Following his aspect’s four-wicket win over England within the first ODI, West Indies captain Shai Hope revealed that he had a chat with MS Dhoni about spending time on the crease for an extended intervals, which has impressed him in run-chases through the years. The Caribbean aspect chased down England’s whole of 325 with seven deliveries remaining on the again of a superb century from skipper Hope and within the course of scored their highest ODI rating ever on the iconic Antigua venue.

Following the match, Shai mentioned within the post-match presentation that he has gained inspiration from Dhoni relating to run chases in ODIs.

“A very, very famous person, MS Dhoni – we had a chat a while ago, and he was saying, ‘You always have a lot more time than you think. That is one thing that has stuck with me throughout the years I have been playing ODI cricket,” mentioned Hope.

The skipper additionally lauded all-rounder Romario Shepherd for his all-round efficiency.

“He was amazing. He is one of those guys you can depend on and he has continued to show his worth at this level… we are starting the series on a high and the aim is to repeat this in the second game,” added the skipper.

However, the skipper mentioned that England’s openers began nicely and WI must bowl higher within the beginning part subsequent time.

“Their openers played really well, we need to try to start a bit better in the next game. We also had a few dropped catches, if you want to be the best team in the world, you also have to start playing like the best team in the world. Nice to see the openers taking responsibility, they are both great players. It is about seeing how we can continue to repeat these performances,” he concluded.

Coming to the match, England opted to bat first and scored 325 runs. Openers Phil Salt (45 in 28 balls, with 5 fours and three sixes) and Will Jacks (26 in 24 balls, with three fours and a six) placed on 77 for the opening wicket inside 9 overs.

But some tight bowling didn’t enable Zak Crawley (48 in 63 balls, with 5 fours), Ben Duckett (20 in 23 balls, with 4 boundaries) and skipper Jos Buttler (3) to go large. England was 191/5 at one level.

Harry Brook counterattacked bowlers regardless of the autumn of wickets on the different finish, scoring 71 in 72 balls, with seven fours and two sixes. Later, a 66-run partnership for the eighth wicket between Sam Curran (38 in 26 balls, with three fours and two sixes) and Brydon Carse (31* in 21 balls, with two fours and two sixes) took England past the 300-run mark.

Gudakesh Motie (2/49), Oshane Thomas (2/57) and Romario Shepherd (2/77) had been the choose of the bowlers because the guests had been dismissed for 325 on the ultimate supply of their innings.

England nonetheless would have fancied their probabilities of defending the whole, however a 104-run stand between openers Alick Athanaze (66 in 65 balls, with 9 fours and two sixes) and Brandon King (35 in 44 balls, with 4 boundaries and a six) spelt hassle for English bowlers.

The 2019 World Cup champions didn’t rely on an impressed Hope smashing seven sixes throughout a quickfire innings of 109* that turned the momentum of the match in the direction of the hosts. Hope’s innings got here from simply 83 deliveries and a few lofty late hitting from Romario Shepherd (49 off 28 balls, with 4 boundaries and three sixes) ensured the West Indies claimed the victory a lot to the delight of the raucous Antiguan crowd.

Spinner Rehan Ahmed (2/40) and pacer Gus Atkinson (2/63) had been the choose of the bowlers for England.

Hope was given the ‘Player of the Match’ award for his century. West Indies lead the three-match sequence 1-0.

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