Shai Trust’s sixteenth hundred and the rampaging backing of all-rounder Romario Shepherd lifted the West Indies to a record-breaking four-wicket triumph in a high-scoring opening duel of the three-match One-Day Global series at the Sir Vivian Richards Arena in Antigua on Sunday. Set an overwhelming objective of 326 by the guests, the home chief moored the work through a shaky period and afterward detonated with a variety of powerful strokes, polishing the coordinate with three sixes off Sam Curran in the penultimate over to seal the outcome with an unbeaten 109.
This work outperformed the past best of 276 by the West Indies against Sri Lanka in 2021 as the most noteworthy fruitful show pursue in an ODI to any group at the scene.
Trust’s innings traversed 83 conveyances and was decorated by seven sixes and four fours, acquiring him the “Man of the Match” grant.
However it was the job of Shepherd, who blasted 48 off 28 balls in a 6th wicket organization of 89 which got the West Indies back into the match when it seemed to have gotten away from them at 213 for five in the 39th over notwithstanding 66 at the highest point of the request from Alick Athanaze and an initial stand of 104 with Brandon Lord.
“Details and record will show up coincidentally yet my point is to win matches and I’m glad to have had an impact in that today,” was Trust’s quick evaluation of his work, liking to offer revolting recognition of Shepherd. “He was astounding. He is somebody you can continuously depend on and he keeps on showing his value at this level.”
Prior, Harry Stream kept the Britain innings intact through the center overs however it was rankling attacks at the top and tail of the 50 overs which lifted them to a serious 325 hard and fast.
Openers Phil Salt and Will Jacks bursted 77 at very nearly 10 pursues for each over Jos Buttler selected to take first strike.
Trust’s bowlers then exploited a two-paced surface to pull the scoring rate down fundamentally before Sam Curran and Brydon Carse recaptured the frantic early rhythm in an eighth-wicket stand of 66 as 86 runs were removed the last nine overs the innings.
Stream’s 71 fell off 72 balls with seven fours and two sixes as the West Indies bowlers stirred up the speed of their conveyances to acquire reward. Spinner Gudakesh Motie and pacers Shepherd and Oshane Thomas asserted two wickets each.
“I thought it was a phenomenal exertion by us with the bat,” expressed Buttler in considering the match. “It required an exceptional innings to pursue it down and West Indies got that from Trust with help from Shepherd.”
In the consequence of a sad World Cup protection in India, Britain now fnd themselves in a must-win circumstance going into the second match at a similar scene on Wednesday.
