In Pictures: T20 World Cup 2021 in UAE - England beat West Indies by 6 wickets and with more than 10 overs to spare in Dubai

Morgan's men make light work of the current World Cup holders

Last updated: October 23, 2021 | 22:48

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West Indies captain Kieron Pollard (left) and England caption Eoin Morgan shake hands after the toss ahead of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021 match at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, in Dubai UAE. England won the toss and decided to field.

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Great support... Cricket fans produced a brilliant atmosphere while they watched the match at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

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Chris Woakes of England celebrate with Jason Roy after taking the wicket of West Indian opener Evin Lewis.

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West Indies' Dwayne Bravo plays a shot. He scored 5 runs from 5 balls as the West Indies struggled...

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West Indies' captain Kieron Pollard in action. The West Indies suffered a massive batting collapse in their opening match...

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Tymal Mills of England celebrate after taking the wicket of Chris Gayle of West Indies.

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England's Tymal Mills, (72), celebrates after taking the wicket of West Indies' Nicholas Pooran caught out by England's Jos Buttler.

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England's players celebrate the dismissal of West Indies' McCoy who was out for a golden duck.

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England's Adil Rashid (right) celebrates with captain Eoin Morgan after taking the wicket of West Indies' captain Pollard.

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England's Jos Buttler (left) reacts after England's Adil Rashid clean bowls West Indies' Andre Russell.

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West Indies' Ravi Rampaul is clean bowled by England's Adil Rashid. Rashid bowled a brilliant spell taking 4 wickets for just 2 runs to bundle out West Indies for just 55 runs...

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England's Jos Buttler in action. He was quick to get England on their way to the total but they did lose several wickets in the chase...

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West Indies' players celebrate the dismissal of England's Jonny Bairstow who was caught and bowled by Hosein for just 9 runs.

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Moeen Ali was run out for just 3 and then Jason Roy (above) also went cheaply for just 11 runs from 10 balls. England suddenly found themselves on 36/3 and for a while the West Indies believed they might do the unthinkable...

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Akeal Hosein of West Indies celebrate after taking the wicket of England batsman Liam Livingstone.

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But England's Morgan helped to guide the team to a six-wicket victory and with more than 10 overs to spare. It is the best possible start for England and they have their revenge for the 2016 T20 World Cup final.

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Morgan and wicket keeper batsman Jos Buttler celebrate their win.

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