England vs West Indies: Score and latest updates from third T20

Telegraph

10-06-2025

6:51PM
OVER 4: ENG 51/0 (Smith 28 Duckett 23)
Smith retreats to leg, clears the front leg and thumps a lofted drive off Shepherd over cover for four. He goes for it again but doesn't connect properly and pops it over cover for two off the toe. He has been moving horizontally across his crease but now Smith moves vertically as well, dropping back and over to off to mow Shepherd over midwicket for six and ends the over by picking the slower ball and lofting it straight back on the drive for four.
6:47PM
OVER 3: ENG 33/0 (Smith 11 Duckett 22)
West Indies post a point sweeper and a deep backward square to stop Duckett's orthodox and reverse sweep so he simply clumps a slog sweep over midwicket for four. He comes down the track to Hosein's next delivery and spoons it back over the bowler's head without middling it. Nonetheless it clears the retreating mid-on and they run two. The left-hander leans across to fetch one Hosein tries to hide outside off-stump and clears the sweeper at backward square for a steepling six then hammers a straight drive on the charge for four more.
By trying to stifle his reverse-sweep, they opened up midwicket and he punished them.
The challenge here is very different to diddy Bristol. The playing area is vast, possibly the largest of England's home venues. At various others, that plink down the ground from Duckett would have gone for six. I suspect that a big score will be achieved by a steady cruising speed throughout the innings rather than a big, six-fuelled acceleration like the West Indies had the other night. Anyway, very good start from Duckett and England.
6:40PM
OVER 2: ENG 16/0 (Smith 10 Duckett 6)
Jason Holder opens the bowling from the Pavilion End. Smith drives crisply through the covers for two and the opens the face to smear a single through point.
Duckett flicks Holder behind square for a single though the initial call was for two. The ball rifled across the grass too quickly for that to be feasible. Smith chances his arm with an expansive shot, driving on the up over mid-on for four but then splices his pull over midwicket for a single when the bat speed and intent suggested a boundary all the way.
6:35PM
OVER 1: ENG 7/0 (Smith 2 Duckett 5)
The slow left-armer starts round the wicket to Smith who uses the curve to drive through mid-on for a single. A wee breeze gives the spinner some drift in to the right-hander, and away from Duckett who works a single away between mid-on and midwicket. Smith shuffles back in his crease to clip the arm-ball through mid-on for another before Duckett ends the over with a clumping reverse-sweep, picking the ball off off-stump square for four.
Good evening from the Utilita Bowl. Warm evening here. It's been a sorry trip for the West Indies – the women were whitewashed, and now the men might be too.
On another note, I wondered if England might rest Brydon Carse, given his importance to the Test team in 10 days' time. But he's a key ally of Brook and a big part of this team.
6:30PM
The teams are out
And Akeal Hosein, the left-arm spinner, has the new ball.
6:29PM
Longest boundaries in the series
Aaron Finch is the only player to make a hundred in a T20I at Southampton, 156 vs England in 2013. In that match Joe Root made an unbeaten 90, the next highest score in the 12 T20Is played at the Rose Bowl.
6:08PM
Harry Brook speaks
'We want to start nailing teams down into the ground. Come out and play the same way, try to have a dominant finish to the series.'
He goes on to say they are unchanged because he wants the players to get used to the feeling of winning. 'People say winning is a habit. That's something we have to get going towards that World Cup in February next year. We want to keep on motoring the way we have done.'
6:06PM
Team news
England are unchanged. West Indies bring in Shimron Hetmyer for Roston Chase.
England Smith, Duckett, Buttler (wk), Brook (capt), Banton, Bethell, Jacks, Dawson, Carse, Rashid, Wood.
West Indies Lewis, Charles, Hetmyer, Hope (capt/wk), Rutherford, Powell, Shepherd, Holder, Motie, A Joseph, Hosein.
6:03PM
West Indies win the toss
And have put England in to bat.
Shai Hope: 'We're going to back ourselves chasing here.'
Harry Brook says he would have bowled first, too 'but what will be will be'.