WI vs ENG, 2nd T20I: King puts England to sword as West Indies takes 2-0 lead five-match series

West Indies have taken a commanding 2-0 lead in their five-match T20 series against England after winning the second match by 10 runs

• West Indies takes 2-0 lead five-match series England was hauled in on Tuesday in Barbados, and elected to chase on Thursday in Grenada. The decision looked good early on when the West Indies was reduced to 54-4. But opener Brandon King anchored the home side with an unbeaten 82 from 52 balls and captain Rovman Powell’s explosive 50 off 28 gave them 176-7 and a fighting chance.The West Indies have taken a 2-0 lead over England in their five-match T20 series after winning the second game by 10 runs on the back of Brandon King's sublime knock of 82 in St George's, Grenada.
• Having lost the first game after batting first, England skipper Jos Buttler won the toss and opted to field but his bowlers had no answer to the power of opener King who stayed unbeaten on 82 off 52 deliveries.
• In response, Sam Curran (50) was the only England batter to build on his start while Alzarri Joseph picked up three top-order wickets as the tourists were restricted to 7-166 in 20 overs.
• King smashed five sixes and eight boundaries at the top of the order but Nicholas Pooran, Shai Hope and Shimron Hetmyer fell cheaply as the West Indies found themselves reeling at 4-54.

• Brandon King scored an unbeaten 82 and skipper Rovman Powell blasted a quickfire 50 as West Indies defeated England by 10 runs to take a commanding 2-0 lead in their best-of-five T20 international series in Grenada on Thursday. West Indies opener King produced a superb knock which included eight fours and five sixes from 52 balls as the hosts recovered from a perilous 54-4 to finish on 176-7 at the National Stadium in St. George's. England, who won the toss and opted to bowl first, were restricted to 166-7 in response after a disciplined bowling performance by the hosts.
• Sam Curran top-scored for the tourists with 50 off 32 balls, but England were always struggling to each the required run rate against the West Indies bowling.
• Alzarri Joseph finished with figures of 3-39 off four overs, while spinner Gudakesh Motie frustrated England's batsmen with an economical 1-9 from four overs.
• "I think it was important having lost so many early wickets that I stayed as deep as possible into the innings," man-of-the-match King said afterwards.
• "It was very important for me to stay there and build partnerships. We're playing well and everyone's playing with confidence. They might not have got runs today but another day it will be another guy."
• England captain Jos Buttler, meanwhile, was left to rue the explosive latter part of the West Indies innings after a positive start by the tourists bowlers.
• "It was a few many runs more than we could have restricted them to," Buttler said. "They had a couple of big overs at the back end which pushed the score up, but only losing by 10 -- there's plenty of ways we can find those 10 runs."