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In the opening match of the England tour of West Indies 2023, a pulsating encounter unfolded at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua. West Indies chased down a 🌌mammoth 326-r🌼un target to beat England by four wickౠets and𓄧 registered their second-highest run-chase in ODIs.
Harry Brook takes England to a big total
Batting first, England posted a competitive total of 325 runs in their 50 overs, showcasing a collective batting effort. Opener Philip Salt provided a brisk start with 45 runs o✅ff 28 balls, including 5 fours and 3 sixes.
Harry Brook emerged as the top-scorer, contributing a crucial 71 runs off 72 deliveries, featuring 7 fours and 2 sixes. Sam Curran and Brydon Carse played vital cameos, adding 38 and 31 runs, respectively. Romario Shepherd led the West Indies bowling attack with 2 wickets, supported by Gudakesh Motie, Alzarri Joseph, and Oshane Thomas.
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Shai Hope shines as West Indies chase down the target in style
In response, West Indies displayed a formidable batting performance, successfully chasing down the target with 1.1 overs to spare. Shai Hope played a spectacular inning🌼s, scoring𒁃 109 runs off 82 balls, including 4 fours and an impressive 7 sixes.
Alick Athanaze (66) and Romario Shepherd (49) also made significant contributions, guiding the team to victory. Gus Atkinson and Rehan Ahmed were th🙈e pick of the English bowlers, claiming 2 wickets each. In the end, West Indies emerged victorious, winning by 4 wickets in a thrilling encounter.
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Here is how Twitter reacted:
A s🐈tunning chওase from Shai Hope and the West Indies in Antigua 🙌 scorecard:
— ICC (@ICC)
Good win for West Indies today. Highest successful run chase in the Caribbean in ODI cricket. Shai Hope continues to be the benchmark ꧙for Caribbean cr🌟icket excellence in this format.
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi)
WI WIN! The highest successful run chase at ꦏSir Vivian Richards 𝔍Stadium.
— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket)
WEST INDIES ARE BACK….!!!!
After failing to qualify into the World Cup then chasing down 326 runs against England💜 ⛎in 1st ODI with Captain Shai Hope scoring a terrific hundred.
Shai is the Hope of Windies. 🫡
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
WEST INDIES DEFEATED ENGLAND…!!!!
What a match – Shai Hope is the hero for West Indies with 109* (83). A world class innings in a big run chase to win it for the West Indies.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra)
A su🌃perb century from Win🍌dies captain Shai Hope guides the hosts to victory.
Scorecard:
— England Cricket (@englandcricket)
🅠Windies skipper Shai Hope leads from the front:
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
A stunning chase from Shai Hope 𝓰and the West Indies in Antigua 🙌 scorecard:
— Vishnu Mathur (@vishnumathur99)
Shai Hope speaks to the media in Antigua after a match-winning century to lead the West Indies to victory over England in the first ODI at the Sir Viv Richards Stad📖ium. (CWI Media)
— Anmar Goodridge-Boyce (@anmargboyce)
Shai Hope mov༺ing out of his comfortable preferred batting position and evolving his own game to meet the demands of the team and format, few years overdue on the strike rate but got to respect it. Lot of players refuse to do either never mind both when their spot is secured
— PT (@PTCricket1)
Shai Hope has been for West Indies in ODI cricket in his time what Brian Lara was so often 🔜for W🍨est Indies in Test cricket during his time. Another match-winning knock in what is a world-class ODI career already
— Bharat Sundaresan (@beastieboy07)
