'Concerning little time with a World Cup next year...': West Indies great questions Shai Hope-led side after getting whitewashed by England in T20I series

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'Concerning little time with a World Cup next year...': West Indies great questions Shai Hope-led side after getting whitewashed by England in T20I series
England's Harry Brook (R) shakes hands with West Indies' captain Shai Hope at the end of the third T20 International cricket match between England and West Indies at The Rose Bowl Stadium, in Southampton, southern England, on June 10, 2025.

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England defeated West Indies by 37 runs in third T20I.

England whitewashed West Indies 3-0 in three match T20I series.

Former West Indies speedster Ian Bishop questioned the Shai Hope-led side for their dismal performance in the recently concluded three-match T20I series against England. He believes that the Windies are currently in dire need of a reset after the side got whitewashed by England 3-0, losing the third match by 37 runs. 

The West Indies are currently at their lowest; the side was unable to feature in the recently concluded ICC Champions Trophy 2025 because they had not qualified for the 2023 ODI World Cup. 

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“I think they will have to have a little bit of reset. Pooran has been their real star performer for the last couple of years. They haven’t gone as deep even with him as they would have hoped in the last few global events. Johnson Charles at the top isn’t giving them the firepower that they need and Brandon King has fallen out of form in T20Is. So they are gonna hope to sort of look to Hope, Rovman Powell, Jason Holder. I don’t know if Andre Russell can re-find some health and some form,” Bishop said as quoted by Indian Express. 

“And the bowling concerns me more than anything else. It has for a while that it’s not holding its own and the identity of the team is still one where they will chase to win or they need to set huge totals as England have done. So, it’s a concerning little time with a World Cup next year,” he added.

 

After being asked to bat, England smashed their second-highest total in the format as Ben Duckett made a 46-ball 84 and put on 120 for the opening wicket with Jamie Smith, whose 26-ball 60 included five sixes. Hosts England managed to smash their highest-ever score after 10 overs of a T20I — 135-1 with captain Harry Brook (35) and Jacob Bethell (36) sharing an unbroken stand of 70 in 5.1 overs to help set an imposing target of 249.

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The Windies were unable to get close on a good batting-friendly track, though still made a commendable 211-8 after slipping to 70-4 after 7.1 overs. Rovman Powell was the highest run-getter for the visitors with an unbeaten 79 off 45 balls, and captain Shai Hope had a 27-ball 45.