NORTH SOUND, Antigua (Reuters) – The West Indies cruised to an eight-wicket victory over an experimental England side in Antigua on Thursday in the rain-affected opener of their One-Day International series.
A week after the test team slumped to a series defeat in Pakistan, England named four ODI debutants for the first of three matches against the West Indies, and their rookie line-up laboured to a disappointing 209 all out from their innings.
The hosts made a fine start to their reply before a rain delay gave them a new target via the Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method, one they strolled to with nine overs to spare.
Their pursuit was made easier thanks to a big-hitting 94 from Evin Lewis.
England get the chance to redeem themselves at the same Sir Vivian Richards Stadium on Saturday, before the third and final ODI of the series takes place in Barbados next Wednesday.
(Reporting by Peter Hall; Editing by Peter Rutherford)
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