Highlights, England vs West Indies, ICC World Cup 2019 Match at Southampton, Full Cricket Score: Joe Root guides England to win

Joe Root is the Man of the Match for his unbeaten 100! 

FOUR! England register a comprehensive eight-wicket win over West Indies at Southampton! Stokes makes full use of the free-hit after the no-ball by Holder, guiding the ball wide of mid on to collect the winning boundary! ENG 213/2

CENTURY FOR JOE ROOT — his second of the 2019 World Cup in four games as well as his 16th in ODIs! This one comes off 93 deliveries, with the help of 11 boundaries. Gets to the milestone with a single, pulling the ball towards backward square leg. ENG 203/2

OUT! England lose a second wicket, this one occurring with England on the brink of a massive win. Woakes heaves the ball towards deep square leg, where Fabian Allen takes a fine low catch. ENG 199/2

Woakes c (sub) Allen b Gabriel 40(54)

Century stand up between Joe Root and Chris Woakes for the second wicket, with Root collecting a double off the second delivery of Gabriel's seventh over to bring up the milestone. ENG 195/1

Fifty partnership up between Root and Woakes for the second wicket, the former collecting a single off the fourth delivery of Brathwaite's second over to bring up the milestone. ENG 145/1

Fifty up for Joe Root — his third of the ongoing tournament! The stadium erupts with the now famous "ROOOOOT" chant. The makeshift opener has collected six boundaries in his run-a-ball innings so far. ENG 115/1

OUT! Gabriel gets the breakthrough that the Windies were looking for, removing Bairstow, who falls five short of his half-century as a result! Tried to uppercut the short ball outside off, but didn't get the distance, getting caught by Brathwaite at third man in the end. Drinks taken after this dismissal ENG 95/1

 Bairstow c Brathwaite b Gabriel 45(46) 

FOUR! Fifty opening stand up between Root and Bairstow, the former bringing up the milestone with another lovely drive through cover point off Russell's first delivery of the day. ENG 50/0

BOWLED EM! Wood finishes off with a perfect yorker to Gabriel, rattling his stumps and walking away with his 50th ODI wicket as a result! West Indies have been bowled out for 212 with a little over five overs to spare. 

Gabriel b Wood 0(3)

OUT! Archer collects his third wicket, getting Brathwaite caught-behind with umpire Dharmasena raising his finger after a bit of a pause. Brathwaite, though, looks disappointed, with the ball appearing off his right shoulder before settling in Buttler's gloves. What he probably missed was the faint edge off his bat before the deflection off the shoulder, which is confirmed by UltraEdge. WI 211/9

Brathwaite c Buttler b Archer 14(22)

OUT! Cottrell's trapped lbw for a golden duck, and Jofra Archer's on a roll! The batsman goes for the review, but ends up wasting it with HawkEye showing three reds in the fielding team's favour. WI 202/8

Cottrell lbw Archer 0(1)

OUT! Pooran's gone, and that's a huge blow for the Windies! Pooran tries to leave a short ball from Archer bowled at an uncomfortable angle, one that flicks off his right glove before settling in Buttler's glove. The appeal is initially turned down, with stand-in captain Buttler signalling for the review after a pause. WI 202/7

Pooran c Buttler b Archer 63(78)

OUT! Another one of those cameos from Dre Russ where he smacks a couple of fours and sixes before perishing while playing a shot too many. Russell hooks a short ball from Wood, this time hitting it down the throat of Woakes at deep square leg. WI 188/6

Russell c Woakes b Wood 21(16)

Fifty up for Nicholas Pooran, bringing up the milestone with a drive down the ground. He brings up his first half-century in ODI cricket, taking 56 deliveries to get to the milestone. WI 157/5

OUT! Root strikes again! Fires an arm ball at Holder down the leg side, with the Windies skipper getting a leading edge that results in a simple catch for the part-time bowler. WI 156/5

Holder c and b Root 9(10)

OUT! Root strikes for England, and the Hampshire Bowl goes "ROOOOOOT!" Hetmyer ends up nudging the ball back to the bowler for a simple return catch while looking for a straight drive. WI 144/4

Hetmyer c and b Root 39 (48)

Fifty partnership up between Hetmyer and Pooran for the fourth wicket, the former bringing up the milestone with a single off the second delivery of Stokes' third over. WI 105/3

OUT! Wood's lbw appeal is initially turned down by umpire Dharmasena, with skipper Morgan not taking long to make the signal for the review. HawkEye shows three reds, with the appeal looking plumb even to the naked eye. West Indies lose two quick wickets in no time. WI 55/3

Hope lbw Wood 11(30)

OUT! Plunkett gets the key wicket of Gayle, who succumbs to a short ball, getting a top-edge that results in a catch for Bairstow at deep square leg. WI 54/2

Gayle c Bairstow b Plunkett 36(41)

Fifty partnership up between Gayle and Hope for the second wicket, the latter bringing up the milestone with a single in the 13th over. Gayle, though, has been the primary aggressor in this stand, collecting 35 of those runs. WI 54/1

BOWLED EM! Searing yorker from Chris Woakes, measuring 140 clicks! Lewis wasn't able to get his bat down on time, and has done little to impress the team management after making his way back into the team. WI 4/1

Lewis b Woakes 2(8)

England XI: Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan(c), Jos Buttler(w), Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes, Liam Plunkett, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood

West Indies XI: Chris Gayle, Evin Lewis, Shai Hope(w), Nicholas Pooran, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder(c), Andre Russell, Carlos Brathwaite, Sheldon Cottrell, Shannon Gabriel, Oshane Thomas

Jason Holder, West Indies captain: Probably wanted to bowl first, looking at the fresh wicket. We all know what's at stake and we've planned well for this. It's a matter of adapting to particular players we are playing against. Three changes, Lewis and Russell are back while Gabriel makes his first appearance.

Eoin Morgan, England captain: Predicted there might be a little bit of moisture early on, so wanted to take advantage of that. We've got the same team. 

TOSS: England win the toss, and skipper Eoin Morgan opts to bowl. 

Pitch Report

Pitch has been kept under the hooded cover, which means it is still quite hard. It has low grass cover, some moisture, but is still quite hard. Expect a lot of short balls on this pitch, especially with big square boundaries.