Salt had scores of 18, 59 and 74 in the three-match one-day series against the West Indies which just concluded and has carried that form into the five-match T20 series. “I really enjoy playing the 50 over cricket and getting into a rhythm with that but ...

Tristan Stubbs has scored a patient 47 not out off 41 balls as South Africa beat India by three wickets in the second Twenty20 to level the four-match series 1-1.

England’s bowlers stifled a powerhouse West Indies batting line-up to leave the tourists needing 159 to win the second T20 and move 2-0 ahead in the five-match series. Saqib Mahmood’s four-wicket haul helped England win the series opener 24 hours earlier and the fast bowler dovetailed with Jofra Archer to reduce the Windies to 35 for three in the powerplay.

Phil Salt smashed a scintillating century and Barbados-born Jacob Bethell blasted an unbeaten 58 as England romped to an eight-wicket victory over West Indies in their opening Twenty20 clash at Kensington Oval on Saturday.

England captain Jos Buttler has bounced back to form after a months-long injury layoff with a brutal innings of 83 in a seven-wicket win for his team against West Indies in the second Twenty20 international.