Today at 18:00 GMT, or 1:00 p.m. ET the West Indies will conclude their T20 International series with England at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. Despite the series being "over," as the West Indians took matches one and two, the game will still serve as valuable preparation for the upcoming World T20 in Bangladesh. Live stream today's matchup for free by clicking this link.
The second match was halted for a spell by rain, and even though scorching temperatures are expected today there could be additional precipitation. Rain or shine, England will need more than two players to step up if they want to salvage this T20.
Alex Hales (40) and Jos Buttler (67) were dominant for the English in the second T20, helping the English post a 152-7 in 20 overs, but the rest of the squad let them down and allowed the West Indians to prevail.
On the flip side, England was unable to contain the West Indies bats, keeping just two batsmen to under double figures. The West Indian bowlers impressed as well, especially medium pacer Krishmar Santokie, who was filling in for the absent Sunil Narine. Captain Darren Sammy was thrilled with the West Indies' momentum heading to Bangladesh after the latest win.
"We wanted to leave here with good momentum going into the World Cup. For two games it has been a complete team effort, I can't fault the lads. In T20 cricket the momentum shifts at different times and we wanted to make sure we started well and we finished well. It feels good. It's been a long time since we won a series."
STARTING SQUADS:
West Indies: Darren Sammy (capt), Samuel Badree, Dwayne Bravo, Johnson Charles, Sheldon Cottrell, Andre Fletcher, Chris Gayle, Sunil Narine, Denesh Ramdin, Ravi Rampaul, Andre Russell, Marlon Samuels, Krishmar Santokie, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Smith.
England: Stuart Broad (capt), Eoin Morgan, Moeen Ali, Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan, Jos Buttler, Jade Dernbach, Harry Gurney, Alex Hales, Chris Jordan, Michael Lumb, Stephen Parry, Ian Bell, Ben Stokes, James Tredwell, Luke Wright.
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