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England: England cricket team defeated West Indies by 7 wickets in the third T20 match of the series played in Grenada. In this match, English opener Phil Salt performed brilliantly and scored a century. Salt has been released  (released) by Delhi Capitals even before the IPL-2024 auction. The way Salt performed in this match, it seems that the Delhi franchise might be regretting their decision.
Phil Salt led England to victory
England captain Jos Buttler won the toss in this match and invited West Indies to bat first. Thanks to the brilliant innings of wicketkeeper batsman Nicholas Pooran (82), 222 runs were scored for 6 wickets in 20 overs. Puran hit 6 fours and as many sixes in 45 balls. After this, thanks to the innings of Phil Salt (109 not out), England achieved the target by losing 3 wickets with one ball remaining. England won the first match of the 5-match T20 series. Currently West Indies is leading 2-1 in the series. Earlier, West Indies had won the 3-match ODI series 2-1.
Released before auction
Delhi Capitals had released Phil Salt before the auction. Phil Salt broke the back of West Indies bowlers while opening. He scored an unbeaten stormy innings of 109 runs. Salt hit 4 fours and a sky-high 9 sixes in his innings of 109 runs in 56 balls. He also made an opening partnership of 115 runs with captain Jos Buttler (51). Butler hit 5 fours and 2 sixes in 34 balls. Salt played 9 matches in the last season of IPL and scored 218 runs with the help of 2 half-centuries.