- England thrashed West Indies in opening T20 World Cup match
- Silverwood: ‘We’ve got some stiff opposition coming up’
Chris Silverwood has acclaimed England’s performance in emphatically routing the much-fancied defending champions West Indies in the opening game of their Twenty20 World Cup campaign as the most ruthless of his two years as head coach. But he promised that he will not let his side get light-headed on the heady fumes of victory or allow their focus to become clouded by memories of a record-breaking success.
The scale of England’s victory is illustrated by the fact that West Indies’ total of 55 was the second-lowest in their history and the third-lowest in the history of the T20 World Cup – only Netherlands, twice, have fared worse. There was only one West Indies batsman who reached double figures, and their second-highest partnership was eight. It was also the first time England had won, or West Indies had lost, a T20 with more than half their innings to spare. “It’s a great start, one that everyone dreams of,” Silverwood said.
