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England rout hapless Windies by 186-runs

By The Assam Tribune

BRIDGETOWN, March 10: Centuries by Alex Hales and Joe Root powered England to a crushing 186-run victory over the hapless West Indies in the third and final One Day International on Thursday. Replying to the tourists� total of 328 all out off 50 overs, the home side were bundled out for just 142 off 39.2 overs, suffering their worst margin of defeat ever in a one-dayer against the English and being swept 3-0 by the same opponents for the first time since 1991. Sidelined for almost two months by a hand injury sustained in India, Hales belted 110 on his return while Root followed up his assured match-winning 90 not out in the second game in Antigua with 101.

Their second-wicket partnership was worth 192 runs, the most for any wicket in a one-dayer at the Kensington Oval.

�This innings was really special because I wanted to get back into the thick of things,� said man of the match Hales.

�It was frustrating being on the sidelines and I was desperately keen to perform.�

Seeking to avoid a whitewash in the series and needing ranking points to earn automatic qualification for the 2019 World Cup, the West Indies hardly helped their cause by extending the epidemic of dropped catches that afflicted them in the first two matches in Antigua.

Root was missed twice early in his innings, the first lapse by Evin Lewis at midwicket off fast bowler Alzarri Joseph being the easier of the two. They proved very costly.

Joseph, the 20-year-old Antiguan pacer who replaced injured fellow fast bowler Shannon Gabriel, claimed four expensive wickets but looked the most threatening after West Indies captain Jason Holder won the toss for the third consecutive time and chose to put England in.

SCORECARD:

England: J Roy c Holder b Joseph 17, A Hales c Nurse b Joseph 110, J Root c C Brathwaite b Joseph 101, J Buttler b Holder 7, E Morgan b Nurse 11, B Stokes c K Brathwaite b Holder 34, M Ali c & b Joseph 0, C Woakes c Bishoo b Holder 13, L Plunkett run out (Bishoo/Hope) 11, A Rashid run out (K Brathwaite/Hope) 9, S Finn not out 2. Extras: (b 1, lb 3, w 8, nb 1) 13. Total: (all out; 50 overs) 328. Fall of wickets: 1-27, 2-219, 3-232, 4-249, 5-263, 6-264, 7-304, 8-304, 9-317, 10-328. Bowling: J Holder 10-1-41-3, A Joseph 10-0-76-4, D Bishoo 5-0-44-0, C Brathwaite 10-0-56-0, A Nurse 8-0-57-1, J Carter 4-0-28-0, K Brathwaite 3-0-22-0.

West Indies: K Powell c Hales b Finn 6, E Lewis c & b Woakes 0, K Brathwaite c Hales b Woakes 5, S Hope c Root b Plunkett 16, JN Mohammed b Plunkett 10, J Carter c Stokes b Finn 46, J Holder c Buttler b Plunkett 0, C Brathwaite lbw b Stokes 7, A Nurse c Plunkett b Woakes 6, D Bishoo c Roy b Rashid 10, A Joseph not out 22. Extras: (b 4, lb 1, w 9) 14. Total: (all out; 39.2 overs) 142. Fall of wickets: 1-7, 2-8, 3-13, 4-32, 5-45, 6-45, 7-75, 8-87, 9-113, 10-142. Bowling: S Finn 10-1-35-2, C Woakes 8-1-16-3, B Stokes 7-2-27-1, L Plunkett 8-2-27-3, M Ali 5-0-27-0, A Rashid 1.2-0-5-1. � AFP

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