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WI vs ENG 2nd ODI: Collective efforts help England beat West Indies to level the series 1-1

Thursday, 07-Dec-2023
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Finally, a win came to England in the second ODI as they beat the host West Indies by six wickets on Wednesday at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium to level the series 1-1. Chasing the total of 202, England went above the target in 32.5 overs after scoring 206 with the loss of four wickets. Phil Salt and Will Jacks provided the team a brisk start with their scores of (21) and (73) respectively. However, Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett could only score three runs each before losing their wickets to Gudakesh Motie. Later, Jos Buttler and Harry Brook remained unbeaten on (58) and (43) to take the team over the line. Earlier, put into bat, West Indies could only manage to get 202 with the help of Shai Hope (68) and Sherfane Rutherford (63). England made their good comeback as they bowled out West Indies for a low total. Sam Curran and Liam Livingstone returned with three wickets each while Gus Atkinson and Rehan Ahmed returned with two wickets each. 

 

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