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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Ben Duckett blows West Indies away as England wrap up T20 series sweep

Ben Duckett scored 84 off 46 balls in an opening stand of 120 with Jamie Smith.
Ben Duckett scored 84 off 46 balls in an opening stand of 120 with Jamie Smith. Photograph: Dave Vokes/Shutterstock

Harry Brook hit an unbeaten 35 off 22 balls, a quickfire cameo on a usual night, yet the slowest of England’s offerings in this record-breaking contest. His side piled up 248 for three, their highest total at home in this format, to set up a 37-run victory over West Indies in the third and final Twenty20 international.

Ben Duckett top-scored with 84 off 46 balls as he shared a rollicking opening stand of 120 with Jamie Smith, 135 brought up at the 10-over mark. The destruction calmed down a touch thereafter but West Indies were still invited to pull off their highest successful T20 chase. It never felt on even as Evin Lewis whipped away a first-ball six. Rovman Powell provided respectability with 79 not out off 45, but the reply demanded something gargantuan. The visitors depart without a victory across six white-ball matches.

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