West Indies Take Down Adil Rashid With 5 Sixes In An Over

West Indies produced a sensational display of T20 cricket at the County Ground in Bristol. England won the toss and chose to bowl, but what happened in the 19th over changed the course of the game. The way Romario Shepherd and Jason Holder attacked an experienced bowler like Adil Rashid was unbelievable.

Both Shepherd and Holder were in a devastating mood during the penultimate over of the innings, bowled by Adil Rashid. Both of them showed their full range of power-hitting and smashed five sixes in an over. Despite being an experienced bowler, Rashid didn't have any idea how to stop the carnage.

Adil Rashid Concedes 5 Sixes

On the first ball of the over, Holder hit Adil Rashid's short delivery over the deep square leg boundary. He hit a long six off the very next ball. The ball went high in the air, but the fielder could only watch. The same result happened again on the third ball; this time, the ball went over long on, and Rashid came under pressure.

Then the strike changed, and Shepherd took charge. He hit a six straight over the bowler's head on the fourth ball; the ball hit the sightscreen. The same type of hit followed on the next ball as well; the ball got lost in the stands, and the fielder had to search for it behind the sightscreen. The last ball made Rashid's night worse when Shepherd hit another big six. As soon as the over ended, 31 runs were added to the scoreboard and England suddenly came on the back backfoot.

Adil Rashid 5 sixes-over gave a new energy to the West Indies innings and completely shook England's strategy. The over changed the complexion of the ENG vs WI 2nd T20I as the tourists put on a competitive first innings total.

ENG vs WI 2nd T20I: What was the result of the game?

England won this match quite easily, however, the chase was not so simple. Initially, when Jos Buttler and Harry Brook were out in quick succession, West Indies thought that they had come back in the match. But England's batting lineup again established balance. Jamie Smith's wicket fell early, but Ben Duckett and Buttler held the situation by adding 63 runs for the second wicket. West Indies made a comeback in the middle overs, and when Harry Brook was dismissed, they started to have the upper hand, but what happened after that changed the direction of the match.

Jacob Bethell hit three sixes in one over of Alzarri Joseph, and from there onwards, the run rate increased. This proved to be very expensive for West Indies. That one over put England completely in the driver's seat. To make matters worse, Johnson Charles dropped an easy catch of Buttler. That chance could have become the turning point of the game.

West Indies will regret that dropped catch, which helped England achieve the target of 196 in 18.3 overs with four wickets to spare. In the end, Tom Banton and Carse took England past the winning line. This defeat was certainly disappointing for the West Indies, even after Adil Rashid 5 sixes.