Root hits unbeaten 90 as England clinch ODI series
ANTIGUA: Joe Root struck an unbeaten 90 to guide England to a four-wicket victory over West Indies in their second ODI.
England, who scored 226-6, claimed an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. They beat the hosts by 45 runs at the same Vivian Richards Stadium on Friday in the opening encounter. Joe Root played a flawless innings to carry England home with 10 balls to spare as he and Woakes stemmed a mid-order slump with an unbroken 102run partnership for the seventh wicket. Woakes survived being dropped twice to score 68 as both teams used the brief series to prepare for June’s Champions Trophy. West Indies never got going on a slow pitch and were dismissed for 225.
BRIEFSCORES: West Indies 225 (Mohammed 50, Plunkett 3/32) lost to England 226/6 (Root 90*,
Woakes 68*, Nurse 3/34) by 4 wickets.
BCCI EARNS COA’S IRE NEWDELHI: In its first report made public, the Supreme Court-appointed BCCI’s Committee of Administrators (CoA) has mentioned that there has been a case of “Non Compliance” in 10 out of 11 reforms in the first set of timelines. The only reform that the BCCI has given a green signal to is the ‘Handbook for disabled cricketers’.
DHONI’S BOYS MOVE UP KALYANI: MS Dhoni-led Jharkhand left it till late but in the end qualified for the knockout stages of the Vijay Hazare Trophy with a six-wicket win over Jammu and Kashmir. Dhoni put the finishing touches with 19 off 17 balls, hitting two fours and a six after J&K
had made paltry 84.