ICC World T20 2014 warm-up match: Eoin Morgan guides England to 131/7 against West Indies
World T20: Eoin Morgan guides England to 131/7
Mar 18, 2014
Stand-in skipper Eoin Morgan scored an unbeaten 43 to guide England to a safe total of 131 for the loss of seven wickets in the ICC World Twenty20 (T20) 2014 warm-up match at Fatullah against West Indies on Tuesday.
England won the toss and elected to bat against West Indies on Tuesday. Michael Lumb and Alex Hales opened the batting for England.
Lumb smashed three boundaries in the first over of the match, scoring 14 off six balls. However, on the last ball of the over Krishmar Santokie bowled him.
Moeen Ali joined Hales at the creasebut he couldn’t last long either. Ali scored 22, smashing four boundaries before he was dismissed by Sheldon Cottrell.
Hales was the next to go as he was caught leg before by Samuel Badree. Hales scored 25 off 12 balls, which consisted of only one boundary.
England wicketkeeper Jos Buttler and Morgan then stood there, building up a 33-run partnership.
Buttler was going well before Andre Russell dismissed him. Buttler scored 22 runs off 20 balls. Ravi Bopara was the next man in. Just when Bopara seemed to have settled down, he was removed by Cottrell in the 17th over.
Tim Bresnan didn’t last long as he was dismissed by Santokie for a duck. Chris Jordan was the last batsman to be dismissed.
For West Indies, Santokie was the pick of the bowlers, taking three wickets from his four overs. Cottrell picked up two wickets.
Brief scores:
England 131 for 7 in 20 overs (Eoin Morgan 43*, Moeen Ali 22; Krishmar Santokie 3 for 24, Sheldon Cottrell 2 for 23) vs West Indies.
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