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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Taha Hashim at Bristol

Audacious Banton turns tables on West Indies to seal series for England

Tom Banton hits out at Seat Unique Stadium
Tom Banton hit a first-ball six after the loss of Joss Buttler and Harry Brook. Photograph: Gareth Copley/Getty Images

The drought continues for the West Indies men. A total of 196 looked enough to end a sequence of nine consecutive away defeats against England, a run that began with the bio-bubble Test series of 2020.

With the hosts requiring 71 off 39 balls, Jos Buttler and Harry Brook gone, the game was heading to the visitors. Then came Tom Banton, a first-ball six and a change of tune, the final summary a four-wicket England win to secure an unassailable 2-0 lead in the T20 international series.

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