New DelhiOn the Indian soil, the batting of Carty and King gave a strong performance to the England team, whose threat reached India. The stormy innings of both the batsmen must have attracted the attention of the IPL franchises. The third match was completely one-sided and West Indies achieved the target of 263 runs with 42 balls remaining.
Casey Carty and Brandon King were the heroes of West Indies' victory. Both scored centuries in this match. King scored 102 runs and Carty scored 128 runs. King completed his centuries at a strike rate of 87.18 and Carty completed his centuries at a strike rate of 112.28.
King and Carti played calypso band England lost
Two explosive batsmen of West Indies showed their mettle in the last match at the Oval. Brandon King, who was chasing 264 runs, made a partnership of 209 runs with Casey Carty after the early dismissal of his opening partner Evin Lewis. Due to this the England team was completely out of the competition. King played a brilliant inning of 102 runs in 117 balls. Whereas Carti scored 128 runs in 114 balls. On the basis of this innings of both, West Indies registered an easy victory. With this, the ODI series was won 2-1. King was chosen player of the match for his brilliant innings. Both the batsmen scored runs on both sides of the wicket and especially Carty was seen batting in a more aggressive manner.
Caribbean bowlers set their sights, England were stunned
In a do or die match, West Indies won the toss and decided to bowl first, the captain's decision was proved right by the bowlers. The Caribbean bowlers forced the England team to kneel down by falling 4 wickets for just 24 runs. Half of the England team was out on the score of 94 runs. After this, somehow on the strength of lower order she managed to score 263 runs. Matthew Ford and Alzarri Joseph bowled brilliantly in this match. Ford took 3 wickets for 35 runs in 10 overs. Whereas Alzari took 3 wickets for 45 runs in 10 overs. Ford bowled brilliantly in the entire series and took 8 wickets. For this performance he was chosen Player of the Series. Overall, many young players of the West Indies team were successful in leaving their mark in this series.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : November 7, 2024, 09:49 IST
