Take 1-0 lead in series; Buttler scores 96, Dawson takes 4 wickets England defeated West Indies by 21 runs in the first T20I of the three-match series. The team has taken a 1-0 lead in the series. Wicketkeeper-batter Jos Buttler scored 96 runs. All-rounder Liam Dawson took 4 wickets. He was declared the player of the match. In the match played at the Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street on Friday, England won the toss and decided to bat first. The team scored 188 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. In reply, the West Indies team could only score 167 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs. Buttler played an innings of 96 runs Jos Buttler played a brilliant innings of 96 runs in 59 balls for England. Apart from Buttler, Jamie Smith scored 38 and Jacob Bethell scored 23 not out. Romario Shepherd took 2 wickets for West Indies. Alzarri Joseph, Roston Chase and Andre Russell took 1 wicket each. Dawson took 4 wickets In reply, no player from West Indies could play a big innings. Evin Lewis top-scored with 39 runs. Apart from him, Roston Chase scored 24, Johnson Charles scored 18, Romario Shepherd and Jason Holder scored 16-16 runs. Liam Dawson took the most wickets for England, giving away 20 runs. England had a clean sweep of the ODI series 3-0 Before the T20 series, an ODI series was played between the two teams. In which England won 3-0. Joe Root was named Player of the Series in the ODI series.
England beat West Indies in the first T20:
