Salt’s unbeaten 87 powers England to 8-wicket win over WI

England celebrates the dismissal of Andre Russell for one, as he was dismissed by Adil Rashid

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup

After being sent into bat in St. Lucia last night, the West Indies stuttered their way to a par total of 180/4 off their allotted overs, only for a rampaging Phil Salt to propel England to a massive eight wicket win over the ‘Men in Maroon’ in their first ICC T20 World Cup Super-8 encounter.

While the top four batsmen all got 20+ scores, no one converted for that big score that the West Indies needed to set a big total.

Brandon King and Johnson Charles managed to get to 40 without loss before Brandon King suffered a side strain, forcing him to retire hurt when he had just begun to look dangerous with 23 from 13 balls, inclusive of three fours and a towering six.