West Indies bowlers did an excellent job in controlling England's batters by severely restricting their run haul to set up an easy chase under the DLS method in a rain-affected game. The home side, kept things pretty tight against England's inexperienced batting line-up, while Gudakesh Motie and Jayden Seales proved to be too good for the visitors. The rain cut the target from 210 to 157 but West Indies looked all set to chase the original total with ease as they chased down an 8-wicket win with 55 balls to spare and took a 1-0 lead in the series. England will certainly be looking to bounce back in the next match. We’ll be here to bring you all the details and keep you updated on the upcoming action, we’ll be back soon. (More Cricket News)
West Indies' Motie took an impressive 4/41 in his 10 overs, earning him the Player of the Match award.
For England, captain Liam Livingstone was the top scorer in the first ODI against West Indies, scoring 48 off 49 balls with 3 fours and 2 sixes before being caught and bowled by Gudakesh Motie.
The Windies were in complete control throughout the match. Their pacers made a strong start, and the spinners consistently struck at crucial moments to disrupt England's innings. The visitors managed to post a total of 209 runs, but rain delays led to the target being reduced under the DLS method.
In West Indies' batting performance, Evin Lewis was the standout player, coming close to a century as he scored 94 runs off 69 balls, hitting 5 fours and 8 sixes. He was eventually caught by Jacob Bethell off the bowling of Adil Rashid.
Lewis and his teammates made sure the chase was smooth, with only a couple of rain interruptions causing minor delays.
The West Indies recently lost an ODI series against Sri Lanka. England were light in the game as their regular white ball captain remains out of the ODI series due to an injury. Livingstone is captaining England for the first time.
England Playing XI: Philip Salt(w), Jordan Cox, Will Jacks, Jacob Bethell, Liam Livingstone(c), Dan Mousley, Sam Curran, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, John Turner, Jofra Archer
West Indies Playing XI: Brandon King, Evin Lewis, Shimron Hetmyer, Shai Hope(w/c), Keacy Carty, Sherfane Rutherford, Roston Chase, Gudakesh Motie, Matthew Forde, Jayden Seales
