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WI vs ENG, 4th T20I | Phil Salt's Second Consecutive T20I Ton Helps England Level Series 

image-lqdcomxtPhil Salt ton helped set-up a decider for England (Twitter)

 Brief Scores - England 267/3 in 20 overs (Phil Salt 119, Jos Buttler 55, Liam Livingstone 54*; Akeal Hosein 1/36) beat West Indies 192/10 in 15.3 overs (Andre Russell 51; Reece Topley 3/37, Sam Curran 2/25) by 75 runs 

Phil Salt turned the beast mode on again and pulverized the hapless West Indies attack for a second consecutive T20I century as England secured a series-levelling victory in Trinidad on Tuesday (December 19). 

The aggressive opener blasted 119 off just 57 deliveries and laid the foundation for the Three Lions' massive victory by 75 runs at the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba. 

Hammering seven fours and ten maximums at the crease, the wicketkeeper-batter helped England push to an insurmountable 267/3 in their 20 overs quota alongside half-centurions Jos Buttler and Liam Livingstone. 

The breathtaking assault by the top-order match-winner from North Wales was backed up brilliantly by the extravagant skipper and his opening partner. Buttler plundered 55 off just 29 deliveries before at No.4, Livingstone smashed an unbeaten 54 from only 21 balls to swell England's total to an impregnable height. 

Phil Salt And England Create History

Expected to crush the Calypso Kings under the weight of the humoungous asking rate, England played the second half on rather anticipated lines as the hosts lost frequent wickets in the hunt for big shots and were all out inside 16 overs despite hammering a score of 192. 

Nicholas Pooran (39) and Sherfane Rutherford (36) produced quickfire thirties before allrounder Andre Russell led the stand-out act with his devastating blitz worth 51 runs off 25 balls. Despite batting deep, however, West Indies fell short of batting to cater to the jaw-dropping 268-run target and failed to match the England batting display. 

On a super flat deck with small boundary dimensions in Trinidad, both the lengthy batting units were expected to relish their time and so they did. The real difference was made by the bowlers. 

While the Caribbean men had only left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein (1/36) capable of finding leash and control with the ball, Reece Topley (3/37), Sam Curran (2/25) and Rehan Ahmed (2/42) provided England the timely breakthroughs and played a huge role in drowning the spirited hosts.