‘Concerning little time with a World Cup next year': Ian Bishop wants West Indies to reset after getting whitewashed by England in T20I series
Former West Indies player Ian Bishop said that West Indies are in dire need of a reset after the Windies went down to England in the 3rd and final T20I in the 3-match T20I series. The 37-run loss on Tuesday meant that West Indies were whitewashed by England who won the series 3-0.
'I think they will have to have a little bit of reset. Pooran has been their real star performer for the last couple of years. They haven't gone as deep even with him as they would have hoped in the last few global events. Johnson Charles at the top isn't giving them the firing power that they need and Brandon King has fallen out of form in T20Is. So they are gonna hope to sort of look to Hope, Rovman Powell, Jason Holder. I don't know if Andre Russell can re-find some health and some form,' Bishop said
'And the bowling concerns me more than anything else. It has for a while that it's not holding its own and the identity of the team is still one where they will chase to win or they need to set huge totals as England have done. So, it's a concerning little time with a World Cup next year,' he added.
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Put into bat for what proved a high-scoring third and final match of the series, England racked up its second-highest total in the format as Ben Duckett made a 46-ball 84 and put on 120 for the opening wicket with Jamie Smith, whose 26-ball 60 included five sixes.
England delivered its highest-ever score after 10 overs of a T20 — 135-1 — and never let up, with captain Harry Brook (35) and Jacob Bethell (36) sharing an unbroken stand of 70 in 5.1 over to help set an imposing target of 249.
The Windies never really got close on a good batting track though still made a commendable 211-8 after slipping to 70-4 after 7.1 overs.
Rovman Powell was the top scorer for the tourists with an unbeaten 79 off 45 balls, and captain Shai Hope had a 27-ball 45.
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