West Indies vs England: Jos Buttler’s stunning 83 leads tourists to seven-wicket win and 2-0 series lead in Barbados | Cricket News
Jos Buttler scored a brilliant 83 and put on a game-changing partnership with Will Jacks to guide England to a seven-wicket win over the West Indies and move 2-0 up in the five-match T20 series.
Saqib Mahmood (2-20) and the returning Jofra Archer (1-31) despatched West Indies’ top order in the power play, with Liam Livingstone (2-16) also impressing to leave the hosts struggling at 80-5 after losing the toss and being put into bat.
Rovman Powell’s 43 was ended by Dan Mousley (2-29) but the hosts added 73 runs from the final six overs to post 158-8, with hopes of a victory raised when Phil Salt – who fired an unbeaten century in the series opener – was out from the opening ball of England’s chase.
Buttler fired six maximums in his stunning 45-ball innings and put on a 129-run second-wicket stand with Jacks (38), before Liam Livingstone smashed a rapid unbeaten 23 to see England to reach their victory target inside 15 overs.
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