England beat West Indies by eight wickets in first men’s T20 international – as it happened

Phil Salt hits unbeaten century as England go 1-0 up in the five match series

3rd over: West Indies 17-1 (Lewis 13, Pooran 1) Topley mixes up his lengths well, Pooran tries to get after him but can’t connect, a gloved single off a short ball brings Lewis on strike and he duly pumps a ball in his arc down through mid on for four. Easy as that. Six runs off the over.

2nd over: West Indies 11-1 (Lewis 8, Pooran 0) Nicholas Pooran is the new batter and he blocks his first ball and the last of the over. A successful one for Mahmood and England.

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Source: Cricket - The Guardian