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Patna : England beat West Indies (WI) by 4 wickets in the 1st T20I at Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia, on March 5, 2019, late night, with opener and wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow scoring 68 in 40 balls with 9 fours and 2 sixes and Joe Denly 30 in 29 balls with 4 fours. Sam Billings made 18 in 16 balls with 1 four. England scored 161/6 in 18.5 overs. For WI, fast bowler Sheldon Corrtell, 29, took 3/29. England now lead the three-match T20I series 1-0.
England had won the toss but opted to bowl. Batting first, WI scored 160/8 in 20 overs with Nicholas Pooran making 58 in 37 balls with 3 fours and 4 sixes and Darren Bravo 28 in 30 balls with 1 four and 2 sixes. Openers Shai Hope and Chris Gayle scored 6 and 15 runs respectively. Shimron Hetmyer made 14 with 1 four and 1 six while captain Jason Holder made 7. Ashley Nurse remained unbeaten on 13 in 8 balls with 2 fours. Hope fell to Tom Curran while Gayle fell to Chris Jordan. Gayle hit 2 sixes in his 15.
For England, fast bowler Tom Curran took 4/36 while Chris Jordan took 2/16. Adil Rashid and Joe Denly took one wicket each.