The visiting side England snatched a brilliant victory against the host Windies in the high-scoring first ODI at Kensington Oval (Bridgetown, Barbados). With this victory, England has taken the 1-0 lead in the five-match ODI series with four to go.
Windies captain Jason Holder decided to bat first after winning the toss. The host side Windies scored 360/8, thanks to Chris Gayle’s 135 and Shai Hope’s 64. With the help of two-century innings, England successfully chased down that target in 48.4 overs after losing four wickets.
Brief Score: Windies – 360/8 in 50 overs (Chris Gayle 135, Shai Hope 64; Ben Stokes 3/37)
England – 364/4 in 48.4 overs (Jason Roy 123, Joe Root 102; Jason Holder 2/63)
Result – England won by six wickets
Here are some of the statistical highlights of the match:
(1st innings)
Chris Gayle
i) Windies batsman Chris Gayle hit 12 sixes in this match.
- It was the joint second most number of sixes for a Windies batsman in ODI innings. The record holder is also Chris Gayle with 16 sixes against Zimbabwe at Canberra on 24 February 2015.
ii) Chris Gayle reaches 488 sixes in an international career.
- Chris Gayle hits the most number of sixes in international cricket history. During this game, he surpassed Shahid Afridi (Pakistan/Asia XI/ICC World XI) who had hit 476 sixes in his international career.
iii) At the age of 39 years and 152 days, Chris Gayle hit his 24th ODI century.
- Chris Gayle is the third oldest cricketer to hit an ODI century. The top two batsmen in this list are former UAE batsman Khurram Khan (43 years and 162 days) and former Sri Lankan batsman Sanath Jayasuriya (39 years and 212 days).
iv) Chris Gayle scored 135 runs.
- It is the highest ODI Individual score by a Windies batsman against England on the Caribbean soil. The previous record was 128 by Denesh Ramdin at North Sound on 5 March 2014.
Nicholas Pooran
v) Windies batsman Nicholas Pooran scored a duck on his ODI debut.
- 15th Windies batsman to score a duck in their ODI debut.
Windies
vi) Windies scored 360/8 in 50 overs.
- It was the highest ODI total for Windies in their home venues. Their previous record was 338/7 (50 overs) against Bangladesh at Basseterre on 25 August 2014.
- It was the joint third highest ODI total for Windies.
Windies’ top five ODI totals
| Total (Overs) | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 372/2 (50) | Zimbabwe | Canberra | 24 February 2015 |
| 363/4 (50) | New Zealand | Hamilton | 8 January 2014 |
| 360/4 (50) | Sri Lanka | Karachi | 13 October 1987 |
| 360/8 (50) | England | Bridgetown | 20 February 2019 |
| 357/4 (50) | UAE | Harare | 6 March 2018 |
Moeen Ali
vii) English off-spinner Moeen Ali had the bowling figures of 10-0-85-0.
- It was the most expensive ODI bowling figures for an English spinner. Their previous record was 9-0-78-2 by Samit Patel against India at Rajkot on 14 November 2008.
- It was the second most expensive ODI bowling figures for an English bowler against Windies. The record holder is Jake Ball with the bowling figures of 10-1-94-1 at Southampton on 29 September 2017.
(2nd innings)
Jason Roy
viii) England opener Jason Roy completed his century in 65 balls.
- It was the seventh fastest ODI century for England.
Top fastest ODI centuries by the English batsmen
| Player | Balls faced completing century | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| Jos Buttler | 46 | Pakistan | Dubai (DSC) | 20 November 2015 |
| Moeen Ali | 53 | West Indies | Bristol | 24 September 2017 |
| Jonny Bairstow | 54 | Scotland | Edinburgh | 10 June 2018 |
| Jonny Bairstow | 58 | New Zealand | Christchurch | 10 March 2018 |
| Jos Buttler | 61 | Sri Lanka | Lord’s | 31 May 2014 |
| Alex Hales | 62 | Australia | Nottingham | 19 June 2018 |
| Jason Roy | 65 | Windies | Bridgetown | 20 February 2019 |
ix) Jason Roy scored 123 runs.
- Third best ODI innings by an English batsman against Windies on the Caribbean soil. The top two in this list are 130 by Marcus Trescothick (at Gros Islet on 1 May 2004) and 129* by Graham Gooch (at Port of Spain on 4 March 1986).
England’s twin centuries
x) English batsmen Jason Roy (123) and Joe Root (102) scored centuries.
- It was the third time when two English batsmen scored centuries in the same ODI innings against Windies.
- In overall, it was the 16th time when two English batsmen scored centuries in the same ODI innings.
90+ Partnership
xi) England had three 90+ partnerships in this match.
- It was the second time when England had three 90+ partnerships in the same ODI innings. During the Nottingham ODI against Australia on 19 June 2018, England had three-century partnerships.
Devendra Bishoo
xii) Windies leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo had the bowling figures of 10-0-78-1.
- It is the most expensive ODI bowling figures for a Windies bowler against England on the Caribbean soil. The previous record was 10-0-76-4 by Alzarri Joseph at Bridgetown on 9 March 2017. Also, in the same latest ODI, Windies bowlers Oshane Thomas and Ashley Nurse had the bowling figures of 9-0-72-1 and 10-0-69-0 respectively. These two are in the third and fourth positions of the most expensive ODI bowling figures for Windies against England on the Caribbean soil.
- It was the second most expensive ODI bowling figures for a Windies spinner. The record is 10-0-79-0 by Sulieman Benn against South Africa at Sydney on 27 February 2015.
Successful chasing
xiii) England successfully chased the 361-run target (364/4).
- It was the highest successful ODI chase by a non-home team (away side or neutral side). The previous record was chasing 331 runs by India (331/4) against Australia at Sydney on 23 January 2016.
- It was the highest successful ODI chase on the Caribbean soil. The previous record was chasing 313 runs by Sri Lanka (313/6) against West Indies at Bridgetown on 8 June 2003.
- In overall, it was the third highest successful ODI chase. The top two record holders are both South Africa by chasing 435 and 372 runs target both against Australia at Johannesburg (12 March 2006) and Durban (5 October 2016) respectively.