Ben Duckett ripped through West Indian hopes with a frenetic 84 off only 46 deliveries, powering England to a towering 248 for 3 at the Ageas Bowl on Tuesday. His assault—laced with ten fours and a pair of towering sixes—set the tone for England’s most commanding T20 innings on home soil, and ultimately for a 37-run triumph that sealed a flawless series.
Sharing the new ball duties with Duckett, Jamie Smith piled on 60 from 26 in a whirlwind opening stand worth 120 inside nine overs. Harry Brook iced the finish with an unbeaten 35, while teenager Jacob Bethell stole the closing overs, clubbing 36 from 16—including three successive maximums off Gudakesh Motie—to equal England’s highest T20 total at home.
Luke Wood (3-31) and Liam Dawson struck early to remove Evin Lewis and Johnson Charles, forcing West Indies onto the back foot at 22 for 2. Shai Hope counter-punched with 45 before Brydon Carse’s well-directed short ball ended the resistance. Captain Rovman Powell’s unbeaten 79 from 45—nine fours, four sixes—kept the tourists interested, yet the chase expired at 211 for 8.
For new white-ball skipper Harry Brook, it’s now six wins from six to begin his tenure. Duckett, named Player of the Match, credited the freedom of the pitch and Smith’s early onslaught: “Jamie softened up the quicks, which let me play my natural game—hit gaps, keep it simple, and cash in.”
Having already swept the ODI leg 3-0, England’s emphatic T20 whitewash underscores their deep batting reserves and a bowling attack capable of seizing key moments. The message ahead of a busy summer is clear: England’s limited-overs machine is running hot, and the West Indies felt its full heat.
