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Patna : England beat West Indies (WI) by 29 runs in the 4th ODI at National Cricket Stadium, St George’s, Grenada, on February 27, 2019, late night, to lead the 5-match series 2-1. West Indies won the toss but opted to bowl. Batting first, England scored 418/6 in 50 overs with captain Eoin Morgan scoring 103 in 88 balls with 8 fours and 6 sixes and wicketkeeper Jos Buttler scoring 150 in 77 balls with 13 fours and 12 sixes. Morgan and Buttler added 204 runs for the 4th wicket. Jos Buttler was named Player of the Match.

England openers Jonny Bairstow and Jason Roy scored 56 and 82 runs respectively and added 100 run for the first wicket. Bairstow made 56 in 43 balls with 4 fours and 4 sixes while Jason Roy made 82 in 73 balls with 8 fours and 2 sixes. Joe Root fell to fast bowler Oshane Thomas for 5. All rounder Ben Stokes fell to Carlos Brathwaite for 11.

For West Indies, Oshane Thomas took 2/84 in 10 overs while Carlos Brathwaite took 2/69 in 10 overs. Sheldon Cottrell took 1/64 in 9 overs while Ashley Nurse took 1/68 in 10 overs. Captain Jason Holder leaked 88 runs in 7 overs without taking any wicket.

Chasing a target of 419, West Indies were all out for 389 in 48 overs with Chris Gayle scoring 162 in 97 balls with 11 fours and 14 sixes, his second century in the series, while Darren Bravo made 61 in 59 balls with 4 fours and 4 sixes. Carlos Brathwaite scored 50 in 36 balls with 4 fours and 2 sixes. Ashley Nurse and Jason Holder scored 43 and 29 runs respectively. Shimron Hetlyer fell to Mark Wood for 6. Opener John Campbell also fell to Mark Wood for 15. Wicketkeeper Shai Hope fell to Wood for 5.

For England, spinner Adil Rashid took 5/85 in 10 overs while fast bowler Mark Wood, 29, took 4/60 in 10 overs. Ben Stokes took 1/77 in 8 overs. Chris Woakes leaked 91 runs in 10 over without taking a wicket.