West Indies v England 2nd T20I: King's 82 powers West Indies to T20 victory over England

Brandon King scored an unbeaten 82 and skipper Rovman Powell blasted a quickfire 50 as West Indies defeated England by 10 runs to take a commanding 2-0 lead in their best-of-five Twenty20 international series in Grenada on Thursday.

West Indies opener King produced a superb knock which included eight fours and five sixes as the hosts recovered from a perilous 54-4 to finish on 176-7 at the National Stadium in St. George's.

Powell, meanwhile, also caught the eye with a swashbuckling cameo at the crease that helped give West Indies a fighting chance after England won the toss and opted to bowl.

The West Indies captain's half century came off just 28 balls and included five sixes and three fours.

The highlight of Powell's knock came in the 16th over, with Powell mauling England bowler Sam Curran for 30 runs.

After sending the first ball of the over for four, Powell crushed back-to-back sixes off the next two deliveries.

After a fourth ball wide, Powell bludgeoned two more sixes high into the stands.

A wild over finally ended with Curran dismissing Powell as he went for another six down the ground, only to be caught in the deep via a brilliant diving catch by Harry Brook.

Adil Rashid was the pick of the England bowlers with figures of 2-11 off four overs.

In reply, England fell short by 10 runs thanks to some tight bowling and fielding by the West Indies - Alzarri Joseph 3-39 and Akeal Hosein 2-24 were the leading wicket takers.

Sam Curran top-scored for the tourists with 50 off 32 balls, but England were always struggling to reach the required run rate against the West Indies bowling.

Alzarri Joseph finished with figures of 3-39 off four overs, while spinner Gudakesh Motie frustrated England's batsmen with an economical 1-9 from four overs.

"I think it was important having lost so many early wickets that I stayed as deep as possible into the innings," man-of-the-match King said afterwards.

"It was very important for me to stay there and build partnerships. We're playing well and everyone's playing with confidence. They might not have got runs today but another day it will be another guy."

England captain Jos Buttler, meanwhile, was left to rue the explosive latter part of the West Indies innings after a positive start by the tourists bowlers.

"It was a few many runs more than we could have restricted them to," Buttler said. "They had a couple of big overs at the back end which pushed the score up, but only losing by 10 -- there's plenty of ways we can find those 10 runs."

Earlier, King's unbeaten knock received support from Powell, who caught the eye with a swashbuckling cameo that helped West Indies post a competitive total.

The West Indies captain's half century came off just 28 balls and included five sixes and three fours.

The highlight of Powell's knock came in the 16th over, with Powell mauling Curran for 30 runs which included four sixes.

Adil Rashid was the pick of the England bowlers with figures of 2-11 off four overs.

West Indies lead the five-match series 1-0 after beating England by four wickets in the opening T20 in Barbados on Tuesday.

The third match of the series takes place in Grenada on Saturday.

West Indies lead the five-match series 2-0 after beating England by four wickets in the opening T20 in Barbados on Tuesday.

Match Summary and Stats

West Indies vs England, 2nd T20I, England tour of West Indies

West Indies 176/7 (20 ov)

England 166/7 (20 ov)

Result - West Indies won by 10 runs

Scorecard

 

West Indies Fall of wickets: 1-43 (Kyle Mayers - 5.4 ov), 2-48 (Nicholas Pooran - 6.3 ov), 3-51 (Shai Hope - 7.2 ov), 4-54 (Shimron Hetmyer - 8.2 ov), 5-134 (Rovman Powell - 15.6 ov), 6-176 (Andre Russell - 19.5 ov), 7-176 (Jason Holder - 19.6 ov)

England Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Jos Buttler - 2.2 ov), 2-55 (Philip Salt - 7.4 ov), 3-65 (Will Jacks - 9.3 ov), 4-97 (Liam Livingstone - 12.2 ov), 5-108 (Harry Brook - 14.3 ov), 6-134 (Sam Curran - 17.1 ov), 7-149 (Chris Woakes - 18.5 ov)

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Match Details

Date - 2023-12-14 17:30:00

Venue - National Cricket Stadium, St George's

Toss - England elected to bowl

Umpires - Gregory Brathwaite (West Indies), Jacqueline Williams (West Indies), Leslie Reifer (West Indies TV)

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