Sam Curran adds calm amid chaos as England seal T20 series victory over West Indies

• 3rd T20i: England, 149-7, bt West Indies, 145-8, by 3 wkts
• Curran blasts 41 off 26 balls to revive run chase

They said St Lucia was a run-scoring paradise. On Thursday night, they were wrong, as England had to scrap to overhaul West Indies’ meagre total of 145-8 for a three-wicket win and a first away T20 series triumph in two years.

For the sixth match of the tour, the team that won the toss, won the game. But this result was not decided by the flip of a coin as West Indies hit self-destruct in the powerplay to lose four wickets in the first 20 balls of their innings thanks to a superb bowling display by Saqib Mahmood and Jofra Archer.

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Source: Cricket - The Guardian