Salt century helps England chase 223 to beat WI

Third T20, Grenada West Indies 222-6 (20 overs): Pooran 82 (45), Powell 39 (21); Rashid 2-32 England 226-3 (19.5 overs): Salt 109* (56), Buttler 51 (34), Brook 31* (7)England won by seven wicketsScorecard

Sel brought up his first T20 international with 51 balls and finished unbeaten on 109, Harry Brook smashing the 21 runs needed in the final over to ensure England chased down 223 with a ball to spare in an incredible victory.

Nicholas Pooran's 45-ball 82 took West Indies to 222-6 as Adil Rashid completed the pick of the English attack taking 2-32.

England leads 2-1 in the series of five matches with two games remaining.

Salt and Jos Buttler both passed fifty by putting on 115 for the first wicket to give England hope, with Salt, who hit nine sixes and four fours, continuing the brutal hitting after his captain was bowled out for 51.

England needed 31 to win. the final two overs, but Alzarri Joseph kept his cool in the penultimate over conceding just 10 to give the hosts the upper hand.

But Brook, who was on seven from two balls before the final over, calmly hit a four and two sixes off the first three balls of the experienced Andre Russell to put England on the brink of victory.

< p class="" data-reactid=".12ktza75ldw.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9">He and Salt then ran two before Brook flashed wide from Russell and he flies over the boundary at deep third.

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