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In the climactic 5th T20I of the England tour of West Indies 2023, the Brian Lara Stadium witnessed a low-scoring encounter between West Indies and England. After winning the toss, West Indies captain Rovman Powell elected to bowl first.
England Innings: 132/10 (19.3 Ovs)
England’s innings was marked by Philip Salt’s explosive performance, scoring 38 runs off 22 balls, laced with 5 fours and 1 six. Moeen Ali (23) and Liam Livingstone (28) also contributed to England’s total.
For West Indies, left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie picked up 3 w⛎ickets for ൲24 runs in his quota of 4 overs, playing a crucial role in restricting England to 132 in 19.3 overs.
West Indies Innings: 133/6 (19.2 Ovs)
Chasing the target, West Indies displayed resilience in their batting. Shai Hope‘s composed 43 runs off 43 balls, along with Johnson Charles‘ quick 27 off 22 balls, laid the foundation for victory.
Result
West Indies won by 4 wickets.
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Player of the Match
Gudakesh Motie’s all-round brilliance earned him the well-deserved Player of the Match award. His crucial contributions with the ball proved instrumental in West Indies registering a 3-2 series victory over England. The series featured closely contested matches, with West Indies claiming victories in the 1st and 2nd T20Is, England winning the 3rd and 4th T20Is, and West Indies ultimately triumphing in the series decider.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to West Indies’ series-clinching win:
Christmas came early in Trinidad!🎁🎄
— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket)
It’s wonderfully bizarre how whenever England tour the Caribbean even n𒀰ow it feels like we’re in the 1980s where t♏he West Indies are indomitable & English teams just can’t win a series. And long may it continue
— Bharat Sundaresan (@beastieboy07)
The ꧋moment the Windies won the series in Trini꧃dad.
— England's Barmy Army 🏴🎺 (@TheBarmyArmy)
SHAI HOPE SEALS IT WITH A SIX!
West Indies win a low-scorer in Tri𒊎nidad to take the T20I series 🎃3-2! 🏆
— Saad Raheel (@SaadRaheel20)
T20I Kings Officially Back 🔙💥👀
Really Happy WI Performance💪SHAI HOPE SEALS IT WITH A SIX!
West Indies wi♚n a low-scorer in Trinidad to take the T20I🐎 series 3-2! 🏆
ODI series win ✅
T20I series win ✅West Indies do the double over England 🏆🏆
— Aneeta Sharma🥀🇮🇳🥀 (@AneetaSharma56)
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Excellent spel🤪l. Career Best T20I Bowl🅰ing figures for Gudakesh Motie 3/24.
— JaayShaan (VaidhyaJaಞyaShankar) (@JaaySh🧔aan)
What a match winning knock by S💃🎶hai Hope 👏 He played a slow innings of 43(43) in difficult situation to make his team win 👏
— Yatindra 🤴 (@YnSingh27)
West Indiꦦes win another nail-biter to claim a 3-2 victory in a brilliant series. | 🏝️ 🏴
— England Cricket (@englandcricket)
West Indies win a final over thriller in the 🎉fifth T20I and seal a 3-2 series victory agai🍰nst England 🙌
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— ICC (@ICC)
