West Indies vs England, 1st ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: England tour of West Indies, 2019 Venue: Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados Date & Time: Feb 20, 11:00 AM LOCAL
Shai Hope 64(65)
29.4
Stokes to Shai Hope, out Caught by Adil Rashid!! That's the end of Hope. Some solace for England and Stokes does the job for his team in seperating these two dangerous batsmen. Went fuller and it seemed to have stopped on the pitch, befuddling Hope who was early into his cross-batted hoick. It kisses the outside half after squaring Hope and flew to Rashid at third man, who snaffles the sitter. Shai Hope c Adil Rashid b Stokes 64(65) [4s-7 6s-1]
29.3
Stokes to Shai Hope, FOUR, slapped over mid-off. Stokes serves it in the zone just outside off, Hope read it well and early to loft it furiously through the line
29.2
Stokes to Shai Hope, no run, smidgen fuller outside off, glided to point
29.1
Stokes to Shai Hope, no run, good length delivery, off-paced and it holds up on the pitch as Hope meets it high on the bat. Defended to point
28.6
Mark Wood to Shai Hope, 1 run, pivots back in his crease, waits for the ball to arrive and runs it to third man
28.5
Mark Wood to Shai Hope, FOUR, Hope has pulled and pulled it in the gap. Well-directed bouncer from Wood, kept climbing at Hope, who half-ducks and takes his eys off it but makes sure he's in control of the shot and picks his spot behind square on the leg-side
28.4
Mark Wood to Shai Hope, no run, 137kph, back of a length and outside off. Hope jumps back and across to nudge it to mid-wicket
28.3
Mark Wood to Shai Hope, no run, good length delivery, seaming in just outside off. Solid punch off the back foot to cover
28.2
Mark Wood to Gayle, 1 run, gets his line right, it was very full just outside off. Gayle goes hard at it after crouching a bit low and mistimes it to mid-wicket
27.6
Stokes to Shai Hope, 1 run, drops it short outside off, Hope gets on top of the bounce to punch it to sweeper cover
27.5
Stokes to Shai Hope, no run, this length delivery rushes onto Hope, who gets caught in the crease and it clicks the thigh pad before bobbling into Buttler's glove
27.4
Stokes to Gayle, 1 run, slides it on leg, tucked through square leg
26.5
Plunkett to Shai Hope, no run, tapped from the crease to point, good stop by the fielder
26.4
Plunkett to Gayle, 1 run, nails it full and outside off, driven through cover
25.6
Stokes to Shai Hope, 1 run, banged in short, Hope gets into a good position to hook it through square leg
25.5
Stokes to Shai Hope, no run, tapped from the crease to point
25.4
Stokes to Gayle, 1 run, on the pads, clipped away behind square on the leg-side
24.6
Moeen Ali to Gayle, no run, darted outside off, Gayle reaches out and squirts it off the inner half to backward square leg
24.3
Moeen Ali to Gayle, 1 run, flatter trajectory outside off, Gayle hangs back and forces it to sweeper cover
24.1
Moeen Ali to Gayle, 1 run, Gayle has started to break free. Looped outside off, Gayle lowers his stance and tries to biff it across the line, there was some dip after pitching and he ends up dragging it off the cue-end to deep mid-wicket
23.5
Stokes to Gayle, 1 run, sticks to the slower ball, this was down leg and Gayle swivel-pulls it to fine leg
23.1
Stokes to Gayle, 1 run, bouncer, gunning at the torso and it rushed onto Gayle, who takes his eyes off the ball and pulls it away to fine leg
22.5
Moeen Ali to Shai Hope, no run, Hope waits and turns it to square leg
22.4
Moeen Ali to Gayle, 1 run, soft-handed pat to cover
20.6
Moeen Ali to Shai Hope, 1 run, worked with the spin through mid-wicket
20.5
Moeen Ali to Shai Hope, no run, quicker outside off, Hope wafts and misses
20.4
Moeen Ali to Gayle, 1 run, stroked away to sweeper cover
19.6
Stokes to Gayle, 2 runs, Gayle winds up for a pull after backing away to leg. The bounce on the delivery foils his timing but he manages to clear mid-wicket and tucks couple of runs..
19.4
Stokes to Shai Hope, no run, Stokes goes a touch wide of his crease and lasers a good length ball outside off which skids on and beats Hope's attempted slash
19.3
Stokes to Gayle, 1 run, angled fuller outside off, Gayle waits and patiently guides it to third man
19.1
Stokes to Shai Hope, no run, short from Stokes, Hope hauls his back leg and looks to help it to fine leg. Slightly gets cramped for room due to the bounce and as a result, gets it high on the bat to square leg
18.6
Moeen Ali to Shai Hope, 1 run, spinning on leg, nurdled away behind square as he plays with the turn
18.5
Moeen Ali to Gayle, 1 run, Gayle follows suit and drives it to long-off
18.3
Moeen Ali to Shai Hope, FOUR, he's growing in confidence, isn't he? He's toying the field. Expected Ali to drop it short, so stayed back on this occasion and opened his bat face to slice the cut square past point. Sweeper cover fielder ran to his left but in vain
18.2
Moeen Ali to Shai Hope, SIX, Hope has looked flawless today and this six is a testament. Marches down the track, probably that last delivery did convince him to try something out of the box. Gets to the pitch and slams it through the line sending it over the roof. New balls please! Savage from Hope
18.1
Moeen Ali to Shai Hope, no run, ghastly spins in from well outside off and cuts Hope for room, who was throwing his weight back and settles for a defence back to the bowler
17.6
Plunkett to Shai Hope, 1 run, that's as straight as one could hold his bat to tackle a full ball. Hope shows his bat maker's name and times it straight down the ground which mid-on fielder mops it up
17.5
Plunkett to Shai Hope, no run, leans forward and pushes it to point
17.4
Plunkett to Gayle, 1 run, change of pace and the cutter slipped down leg, tucked in front of square leg
17.2
Plunkett to Gayle, 1 run, 137kph, Gayle holds his bat face at an angle that he is able to maneuver this length ball towards cover
16.6
Moeen Ali to Gayle, no run, 91kph, flat and fuller, Gayle blocks it out
16.3
Moeen Ali to Gayle, 1 run, tapped to the right of Roy at cover for a single
15.6
Plunkett to Shai Hope, 1 run, fullish ball on the pads, whipped away to deep mid-wicket. Hope wanted the second run, but had to settle for a single -- courtesy Gayle
15.5
Plunkett to Shai Hope, no run, Hope hops and wristily tucks a short of length delivery to mid-wicket
15.4
Plunkett to Gayle, 1 run, short ball, pulled away to deep square leg
14.6
Moeen Ali to Gayle, no run, good comeback from Moeen Ali after conceding the six. Fullish ball and Gayle inside-edges it to square leg
13.4
Plunkett to Shai Hope, FOUR, Hope waltzes down the track and slaps this short of length delivery to the left of mid-off. Stokes dives across and should have stopped that, but only got a hand on it. Took a bit of pace off it and then ran back, but the ball won the race
13.3
Plunkett to Shai Hope, no run, 127kph, fuller than a good length ball outside off, left alone
13.2
Plunkett to Shai Hope, no run, 130kph, good length ball just outside off, a shuffling Hope pokes it to backward point
13.1
Plunkett to Shai Hope, no run, 136kph, good length delivery outside off, guided to backward point
12.6
Moeen Ali to Shai Hope, 1 run, turned in the direction of the spin to mid-wicket
12.5
Moeen Ali to Shai Hope, no run, flat ball marginally outside off, Hope could only tap it back to the bowler
12.4
Moeen Ali to Shai Hope, no run, touch fuller and that's been pushed towards mid-wicket
12.3
Moeen Ali to Shai Hope, no run, Hope walks forward and across to clip this fullish ball to short mid-wicket
12.2
Moeen Ali to Gayle, 1 run, touch short and Gayle knocks it to mid-wicket off the back foot
11.5
Plunkett to Shai Hope, no run, poked to backward point
11.4
Plunkett to Shai Hope, 2 runs, pitched up delivery outside off and Hope drills the drive to deep extra cover
11.4
Plunkett to Shai Hope, wide, sprays one well outside off and Hope lets it be
11.3
Plunkett to Gayle, 1 run, dropped! Jason Roy is the culprit. It was in the air for a long while, the fielder ran back and got to it, but failed to hold onto it. It was a slower shortish ball and Gayle went for the pull shot. Ended up slicing it off the top-edge and Roy went back and left. Morgan too ran across from cover, but didn't get close to Roy. That was surely catchable
10.6
Moeen Ali to Gayle, no run, quicker ball on off and middle, Gayle defends it to off
10.1
Moeen Ali to Gayle, 1 run, starts with a flat full ball on middle and leg, clipped to backward square leg
9.5
Mark Wood to Shai Hope, no run, walks across a long way and tucks this short of length delivery to mid-wicket
9.4
Mark Wood to Shai Hope, FOUR, another eye-pleasing shot from Hope. In-angler from Wood and Hope uses his wrists to good effect. Relies on timing and whips it over wide mid-on. One bounce and into the fence
9.3
Mark Wood to Shai Hope, FOUR, that's a glorious stroke! Overpitched around off and Hope shows the maker's name and doesn't over-hit. The perfect straight drive that roll away all along the carpet through the gap between the stumps and the non-striker. No chance for mid-on
9.2
Mark Wood to Gayle, 1 run, guides this short of length delivery past the diving backward point fielder
8.5
Woakes to Gayle, 1 run, slower ball, Gayle taps it to cover-point and hares to the other end
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