Watch: Harry Brook smashes 24 runs in last over to help England chase down West Indies’ 223 | Cricket News
In a drama-filled second T20I, Harry Brook smashed 24 runs in the las over when 21 were needed and helped England chased down 222 with one ball to spare to level the five-match series against West Indies.
West Indies put up a formidable 222 for 6, the highest T20 score at Grenada National Cricket Stadium.
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But England followed a great start — 73-0 after the powerplay and a 115 opening partnership between Salt and captain Jos Buttler — with an even better finish Salt with help from Liam Livingstone and Brook to reach 226-3 and win seven wickets.
Salt finished 109 not out from 56 balls, the fifth Englishman to a T20 hundred.
Livingstone and Salt took 20 runs off the 17th over bowled Joseph. In a drama-filled 18th over, Salt crashed consecutive sixes off Jason Holder, Livingstone was out, and Brook hit the last delivery into the stands.
England needed 21 runs off the last over bowled Andre Russell, and Brook smacked a winning 4,6,6,2,6.
Earlier, after being put into bat, West Indies lost their openers Brandon King (8) and Kyle Mayers (0) cheaply. Nicholas Pooran smoked a 45-ball 82 and got good support from Shai Hope (26 off 19 balls), captain Rovman Powell (29 off 17 balls), Sherfane Rutherford (29 off 17 balls) and a final flourish from Jason Holder, who remained unbeaten on 18 of 5 deliveries.
