T20 World Cup: This is as good as it gets – Eoin Morgan after England crush defending champions West Indies

England captain Eoin Morgan said his team’s campaign-opening win over defending champions West Indies was the perfect start in the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 in Dubai on Saturday.

The Windies suffered one of their biggest defeats in the shortest format after getting bowled out for their second lowest T20I score of 55 in just 14.2 overs on a slow and turning pitch in Dubai.

England needed just 50 balls to chase down the paltry target, although even they struggled to cope with the pitch conditions and lost 4 wickets in the process.

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Batting fireworks were expected in the repeat of the 2016 final but England made it a one-sided affair with their bowlers running amok at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

Moeen Ali (2-17) wrecked the West Indies top order before Adil Rashid ran through rest of the line-up to skittle out the Caribbean side for a paltry 55 inside 15 overs.

England, bidding to become the first side to hold the 20-overs and 50-overs World Cup titles at the same time, chased down the target in 8.2 overs to begin their Super 12 campaign in style.

Morgan’s men endured their own batting wobble in their chase losing four wickets in the process but their victory was never in doubt.

Jos Buttler made an unbeaten 24, sealing the victory with a pulled boundary while Morgan, not out on seven, looked on from the other end.

“It’s as good as it gets. To start our campaign like that, all credit to our bowling unit,” Morgan said.

“I think Moeen read the conditions beautifully. He took chances when his match-up was in his favour, and to take his opportunity like he has … was brilliant.”

The defeat was West Indies’ first against England in T20 World Cup history and took the Three Lions to the top of Group 1 on the table.

“There’s not a lot to explain – it was an unacceptable performance, but we do need to take this on the chin and move on. These sorts of games sometimes, we just need to bin it.

“It’s a matter of finding our straps, we have to find a way to get a fighting total on the board, today was a day where we couldn’t find that balance, but we need to forget this and move on,” Pollard said after the game.

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