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England sweeps T20 series against the West Indies after Duckett's 84 sets up 37-run win
West Indies' Shimron Hetmyer batting during the third men's cricket international Twenty20 match at the Utilita Bowl, in Southampton, England, Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP) West Indies' Alzarri Joseph reacts during the third men's cricket international Twenty20 match at the Utilita Bowl, in Southampton, England, Tuesday June 10, 2025. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP) England's Ben Duckett is bowled out by West Indies' Akeal Hosein during the third Men's International Twenty20 match at the Utilita Bowl, in Southampton, England, Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP) England's Harry Brook batting during the third Men's International Twenty20 match between England and West Indies at the Utilita Bowl, Southampton, Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP) England's Harry Brook batting during the third Men's International Twenty20 match between England and West Indies at the Utilita Bowl, Southampton, Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP) West Indies' Shimron Hetmyer batting during the third men's cricket international Twenty20 match at the Utilita Bowl, in Southampton, England, Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP) West Indies' Alzarri Joseph reacts during the third men's cricket international Twenty20 match at the Utilita Bowl, in Southampton, England, Tuesday June 10, 2025. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP) England's Ben Duckett is bowled out by West Indies' Akeal Hosein during the third Men's International Twenty20 match at the Utilita Bowl, in Southampton, England, Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP) England's Harry Brook batting during the third Men's International Twenty20 match between England and West Indies at the Utilita Bowl, Southampton, Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP) SOUTHAMPTON, England (AP) — England completed a 3-0 sweep of the Twenty20 international series against the West Indies after smashing 248-3 en route to a 37-run win in Southampton on Tuesday. 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. Advertisement 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. England also won the ODI series between the teams by a 3-0 margin, marking an ideal start to the white-ball captaincy for Brook. England's focus switches to test cricket now, with a highly anticipated five-match series against India starting June 20. ___ AP cricket:
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England clinches T20 series against West Indies as Brook's winning start as captain continues
England's Will Jacks misses a catch at the boundary during the second Men's International Twenty20 match at the Seat Unique Stadium, in Bristol, England, Sunday June 8, 2025. (Nigel French/PA via AP) West Indies' Shai Hope bats during the second Men's International Twenty20 match at the Seat Unique Stadium, in Bristol, England, Sunday June 8, 2025. (Nigel French/PA via AP) England's Luke Wood, right, celebrates the wicket of West Indies' Evin Lewis during the second Men's International Twenty20 match at the Seat Unique Stadium, in Bristol, England, Sunday June 8, 2025. (Nigel French/PA via AP) England players celebrate the wicket of West Indies' Evin Lewis during the second Men's International Twenty20 match at the Seat Unique Stadium, in Bristol, England, Sunday June 8, 2025. (Nigel French/PA via AP) England players celebrate the wicket of West Indies' Evin Lewis during the second Men's International Twenty20 match at the Seat Unique Stadium, in Bristol, England, Sunday June 8, 2025. (Nigel French/PA via AP) England's Will Jacks misses a catch at the boundary during the second Men's International Twenty20 match at the Seat Unique Stadium, in Bristol, England, Sunday June 8, 2025. (Nigel French/PA via AP) West Indies' Shai Hope bats during the second Men's International Twenty20 match at the Seat Unique Stadium, in Bristol, England, Sunday June 8, 2025. (Nigel French/PA via AP) England's Luke Wood, right, celebrates the wicket of West Indies' Evin Lewis during the second Men's International Twenty20 match at the Seat Unique Stadium, in Bristol, England, Sunday June 8, 2025. (Nigel French/PA via AP) England players celebrate the wicket of West Indies' Evin Lewis during the second Men's International Twenty20 match at the Seat Unique Stadium, in Bristol, England, Sunday June 8, 2025. (Nigel French/PA via AP) BRISTOL, England (AP) — England captain Harry Brook praised the unity of his 'group of mates' after sealing his second series win in just 11 days in charge on Sunday. England won the second Twenty20 cricket international against West Indies by 4 wickets with nine balls to spare to take an insurmountable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. England scored 199-6 in 18.3 overs after West Indies lost the toss and reached 196 in its 20 overs Advertisement Brook has won five on the bounce against the West Indies since taking over from Jos Buttler, after sweeping the tourists 3-0 in the ODI matches. England did not have it easy at Bristol, with the asking rate climbing past 11 an over at one stage as it chased down West Indies' stiff target. But the team stuck together to get over the line, with five of the top six making handy contributions before Jacob Bethell (26) and Tom Banton (30 not out) hammered 56 off just 21 deliveries between them to puncture the West Indian resistance. It was the kind of game England was losing in the difficult final days under Buttler, whose reign ended with eight straight defeats across both formats. Advertisement England beat West Indies by 21 runs in the T20 series opener runs on Friday. After dominating the West Indies in three one-day internationals, England was expected to receive a tougher fight from the visitors, who are higher-rated in T20s than ODIs The West Indies did have No. 2-ranked T20 bowler Akeal Hosein back with them on Sunday. Hosein missed the first T20 as he was unable to travel to England in time because of recent changes to U.K. visa entry requirements for Trinidad and Tobago citizens. ___ AP cricket:
