ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Super 12 Group 1
Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium
Toss: England won the toss and elected to bat
Result: England won by 6 wickets
Scoreboard:https://www.windiescricket.com/matches/208642/
The West Indies began their ICC Men’s World T20 title defence with a six-wicket loss to England in a rematch of the 2016 World Cup final. After being asked to bat first, the defending champions were bowled out for 55. With the ball, West Indies clinched four English wickets as left-arm spinner Akeal Hosen stood tall on his first World Cup appearance with figures of 4-0-24-2.
The first of two highlight moments in the field for the West Indies was Hosein’s brilliant diving return catch to dismiss Liam Livingstone (1) . Secondly, Chris Gayle created another record in his illustrious Twenty20 career securing 100 T20 catches when he caught Jason Roy (11) from the bowling of 2012 World Cup winner Ravi Rampaul took a wicket in his first Twenty20 International appearance for West Indies since November 2015 versus Sri Lanka.
Reflecting on the result and Hosein efforts ahead of the second Group A fixture on Tuesday against South Africa captain Kieron Pollard said:
“It was unacceptable, we accept that. These sorts of games sometimes, we just need to bin it. For us, it’s just a matter of finding our straps. We haven’t batted well in our three games so far. We went out, guys tried to play their shots, and it didn’t come off.
Pollard continued:
“I don’t think any sort of panic will come into our camp. It is what it is, we just need to take it on our chest and move on, this is an international sport. Obviously, we play a lot of cricket around the world, and this is not the first time something like this has happened. We’ve played cricket around the world, and we have the experience of games like this. “He (Hosein) got an opportunity because of the injury to Fabian Allen. Everything happens for a reason, and Akeal Hosein showed us what he can do.”
The West Indies will have their second match against South Africa on Tuesday at the same venue. The first ball is 2 pm (6 am Eastern Caribbean/5 am Jamaica).
West Indies match schedule and results
October 23: v England in Dubai (6 pm UAE time, 10 am Eastern Caribbean/9 am Jamaica) – England won by 6 wickets
October 26: v South Africa in Dubai (2 pm UAE time, 6 am Eastern Caribbean/5 am Jamaica)
October 29: v B2 in Sharjah (2 pm UAE time, 8 am Eastern Caribbean/7 am Jamaica)
November 4: v A1, in Abu Dhabi (6 pm UAE time, 10 am Eastern Caribbean/9 am Jamaica)
November 6: v Australia in Abu Dhabi (2 pm UAE time, 6 am Eastern Caribbean/5 am Jamaica)
SEMI-FINALS
November 10: Group 1 winner v Group 1 second in Abu Dhabi (6 pm UAE time, 10 am Eastern Caribbean/9 am Jamaica)
November 11: Group B winner v Group A second in Dubai (6 pm UAE time, 10 am Eastern Caribbean/9 am Jamaica)
FINAL
November 14: Final in Dubai (6 pm UAE time, 10 am Eastern Caribbean/9 am Jamaica)