In the 2nd ODI match of the series, which was played between the host West Indies and England in Barbados. Batting first, the Windies scored 289 for 6 wickets in 50 overs, in reply England were dismissed for 263 runs and lost the match by 26 runs, with this the series stands at 1-1.
Earlier, England captain Eoin Morgan won the toss and invited Windies to bat first. Batting first, the Windies openers Gayle and Campbell added 61 runs for the opening wicket. Later, Windies lost two quick wickets, Gayle scored 50 off 63 balls.
The 22-year-old young batsmen, Shimron Hetmyer counter attacked the English bowler and scored a fine century. He scored an unbeaten 104 off just 83 and took Windies to a challenging total of 289/6.
Chasing par score, England lost their openers cheaply, both perishing to Cottrell for the score of 10 runs. The vice-captain/captain duo stitched fifty partnership before Root fell for 36. Morgan continued from where he left in the previous ODI and notched up yet another half-century.
With Buttler and Stokes around, England were firm favourites with 62 runs needed off 61 deliveries. That's when Holder changed the whole complexion of the game, he removed Stokes, Buttler and Tom Curran within the span of five deliveries and made an came back in style.
The famed long England tail was put to test and they choked under pressure. Adil Rashid did hit a couple of boundaries, but it had to be Cottrell's night. He scalped the spin-twins in his final over of the match and ended up with career-best figures 5/46.couple of boundaries, but it had to be Cottrell's night. He scalped the spin-twins in his final over of the match and ended up with career-best figures 5/46.
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This victory came to Windies is after 10 consecutive defeats against England in ODIs. For his brilliant century, Hetmyer was adjudged 'Man of the Match'.
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