"ENGLAND VS WEST INDIES"
England broke record T20I total against West Indies as Phil Salt scored second consecutive century to equalize the series at 75 in Trinidad .
Salter helped England avoid series relegation with a superb performance on Saturday as he smashed 119 off 57 balls to help the visitors register a record of 267-3, the second-highest ever by an official ICC member. T20 National Team Overall Results.
West Indies got off to a fast start in the chase but lost wickets regularly, with England winning by 192 runs in the 16th over.
England have gone from 2-0 down to level 2-2 in a series that will be decided at the same venue on Thursday in the fifth and final match between the two teams.
Salter shared an opening stand of 117 with England captain Jos Buttler (55) as the visitors got off to flyers, Liam Livingstone (54 not out) ensuring There was no letting up in the late innings.
En route to their highest-ever chase in T20I history, the hosts crossed 100 in seven overs, thanks in no small part to cameos from Nicholas Pooran (39) and Sherfin Rutherford (35).
However, with four wickets already lost by this time, England spinner Adil Rashid (1-35) then came on and by exerting more control than any other bowler in the entire match, Took the game away from West Indies.
Reece Topley (3-37) ended up taking the last two West Indian wickets to end the match and Andre Russell (51) was the last man out as the home team regretted the way they batted. Probably too aggressive.
England Salter breaks record in thrilling batting display
Salter struck a stunning unbeaten 109 to help England win by 223 runs in Grenada on Saturday before going on to hit the debutant fast bowler in the first over Matthew Forde, hit six and four.
Buttler also contributed a half-century last time out, but it took him longer to get going, taking nine deliveries to get his first boundary before reverse at a sweet time Six sweeps suggested he had found his groove.
England's Phil Salt during the fourth T20 cricket match at the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago on Tuesday, December 19, 2023 Scored four runs against the West Indies. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)
The pair continued to enjoy the match and Salter hit two more sixes off Ford on 22 as England were 68-0 at the end of a six-wicket powerplay that perhaps left West Indies skipper Rowe Furman Powell questioned his decision. The visitors put in the batting after winning the coin toss.
Salter reached his half-century off 23 balls in the eighth over, while Buttler reached the milestone two overs later with 26 deliveries.
The hosts finally got a breakthrough when Jason Holder had Buttler chased by Powell, but the perfect platform was set as England were 117-1 in 10 overs It's built.
Salter was quick to dispel any doubts that the wicket might slow England down with six off the first three balls bowled by Rutherford in the next over.
England captain Jos Buttlerp vs West Indies shot. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)
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England captain Jos Buttler scores 117 with 55 in first match against Salt
Will Jacks (24) also joined the action, hitting two tops of his own before conceding the pound to Akeal Hosein.
Salter looked on course to break England's record 42-ball T20I hundred set by his new batting partner Livingstone, but slowed slightly before the single finally achieved the milestone of 48 deliveries.
The 27-year-old's final score of 119 became the highest score by an England men's batsman in T20 internationals, while he also became the second player from a regular member nation to score hundreds in consecutive T20I matches.
By the time Salter was bowled by a Russell yorker in the penultimate over, Livingstone had already begun to accelerate and added three boundaries in the final over to lift his half from just 20 balls. centuries.
Afghanistan were the only country to post a better final total of 267-3, having posted 278-3 against Ireland in 2019, an innings that also easily surpassed England's tally against New Zealand in 2019 The best score of 241 to 3.
West Indies fall short after thrilling start to chase
West Indies' hopes of completing an unlikely chase were dealt an immediate blow as Moeen Ali had Brandon King caught by Reece Topley on the first ball of the first innings
England's Moeen Ali during the fourth T20 cricket match at the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago on Tuesday, 19 December 2023... West Indies' Brandon King celebrates being dismissed on the first ball. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan) )
Topley scored four and a six in his first over, with runs coming but so did the wickets, with Kyle Mayer's caught by Chris Woakes after a juggle.
By the end of the fourth quarter, the score had reached 58-2, but Sam Curran (2-25) dismissed Pooran again after a brilliant diving catch from Harry Brook. Checked the momentum of the home team.
Woakes batted in the sixth over when Shai Hope was dismissed after leading Salt, who replaced England's Buttler at stumps. Behind, but West Indies ended up 102-4 ahead but still ahead of the asking price. The seventh time is over.
Teammates congratulate England's Harry Brooke for his catch during the fourth T20 cricket match at the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago on Tuesday, December 19, 2023. Nicholas Pooran of the West Indies. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)
Harry Brooke catches a ball during West Indies match and is congratulated by teammates
Then came the introduction of Rashid, whose first over resulted in the dismissal of Powell, conceding just four runs and leaving West Indies in a hole from which they seemed never to recover.
England's other spinner, Rehan Ahmed, scored two wickets in the next over to take West Indies to 120-7.
Russell fought back as hard as he could but England remained patient until Curran caught Hussain in the 13th over before Topley removed Ford and Russell to end the game.
Salt 'sees rewards' for tweaking psychological approach
England batsman Phil Salt:
"I absolutely love it. It's a cool place to come and travel and play cricket. The kids have been fantastic in the last few games and obviously we have the decider to look forward to now.
"It's very satisfying. Obviously the adjustments I've made to my game over the last six months have been more about mental approach, perspective than anything else. So it's nice that I'm seeing the rewards now".
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