WI vs ENG 5th T20I Commentary - Bridgetown (31 January 2022)

NO BALL! Jason Holder has overstepped here! A low full toss on off. Sam Billings heaves it to long off for just a single. Free Hit coming up.

Brilliant from Holder! A wide yorker outside off. Jordan backs away and in the end fails to get any bat on it.

OUT! CAUGHT! Chris Jordan is disappointed but Jason Holder is pumped up! A slower full toss on off. Jordan heaves it towards deep mid-wicket and the fielder there Hayden Walsh (sub)takes a good catch. It is upto Sam Billings now to take England home but it looks like a very tough task now. West Indies are just a few good deliveries away now from a series win.

OUT! TAKEN! Jason Holder gets his man and that should be it for England! Holder serves a slower ball, fuller in length, outside off. Sam Billings shuffles across and looks to heave it to the leg side but it goes off the top edge, high in the air towards deep mid-wicket. Hayden Walsh (sub) settles under it and he makes no mistake. Holder is elated and England's last hope, Billings takes the long walk back to the pavilion.

OUT! TAKEN! Hat-trick for Jason Holder and he has sealed the deal for West Indies here! A length ball, on off. Adil Rashid goes for a big heave across the line. He miscues it.The ball goes high in the air towards deep mid-wicket and the fielder there Odean Smith takes a good catch. Jason Holder becomes the first West Indian to take a hat-trick in T20Is.

OUT! BOWLED! FOUR IN FOUR for Jason Holder! He nails a yorker this time and West Indies have bowled out England here! They are ecstatic but at first they didn't realise that Saqib Mahmood was bowled but then later, they do and the celebrations go a notch higher. Jason Holder bowls a yorker on leg. Saqib Mahmood looks to dig it out but misses. The ball hits the leg stump and the bails come off. So Holder finishes with a five-wicket haul and West Indies win by 17 runs!

A fuller delivery on off. Sam Billings drives it to covers for a single.

Good delivery! A yorker outside off. Jordan looks to dig it out but fails to do so.

Just a single now! A length delivery on off. Jordan heaves it to deep mid-wicket for a single. He looks for a second but decides against it.

NOT OUT! A low full toss, outside off. Sam Billings gets across and looks to sweep but misses. The ball hits his pads and goes towards the mid-wicket region. The batters run two before Sheldon Cottrell cuts it off. There was an appeal when the ball hit his pads but the umpire was unmoved. West Indies take a review. The Ball Tracker rolls and it shows that the impact is outside off so Billings is safe and they get two leg byes.

NO BALL! A yorker gone wrong and a beamer on off. Billings swings hard but mistimes it to mid-wicket and gets back for the second run.

Ohh..a dot ball! A length delivery outside off. Sam Billings swings across the line but misses.

Just a single and 20 needed now from the last over! An excellent over from Sheldon Cottrell! He bowls this very full on off. Sam Billings only manages it to hit it to long off for a single.

WIDE! Slower and down the leg side. Sam Billings lets it go.

SIX! What a shot! Odean Smith bowls this fuller on middle and leg. Sam Billings stays deep in his crease and whips this off his legs over deep square leg for a biggie. Can Sam Billings take his side over the line?

In the air...but safe! Odean Smith bowls this full and outside off. Sam Billings gets across and sweeps it. He gets a top edge and the ball goes over the short fine leg fielder. The fielder cuts it off and the batters run a couple.

On a length and slower in pace this time. Sam Billings swings it across the line but misses.

SIX! Good effort by Fabian Allen in the deep but the ball goes over him! A length ball, on off. Sam Billings heaves it across the line towards deep mid-wicket and the ball goes high in the air. Fabian Allen there dives over the ropes to catch it but fails to do so and a maximum for Sam Billings.

A fuller delivery on off. Drilled to long off now.

FOUR! Boundary to end the over and 20 runs from it. Back of a length, on off. Jordan pulls it to deep square leg for a boundary. 28 needed now from 12 balls.

A fuller delivery on off. Jordan drills it to long off for a single.

Just a single again! A flatter delivery on middle. Sam Billings skips down the track and mistimes his heave towards long on for a single.

Shorter and quicker on off. Jordan chops it to extra cover.

Darted on the pads. Jordan looks to clip it but misses.The ball hits his pad and a leg bye is taken towards short fine leg.

FOUR! A much-needed boundary this! Fuller on off. Sam Billings gets low and slog-sweeps it towards cow corner for a boundary. Good shot!

On the pads. Billings works it to fine leg for a single. 48 needed now from 18 balls.

OUT! STUMPED! Akeal Hosein gets another one and the left-arm spinner has got a wicket in each of his four overs. A tossed up delivery, around off. Philip Salt dances down the track and looks to go big across the line but misses it completely. The ball goes back to the keeper and Pooran whips the bails off in a flash. A big wicket this and the pressure is building up on England now.

An edge there! A flatter delivery on off. Jordan looks to defend but gets an outside edge to short third man.

Flatter ball, on a length, around off. Chris Jordan pushes it to the off side and takes a single.

Tossed up, outside off. Sam Billings looks for a reverse sweep but he fails to get any blade on it.

Uppish but safe! Flatter ball, shorter in length and outside off. Sam Billings cuts hard and the ball goes just over the backward point fielder. The batters collect a couple of runs.

Short and flatter delivery around off. Sam Billings cuts it to deep cover for a couple. 56 needed now from 24 balls.

On a length, darted on the pads. Philip Salt nudges it to the leg side and takes a single.

Floated, fuller in length, around middle. Sam Billings whips it towards the leg side and collects only a single.

Swing and a miss! Slightly quicker and fuller in length, outside off. Philip Salt looks for a sweep but he misses.

Slower through the air, on a length, outside off. Philip Salt cuts it to deep cover for a run.

On a length, around middle and leg. Sam Billings nudges it to the leg side and comes back for the second run. Good aggressive running from these two!

Play and a miss! Flatter ball, on a length, outside off and going on with the arm. Sam Billings stays back to cut but he misses. 61 runs needed off 30 balls!

Flatter ball, around off. Sam Billings works it through the point region and hands the strike back to Vince.

Hammered but for no run! Short ball, outside off. Vince cuts hard but straight to the man at extra cover.

OUT! TAKEN! Akeal Hosein strikes yet again and it is the set batter, James Vince who has to walk back to the hut now! This was tossed up, around off. Vince gets down on his knee to sweep. It goes off the top edge high in the air towards deep mid-wicket. Fabian Allen there, one of the best West Indian fielder, settles under it and makes no mistake. England slip further.

Flatter ball, outside off. Sam Billings punches this off the back foot to sweeper cover for a run.

Nicely tossed up, around off. Philip Salt presses forward to block it out.

Flatter ball, on a length, around off. Salt looks to play it across the line but it goes off the leading edge back over the bowler's head. The batters take a run. 66 runs needed off 36 balls now.

Flatter and quicker, around off. Sam Billings taps it to backward point.

Tossed up, outside off. Sam Billings prods and drives it wide of long off for a couple of runs.

Flatter ball, on a length, around off and spinning away late. Sam Billings stays back to block but it goes off the outside edge towards the third man region. Two taken!

Short ball, outside off. Sam Billings cuts it to sweeper cover for a single.

On a length, just outside off. James Vince taps it to backward point.

Play and a miss! Flatter ball, going on with the arm from outside off. James Vince looks to cut but the ball is too close to cut and so he misses. 69 runs needed off 42 balls.

Flatter ball, outside off. James Vince cuts it to deep cover for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust! This is a quicker ball, on a length, outside off. Liam Livingstone stays back and cuts hard but it goes off the outer half of the blade and straight to Odean Smith at backward point who takes a dolly. England are in deep trouble now as they lose Livingstone.

Sam Billings is off the mark straightaway! A fuller delivery on off. Sam Billings drives it to long off for a single.

Slightly shorter in length, outside off. James Vince rocks back and cuts it towards deep cover for a couple of runs.

FOUR! WHACKED! A short ball, coming on with the arm from off. James Vince rocks back and pulls it hard in front of square to collect a boundary. Fifty for Vince! Top knock from him so far!

FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries! Another ball, shorter in length, outside off. James Vince rocks back and punches it hard through the cover region. The fielder in the deep gets to the ball but fails to prevent the boundary.

OUT! CAUGHT! Jason Holder strikes straight after the drinks break and gets rid of England's skipper! He serves a slower ball, into wicket, outside off. Moeen Ali stays back and looks to go over cover but it goes off the toe end straight to Kyle Mayers at short extra cover who takes a sharp catch. Huge moment in this game.

Short of a length, outside off. Liam Livingstone steers it to third man and gets off the mark with a run.

On a length, around leg. James Vince tucks it to the leg side and takes a run.

A slower ball, fuller in length, around middle. Liam Livingstone nudges it towards deep mid-wicket and settles for a single.

Fuller in length, outside off. James Vince drives it towards long off. A single taken!

FOUR! Now that spoils a good over! Holder hurls a slower ball, into the surface, around leg. Liam Livingstone looks to pull but it goes off the tope edge and flies past the keeper and into the fence. End of an eventful over from Holder!

A length delivery on middle. Vince works it to deep square leg for a single.

Top edge but safe! A short delivery on middle at 140 kph. Ali looks to pull but gets a top edge. The ball goes in the air behind the keeper and the batters come back for the second run.

On a length, on middle. Ali looks to heave it away but gets an inside edge onto his pads. A single is taken towards the leg side.

FOUR! Superb shot by Vince! This is full and around leg. Vince backs away and drives it left of mid off and beats the diving fielder for a boundary.

Back of a length, around off at 141 kph. Vince dabs it towards backward point.

Another dot ball and there is an edge there but the ball doesn't carry to the keeper. A shorter delivery delivery, outside off. Vince backs away and looks to guide it towards the third man region. He gets an under edge and the ball falls short of the keeper, Nicholas Pooran. 94 needed now from 60 balls.

On a length, on middle. Vince works it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

WIDE! Full this time but it is too wide outside off. Ali lets it go.

Back of a length, around off. Ali steers it through the backward point region. He gets it in the gap but Akeal Hosein does well there to stop it with a dive near the fence. A run saved for his team. Three runs taken by the batting team.

On a length and around off. Vince steers it to backward point.

A length ball, around off. Vince chops it towards covers for a single.

WIDE! This is full and too wide outside off. Ali leaves it alone.

A fuller delivery on off. Moeen Ali drives it towards the fielder at extra cover and takes a single.

Back of a length, on off. Vince dabs it towards backward point for a single. 102 runs needed from 66 balls now.

Back of a length, around leg at 136 kph. Ali tucks it to short fine leg for a single. Good running there.

On a length, on off at 134 kph. Vince defends it towards the off side and takes a quick single. 

WIDE! Short and down the leg side this time. Ali looks to pull but misses.

Shorter and around off. Ali punches this off the back foot to deep extra cover for a couple.

A slower delivery now at 116 kph. He bowls this on a length, outside off. Ali drives it to the cover fielder in the ring.

On a length, on off. Ali works it to long on for a single.

A single to end the over! A length ball, on middle. Vince works it to mid-wicket for a single. West Indies had exactly the same score after 8 overs!

FOUR! Shot! A gentle short delivery, outside off. Vince cuts it through point for a boundary.

On a length, on middle. Vince works it to mid-wicket now for a single.

On a length, around off. Ali steers it straight to the man at backward point.

Back of a length, on off and Pollard gets some extra bounce now. Ali defends it out off the back foot.

An off-pace delivery, on a length and outside off. Ali swings across the line but misses.

On a length, on off. Ali cuts it to deep cover for a single. 118 needed now from 78 balls.

A fuller delivery on off. Ali drives but gets a thick outside edge to backward point.

Back of a length, around off. Ali plays it late and towards third man for a single.

Back of a length at 149 kph. Vince steers it to the deep backward point region and gets back for a couple of runs.

Another pacy delivery and shorter in length on off at 143 kph. Vince looks to upper cut it but misses.

A low full toss now on middle over 140 clicks again. Vince pushes it to mid on for a single.

Odean Smith finds the outside edge of Moeen Ali's blade again! A length delivery around off at 144 kph. Ali looks to push at it but the ball catches the outside edge of his blade and falls short of Holder at first slip this time.

On the pads now. Ali looks to clip it but misses. The ball hits his pads and a leg bye is taken towards the leg side.

Back of a length, around middle. James Vince nudges it behind square on the leg side and comes back for the second run. Good running!

A slower ball, fuller in length, around off. James Vince prods and pushes it to the fielder at cover-point. No run there.

FOUR! Excellent timing and even better placement from Vince! This is a length ball, just outside off. Vince hangs back and caresses it through the gap at cover-point to bag a boundary.

Good-length ball, around off. James Vince taps it to the off side.

FOUR! Deft touch! Back of a length, around off. Vince stays back, opens the face of his bat and just guides it past the fielder at short third man. The ball races away to the fence.

Wide! A full ball, down leg. Tom Banton looks to flick but he misses and the umpire signals a wide.

SIX! BANG! This was a full ball, drifting onto the pads. Banton stays back and whips it way over the deep square leg region to fetch himself a maximum.

Wide! Back of a length, angling down leg. Tom Banton misses his pull and the umpire stretches his arms to call it a wide.

NASTY! A short ball, around middle. Tom Banton looks to pull but he misses and gets hit near his rib-cage.

Good-length delivery, around off. Tom Banton blocks it out off the front foot.

OUT! TAKEN! England lose their second wicket and it is Odean Smith who strikes now for West Indies. A short ball from Smith, around off. Banton looks to pull but he only manages a top edge which goes in the air towards the mid-wicket region. Jason Holder there, runs behind and takes a simple catch. England in a slight spot of bother now as they lose both their openers.

DROPPED! Oh, dear! That could have been two in two for Smith! Holder drops a sitter and Moeen Ali survives! This was a length ball, around off and taking off from a length. Ali stays back to block but there is some extra bounce and it goes off the outside edge towards the left of Holder at first slip. He gets a hand to it and puts it down. How costly will it be for West Indies?

Short ball this time from Odean Smith on off. Ali pulls it aerially towards deep square leg for a single. A successful over from Odean Smith.

Play and a miss! Short of a length, outside off. Tom Banton stays back to cut but he misses.

On a length, outside off and angling across the batter. Banton stays back to cut but he fails to get any bat on it yet again.

Good-length ball, angling in slightly from off. Tom Banton covers the line of the ball to block it towards cover.

A short ball, outside off. Tom Banton looks to pull but it goes off the shoulder of his bat towards the mid on fielder. Four dots in a row!

FOUR! Finds the gap this time! Another ball, banged into the deck, around off. Tom Banton stays back and pulls it wide of the mid on fielder to collect a boundary.

On a length, outside off. Tom Banton punches it towards cover. Odean Smith there does well to stop it by diving to his left. A single taken. A tidy start from Cottrell, just 5 runs off it.

FOUR! Easy pickings! A length ball, around leg. Tom Banton stays back and clips it behind square on the leg side for a boundary.

On a length, around off. Banton taps it to the off side and takes off for a quick run. Good sensible batting from the youngster!

Another ball, drifting onto the pads. Vince glances it towards short fine leg where Sheldon Cottrell fumbles and the batters collect a couple of runs.

SIX! CLASSY! Full ball, around off. Vince gets behind the line of the ball and lofts it straight over the bowler's head for a biggie.

Back of a length, around off. James Vince taps it to backward point.

FOUR! STREAKY! Good-length ball, way outside off. James Vince looks to punch it through the off side but it goes off the outside edge and flies past the keeper for a boundary. 17 runs off the over and England are off to a flier!

FOUR! Roy means business! Hosein tosses it up, around off. Roy stays back and lofts it over mid off for a boundary. England are up and running!

FOUR! AND AGAIN! Just a tad short, around off. Roy rocks back and cuts it hard past the cover fielder. The ball races away to the fence. Roy is making his intensions very clear at the start.

Flatter ball, around off. Roy taps it to the off side.

On a length, around middle. Jason Roy nudges it to mid-wicket.

OUT! CAUGHT! Excellent catch from Pooran to get rid of the dangerous Roy! Akeal Hosein serves an arm ball, on a length, around middle. Roy looks for a sweep but he only manages a thick inside edge onto his pad. The ball pops up in the air just in front of Roy. Nicholas Pooran behind the sticks is quick to move forward and he puts in a dive to take a good catch. This is a huge wicket for West Indies!

Misfield allows Vince to get off the mark. A shorter delivery on off. Vince cuts it to covers. Smith there misfields and a couple of runs are taken. End of an eventful first over!