England sealed a victory for the West Indies series with a leftover game after an excellent 197 pursuit of 197 in the second T20 in Bristol.
Former captain Jos Buttler hit 47 and his successor Harry Brook did 34, when England reached 112-2 in 12.2 overs before falling into consecutive overs with 85 still needed to return to the game in favor of tourists.
But Jacob Bethell’s 26th of Cameo 26 of 10 balls, including three large six, and the 30 September Tom Banton unbeaten marked a victory of four fighters with nine balls remaining.
England was already eyeing a much smaller target, as it restricted the West Indies to 121-4 at the beginning of the 17th, only for an attack of 75 races from the following four finals below.
Luke Wood gave England the perfect beginning, arresting Evin Lewis LBW with a Yorker Swinging of the first ball of the match, before Captain Shai Hope’s elegant 49 led recovery in a 90’s booth with Johnson Charles, who made 47.
His entries were in danger of struggling with only 32 races scheduled in 5.1 overs after Hope’s resignation on the 11th, but Rovman Powell defeated 34 of 15 balls and former Chapitão Jason Holder knocked over 29 out of nine.
The Adil Rashid leg driver played the penultimate, while England again selected only two couturitors and granted 31 races to finish with 1-59-The more expensive numbers of his T20 career.
The series ends in Southampton on Tuesday.
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