West Indies vs England

West Indies tour of England - 2025 · Sophia Gardens, Cardiff · 1 June 2025

England won by 3 wickets

England won by 3 wickets. JE Root top-scored with 166* for England. AS Joseph took 4/31.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: West Indies tour of England - 2025
Ground: Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Date: 1 June 2025
Toss: England, chose to field
Result: England won by 3 wickets
Player of the match: JE Root
Umpires: AT Holdstock and GD Lloyd
Match referee: JJ Crowe

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to field.

West Indies batted first and made 308 all out. KU Carty top-scored with 103 off 105 balls, and SD Hope made 78. AU Rashid took 4 for 63 for England. The innings was built on a 141-run stand for the second wicket between BA King and KU Carty, 46% of the total.

Chasing 309, England made 312 for 7. JE Root top-scored with 166 not out off 139 balls, and WG Jacks made 49. AS Joseph took 4 for 31 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 143-run stand for the sixth wicket between WG Jacks and JE Root, 46% of the total.

England won by 3 wickets. Joe Root's 166 not out is the highest individual score at Sophia Gardens.

WEST INDIES: 308 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
BA King	c BA Carse b AU Rashid	59	67
J Andrew	c WG Jacks b BA Carse	0	5
KU Carty	st JC Buttler b WG Jacks	103	105
SD Hope	c HC Brook b S Mahmood	78	66
SO Hetmyer	lbw b AU Rashid	4	4
JP Greaves	c BM Duckett b JG Bethell	22	22
MW Forde	c HC Brook b S Mahmood	1	4
RL Chase	c JC Buttler b S Mahmood	0	1
G Motie	c JE Root b AU Rashid	18	9
AS Joseph	b AU Rashid	10	3
JNT Seales	not out	0	–

Extras 13 · Total 308 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
S Mahmood	9.4	0	37	3
BA Carse	9	1	59	1
MJ Potts	9	0	56	0
JG Bethell	6	0	49	1
AU Rashid	10	0	63	4
WG Jacks	4	0	42	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-6 (J Andrew, 1 ov), 2-147 (BA King, 25 ov), 3-205 (KU Carty, 35 ov), 4-212 (SO Hetmyer, 36 ov), 5-258 (JP Greaves, 43 ov), 6-268 (MW Forde, 44 ov), 7-268 (RL Chase, 44 ov), 8-294 (G Motie, 46 ov), 9-304 (AS Joseph, 46 ov), 10-308 (SD Hope, 47 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	J Andrew (0) and BA King (4)	6
second	BA King (55) and KU Carty (80)	141
third	KU Carty (23) and SD Hope (34)	58
fourth	SO Hetmyer (4) and SD Hope (3)	7
fifth	JP Greaves (22) and SD Hope (23)	46
sixth	MW Forde (1) and SD Hope (6)	10
seventh	RL Chase (0) and SD Hope (0)	0
eighth	G Motie (18) and SD Hope (8)	26
ninth	AS Joseph (10) and SD Hope (0)	10
tenth	SD Hope (4) and JNT Seales (0)	4

ENGLAND: 312 FOR 7

Batter	How out	R	B
JL Smith	c SD Hope b JNT Seales	0	4
BM Duckett	c JNT Seales b MW Forde	0	3
JE Root	not out	166	139
HC Brook	c JNT Seales b AS Joseph	47	36
JC Buttler	b AS Joseph	0	8
JG Bethell	lbw b RL Chase	17	28
WG Jacks	lbw b AS Joseph	49	57
BA Carse	c JNT Seales b AS Joseph	2	7
AU Rashid	not out	10	11

Did not bat: MJ Potts, S Mahmood

Extras 21 · Total 312 for 7

Bowler (West Indies)	O	M	R	W
JNT Seales	9.5	1	56	1
MW Forde	9	0	76	1
AS Joseph	10	1	31	4
JP Greaves	9	0	54	0
RL Chase	6	0	44	1
G Motie	5	0	38	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-1 (JL Smith), 2-2 (BM Duckett, 1 ov), 3-87 (HC Brook, 11 ov), 4-93 (JC Buttler, 13 ov), 5-133 (JG Bethell, 23 ov), 6-276 (WG Jacks, 43 ov), 7-288 (BA Carse, 45 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	JL Smith (0) and BM Duckett (0)	1
second	BM Duckett (0) and JE Root (0)	1
third	HC Brook (47) and JE Root (31)	85
fourth	JC Buttler (0) and JE Root (6)	6
fifth	JG Bethell (17) and JE Root (23)	40
sixth	WG Jacks (49) and JE Root (87)	143
seventh	BA Carse (2) and JE Root (6)	12
eighth	JE Root (0) and AU Rashid (0)	24

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