West Indies win ODI series in Barbados

West Indies claimed a second successive home ODI series win against England after defeating the tourists by eight wickets in Barbados.

Keacy Carty and Brandon King both scored centuries as West Indies cantered home in pursuit of 264 with seven overs to spare.

Carty blitzed his way to his maiden international ton in 97 balls and stayed unbeaten on 128, while King made his third ODI century in 113 balls.

England’s 263/8 had looked reasonably healthy considering they crumbled to 24/4 in 10 overs. Phil Salt’s watchful 74 dug them out of a hole with Sam Curran scoring 40 and Dan Mousley impressing with his maiden ODI half-century.

Jamie Overton added 32 while Jofra Archer remained unbeaten on 38 as England recovered to post a total which had looked challenging until the intervention of King and Carty.

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West Indies captain Shai Hope said: “I would have to say the dominance pleased me most. We asked for consistency and discipline, and that’s exactly what the guys did. The main thing if you want to be an elite team is that you’ve got to do things consistently.

“It’s a big plus for us, the work is really showing. The guys are putting a lot of work in off the field. It’s a great confidence booster, especially for the batting unit.”

England captain Liam Livingstone added: “We battled back really well with the bat. The boys in the middle put on a decent partnership and ended well. Ultimately, we didn’t get enough runs. Disappointed with the end to the series but there have been a lot of good parts.

“We are missing a lot of players. We have a lot of people to come back into the team. Hopefully the younger boys that haven’t played that much international cricket have learned a lot.”

With Jos Buttler returning as captain, England will hope to regroup as they prepare for a five-match T20 series, which begins at the same venue on Saturday.