वेस्ट इंडीज vs England, पहला टी20, Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados, 13 December 2023 - कमेंट्री

 FOUR! GAME. SET. MATCH! Short and wide outside off. Russell stays back and slaps it hard to the deep backward point region for a cracking boundary to finish the game. West Indies win by 4 wickets and take a 1-0 lead in this series.

 Tossed up on off. Russell prods and blocks.

 SIX! CLOBBERED! Flighted full and at the stumps. Russell gets down on one knee and smacks it out of the park over the cow corner region for half a dozen.

 Leg break outside off. Russell guides it to point.

 FOUR! HAMMERED! Short and wide outside off. Russell goes back and powers it through the extra cover region for a cracking boundary. 

 Flatter on off. Russell nudges it to mid-wicket for one.

 Too full and down the leg. Powell turns it straight to short fine leg.

 Short of a length delivery on off. Russell jumps and gets behind the line, drops into the leg side for a quick single.

 Slower and shorter around off, pulled away to deep square leg for a single.

 Slower and fuller outside off. Russell clears the front leg and drills it to deep extra cover for a couple.

 SIX! Edgy but Russell will take it. Short and around the off-stump line. Russell goes for the pull and this takes a top edge that flies over the fine leg boundary for a biggie.

 WIDE! Back of a length delivery down the leg. Russell lets it go. Wide signaled!

 Slower length ball on the leg peg, Russell tucks it through square leg for one.

 FOUR! Width offered and gleefully accepted! Short and wide outside off. Powell cuts it over the backward point region and collects four runs. 16 coming off the over.

Short of a length in middle, Rovman Powell slaps it to long on for a single. 

FUller one down leg, Andre Russell tucks this towards deep square leg for a single. 

Much fuller in middle, Rovman Powell rolls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. 

Fuller one down leg, Andre Russell sweeps this towards deep square leg for a single. 

SIX! Short of a length in middle, Rovman Powell shimmies down the track and powerfully launches it out of the park for a huge six over long on. 

SIX! Back-to-back maximums for Rovman Powell. Tosses it up on off, Rovman Powell clears the front leg and lofts this sailing it over the extra-cover region for a maximum. 

 Leg break turns away and keeps low outside off. Hope cuts and misses.

 SIX! BOOM! Tosses it full and at the stumps. Hope gets low and nails the slog sweep over the deep mid-wicket fence for half a dozen.

 OUT! CAUGHT! Ahmed gets the big fish! Tosses it up around off. Hope looks to clear the boundary again and lifts it to the long-on region. He does not get the desired connection and holes out in the deep.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Tossed up on off, turning away from the right-hander, Romario Shepherd looks to block this one but gets an outside edge into the hands of first slip. 

Much quicker and on off, Andre Russell defends this off his front foot. 

Tossed up n off, Andre Russell edges this just short of the short third fielder for a couple. 

 Fired in at the stumps. Hope knocks it to long-on for one.

 Full and quick outside off. Powell lifts it to sweeper cover for one.

Flatter into the stumps on a fuller length, Shai Hope stands tall for a tuck but misses whole on it.

 Full on the middle. Hope heaves it through mid-wicket for one.

 Darted down the leg. Powell sweeps it to short fine leg for one.

 Flighted delivery at the stumps. Hope sits down on one knee, trying to smack the slog sweep. Doesn't quite get the middle of the bat and fortunately for him, it lands in front of long-on for one run.

Pitches into the stump line and full, Rovman Powell lunges forward and defends it back to the bowler.

FOUR! EDGED but there's no slip. Full and well tossed up ball on off, Rovman Powell strides ahead for a drive but gets an outside edge on that one, the ball passes through the vacant first slip and trickles down to the third man region for a boundary. 

Tossed up in middle, Rovman Powell tucks it towards deep mid-wicket for a single. 

Full and wide outside off, Shai Hope drives it towards sweeper cover for a single. 

 FOUR! Edgy! Tossed up around off. Powell prods and gets an outside edge that runs past the short third fielder and trickles into the boundary.

 Flatter leg break around off. Powell dabs it to point.

Tossed up on off, Shimron Hetmyer defends it. 

Tosses it up outside off, Shimron Hetmyer slices it to point. 

OUT! Adil Rashid becomes the first English bowler to take 100 T20I wickets. Tossed up in middle, Shimron Hetmyer advances down the track and slogs one down the throat of Ben Duckett at deep mid-wicket fence. 

Fuller and around off, Rovman Powell kneels and sweeps it towards deep fine leg for a single. He gets off the mark.

Tossed up on off, Shai Hope defends this off the front foot. 

Quicker and flatter on off, Shai Hope pushes it to cover for no run. 

Bowls a googly on a dragged length in the stump line, Shai Hope rocks and back and turns it towards square leg for an easy single. 100 up for the hosts.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Tossed up with a bit of grip from the surface. Nicholas Pooran draws early into his strike as he chips it to the left of the bowler. Rehan Ahmed dives to his left and pouches it for yet another spectacular catch . 

Wrong one down leg, Shimron Hetmyer defends this off the front foot. 

Flipper on off, Shai Hope taps it to short third for no run. 

Tosses it up well outside off, Shai Hope strides forward to drive and hits straight to the covers.

Full and on the stump line, Shai Hope lunges forward and closes the face of the blade early, getting a leading edge as the ball trickles towards the extra cover fielder. Hope hurries for a single but Hetmyer sends him back on a loud call.

 Wrong'un on off. Pooran knocks it to long-off for one.

 Tossed up on the middle. Hope heaves it through mid-wicket for one.

 SIX! BOOM! How easy was that! Flighted on off. Pooran gets low and lofts it over the bowler and down the ground for a maximum.

 Googly outside off.Pooran guides it to short third for one.

 Turning into the middle and leg. Hope nudges it round the corner for a single.

 Slightly short and around off. Pooran pulls it to deep mid-wicket and comes back for the second.

WIDE! Full and angling down the leg. Pooran plays and misses. Wide to start the over.

 Length on off. Pooran gets behind the line and defends.

 Slower full toss outside off. Pooran carves it to deep backward point for a single.

LEG BYE! Length angling into the leg peg. Hope nudges it to backward square leg for a leg bye.

 Slower and fuller at the stumps. Pooran eases it to long-on for one.

 Dipping yorker around off. Hope jams it to point.

FOUR! Streaky but Hope will take it. Mills goes short and around off. Hope goes for the pull but gets a thick outside edge that flies away over the keeper and to the third man fence for four runs.

 OUT! CAUGHT! Adil Rashid strikes! Drops it short on off. Mayers goes back to pull it over the boundary but does not get the desired timing. Brook runs around at the boundary and takes a well-judged catch to dismiss Mayers. 

 Wrong'un outside off. Pooran chops it to short third.

 Full and quick on off. Pooran pushes it to short cover.

 Tossed up on the middle. Pooran bunts it back at Rashid.

 Leg break on the middle and leg. Pooran turns it through square leg for one.

 Flatter leg break around off. Hope goes back and punches it toward Rashid.

 SIX! Ahmed is greeted with a biggie! Shortish googly on the middle. Mayers goes back and launches it over the cow corner for a maximum.

 Wrong'un outside off. Mayers knocks it to point.

 SIX MORE! SHOT! Tossed up around off. Mayers lifts this inside out over the long-off boundary for a majestic hit.

 Flatter on the middle and leg. Mayers bunts it back at Ahmed.

 Wrong'un around off. Mayers eases it through covers for one.

 SIX! Hope gets into the act now! Overpitched on off. Hope picks it early and thumps it over the long-off boundary for half a dozen.

 Slower and fuller outside off. Mayers drags it toward mid-wicket for a single.

 Slower length ball around off. Hope bunts it into covers.

 Slower and shorter outside off. Hope makes room to cut this away but fails to connect.

 Back of a length angled in. Hope pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

 Full and straight at the stumps, driven to long-on for one.

 Short of a length outside off. Hope rides the bounce and bunts it into the extra cover region.

On a length around off, Kyle Mayers punches this to sweeper cover for a single. 

On a length in middle, Shai Hope smashes this to deep mid-wicket for a single. 

Back of a length delivery much slower, Kyle Mayers looks to pull but gets beaten. 

Yorker on off, Kyle Mayers inside edges this to short fine leg. 

Good length delivery on off, Kyle Mayers edges this towards deep point for a single. 

SIX! Go fetch that. On a length in middle, Shai Hope stands his ground and slogs this over long on for a maximum. 

Wide! On a length drifting down leg, Kyle Mayers misses out on a flick. 

Short-pitched delivery body bound, Kyle Mayers ducks down on this. A very well directed short-pitched delivery. 

Wide! Slower one down leg, Kyle Mayers leaves it all alone. 

Short-pitched delivery in middle, Kyle Mayers swivels and smashes this towards deep mid-wicket for a single. 

On a length around the pads, Shai Hope tucks it towards deep square leg for a single. 

On a length in middle, Kyle Mayers defends it out. 

SIX! This is a massive hit for a maximum. A 103 m six. Short-pitched delivery on off, Kyle Mayers pulls it out of the park over the roof of the stadium towards deep mid-wicket for a maximum. 

OH DEAR ME! Ben Duckett is putting up a fielding masterclass here. Back of a hand on off, Kyle Mayers lofts this looking for a boundary but it is to the right of Ben Duckett at extra-cover and he puts in a dive at full-stretch to his right this time and gets a hand to it. Had this been taken it would've been hard to bear for the catch of the series. 

Good length delivery in middle, Brandon King tucks it towards deep mid-wicket for a single. He was looking for a couple but slipped on the non-striking end looking to turn. 

On a length outside off, Kyle Mayers drives this towards sweeper cover for a single.

On a length in middle, Brandon King inside edges this onto his pads for no run. 

OUT! We have seen some sensational catches today and Ben Duckett adds to it. Short and wide outside off, Brandon King powerfully smashes this wide of the cover-point fielder but Ben Duckett moves to his left and dives at full-stretch as he pouches it. 

FOUR! On a length around off, Shai Hope drives this past the diving Sam Curran at mid on for a boundary. 

Back of a length outside off, Shai Hope defends this off the front foot. 

Tosses it up outside off, Kyle Mayers defends this off the front foot. 

SIX! That is huge. Short of a length outside off, Kyle Mayers moves to his off and slogs this out of the park and way over the boundary line for a huge six towards deep mid-wicket. 

Short and wide outside off, Kyle Mayers hops back and cuts it towards deep point for 3 runs. Harry Brook does brilliantly to chase it down from cover-point and keep it to 3. 

Tosses it up on off, Brandon King nudges it straight towards short fine leg for no run. 

FOUR! Much fuller and on off, Brandon King advances down the track and drills it to long on for a boundary. 

Short of a length in middle, Brandon King smashes this to long on for a single. 

On a length around off, Brandon King defends this off his front foot. 

SIX! On a length around the pads, Brandon King picks it up and deposits it in the stands for a maximum towards deep square leg. This was not far away from Will Jacks who did put in a valiant effort to his left but couldn't get to it. 

On a length outside off, Brandon King looks for the lofted drive but misses out. 

FOUR! ON a length in middle, Brandon King lofts this up and over the bowler for a boundary behind the wickets. 

Much fuller in middle, Brandon King outside edges this rolling towards point for no run. 

SIX! There she goes for yet another maximum. Short-pitched in middle, Brandon King walks to it and pulls it out of the park for a maximum.