On June 6, England defeated West Indies in the opening T20I of the three-match series by 21 runs to go up 1-0 in the series. Coming into the series after whitewashing the Windes by 3-0 margin in the ODI-leg, England continued to impress, and dominated their opponents, courtesy a 96-run knock from Jos Buttler and four-wicket haul from Liam Dawson.