England beat West Indies by 186 runs to win the third and final One-Day International at Barbados on Thursday.
England rode on splendid centuries from opener Alex Hales and Joe Root, who took the England total to 328 after they were put in to bat by the Caribbean side. Alzarri Joseph was the pick of the bowlers for West Indies as he took 4 wickets but also leaked 76 runs. Jason Holder bowled a disciplined spell of 3/41 in his quota of 10 overs.
West Indies were off to a horrendous start during the chase, losing their top three batsmen for 13 runs. With the run rate constantly rising, they cracked under pressure and were eventually bowled out for 142 within 40 overs. Liam Plunkett and Chris Woakes were once again the pick of the bowlers for England as they grabbed three wickets apiece. Hales was the man of the match for his brilliant knock of 110 as Woakes won the man of the series award.
Brief scores:
England 328 all out (Alex Hales 110, Joe Root 101, Alzarri Joseph 4-76) beat West Indies 142 all out (Jonathan Carter 46, Chris Woakes 3-16, Liam Plunkett 3-27) by 186 runs.
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