Windies fall to 33-2 in pursuit of 189 to beat England in first T20

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Update:
Date: 8 overs
Title: WI 54-2
Content: Target 189
Roston Chase, sweeping, picks up a much-needed four for West Indies.
Update:
Date: 21:01 BST
Title: Post
Content: Henry MoeranTest Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
The required rate is climbing up towards 11 an over for West Indies. They are going to have to get a move on.
Update:
Date: 7 overs
Title: WI 47-2
Content: Target 189
Adil Rashid comes into the attack and does as Adil Rashid does, twice fooling Evin Lewis with his googly.
Three runs off the over, including a leg bye which the umpire signals with a jazz-hand wave.
Update:
Date: 20:57 BST
Title: Get Involved
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All of us sensible armchair critics who've been calling for Liam Dawson for years now are feeling pretty, pretty smug at the moment.
Robin, Coventry.
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Update:
Date: 20:57 BST
Title: Post
Content: Ebony Rainford-BrentFormer England batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
England have done very well with spin in their armoury. Their seam bowlers are reading the wicket pretty well, too.
Update:
Date: 6 overs
Title: WI 44-2
Content: West Indies need 145 runs off 84 balls
Erm, well, that was an odd - and lengthy - end to the powerplay.
Matthew Potts removed Shai Hope with his second ball, was smashed for six by Roston Chase, was penalised for a no-ball and chucked in a couple of wides for good measure.
Still, overall it's been a good powerplay for England, restricting West Indies to 44-2. England were 78-1 at the same stage, remember.
Update:
Date: 5.3 overs
Title: WI 40-2
Content: Anti-climax. Potts goes short, Chase plays it into the covers, and the free hit becomes a dot.
Update:
Date: 5.3 overs
Title: WI 40-2
Content: I take it back. Roston Chase announces himself with a bang. A big six flies over mid-wicket.
Oh - and there's going to be a free hit as well.
Update:
Date: 20:51 BST
Title: Post
Content: Carlos BrathwaiteFormer West Indies all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
The ball was there to hit but the execution wasn't there.
Update:
Date: 20:51 BST
Title: Post
Content: Henry MoeranTest Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
That was a decent catch running round by Ben Duckett.
Update:
Date: 5.2 overs
Title: WICKET
Content: Hope c Duckett b Potts 3 (WI 33-2)
Matthew Potts strikes two balls into his T20I career.
Shai Hope doesn't connect with a short delivery and Ben Duckett, running round, takes a routine catch at mid-on. 189 feels a long way away.
Update:
Date: 20:49 BST
Title: Post
Content: Henry MoeranTest Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Matthew Potts has had his hair cut - a nice little fade round the back - for this match.
Update:
Date: 20:48 BST
Title: Post
Content: Debutant Matthew Potts, on his home ground, will bowl the final over of the powerplay.
Update:
Date: 20:48 BST
Title: Post
Content: Ebony Rainford-BrentFormer England batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
I think England have started well here. They have gone to spin early with Liam Dawson and Will Jacks and they will be happy.
Update:
Date: 20:47 BST
Title: Get Involved
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Expecting another dross batting performance from West Indies and all out for 130.
James, Cornwall
Update:
Date: 20:47 BST
Title: Post
Content: Kieran ParmleyCricviz analyst
A lovely change of pace from Liam Dawson to dismiss Johnson Charles, dropping down 10mph from his previous delivery to just 50mph, the slowest delivery of the match.
The delivery also turned 5.0°, the most for any delivery in today's match.
Update:
Date: 20:47 BST
Title: Post
Content: Ebony Rainford-BrentFormer England batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
I don't know whether there was a rattle from something because he has took his helmet off.
Update:
Date: 5 overs
Title: Not out
Content: WI 32-1
Not out. He didn't nick it. Carse and Buttler were the only two who looked really interested.
Just two runs off the over. The required rate has climbed above 10.
Update:
Date: 20:46 BST
Title: Post
Content: Matthew HenryBBC Sport journalist in Chester-le-Street
Shai Hope doesn't think he's hit this. He has called for a new helmet.
Update:
Date: 5 overs
Title: England review
Content: Target 189
Brydon Carse and Jos Buttler both look very keen for a caught behind against Shai Hope. Buttler is leaping in the air.
The umpire is unmoved but they've convinced Harry Brook to send it upstairs.