West Indies vs England: Hosts pull off stunning chase of 219 to win fourth T20

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West Indies vs England: Hosts pull off stunning chase of 219 to win fourth T20

West Indies pulled off a sensational run-chase of 219 to earn their first win of the series in a thrilling fourth T20 in St Lucia.

Openers Evin Lewis and Shai Hope blasted 136 from the first nine overs, before they lost three wickets in as many ****** to allow England back into contention.

Rehan Ahmed had Lewis caught for 68, Hope was run out for 54 and Nicholas Pooran was bowled for a duck, but captain Rovman Powell’s 38 from 23 ****** again shifted the momentum in the hosts’ favour.

Powell’s dismissal in the 17th over helped England regain some control, only for Sherfane Rutherford to hit back-to-back sixes in the penultimate over to seal a five-wicket win.

England’s 218-5 was set up by Phil Salt’s 55 – his seventh T20 score of 50 or more against West Indies – in explosive partnerships of 54 with fellow opener Will Jacks and 48 with Jos Buttler, who made 38.

Jacob Bethell, 21, then continued his eye-catching start to international cricket with a 22-ball fifty and an unbeaten 68, including five sixes, as England seemed to make the most of a flat pitch having lost the toss.

However, Lewis and Hope responded in style to the harsh treatment their bowlers received, reaching their half-centuries from 26 ****** and 23 ****** respectively.

Powell’s departure and a couple of economical ****** overs from Saqib Mahmood and T20 debutant John Turner sent a few nerves through the West Indies’ dugout but Hope and Lewis’ dynamic stand ensured they were comfortably ahead of the run rate, Rutherford eventually finishing on 29 from 17 ******.

The T20 leg of the tour concludes with the fifth T20 on Sunday at the same venue, with England having already sealed a series win by winning the first three matches.

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