Rutherford ruthless as WI whack England

Motie leaves rivals dizzy, Aussies cruise

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Sherfane Rutherford struck a belligerent half-century and Gudakesh Motie produced a brilliant display of spin bowling as West Indies thumped England by 30 runs in the Twenty20 World Cup Group C on Wednesday.

Rutherford smacked seven sixes in his unbeaten 76 off 42 deliveries to provide the bedrock of his team's imposing total of 196-6.

Twice champions West Indies returned to choke their opponents with spin and bundled out England for 166 in 19 overs to top the group with their second successive victory.

England slipped to third place, behind Scotland, after their first defeat in the tournament.

"Disappointing. It's never nice to lose a game, but West Indies played outstanding," England captain Harry Brook said.

"We thought it was a chaseable total for sure but it didn't dew up as much as we expected and didn't skid onto the bat."

Put into bat, West Indies lost both openers in the first seven deliveries of their innings.