Sam Curran was unable to dig England out of a gap on the T20 World Cup once more as their struggles towards spin in Asia resurfaced in a 30-run loss to the West Indies in Mumbai.
Curran’s nerveless demise bowling meant England prevented a shock defeat towards Nepal on Sunday and he was on the coalface with the bat after his aspect slipped from 74 for one to 141 for seven in pursuit of 197.
England had succumbed to gradual left-armers Gudakesh Motie and Akeal Hosein and off-spinner Roston Chase earlier than Curran was left stranded on an unbeaten 43 as England had been all out for 166 in 18.5 overs
Defeat was robust on Adil Rashid, whose two for 16 following a uncommon off day towards Nepal stopped the Windies from amassing greater than 196 for six in an innings containing 13 sixes.
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Foot off the fuel
Seven of them got here from Sherfane Rutherford, who made a T20 international greatest 76 off 42 balls after being given two reprieves to assist the Windies get better from 77 for 4, including 113 within the final 9 overs.
England, although, took their foot off the fuel by giving Will Jacks a second over following an costly first, and Rutherford hardly appeared again, however the whole was not out of attain till the Windies’ gradual bowling trio set to work after the powerplay.
Spin on this a part of the world has historically been an Achilles heel for England, who had gained 11 of their final 12 T20s and 7 in eight towards the Windies, and it was uncovered once more right here.
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Growth-or-bust
Harry Brook determined to subject first, and it was a usually boom-or-bust Windies powerplay with runs aplenty though the wayward Jofra Archer, who bowled a nine-ball first over, plus Curran and the recalled Jamie Overton benefited from the attacking method to get within the wickets column.
Rashid then set to work. Any notion his confidence was low following his Nepal battering was banished when a flighted googly dipped and turned sharply to pin Chase lbw for a watchful 34, however with England within the driving seat, they peculiarly turned again to Jacks.
Having leaked 19 in his first over, he was then deposited for six twice by Rutherford, who took simply 10 from his first 13 balls earlier than reducing free. Rutherford provided a touch of an opportunity on 23 off Archer, however Rashid was off-balance on the boundary and a tumbling effort did not cease a six.
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Reprieve
Each over from the twelfth onwards went for double figures aside from Rashid’s closing two, during which Rovman Powell holed out, and Rutherford was given a reprieve on 56 when England’s leg-spinner spilled a steepler off his personal bowling.
Rutherford shared fifty stands with Powell and Jason Holder, who thrashed Curran for 3 sixes to take him out of the assault.
The final over went to the quietly spectacular Overton, whose slower ball did for Holder, though Rutherford completed off the innings along with his seventh six, to go along with two fours.
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Perished to spin
Phil Salt started at a frantic tempo with 5 boundaries from a Holder over however there was no protecting Rutherford out the sport with a catch after England’s opener was cramped for room on the cost to Romario Shepherd.
Jos Buttler and Jacob Bethell had been initially fluent however perished to spin.
Buttler was caught on the rope the ball after hitting Chase for six, whereas Bethell was bowled by one which skidded on from Motie, with Tom Banton providing a limp shot to quick extra-cover.
When Brook received a forefront to provide Motie a return catch and Jacks was trapped in entrance by Chase, coming around the wicket, the writing was on the wall and Hosein received in on the act by having Overton caught on the boundary.
Curran was tasked with one other unlikely rescue act and regardless of sixes off Motie and Holder, Liam Dawson and Archer had been run out earlier than Rashid was caught on the boundary.
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