WI vs ENG 4th T20: Hope and Lewis hit fours and sixes, West Indies beat England by 5 wickets

The fourth match of the 5-match T20 International series is being played between West Indies and England in St. Lucia today. Team West Indies won this match by 5 wickets and registered their first win in the series. England has already won three of the series and maintained an unbeatable lead, but after setting a target of 219 runs, their team looked helpless in the fourth match. As soon as they reached the crease, Shai Hope and Evin Lewis began hitting fours and sixes. They both had brilliant half-centuries and were important in the West Indies' win. Now the series is in favor of England by 3-1.

After losing the toss and batting first, the England cricket team put 218 runs on the scoreboard by losing 5 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. Phil Salt scored 55 runs with the help of 5 fours and four sixes in 35 balls, while Jacob Bethell played an unbeaten innings of 62 runs with the help of 4 fours and 5 sixes in 32 balls.

Chasing 219 runs target of England, the opening batsmen Shai Hope and Evin Lewis of West Indies started raining fours and sixes as soon as they came. Both built an important partnership of 136 runs for the first wicket. Shai Hope scored 54 runs with the help of 7 fours and 3 sixes in 24 balls while Lewis scored 68 runs with the help of 4 fours and 7 sixes in 31 balls.

The opening batsmen got out back-to-back in the 10th over. Rehan Ahmed took Lewis's wicket on the first ball in the over and Shai Hope got run out on the second ball. Then Rehan completed the team's hat-trick by sending Nicholas Pooran to the pavilion on the third ball. Further, the team of West Indies came to the back foot, after which captain Rovman Powell scored 38 runs and Sherfane Rutherford made 29 to achieve the target of 219 one over before it.