West Indies v England 5th T20 Live Scores | WI vs ENG 5th T20 Live Scores & Commentary | 1st Innings

When West Indies smashed 222 in the third T20I it seemed England would return home empty-handed. It’s pertinent to note that England had suffered a 2-1 defeat in ODIs. The tourists go into the final T20I as the favourites now. A quick change in fortunes courtesy two dominant batting displays. It’s 2-2 and all to play for at Brian Lara Stadium Tarouba Trinidad. England created history in the third T20I by registering their third-highest successful chase in the format – the top-2 came against South Africa. Phil Salt’s unbeaten century skipper Jos Buttler’s fifty and Harry Brook’s cameo against Andre Russell – the England batter smashed 24 off the final over – powered England home in a final-over thriller at St George’s Grenada. Salt followed up his unbeaten 109 off 56 balls with a 57-ball 119 as England crushed West Indies by 75 runs completing a series-levelling win in Trinidad. Buttler and Liam Livingstone also had a great time in the penultimate T20I as they hit fifties to support Salt. Defending 267 England struck at regular intervals and the hosts folded for 192 in the 16th over. Reece Topley grabbed three scalps while Sam Curran and Rehan Ahmed picked up two apiece. Buttler lauded his teammates for their strength of character after being 0-2 down at one stage and had special words of praise for Salt who has smacked a colossal 19 sixes and 11 fours across two T20I innings. “We showed so much character Buttler said at the fourth T20I’s post-match presentation. “I’m proud of the group. We were down but seems a confident changing room now. It has been an enjoyable partnership with Salt. He is playing brilliantly well.” England’s bowling needs some work. But they’ve the momentum and it’ll about keeping things simple and ending the tour on a high. West Indies on the other hand have lost their way after they had taken an early lead in the five-match series. Their batters got starts in the fourth T20I but they failed to stitch consistent partnerships. Russell has struggled with the ball after his three-wicket haul in the first T20I at Bridgetown Barbados. Shimron Hetmyer has been dropped following his poor showings with the bat. Rovman Powell the West Indies T20 skipper isn’t perturbed with two consecutive losses and is focussed on strategizing well for the series finale. “The boys like a final. We will come back with brand new ideas and a brand new game plan Powell expressed. “The fifth T20I provides an opportunity for us to do that. Sometimes when things are not going your way. You just back off. We will let them take some time off and spend it with themselves. It is a thinking game.”