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Forde propels WI to series-clinching win

Updated on: 11 December,2023 07:35 AM IST  |  Bridgetown (Barbados)
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In a rain-affected encounter, the 21-year-old Barbadian delighted the few home supporters among a majority English audience with figures of 3-29 as the tourists were restricted to 206-9 off 40 overs after being put in

Forde propels WI to series-clinching win

Matthew Forde of the West Indies bowls during the third and final ODI match between the West Indies and England at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados. Pic/AFP

A dream debut by Matthew Forde helped guide the West Indies to a series-clinching four-wicket win over England in the decisive third and final match of their ODI series at Kensington Oval here on Saturday.


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In a rain-affected encounter, the 21-year-old Barbadian delighted the few home supporters among a majority English audience with figures of 3-29 as the tourists were restricted to 206-9 off 40 overs after being put in. Then, with the West Indies stuttering at 135-6 in pursuit of a revised target of 188 off 34 overs, Forde (13 not out) joined Romario Shepherd (41 not out) in an unbroken seventh-wicket stand of 56 to take the Caribbean team to their first ODI series triumph over England for 16 years.


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