Samit Patel took 2-22 as the West Indies were restricted to 113-5 in the second Twenty20 international against England here at the Oval on Sunday. After their 10-wicket defeat on Friday the tourists were hoping to post a bigger total but their depleted batting line-up were kept in check by England’s slower bowlers who were shrewdly rotated by stand-in captain Graeme Swann.
On a pitch taking spin the West Indies, who were put in by England, struggled to get the bowling away and Marlon Samuels was the only batsman to make more than 30, hitting 35 not out. The tourists struggled to get the English bowling away and by the end of the 14th over they had just 62 on the board and at one point went 43 balls without hitting a boundary.
Chris Barnwell tried to accelerate but when he attempted to hit Patel over the top he fell to a stunning, diving catch by Alex Hales, running around the outfield, and taking the ball whilst managing to avoid a collision with Ben Stokes.
