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Head or Tails?

As the West Indies lost the toss for the third straight T20 against England have lost all three when asked to bat first.

Captain Rovman Powell was the standout with 54 out of a total 145.

Akeal Hosein made it tough for the visitors taking 4 for 22, but England batted deeper and better to win by three wickets to take the 5-match series 3-0.
Transcript
00:00Head or tails, the curse of the toss, that seems to be haunting the West Indies who lost
00:11a third straight toss and as a result a third straight T20 match against England who just
00:17happened to clinch the 5 match series 3-0.
00:20Captain Rotherman Powell was the standout with a half century as the maroon men laboured
00:24to 145 and despite a defiant 4 wicket hold from Akeel Hussein, England resisted the win
00:30by 3 wickets to take the 5 match series 3-0.
00:54Head or tails as Ruston Chase and Shimran Hetmaya were flummoxed by Shaqib Mahmood who
00:58had 3 scalps.
01:01The middle order under pressure once again would get rafting nuts from skipper Powell
01:06and the enterprising Romario Sheppard.
01:08Sheppard though departed on 30 to Jamie Overton.
01:13Overton would also grab 3 wickets removing the skipper after an invaluable 54.
01:19At 113 for 8, Windies were on course for a small score but 32 from Alzari Joseph and
01:24Akeel Hussein would take them to a decent score of 145 for 8.
01:29145 was the Windies smallest total of the series but it would prove their most competitive.
01:36That's because Akeel Hussein had filled salt and just bottled up back in the stands with
01:4132 runs on the board.
01:45Hill jacks would make an almost runnable 33 but wickets from Budokish Moti and Alzari
01:52Joseph would mean the Caribbean men were fighting at 75 for 4.
01:56Sam Curran's 26 of 41 and 39 of 28 from Leon Livingstone would tilt the scale in England's
02:03favour.
02:04Failing to hold on to catches didn't help the West Indies scores as well.
02:11Akeel Hussein followed up Terence Hines' maiden T20 wicket with 2 more himself.
02:16He would impress with 4 wickets for 22 runs but Jamie Overton and Red Ahmed managed the
02:21final right, confirming the Windies defeat, the host losing by 3 wickets as England sealed
02:27victory in the T20 series.
02:29Terence Klaar, Team Six Sports.
02:32Well the troublesome toss has been the X factor in this T20 series as it was in the ODIs and
02:38Akeel Hussein while admitting it has made life harder for the team batting first, he
02:43said they ought to adjust and do better.
02:45It's always difficult you know a toss being 50-50 and as you said we're not using it as
02:51an excuse but you know it is a little more challenging you know batting first with the
02:57pitch being a little slower than usual or you might get some seam movement as we saw
03:02earlier today so there is a challenge, it produces a challenge you know batting first.
03:08But you know as professionals we have to find a way around it.
03:11Each team have felt you know the pain it can cause you to go and bat first you know with
03:16England in the one days as well you know when they had to bat first they had their challenges
03:19as well and now you can see with us but with that being said we're all professionals and
03:23we need to find a way around it you know whether it be you take a slower start or a more cautious
03:28approach and then you explode you know in the middle phase and in the back end of the
03:32game we just have to come up with strategy and find a better way.
03:37Well despite taking four wickets Hussein said it was a bittersweet performance for him and
03:42touched on the change in bowling tactics with him bowling more on the back end.
03:47Kudos to Rovman Powell you know we had a lot of chat yesterday and it's about trusting
03:51guys and believing in them and allowing our fast bowlers to use their new ball skills
03:56as well in the power play yes we know it's difficult but you know it's a bright light
04:01shining on our bowling unit as well.
04:03Going forward to see that you know there's any most guys now can put their hands up and
04:08accept that challenge with the new ball so I think going forward it's only a benefit
04:12for us.
04:14And despite already losing the T20 series to England the CWI selectors have made one
04:19change to the squad bringing in left arm seamer Obed McCoy replacing swing bowler Matthew
04:25Ford.
04:26Ford who was named a player of the series in the ODI's picked up a left thigh injury
04:31during training on Wednesday.
04:33CWI said he will be monitored and should work his way back to full recovery.
04:38Others replaced Matt McCoy himself is returning from injuries suffered during the CPL.
04:44McCoy has a career of 49 T20 wickets in 38 internationals playing for the West Indies.
04:53Let's reel in the action as the Red Force have secured a spot in the semi-finals of
04:58the regional super 50 but they will be missing a couple important pieces to their success
05:04this season.
05:05That's because the national team will have to do without the services of their skipper
05:09Joshua De Silva and pacer Anderson Phillips.
05:12The pair will be joining the West Indies test squad to face Bangladesh.
05:17As a result Daniel Williams will replace De Silva as keeper and fast bowler Terence Hines
05:22will rejoin the TNT squad after the current T20 series against England.
05:27The CWI hasn't yet announced the full test squad to face Bangladesh who by the way will
05:31start their tour of the Caribbean with a match on Sunday.
05:35Windies will play Bangladesh in two tests followed by three T20s and three one day internationals.
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