T20 World Cup: West Indies beat England by 30 runs

Sherfane Rutherford and Jason Holder laid the platform with the bat before the spin duo of Gudakesh Motie and Roston Chase sealed the deal as the West Indies notched up its second successive win in the T20 World Cup with a commanding 30-run victory over England at the Wankhede Stadium here on Wednesday (February 11, 2026).

Put in to bat, West Indies posted 196 for six, thanks largely to Rutherford’s unbeaten 76 (42b, 2×4, 7×6). His 61-run stand off just 32 deliveries with Holder (33, 17b, 1×4, 4×6) lifted the total.

The pair were watchful against leg-spinner Adil Rashid but went hard at the seamers in the death overs. Rutherford raised his fifty with a pick-up over deep square leg off Jamie Overton, while Holder smashed Sam Curran for three sixes in the 17th over. A dropped return catch by Rashid when Rutherford was on 56 proved costly, as the final five overs yielded 66 runs.

England began briskly, racing to 67 for one in the PowerPlay with Phil Salt taking the attack to Holder, tonking him for two sixes and three fours in the second over. But the innings unravelled in the middle overs.

Chase had Jos Buttler hole out, and Motie then turned the screws — deceiving Tom Banton in flight, inducing a return catch from captain Harry Brook, and producing a quicker one to castle a set Jacob Bethell.

Though Curran fought a lone battle, England was bowled out for 166 in 19 overs, handing the Caribbean side a thumping win in front of a 21,000-strong crowd.

The scores: West Indies 196/6 in 20 overs (Roston Chase 34, Sherfane Rutherford 76 n.o., Jason Holder 33, Adil Rashid 2/16, Jamie Overton 2/33) bt England 166 in 19 overs (Phil Salt 30, Jacob Bethell 33, Sam Curran 43 n.o., Gudakesh Motie 3/33, Chase 2/29).

Toss: England; PoM: Rutherford.