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West Indies (326/6) chase down the massive target against England (325 all out) to win the 1st ODI by 4 wickets
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What a knock by Hope
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Bang, bang, bang Wi wins it convincingly
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Sam Curran man of the series in world T20, 2022. Thrashed.
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West Indies won by 4 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
What a carnage by Shai Hope
What a carnage by Shai Hope
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7 sixes by Hope. Very rare thing to see.
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A very good knock.
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Not sure how England lost this. Don't they have spinners to use? Shepard is not good against spin.
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Wow!
Windies pulled it off. Well played.
Windies pulled it off. Well played.
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Cant believe WI have to play qualifiers to compete in WCs.
ICC killing whatever interest remains in cricket in the Caribbean.
Should be an auto shoe in. If Pakistan, BD, Afghanistan etc get to play, so should WI, aka one of the founding fathers of cricket along with Australia and England.
Great game. Shai Hope is solid
ICC killing whatever interest remains in cricket in the Caribbean.
Should be an auto shoe in. If Pakistan, BD, Afghanistan etc get to play, so should WI, aka one of the founding fathers of cricket along with Australia and England.
Great game. Shai Hope is solid
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How did England manage to lose after scoring 325 on this surface?
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Shai Hope's sublime century led West Indies to a stunning four-wicket win over England in the opening one-day international in Antigua.
Chasing an imposing 325, Hope smashed 109 not out from just 83 balls as the hosts won with seven balls to spare.
Needing an unlikely 106 from the last 10 overs with five wickets left, captain Hope was supported by Romario Shepherd's 48 from 28 balls.
Hope then finished the chase in style with three sixes in the 49th over.
England were firm favourites at the halfway stage on a tricky pitch that was offering uneven bounce and turn for the spinners.
In their first outing since a disappointing group-stage exit at the World Cup, England started emphatically after winning the toss as new openers Phil Salt and Will Jacks blitzed an opening stand of 77 in just 8.2 overs.
They somewhat squandered the positive start, with all of the top five reaching at least 20, and only Harry Brook able to kick on past a half-century with 71 from 72 balls.
But late cameos from Sam Curran and Brydon Carse, with an eighth-wicket stand of 66, propelled the score past 300.
A West Indies victory looked even more unlikely when they lost both openers in successive overs after a promising 104-run opening stand, exposing an inexperienced middle order.
But Hope timed his knock to perfection, biding his time alongside the aggression of Shepherd and Shimron Hetmyer, who made 32, before accelerating in the death overs once both had departed - taking a particular liking to Curran, who finished with 0-98.
The three-match ODI series continues at the same venue on Wednesday at 17:30 GMT.
Chasing an imposing 325, Hope smashed 109 not out from just 83 balls as the hosts won with seven balls to spare.
Needing an unlikely 106 from the last 10 overs with five wickets left, captain Hope was supported by Romario Shepherd's 48 from 28 balls.
Hope then finished the chase in style with three sixes in the 49th over.
England were firm favourites at the halfway stage on a tricky pitch that was offering uneven bounce and turn for the spinners.
In their first outing since a disappointing group-stage exit at the World Cup, England started emphatically after winning the toss as new openers Phil Salt and Will Jacks blitzed an opening stand of 77 in just 8.2 overs.
They somewhat squandered the positive start, with all of the top five reaching at least 20, and only Harry Brook able to kick on past a half-century with 71 from 72 balls.
But late cameos from Sam Curran and Brydon Carse, with an eighth-wicket stand of 66, propelled the score past 300.
A West Indies victory looked even more unlikely when they lost both openers in successive overs after a promising 104-run opening stand, exposing an inexperienced middle order.
But Hope timed his knock to perfection, biding his time alongside the aggression of Shepherd and Shimron Hetmyer, who made 32, before accelerating in the death overs once both had departed - taking a particular liking to Curran, who finished with 0-98.
The three-match ODI series continues at the same venue on Wednesday at 17:30 GMT.
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IPL auction is in 2 weeks. You are going to see more high intense performances in the next 2 weeks. ANy audition chance you get you have to make use of it and hope for the best.
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Shai hope is so underrated, deserves better players around him
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Curran’s form has tanked since he became the highest paid player for the next IPL. I think it’s called “The Rashford Effect”.
At the end of the day he is just a short trundler
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Shai hope deserves more appreciation
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Jos Buttler's poor form continued as England were beaten by four wickets in the first match of their ODI series against the West Indies.
The England skipper failed to make it into double figures after he was dismissed tamely by spinner Gudakesh Motie (2-49).
His outing lasted 13 deliveries as he scored the lowest total of any England batter, with everyone except Gus Atkinson (four) making it into double figures as the tourists posted 325.
It was not enough for victory, though, thanks to a stunning Shai Hope century which saw the West Indies home with seven balls to spare.
"You always want to play well and it's been a little while since I've played well,” Buttler said in the post-match interview.
“I just need to work hard and trust that it will come back.”
Buttler attempted to reverse sweep spinner Motie but instead gloved the ball to slip. The ball was taken by Alick Athanaze on the second attempt after he knocked it into the air.
During England’s humbling World Cup campaign, Buttler failed to make a single half-century and averaged 15.33 in the nine group-stage matches.
England’s openers Phil Salt (45) and Will Jacks (26) fared better than Buttler in Antigua as they raced to 76-0 by the ninth over.
Reflecting on this effort, Buttler said: "I thought it was a fantastic batting effort by us. They [Salt and Jacks] set the tone at the top. The West Indies pegged us back a bit in the middle phase but it was fantastic effort to get to that score and it needed a fantastic innings to chase it down.
"Fantastic game of cricket. A lot of credit goes to Shai Hope and his team-mates. They played really well at the back end to chase those runs down.
"Credit to Shai and Romario (Shepherd). It was some fantastic hitting. We will learn a lot from that.”
Despite their defeat, Buttler remained positive about the overall performance of the team.
England’s leg-spin bowler Rehan Ahmed (2-40) was the pick of the attack after he took important wickets at key points in the game, trapping Athanaze (66) lbw and having Sherfane Rutherford (six) caught at deep midwicket.
"There was a fantastic effort and credit to Hope and Shepherd with the sixes. I thought Rehan Ahmed was fantastic with his leg spin-bowling.
"A lot of good stuff in the game, we did things well and we can do things better."
West Indies skipper Hope struck a magical 109 not out to put his side 1-0 up in the three-match series.
"It was for a winning cause and that's all we play for. My aim is to win games and I always back myself to win from any position," Hope said, speaking to TNT Sports.
"Shepherd was amazing, he always is. He's one of those guys you can depend on and great at this level.
"We're starting the series on a high. The aim is to repeat this in the next match."
Hope reached his 16th ODI hundred, his first against England, and hit four boundaries and seven sixes during his outing.
"I thought England's openers played well, every time we would play off the line they would hit the ball away to the boundary. The faster we learn, the faster we will improve," Hope added.
"There were a few dropped catches too so if we want to be the best team in the world, we have to play our best. I'm happy with the win and with the team.
"It's nice to see Alick Athanaze getting runs too. We want consistency, not just a one off.
"I'm happy with the guys and hopefully we can continue this."
The series stays in Antigua for the second ODI, taking place on Wednesday at the same venue (5.30pm start), before the third and final ODI is played in Barbados on Saturday (5.30pm start).
A five-match T20 series then begins in Barbados on December 12, with two games in Grenada (December 14 and 16) and two more in Trinidad and Tobago (December 19 and 21).
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The England skipper failed to make it into double figures after he was dismissed tamely by spinner Gudakesh Motie (2-49).
His outing lasted 13 deliveries as he scored the lowest total of any England batter, with everyone except Gus Atkinson (four) making it into double figures as the tourists posted 325.
It was not enough for victory, though, thanks to a stunning Shai Hope century which saw the West Indies home with seven balls to spare.
"You always want to play well and it's been a little while since I've played well,” Buttler said in the post-match interview.
“I just need to work hard and trust that it will come back.”
Buttler attempted to reverse sweep spinner Motie but instead gloved the ball to slip. The ball was taken by Alick Athanaze on the second attempt after he knocked it into the air.
During England’s humbling World Cup campaign, Buttler failed to make a single half-century and averaged 15.33 in the nine group-stage matches.
England’s openers Phil Salt (45) and Will Jacks (26) fared better than Buttler in Antigua as they raced to 76-0 by the ninth over.
Reflecting on this effort, Buttler said: "I thought it was a fantastic batting effort by us. They [Salt and Jacks] set the tone at the top. The West Indies pegged us back a bit in the middle phase but it was fantastic effort to get to that score and it needed a fantastic innings to chase it down.
"Fantastic game of cricket. A lot of credit goes to Shai Hope and his team-mates. They played really well at the back end to chase those runs down.
"Credit to Shai and Romario (Shepherd). It was some fantastic hitting. We will learn a lot from that.”
Despite their defeat, Buttler remained positive about the overall performance of the team.
England’s leg-spin bowler Rehan Ahmed (2-40) was the pick of the attack after he took important wickets at key points in the game, trapping Athanaze (66) lbw and having Sherfane Rutherford (six) caught at deep midwicket.
"There was a fantastic effort and credit to Hope and Shepherd with the sixes. I thought Rehan Ahmed was fantastic with his leg spin-bowling.
"A lot of good stuff in the game, we did things well and we can do things better."
West Indies skipper Hope struck a magical 109 not out to put his side 1-0 up in the three-match series.
"It was for a winning cause and that's all we play for. My aim is to win games and I always back myself to win from any position," Hope said, speaking to TNT Sports.
"Shepherd was amazing, he always is. He's one of those guys you can depend on and great at this level.
"We're starting the series on a high. The aim is to repeat this in the next match."
Hope reached his 16th ODI hundred, his first against England, and hit four boundaries and seven sixes during his outing.
"I thought England's openers played well, every time we would play off the line they would hit the ball away to the boundary. The faster we learn, the faster we will improve," Hope added.
"There were a few dropped catches too so if we want to be the best team in the world, we have to play our best. I'm happy with the win and with the team.
"It's nice to see Alick Athanaze getting runs too. We want consistency, not just a one off.
"I'm happy with the guys and hopefully we can continue this."
The series stays in Antigua for the second ODI, taking place on Wednesday at the same venue (5.30pm start), before the third and final ODI is played in Barbados on Saturday (5.30pm start).
A five-match T20 series then begins in Barbados on December 12, with two games in Grenada (December 14 and 16) and two more in Trinidad and Tobago (December 19 and 21).
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England needs a lot of work to get back on track. Poor team selection is costing them.
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