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World CupMatch 19 · ODI

England beat West Indies by 8 wickets

The Rose Bowl, Southampton, . England won the toss and chose to bowl.

England213/233.1 ov
West Indies21244.4 ov
England won by 8 wickets
England won the tournament

Match report

From the scorecard

England won the toss and chose to bowl. West Indies were bowled out for 212, Nicolas Pooran 63 from 78 balls and Shimron Hetmyer 39 from 48 balls. Mark Wood took 3 for 18.

England reached 213 for 2 in 33.1 overs, Joe Root 100 not out from 94 balls and Jonny Bairstow 45 from 46 balls. Shannon Gabriel took 2 for 49.

England won by 8 wickets.

Key performers

West Indies innings

212(44.4 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Chris Gaylec JM Bairstow b LE Plunkettc JM Bairstow b LE Plunkett36415187.80
Evin Lewisb CR Woakesb CR Woakes280025.00
Shai Hopelbw b MA Woodlbw b MA Wood11301036.67
Nicolas Pooran †c †JC Buttler b JC Archerc †JC Buttler b JC Archer63783180.77
Shimron Hetmyerc & b JE Rootc & b JE Root39484081.25
Jason Holderc & b JE Rootc & b JE Root9100190.00
Andre Russellc CR Woakes b MA Woodc CR Woakes b MA Wood211612131.25
Carlos Brathwaitec †JC Buttler b JC Archerc †JC Buttler b JC Archer14220163.64
Sheldon Cottrelllbw b JC Archerlbw b JC Archer01000.00
Oshane Thomasnot outnot out0*11000.00
Shannon Gabrielb MA Woodb MA Wood03000.00
Extras(lb 5, w 12)(lb 5, w 12)17
Total44.4 Ov (RR 4.75)44.4 Ov (RR 4.75)212
Fall of wickets: 4-1 (E Lewis, 3 ov), 54-2 (CH Gayle, 13 ov), 55-3 (SD Hope, 13.2 ov), 144-4 (SO Hetmyer, 29.5 ov), 156-5 (JO Holder, 32 ov), 188-6 (AD Russell, 36.2 ov), 202-7 (N Pooran, 39.4 ov), 202-8 (SS Cottrell, 39.5 ov), 211-9 (CR Brathwaite, 43.4 ov), 212-10 (ST Gabriel, 44.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Chris Woakes521613.20231110
Jofra Archer913033.33384010
Liam Plunkett503016.00133030
Mark Wood6.401832.70311110
Ben Stokes402506.25103000
Adil Rashid1006106.10272310
Joe Root502725.40140110
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stCH Gayle 1(10) & E Lewis 2(8)418
2ndCH Gayle 35(31) & SD Hope 11(29)5060
3rdN Pooran 1(1) & SD Hope 0(1)12
4thSO Hetmyer 39(48) & N Pooran 45(51)8999
5thJO Holder 9(10) & N Pooran 3(3)1213
6thN Pooran 6(10) & AD Russell 21(16)3226
7thCR Brathwaite 5(7) & N Pooran 8(13)1420
8thSS Cottrell 0(1) & CR Brathwaite 0(0)01
9thO Thomas 0(8) & CR Brathwaite 9(15)923
10thST Gabriel 0(3) & O Thomas 0(3)16

England innings

213/2(33.1 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Jonny Bairstowc CR Brathwaite b ST Gabrielc CR Brathwaite b ST Gabriel45467097.83
Joe Rootnot outnot out100*94110106.38
Chris Woakesc sub (FA Allen) b ST Gabrielc sub (FA Allen) b ST Gabriel40544074.07
Ben Stokesnot outnot out10*620166.67
Extras(lb 2, w 15, nb 1)(lb 2, w 15, nb 1)18
Total33.1 Ov (RR 6.42)33.1 Ov (RR 6.42) · Target 213 from 50 ov213/2
Fall of wickets: 95-1 (JM Bairstow, 14.4 ov), 199-2 (CR Woakes, 31.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Sheldon Cottrell301705.67122010
Oshane Thomas604307.17176020
Shannon Gabriel704927.00225070
Andre Russell201407.0072010
Jason Holder5.103106.00184011
Carlos Brathwaite503507.00114010
Chris Gayle502204.40141020
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stJM Bairstow 45(46) & JE Root 42(42)9588
2ndCR Woakes 40(54) & JE Root 56(49)104103
3rdBA Stokes 10(6) & JE Root 2(3)14*8

Commentary

End of innings: ENG 213/2 (33.1 ov)
33.14
JO Holder to BA Stokes, FOURFree hit
33.15Nb
JO Holder to BA Stokes, FOUR
End of over 334 runsENG 204/2101110
JE Root 100(94)BA Stokes 2(4)O Thomas 6-0-43-0
32.60
O Thomas to JE Root, no run
32.51
O Thomas to BA Stokes, 1 run
32.41
O Thomas to JE Root, 1 run
HUNDRED for JE Root (100 off 93)
32.31
O Thomas to BA Stokes, 1 run
32.20
O Thomas to BA Stokes, no run
32.11
O Thomas to JE Root, 1 run
End of over 327 runs, 1 wktENG 200/202Wd21WWd0
BA Stokes 0(1)JE Root 98(91)ST Gabriel 7-0-49-2
31.60
ST Gabriel to BA Stokes, no run
31.6Wd
ST Gabriel to BA Stokes, wide
31.5W
ST Gabriel to CR Woakes, OUT
CR Woakes c sub (FA Allen) b ST Gabriel 40(54) [4s-4 6s-0] · FoW 199/2 (31.5 ov)
31.41
ST Gabriel to JE Root, 1 run
31.32
ST Gabriel to JE Root, 2 runs
31.3Wd
ST Gabriel to JE Root, wide
31.22
ST Gabriel to JE Root, 2 runs
31.10
ST Gabriel to JE Root, no run
End of over 313 runsENG 193/101Wd00Wd00
CR Woakes 40(53)JE Root 93(87)O Thomas 5-0-39-0
30.60
O Thomas to CR Woakes, no run
30.50
O Thomas to CR Woakes, no run
30.5Wd
O Thomas to CR Woakes, wide
30.40
O Thomas to CR Woakes, no run
30.30
O Thomas to CR Woakes, no run
30.3Wd
O Thomas to CR Woakes, wide
30.21
O Thomas to JE Root, 1 run
30.10
O Thomas to JE Root, no run
End of over 304 runsENG 190/1130000
CR Woakes 40(49)JE Root 92(85)ST Gabriel 6-0-42-1
29.60
ST Gabriel to CR Woakes, no run