West Indies bowlers effected a middle-order collapse to restrict England to a decent 155 for 9 despite Joe Root's attractive half-century in the final of the ICC World T20, here tonight.
It was leg-spinner Samuel Badree (2/16 in 4 overs), who inflicted the initial damage in a splendid opening act while Dwayne Bravo (3/37 in 4 overs) and Carlos Brathwaite (3/23 in 4 overs) displayed their variations While triggering acollapse during the back-10. The last five overs produced a meagre 40 runs.
Just when Root (54 in 36 balls) along with Jos Buttler (36), looked set for an imposing total, Bravo and Brathwaite wreaked havoc.
England were cruising 84 for 3 in 11.1 overs with Root and Buttler having added 61 runs already but were soon reduced to 111 for 7, losing four wickets for 27 runs within next three overs.
Before the collapse occured, the boundaries were flowing at that time when Brathwaite dismissed Buttler. The batsman tried to pull the bowler over deep mid-wicket only to be holed out by Bravo.
Ben Stokes (13) and Root, who had hit seven crisp boundaries had added 26 runs together when Bravo bowled a sharp boouncer to get rid of the former.
Moeen Ali (0), who has perennial problem with short ball tried to tuck one fired in his rib cage to Denesh Ramdin. Root, who was getting edgy then played an uncharacteristic lap shot to be caught at short fine-leg as England never recovered from the blows.
England though benifitted from David Willey's cameo of 14-ball 21 (1x4, 2x6) which helped tjem get past 150-run mark.