And Harry Brook has won it! Brook opens the face to lift a wide delivery over third to take England to a stunning victory by seven wickets! What a win, and what a way to keep the T20I series alive. Salt strolls off to a host of well-wishes from the West Indies players after his remarkable 109 not out held the chase together. Remarkable game of cricket
West Indies vs England, 3rd T20I at St George's, WI v ENG, Dec 16 2023 - Match Result
RESULT
3rd T20I, St George's, December 16, 2023, England tour of West Indies
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West Indies • 222/6(20 overs)
82 (45)
2/32 (4)
39 (21)
2/34 (3)
England • 226/3(19.5 overs)
109* (56)
1/30 (4)
51 (34)
1/52 (4)
Cricinfo’s Most Valuable Players of the Match
5.17pm: Right, now for a lie down after all that. Next stop is Trinidad and Tobago for the conclusion of this series. Join us on Tuesday for the 4th T20I.
5.15pm: Jos Buttler, speaking after just England's second victory of this tour, is full of praise for Salt: "He's got such great intent from ball one. That's something we've asked him to do and he;s always played that way. But for him to go on and bat through, it's something we've spoken about as a team. Harry Brook as well, to come in and finish the game off as he did, was a great effort.
"It's great to keep the series alive and get a win, you know? Winning games of cricket is what we're here for."
5.10pm "It's massive," says Phil Salt - player of the match of course - about his maiden T20 century after a succession of starts. "There's a way to do it. You can't get 40 off 20 and then take 10 off 10 balls, it changes the complexion of the game."
5.07pm: Sonny: "Suddenly feeling a lot better about the T20 WC defence. The best Jos has looked since the semi final down under and some unbelievable hitting from Salt, Livi and Brook. Incredible game of cricket!"
Martin: "So often I find myself watching Harry Brook and all I can think is 'wow, I wish I could bat'."
5.04pm: Harry Brook's match-finishing six was the 34th in the match, the second-most number of sixes in a T20I match.
5.01pm: Neil: "Blown away and fully repentant of my earlier unbelief". You're not the only one, Neil! That''s the second most runs successfully chased in the 20th over of a T20I. The full list:
21 - AUS vs IND, 2023 Guwahati
21 - ENG vs WI, 2023 St George's
19 - WI vs ENG, 2016 Kolkata
19 - SL vs AUS, 2022 Pallekele
3 needed off 2
19.4
2
Russell to Brook, 2 runs
Short, straight, Brook pulls out to midwicket and calls two early. Salt obliges and they make it comfortably
5 needed off 3... Pazza: "Is a draw a super over?" Yep, though not sure Brook is concerned about that. We're getting a new ball as well because Brook has lost the last one
19.3
6
Russell to Brook, SIX runs
Another one! Russell tries to follow Brook to the leg side but ends up serving up a rank full toss that is just helped over fine leg!
11 needed off 4
19.2
6
Russell to Brook, SIX runs
HARRY BROOK! Sharp, full, outside off and punished right over extra cover! That might be the shot of the day, and what a time to play it!
17 needed off 5
19.1
4
Russell to Brook, FOUR runs
Full, into leg stump, flicked around the corner for four!
Right, here we go. It all comes down to this. Russell v Brook...
end of over 1910 runs
ENG: 202/3CRR: 10.63 • RRR: 21.00 • Need 21 from 6b
Harry Brook7 (2b 1x6)
Phil Salt109 (56b 4x4 9x6)
Alzarri Joseph 4-0-50-0
Jason Holder 4-0-52-1
18.6
1
Alzarri Joseph to Brook, 1 run
Low full toss, but pace on means Brook can't pick it up early enough to take advantage, chipping out to wide long off
18.5
1
Alzarri Joseph to Salt, 1 run
Fullm middle and leg, dug out to deep midwicket. Livingstone wants the second but Salt sends him back in part because of the good work in the deep
18.4
6
Alzarri Joseph to Salt, SIX runs
Wide, length, lifted crisply over long off! Excellent from Salt - didn't try to overhit it but made sure he got the elevation and execution right
18.3
•
Alzarri Joseph to Salt, no run
Wide yorker, nicely timed by Salt but straight to the man on the edge of the ring at backward point
18.2
2
Alzarri Joseph to Salt, 2 runs
Full, bit of inswing, flicked around the corner but patted into play by Rutherford out on the fence at deep backward square leg to save two
18.1
•
Alzarri Joseph to Salt, no run
Wide, sharp, Salt jumps into a cut but under edges through to Pooran
Joseph - 3 overs, 0 for 40 - to bowl his final over
end of over 1820 runs • 1 wicket
ENG: 192/3CRR: 10.66 • RRR: 15.50 • Need 31 from 12b
Harry Brook6 (1b 1x6)
Phil Salt100 (51b 4x4 8x6)
Jason Holder 4-0-52-1
Alzarri Joseph 3-0-40-0
17.6
6
Holder to Brook, SIX runs
What a way to start! Blasted down the ground, pre-empting the full slower delivery from Holder and giving it the kitchen sink!
Harry Brook in with 37 needed from 13...
17.5
W
Holder to Livingstone, OUT
Livingstone goes! Powell takes the responsibility of long on, running in to take a catch after Holder goes pace on, length and hits high of Livingstone bat as the right-hander attempts to clear the fences
Liam Livingstone c Powell b Holder 30 (18b 0x4 3x6 29m) SR: 166.66
17.4
1
Holder to Salt, 1 run
Tucked into the leg side and Phil Salt becomes the 5th Englishman to score a T20I century! A brilliant knock from 51 deliveries and counting. Can he cap it off by seeing England over the line?
17.3
6
Holder to Salt, SIX runs
Back-to-back! Slot ball gets the treatment, into the stands at long on. One away from a maiden T20 century...
17.2
6
Holder to Salt, SIX runs
Slower ball, into the pitch, Salt waits and clubs a flat six over midwicket! Moves past his previous best of 88* in T20Is...
17.1
1
Holder to Livingstone, 1 run
Slower ball, full on off stump, worked down to long on
Salt takes on some fluids as Holder waits at the top of his mark ahead of his final over
end of over 1720 runs
ENG: 172/2CRR: 10.11 • RRR: 17.00 • Need 51 from 18b
Phil Salt87 (48b 4x4 6x6)
Liam Livingstone29 (16b 3x6)
Alzarri Joseph 3-0-40-0
Andre Russell 3-0-26-1
16.6
6
Alzarri Joseph to Salt, SIX runs
Full toss... lifted over midwicket by Salt! There to be hit, but well struck all the same.
16.5
2
Alzarri Joseph to Salt, 2 runs
Full, swiped away to midwicket. Salt rallies to come back for the second to bring up the fifty partnership from 30 deliveries, but all these singles are taking their toll on him, clearly.
16.4
2
Alzarri Joseph to Salt, 2 runs
Smashed down the ground for f... hold on! Brandon King saves two diving full-length to stop the ball racing into the sponge at long off. A stunning piece of work
James: "England dealing only in 6s and 1s"
Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
ENG
109 runs (56)
4 fours9 sixes
Productive shot
on drive
28 runs
1 four3 sixes
Control
84%
WI
82 runs (45)
6 fours6 sixes
Productive shot
pull
24 runs
2 fours2 sixes
Control
82%
Best performances - bowlers
ENG
O
4
M
0
R
32
W
2
ECO
8
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W | ||||
LEGOFF
LHB
1W | ||||
ENG
O
3
M
0
R
34
W
2
ECO
11.33
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W |
LEGOFF
LHB
1W |
Match details
| National Cricket Stadium, St George's, Grenada | |
| Toss | England, elected to field first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2023/24 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Series result | West Indies led the 5-match series 2-1 |
| Match number | T20I no. 2407 |
| Hours of play (local time) | 13.30 start, First Session 13.30-15.00, Interval 15.00-15.20, Second Session 15.20-16.50 |
| Match days | 16 December 2023 - day (20-over match) |
| Umpires | |
| TV Umpire | |
| Reserve Umpire | |
| Match Referee | |
Language
English
Win Probability
ENG 100%
WIENG100%50%100%
Over 20 • ENG 226/3
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