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England Shatters Records with Highest Score in Twenty20 Game

Phil Salt's Brilliant 119 Leads England to Victory, Setting Stage for Series Decider

  • England set a new record for the highest score in a Twenty20 game, scoring 267 for three against the West Indies.
  • Phil Salt led the way with a brilliant 119, the highest total achieved by an Englishman in the format, beating Alex Hales’s 116 against Sri Lanka in 2014.
  • Jos Buttler and Liam Livingstone also contributed with 50s to the total.
  • The West Indies team fell short by 75 runs, despite a vicious assault on England’s bowling.
  • The series will be decided on Thursday, with England's trajectory looking promising.
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