Salt, Bairstow guide England to eight-wicket win over WI

Gros Islet (St Lucia): Defending champions England started their T20 World Cup Super Eights campaign with a facile eight-wicket win over the West Indies here Thursday.

Opener Phil Salt made an unbeaten 87 off 47 balls and Jonny Bairstow made a 48 not out off 26 balls as England overhauled WI’s 180 for four in 17.3 overs in Group 2 match.

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Brief scores:

West Indies 180/4 in 20 overs (Rovman Powell 36, Nicholas Pooran 36, Sherfane Rutherford 28 not out) lost to England: 181/2 in 17.3 overs (Phil Salt 87 not out, Jonny Bairstow 48 not out) by 8 wickets.