England registered a 7-wicket win in Barbados to go 2-0 up in the five-match T20I series against the West Indies. The 2nd T20I match of the West Indies-England T20I Series took place at Kensington Oval, where Jos Buttler decided to bowl after winning the toss. The English bowlers proved their captain decision right by reducing the Caribbean team to 3/35 in 3.5 overs.
West Indies never recovered from these early setbacks and kept losing wickets at regular intervals to finish the innings at 158/8 in 20 overs.
The score of West Indies would be around 120 to 130 if it were not for Caribbean skipper Powel and Romario Shepherd. These two batters showed resistance in the end to take West Indies to a respectable total by scoring 43 off 41 and 22 off 12, respectively. Came to chase a tricky total of 159, England off to a worst start that they could expect, as Phil Salt went for a “golden duck” on the very first ball of England’s inning.
But after that, Captain Buttler and Will Jacks joined forces to wreak havoc on the Windies bowlers. Butller and Jacks put a 129-run stand together in 12 overs to kill even “.001%” chances of the West Indies to come back in the game. This partnership was broken when Jack was dismissed by Shepherd on the first ball of the 13th over. But that wicket came too late to rescue West Indies, because after the 2nd wicket’s partnership, the result of the match became a mere formality, which England fulfilled in the 15th over by loss of only three wickets.
Match Scorecard: WI vs ENG 2nd T20I, Barbados, 10 November 2024
West Indies Batting
| Batter | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | |
| Brandon King | c Livingstone b Mahmood | 1 | 3 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Evin Lewis | c Salt b Archer | 8 | 9 | 88.88 | 2 | 0 |
| Nicholas Pooran | st Salt b Livingstone | 14 | 23 | 60.86 | 1 | 0 |
| Roston Chase | lbw b Mahmood | 13 | 7 | 185.71 | 3 | 0 |
| Rovman Powell (c) | b Mousley | 43 | 41 | 104.87 | 2 | 2 |
| Sherfane Rutherford | lbw b Livingstone | 1 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Romario Shepherd | c Jacks b Mousley | 22 | 12 | 183.33 | 4 | 0 |
| Gudakesh Motie | c Overton b Rashid | 9 | 11 | 81.81 | 2 | 0 |
| Matthew Forde | not out | 13 | 6 | 216.66 | 3 | 0 |
| Terrance Hinds | not out | 5 | 3 | 166.66 | 1 | 0 |
| Extras | (b 4, lb 6, w 19) | 29 | ||||
| Total | 20 Ov (RR: 7.90) | 158/8 |
England Bowling
| Bowler | Overs | Runs | Wickets | ECON |
| Jofra Archer | 4 | 31 | 1 | 7.75 |
| Saqib Mahmood | 3 | 20 | 2 | 6.66 |
| Adil Rashid | 4 | 32 | 1 | 8 |
| Sam Curran | 3 | 20 | 0 | 6.66 |
| Liam Livingstone | 2 | 16 | 2 | 8 |
| Dan Mousley | 4 | 29 | 2 | 7.25 |
England Batting
| Batter | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | |
| Phil Salt | c King b Hosein | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Jacks | c Forde b Shepherd | 38 | 29 | 131.03 | 5 | 1 |
| Jos Buttler (c) | c Powell b Shepherd | 83 | 45 | 184.44 | 8 | 6 |
| Liam Livingstone | not out | 23 | 11 | 209.09 | 3 | 1 |
| Jacob Bethell | not out | 3 | 3 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | (b 4, w 10) | 14 | ||||
| Total | 14.5 Ov (RR: 10.85) | 161/3 |
West Indies Bowling
| Bowler | Overs | Runs | Wickets | ECON |
| Akeal Hosein | 4 | 24 | 1 | 6 |
| Matthew Forde | 2 | 17 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Romario Shepherd | 2.5 | 42 | 2 | 14.82 |
| Gudakesh Motie | 2 | 16 | 0 | 8 |
| Roston Chase | 2 | 34 | 0 | 17 |
| Terrance Hinds | 2 | 24 | 0 | 12 |
Man of the Match: WI vs ENG 2nd T20I, Barbados, 10 November 2024
English skipper Jos Buttler returned to international cricket after a long injur21y in style with a match-winning knock of 80 runs against West Indies in Kensington Oval; Buttler was named Man of the Match for this inning.
| Player | Team | Score |
| Jos Buttler | England | 80 (45) |
Most Runs: WI vs ENG 2nd T20I, Barbados, 10 November 2024
No other batter scored more runs than “Man of Match” Jos Buttler in the 3rd T20I at Kensington Oval.
| Player | Team | Score |
| Jos Buttler | England | 80 (45) |
Most Wickets: WI vs ENG 2nd T20I, Barbados, 10 November 2024
Liam Livingstone was the most lethal bowler of the night in Bridgetown, taking two wickets by giving away just 16 runs.
| Player | Team | Figures |
| Liam Livingstone | England | 2/16 (2 overs) |
Most Sixes: WI vs ENG 2nd T20I, Barbados, 10 November 2024
In the third T20I, Jos Buttler again proved to be the best batsman of the game, and this time in terms of hitting sixes; Butler struck six balls out of the park during his 80-run knock.
| Player | Team | Sixes |
| Jos Buttler | England | 6 |
Playing XIs: WI vs ENG 2nd T20I, Barbados, 10 November 2024
West Indies Playing XI
Brandon King, Evin Lewis, Nicholas Pooran, Roston Chase, Roveman Powel (c), Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd, Gudakesh Motie, Matthew Ford, Terrance Hinds, Akeal Hossain
England Playing XI
Phil Salt, Will Jacks, Jos Buttler (c), Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Sam Curran,
Dan Mousley, Jamie Overton, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood
