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'Windies are back in style' - Fans react as West Indies registers first ODI series win over England in Caribbean after 25 years

England started the multi-format tour with a defeat and ended the series with a defeat.

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West Indies (Source: Twitter)

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Jos Buttler and his team's horror campaign in ODI cricket continues as they succumb against a side that failed to qualify for the 2023 World Cup. England started the multi-format tour with a defeat and ended the series with a defeat. On the other hand, West Indies created history as they got their first ODI series win in the Caribbean against England after 25 long years.

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In the first match, the home side won by four wickets after they pull off an epic chase on the back of captain Shai Hope's sensational hundred. The visitors managed to level the series with a 6-wicket win in the second ODI in Antigua. However, Windies bounced back in the series decider as they crushed the 2019 world champions by 4 wickets via DLS method.

After being asked to bat first, England managed to post 206-9 in 40 overs. They lost half of the side, including their skipper, inside 10 overs and smelled some serious danger. However, a half-century from Ben Duckett and Liam Livingstone's 56-ball 45 brought them back into the game. The duo put on an 80-plus partnership for the sixth wicket. Matthew Forde was the pick of the bowlers as he took 3 wickets by conceding just 29 runs. Alzarri Joseph (3/61) and Romario Shepherd (2/50) also shone.

Romario Shepherd's superb knock win it for Windies 

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In reply, West Indies lost opener Brandon King early on, but Alick Athanaze (45 off 51) and Keacy Carty (50 off 58) put them in the driver's seat. However, Will Jacks brought England into the game with a three-fer. It was Romario Shepherd who played a brilliant innings to win it for his team. Forde, who won the Player of the Match, did not panic in the end, and gave the support to Shepherd to cross the finish line in 31.4 overs. 

The win will definitely boost the morale of the Windies team after the two-time ODI World Cup champions failed to qualify for the premier tournament for the first time earlier this year. Their next target is to clinch the five-match T20I series starting on Tuesday, December 12. With the T20 World Cup 2024 coming up in June, that too in the West Indies, we can see some fierce action from them. 

Here's how fans reacted to West Indies winning the series:

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