Bairstow’s lass ODI ton helps England down Windies
England’s Jonny Bairstow celebrates his century during a initial One-Day International (ODI) cricket compare between England and a West Indies during Old Trafford, Manchester on Sep 19, 2017. PHOTO: AFP
MANCHESTER: Jonny Bairstow struck a lass one-day general hundred as England cursed West Indies to a seven-wicket better during Old Trafford on Tuesday.
The better means a twice former champions can no longer benefit approach entrance to a 2019 World Cup.
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West Indies, a 1975 and 1979 World Cup winners, had to take this five-match array 5-0 or 4-0 with a tie or no outcome if they were to equivocate a violation of a subordinate foe for a subsequent book in England in dual years’ time.
But a sum of 204 for nine, in a series-opener reduced to 42 overs per side after a soppy outfield behind a start by dual hours, never looked enough.
England finished on 210 for three, winning with a huge 67 balls to spare.
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Bairstow, who fit his influence during a tip of a order, was accurately 100 not out — his initial century in 28 matches during this turn entrance 6 years after his ODI debut, since all-rounder Ben Stokes, who finished a competition with a 6 off spinner Ashley Nurse, remained dominant on 23.
Bairstow was fast into his stride, pushing West Indies captain Jason Holder by a covers for a initial of 11 fours in 97 balls.
Together with Yorkshire team-mate Joe Root, he put on 125 in 19 overs for a second wicket before England’s Test captain played-on to Kesrick Williams for 54.
But Bairstow, whose prior top ODI measure was a match-winning 83 not out opposite New Zealand in Durham dual years ago, went to his century with a hard-run 3 off Nurse notwithstanding slipping.
“It seems a prolonged time ago that we done my entrance in ODI cricket,” Bairstow told Sky Sports. “When we get a possibility we try to take it though with a strength in abyss that we’ve got in a England side during a moment, a opportunities are few and distant between.”
He added: “We’ve got a critical faith within a side that, nonetheless we didn’t do ourselves probity in a Champions Trophy, that going brazen to a World Cup and a rest of this array we need to redress that.”
Earlier, West Indies innings in this day/night strife fell divided after a spacious opening mount of 45 between Chris Gayle and Evin Lewis.
Stokes took 3 for 43 with usually West Indies captain Jason Holder’s 41 not out ensuring a tourists got past 200.
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