After a successful record-breaking run chase against West Indies in Grenada on Saturday, England put on another mesmerising display with the bat to post the fifth-highest international T20 score, a mammoth 267/3, which shellshocked the maroon and allowed the Three Lions to notch a series-levelling victory by 75 runs.
In-form opening batsman Phil Salt peppered the West Indian bowlers to score his second consecutive T20I century, a scintillating 119 from 57 balls to spearhead the target, which was ably assisted by fiery knocks from Liam Livingstone (54 not out from 21) and skipper Jos Buttler (55 from 29), batting first. This was also England's highest-ever T20I score.
In reply, West Indies showed fight in their chase but lost wickets at crucial points despite staying ahead of the high run rate, courtesy of brave batting from Nicholas Pooran (39 from 15) and Sherfane Rutherford (36 from 15).
In the end, the hosts fell short of the distant target and were dismissed for 192 in 15.3 overs.
The result tied the five-match series at two apiece, with all to play for in the final T20I on Thursday, at the same venue, from 4pm.
Sent into bat, in-form duo Salt and Buttler gave T20I debutant fast bowler Matthew Forde a rude welcome as he was dumped for six off his fifth and driven through mid-off for four from his final delivery courtesy an unforgiving Salt.
Hosein slowed the English a bit with just two off the second over before Kyle Mayers was introduced. Buttler played the right-handed fast bowler through extra cover for four and then smacked Hosein for two sixes and a four in the next over.
Forde returned to the attack and the English pair used his pace to punish him for a quick-fire 22. Jason Holder gave up ten runs which carried England to a healthy 68 without loss after the power play (six overs).
The batting clinic continued as new bowler Andre Russell was given a rude welcome by Salt with back-to-back fours off his two first deliveries. Eleven came from that over and 21 from the next as even left-from orthodox spinner Gudakesh Motie also felt the wrath of the English pair.
Salt pruned the West Indian attack and brought up the hundred in under nine overs.
Just before the halfway mark (ten overs) though, Holder broke the mean 117-run partnership as Buttler played into the hands of maroon skipper Rovman Powell.
The England skipper was ruthless with his knock of 55 from 29 balls.
Sherfane Rutherford was brought in to change the pace but Salt peppered him for three consecutive sixes, over square leg, over mid-wicket and then onto the greens.
He went for a hefty 23, as new batsman Will Jacks also got in on the onslaught as he slapped Rutherford for a boundary through backward point.
Hosein came back with the ball and Jacks turned it on with a four and six early in. Sixteen came from his over and 14 from Russell’s which followed.
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