Moeen Ali smashes half-century and takes two wickets as England arrange T20 collection decider vs West Indies | Cricket Information

Moeen Ali hit a half-century and took two wickets as England beat West Indies within the fourth T20 global

Stand-in captain Moeen Ali starred with bat and ball as England beat West Indies by way of 34 runs within the fourth T20 global to make Sunday’s ultimate sport a sequence decider.

Moeen, main England within the absence of the injured Eoin Morgan, hit seven sixes in a 28-ball 63, together with 4 in a row off Jason Holder, as England posted 193-6, with Jason Roy contributing 52 from 42 balls.

The off-spinner (2-28) then disregarded West Indies openers Kyle Mayers (40) and Brandon King (26) once they had shared a gap stand of 64 and the hosts fell neatly quick on 159-5 in Barbados.

England’s loss of life bowling – not like within the remaining two fits – used to be in large part superb however the similar can’t be mentioned of West Indies, with Moeen’s onslaught serving to his crew crunch 59 runs from their ultimate 3 overs.

West Indies overlooked the danger to clinch a sequence victory with a sport to spare, with the edges now locked at 2-2 forward of Sunday’s 5th and ultimate fixture, additionally in Barbados (8pm UK time).

The winner-takes-all conflict can be England’s ultimate white-ball task till the three-match one-day global collection within the Netherlands in June.

Morgan watches on as Moeen stars

Morgan will have to be again for the video games in Amsterdam however used to be compelled right into a observing transient within the Caribbean, with the quad niggle that had noticed him omit the 3rd sport, which West Indies gained by way of 20 runs after Rovman Powell’s shocking century, additionally ruling him out of the overall two fits.

The 35-year-old noticed his substitute as skipper, Moeen, hearth, originally with the bat as he creamed a 23-ball, fourth T20I fifty and helped England run rebel on the loss of life, with the vacationers having been 134-3 after 17 overs.

Moeen flogged 4 sixes in succession off Holder (3-44) within the 18th over – over long-on, down the bottom, over midwicket after which thru sq. leg – as he bossed a fourth-wicket stand of 65 from 34 balls with Liam Livingstone (16).

Moeen disregarded each West Indies openers

Moeen then made the important thing breakthroughs with the ball, having each Mayers and King stuck within the deep, within the 8th and tenth overs respectively, after the duo had were given the run chase off to a flyer.

When Adil Rashid (1-28) bowled Powell for simply 5 with a scrumptious googly West Indies had been 78-3 and that was 97-4 when Livingstone (1-18) had Nicholas Pooran (22) stuck at long-on, in a while after being thumped for 2 sixes by way of the gifted left-hander.

Holder saved his aspect within the sport with a sparky 36 off 24 balls, together with 3 sixes, but if he holed out off the spectacular Reece Topley (1-21) two balls into the 18th over with 50 runs nonetheless required, West Indies’ hopes light.

Topley, who conceded simply 3 runs from the overall over and most effective 5 from the 18th, used to be subsidized up with the ball by way of Moeen, Rashid, Livingstone and Chris Jordan (0-30).

Jordan, who got here again into the England aspect instead of George Garton, shipped most effective seven runs from the seventeenth over, which started with West Indies wanting 61 for victory.

Tymal Turbines (0-30 from two overs) used to be the one bowler to be correctly punished by way of the West Indies on Saturday evening, together with his first 3 deliveries smoked for 2 sixes and a 4 by way of Mayers.

Jason Roy scored 52 from 42 balls for England

Roy rampant – after quiet get started

England had began slowly with the bat after being inserted by way of Kieron Pollard, stuttering to 15-1 after 4 overs with Roy dropped on 3 by way of Holder and Tom Banton stuck off the similar bowler for 4 after spooning to Mayers at mid-on.

Alternatively, Roy and James Vince (36 off 24) then ignited – Roy, specifically, as he crunched 3 sixes and reached his 8th T20 global fifty from simply 34 balls right through a second-wicket stand of 85 from 57 balls with Vince as West Indies misplaced their previous self-discipline with the ball.

West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard took 1-23 from a frugal 4 overs

Roy and Vince then fell within the area of 7 deliveries, stuck at the back of off the frugal Pollard (1-23) and pouched at quick 3rd guy off Akeaal Hosein (1-23) respectively, and England added most effective 16 runs between overs 12 and 14.

Moeen were given issues going once more with a six within the fifteenth over and Livingstone pounded one in every of his personal within the sixteenth, earlier than Moeen went six-crazy in Holder’s 18th over after which struck two extra maximums off Romario Shepherd within the nineteenth – one a luxurious stroke over extra-cover.

Moeen used to be stuck within the deep originally of Holder’s twentieth over – two balls earlier than Phil Salt (0) suffered the similar destiny as he adopted his fifty on debut remaining day trip with a golden duck in his moment look.

However Sam Billings, again within the aspect instead of Harry Brook, ended the innings with successive sixes as England completed with a complete that proved past their combatants.

Moeen hails ‘remarkable’ England

England skipper and Participant of the Fit, Moeen Ali: “I believed we had been remarkable. We batted in point of fact neatly and bowled brilliantly all over. We squeezed within the heart and had been sensible on the finish.

“We were given what we had been searching for on the loss of life. We wish the bowlers to be underneath drive and be informed from the former sport.

“I felt I went from no longer with the ability to hit the ball to getting somewhat of momentum and also you stay going with that. I’m glad I may give a contribution to the crew. I’ve were given a few noughts on this collection which is not nice!”

West Indies captain, Kieron Pollard: “That is the nature of T20 cricket, it most effective takes a few balls or hits to get you away. We had been taking a look at a complete of 160-170 however they were given to 190-odd, which used to be 20 runs out of our achieve.

“We began neatly with the bat however then slowed up and misplaced wickets. What’s just right is that the blokes proceed to be told and I proceed to peer enthusiasm within the dressing room. It is going to be a just right shootout on Sunday now.”

What is subsequent?

The series-concluding 5th T20 international takes position at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Sunday (8pm UK time). Sign up for us on skysports.com and the Sky Sports activities app for over-by-over textual content observation of the event.

England’s males’s Check crew go back to motion in March – additionally towards the West Indies. The 3-match collection begins in Antigua (March 8-12) adopted by way of fixtures in Barbados (March 16-20) and Grenada (March 24-28).