3rd T20I: Duckett blasts England to series sweep; beat West Indies by 37 runs

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 Ben Duckett blasts England to bid    expanse  implicit    West Indies

Jamie Smith (R) of England raises his bat aft reaching his 50 arsenic Ben Duckett looks on. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

NEW DELHI: Ben Duckett's explosive 84 disconnected 46 balls propelled England to a ascendant 37-run triumph implicit the West Indies, completing a 3-0 expanse successful the T20I bid connected Tuesday successful Southampton. Duckett, who cracked 10 fours and 2 sixes, laid the instauration for England's imposing full of 248/3 — their joint-highest T20I people connected location soil.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Opening alongside Jamie Smith, Duckett helped heap connected 120 runs for the archetypal wicket successful conscionable 8.5 overs. Smith smashed 60 from conscionable 26 balls, including 4 fours and 5 sixes. The late-innings fireworks were provided by Jacob Bethell (36* disconnected 16) and skipper Harry Brook (35*), with Bethell hammering 3 consecutive sixes disconnected Gudakesh Motie.Who's that IPL player?England’s white-ball resurgence continued nether caller skipper Brook, who has present overseen six consecutive wins crossed formats. “It was a large transportation to bat on,” Duckett said post-match. “I effort to support it elemental and play to my strengths.”

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Chasing 249, the West Indies mislaid openers Evin Lewis and Johnson Charles cheaply. Luke Wood (3-31) and Liam Dawson (1-34) did the aboriginal damage. Captain Shai Hope fought backmost with 45, portion Rovman Powell launched a valiant counterattack, scoring 79* disconnected 45 balls with 9 fours and 4 sixes.Despite Powell's efforts, the Windies fell abbreviated astatine 211/8, arsenic England’s disciplined bowling ensured a convincing triumph to wrapper up a palmy limited-overs campaign.Brief scores:

  • England: 248/3, 20 overs (B Duckett 84, J Smith 60)
  • West Indies: 211/8, 20 overs (R Powell 79 no, S Hope 45; L Wood 3-31, A Rashid 2-30)
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