Rutherford’s 76 and control of the spinners helped the two-time champions defeat the 2022 champions at the Wankhede Stadium.
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Published February 11, 2026
West Indies defeated England by 30 runs in Group C of the T20 World Cup, with Sherfan Rutherford scoring a pugnacious half-century and Gudakesh Moti producing a superb spin bowling performance.
Rutherford smashed an unbeaten 76 off 42 deliveries with seven sixes at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday, laying the foundation for his side’s impressive total of 196-6.
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Two-time champions West Indies strangled their opponents with spin, defeating England for 166 in 19 overs and taking their second successive win to top the group.
England lost for the first time in the tournament, falling to third place behind Scotland.
England captain Harry Brook said: “It’s disappointing. It’s never good to lose a game, but West Indies played well.”
“I thought it was a number that I could definitely chase, but it didn’t condense as much as I expected, and it didn’t slide into the bat.”
West Indies, forced to bat, lost both their openers in the first seven innings.
After Shimron Hetmyer, 23, and Roston Chase, 34, steadied the ship, Rutherford entered to light up Wankhede Stadium.
He shared 61 runs with Jason Holder, who hit 33 off 17 balls with four sixes, taking West Indies closer to 200 runs.
Leg-spinner Adil Rashid excelled for England, conceding just 16 runs in his four overs, taking the wickets of Chase and Rovman Powell.
England got off to a good start but were defeated by Phil Salt (30) in four overs.
Chase removed Jos Buttler for 21 and left-arm spinner Moti hit a double to turn England back from slumping at 93-4 mid-innings.
The situation called for caution and Brook ably contained his usual aggression, but the West Indian spinners were not denied.
Moti (3-33) caught Brook off his own bowling and Chase further turned the screw by trapping Will Jacks LBW.
Sam Curran bravely posted a 43 to stay within the standings, but lacked support.
“We’ve put in a lot of effort leading up to the World Cup,” Rutherford said.
“I trust my process and if I play with a clear mind, I can score in the end. We were probably 10 runs behind what we would have liked given England’s strong batting, but the players bowled well.”
