenom]

What a game

 

[Devadwal]

Can Shai hope win this game?

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Shai hope is the key here now

need 23 off 16 balls

 

[jnaveen1980]

All 3 results are possible.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Romario Shepherd set up the platform quite well. It's time for shai hope to end well.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Atleast West Indian tail runs faster.

 

[Devadwal]

18 from 11 ball