Here are the highlights of the first T20I between West Indies and England at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados on Sunday (November 9, 2024). The ongoing five-match T20I series is England's last white-ball tour of 2024. (Streaming | More Cricket News)
The match marked Jos Buttler's much-awaited comeback to international cricket, with the English skipper last having played the T20 World Cup semi-final against India, which the Brits lost. They won the opener by a big margin in Barbados.
Catch the highlights and ball-by-ball commentary of the WI vs ENG, 1st T20I match, right here.
Toss Update
Buttler won the toss and elected to bowl first against West Indies. Batting all-rounder Dan Mousley made his T20I debut for England, while tearaway fast bowler Jofra Archer did not feature in their playing XI.
Playing XIs
England: Philip Salt(w), Will Jacks, Jos Buttler(c), Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Sam Curran, Dan Mousley, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood, Reece Topley.
West Indies: Brandon King, Evin Lewis, Nicholas Pooran(w), Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell(c), Sherfane Rutherford, Andre Russell, Romario Shepherd, Akeal Hosein, Shamar Joseph, Gudakesh Motie.
As for hosts West Indies, they clean swept South Africa 3-0 in August before losing 2-1 in Sri Lanka last month.
