WI vs ENG 1st T20I Commentary - Bridgetown (23 January 2022)

Length ball, outside off. Brandon King steers it through covers for a single. Brandon King wins it for his side. A thumping victory for them. WEST INDIES WIN BY 9 WICKETS! 

FOUR! Top shot! High quality batting! Short of a length, outside off. Nicholas Pooran stands up on his toes and cuts it through backward point for a boundary. 

Short again, on middle. Pulled to deep mid-wicket but only for a single this time.

FOUR! Lovely! All the way to the boundary in a jiffy. Length ball, outside off. Brandon King caresses it through covers. Moves to 49! 

FIFTY! This has been a very mature knock from Brandon King. Deserves every bit of this. On a length, on middle. Pushed to long on for a single. His second fifty in T20Is. 

Short of a length, on middle. Nicholas Pooran pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single 50-run stand between these two comes up as well. 

A yorker, outside off. Brandon King jams it out to the off side for a single. Scores level now. 

Takes the pace off and bowls a short ball, outside off. Brandon King hops and slashes it to deep point for a single. 

On a good length, outside off. Nicholas Pooran flashes but misses. 

Short of a length, on middle. Pulled to deep mid-wicket for a run.

On a good length, on middle. Brandon King works it to deep square leg. He crosses ends. 

A rare yorker from Mills, on middle. Nicholas Pooran digs it out on the leg side for one.

Too slow, shorter and on middle. Brandon King swivel-pulls it to long leg for a couple of runs. 13 needed from 24 balls. 

Short and outside off, Nicholas Pooran camps back and cuts it to sweeper cover for a couple of runs. 

Full and on leg. Nicholas Pooran looks to flick but misses. He gets hit on the pads. Adil Rashid appeals for an lbw but that was clearly going down leg. 

Full and quick, on middle. Pooran knocks it back to the bowler. 

Short and on middle, pulled to deep square leg for a single.

This is nudged to mid-wicket for one.

Tossed up, on middle. Pooran blocks it out. 19 needed now from the last five overs. 

FOUR! Beautiful shot! A length ball, outside off. King goes on his back foot and cuts it through point for a boundary. 

Short of a length, on off. Dabbed to backward point for a single. Brandon King moves to 40 now. 

Slower ball, outside off. Pooran leaves it alone. 

Back of a length, outside off. Pooran mistimes his cut and the ball drops dead onto the pitch. 

Length ball, on middle. Clipped to deep square leg for a single.

On a length, outside off. Brandon King punches it straight to backward point. 23 needed from 36 balls. 

FOUR! Good shot! Length and on middle. Pooran pulls it hard and towards long on and it races away to the fence. 

Full and on off, pushed to covers.

Length and outside off, cut away to deep point for a single.

Outside off, tucked away to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Full and straight, on middle. King blocks it back to Jordan.

Slower one, length and outside off. King pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single to end the over. 29 needed in 42 balls.

Flatter, quicker and outside off. Pooran reverse-sweeps it to backward point. The fielder there half-stops and a couple of runs is taken. 

On middle, Pooran works it to deep mid-wicket for one. 

Short and on middle. King punches it to long on for one more.

Tossed up, on off. Pooran chips it to long on for a single.

Shorter and on middle. King pulls it flat and to deep mid-wicket for a single.

7 off the over then! Fuller and on off. Pooran hits it down to long on for a single. 

Full ball, coming with the angle, outside off. Pooran looks to drive but misses.

Tossed up, on off, swept to short fine leg.

Full and outside off. Pooran prods and hits it to short third man for a quick single.

On middle, King works it to the leg side for a single.

Slower through the air, outside off. Pooran looks to sweep but misses.

Full and on off. Pooran shuffles and knocks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

OUT! STUMPED! Quick bit of work by Sam Billings and England get their first breakthrough. Adil Rashid tosses this one up nicely, outside off, turning away. Forces Shai Hope to draw forward. He looks to push it to the off side but misses. Sam Billings quickly whips the bails off in a flash. Shai Hope had his feet out of his crease and has to walk back to the pavilion. 

Off the mark straightaway! Full and outside off. Nicholas Pooran sweeps it to long leg for a brace. 

A quicker googly, outside off. Nicholas Pooran looks to sweep again but misses. 

On middle, flicked to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Loopy ball, on off. Brandon King presses forward to defend. The ball goes off the outside edge to third man for a couple of runs. 

Tossed up, on middle. Pushed back to the bowler. 47 needed from 60 balls.

Loopy ball, on leg. Brandon King sweeps it to to the fine leg region for a single. 

Flatter, on middle. Shai Hope nudges it through mid-wicket for a single. 50 up for West Indies! 

On the pads, Brandon King looks to heaves it away. He gets an inside edge to short fine leg for a single.

Floats it up, on middle and leg. Worked on the leg side for a single.

Short and on off, Brandon King looks to heave it away but the ball goes off the outside edge to backward point.

How has that missed the stumps? Tossed up, outside off. Brandon King swings hard at it but misses. The ball misses the off stump by a whisker. 

Length ball, on the pads. Brandon King flicks it to deep square leg for a run.

Jaffa! Good-length ball, around off, nipping away. Shai Hope looks to defend but misses. The ball zips past the outside edge. 

Fuller in length, on off. Hope clips it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Outside off, cut to point.

FOUR! Shot! Back of a length, on middle. Brandon King hangs back and pulls it to long on. Chris Jordan from mid on chases it but can't pull the ball back in play. A boundary. 

On a length, outside off. Brandon King cuts it to sweeper cover for a run. 56 needed from 72 balls. 

Fraction short, around off. Punched off the back foot towards covers. 

Loopy ball, outside off. Shai Hope looks to sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads. The ball rolls to short fine leg and the batters take a leg bye. 

Short and on middle, Brandon King looks to cut but misses. 

Flatter ball, on middle. Pushed back to the bowler. 

Flatter ball, on the pads. Brandon King goes on the leg side and looks to push it to the off side but gets an inside edge. The ball rolls to fine leg for a brace. 

Uppish but safe! Shortish, outside off. Brandon King punches it to wide of long off for a single. 

Full and on middle, flicked to deep mid-wicket for a single. 

Short and on off, pulled to mid on off the back foot. 

Full again, outside off. King pushes it back to the bowler. 

Almost chops it on! A googly, on off. Brandon King looks to punch it to the off side. The ball goes off the inside edge past the stumps to short fine leg for a single. 

On middle, nudged to mid-wicket for a run.

SIX! SMOKED! Tossed up, right in the slot, on middle. Brandon King gets on one knee and muscles it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. Fantastic shot! End of the Powerplay, West Indies are 37/0. 67 needed from 84 balls. 

Lots of confusion but no harm done yet again! Tossed up, on off, King works it to point. Both the batters are in the middle but a fumble by the fielder allows them to get back to the crease. 

Around off. King skips down and lifts it to long off for a single. 

Turn and bounce! Tossed up, on off. Blocked out.

On middle. Hope prods and keeps it out.

Shorter and on off, Hope works it to long off for a single.

Fuller, slower in the air and outside off. King steps way across the stumps and looks to sweep but misses it.

Tossed up, on middle, driven straight down the ground for a single.

A googly, it lands on leg and hits Hope on the pads as he looks to flick it. 

Slightly short, on middle, pulled away to deep square leg for a single.

Flatter and on off, King punches it to mid off.

FOUR LEG BYES! Races away and everything is going West Indies way! A flatter ball, outside off. King shuffles way across and looks to sweep but misses. The ball hits the flap of Brandon King's pads and the keeper gets undone as well and the ball races away to the fence. 

On middle, this is hit to mid-wicket for a single. 78 needed in 96 balls.

Full ball, some inward shape, on middle. Hope defends it back to the bowler. Mahmood gets a hand to it and stops it from running away. 

In the air but safe! Ful ball, on middle. Hope flicks it uppishly and it drops safe towards deep mid-wicket. Two. 

Length and on middle. Defended out.

FOUR! Good shot! This is full and on the pads. Hope flicks it with good timing, over mid-wicket for a boundary. 

On middle, tucked away to mid-wicket.

Almost chopped on! On a length, on off. Hope defends it under his eyes. The ball rolls over the stumps and to the keeper.

FOUR! Greets Jordan with a boundary! A length ball, outside off. Hope picks the length quickly and pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary. 

Drop and run! Length and outside off. Hope taps it to point for a single.

Length and outside off, this is hit to covers.

Full and on the pads, flicked to deep square leg for a single.

Good fielding! A length ball, outside off. Hope slaps it to point where Roy dives to his left and stops it. 

Length again, outside off, Hope works it to mid off for a quick single. The fielder has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. 

A fuller delivery, outside off. King squeezes it out off the toe end of his bat, back to the bowler.

FOUR! West Indies and Brandon King are off the mark! On a length, straight on the pads. King tickles it fine to the fine leg fence. 

Cofusion in the middle but no harm done in the end! On a length, outside off. King punches it to mid off. Hope wanted a single but was sent back wisely. A direct hit was needed. 

A short ball, outside off. King chases but misses it.

A length ball, on off, this one comes back in sharply. King inside-edges it as he looks to push, it rolls to square leg for a single. 

Good call this time! Fuller and on off, pushed to mid off for a quick single. Decent start for West Indies.