Stand-in captain Moeen Ali smashed seven sixes and took two wickets as England beat West Indies by 34 runs in its fourth Twenty20 sport on Saturday to degree the sequence at 2-2 with one match left.
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Moeen, who was once more main England with Eoin Morgan out of the sequence with a quad harm, hit 63 off 28 balls because the vacationer added 59 within the final three overs to publish 193 for six. Opener Jason Roy contributed 52 off 42 deliveries on the Kensington Oval.
Spinner Ali went on to take 2 for 28 from 4 overs as West Indies was held to 159 for five. Opener Kyle Mayers top-scored with 40 off 23 and Jason Holder smashed 36 off 24 with two fours and three sixes.
The fifth and remaining sport is on Sunday in Bridgetown.
Explosive end
It was an explosive end to England’s innings, with Holder (3 for 44) clubbed for 4 successive sixes by Moeen within the 18th over.
The host required 61 from the ultimate 24 balls however Chris Jordan (0 for 30), introduced again alongside Sam Billings after lacking Wednesday’s loss, and Reece Topley (1 for 21) held their nerve on the loss of life to make sure the five-match sequence goes to the wire.
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Roy, dropped on three by Holder within the second over, shared an 85-run stand for the second wicket with James Vince (34) after England misplaced the toss and was requested to bat first. England’s innings appeared to have misplaced momentum as simply 54 from 48 deliveries had been added to depart the aspect sitting at 134 for 3 from 17 overs, earlier than Moeen determined to get after Holder and the ploy labored spectacularly.
In reply, the West Indies raced to 56 for 0 from six overs.
Calming affect
Adil Rashid (1 for 28) was a chilled affect. With neither Mayers nor co-opener Brandon King (26) prepared to take dangers towards Rashid, they had been caught within the deep trying to go large towards Ali earlier than Rashid produced a googly that ripped by way of the gate of Rovman Powell (5), who made a ton final day trip.
Holder acquired after Rashid with two leg-side heaves for six as he reached 30 for the primary time in a T20 worldwide. A grandstand end on the playing cards however Jordan conceded simply seven within the seventeenth over to finish the house workforce’s aspirations of a sequence successful victory.