Moeen’s whirlwind ton helps England to an easy win

Joe Root earlier made 84 and Ben Stokes 73 in the host’s 369-9. Chris Gayle threatened to lead West Indies to a remarkable run-chase, but after he was run out for 94, the tourist subsided to 245 all out. The efforts of Moeen and Gayle, coupled with short straight boundaries at both ends of the ground, saw the rope cleared 28 times, a record for an ODI in the UK. 

The contest was in the balance when England was pegged back to 217-6, but Moeen shared 117 with Chris Woakes in 88 balls. That led England to score from which it would take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series, which can be won at The Oval on Wednesday. Moeen has enjoyed a stellar summer, making 361 runs and taking 30 wickets in the Tests against South Africa and West Indies, but this performance was his most devastating. Arriving as England lost three wickets for 11 runs, the left-hander was forced into circumspection and had 39 from the first 39 deliveries he faced. 

Brief scores: England 369/9 in 50 overs (J Root 84, B Stokes 73, M Ali 102, C Woakes 34, M Cummins 3/82) bt West Indies 245 in 39.1 overs (C Gayle 94, J Mohammed 38, J Holder 34, L Plunkett 5/52, A Rashid 3/34)