West Indies v England: fourth men’s T20 cricket international – live

Evening everyone and welcome to the latest episode of a prime-time drama. It may not be as close as England’s thrilling win in Grenada on Saturday, but there’s just as much riding on it.

Lose in Trinidad tonight and England will have lost this series as well as the ODI one, so there will be no arguing that they were a match for the resurgent West Indies. Win it, however, and the T20 series will be beautifully poised at 2-2. The momentum will be with England, who should then have a good chance of pulling off one of these.

In this absorbing five-setter, the role of Andy Murray is being played by Phil Salt. He may not have an England contract, he may not have an IPL contract, but he’s been the player of this series so far. He has 174 runs, which is 50 more than the next man (Rovman Powell) and a few more than the next two Englishmen combined (Jos Buttler has 95, Liam Livingstone 74). In a region that prides itself on its ability to clear the rope, Salt also has the most sixes in the series (11, one more than Powell). And he hit nine of them while visibly wilting in the heat.

Among the bowlers, the star has been another IPL reject, Adil Rashid, with six wickets for 68 off his 12 overs. His enduring excellence has made sure that England have been the better side at spin (11 wickets at an average of 23, as against their hosts’ five at 28). But West Indies have won the battle of the seamers by a street, taking 15 wickets at 28 compared to England’s eight at 38.

Today’s game, at the Brian Lara Academy in Tarouba, starts at 4pm rather than lunchtime, but the sun should still be blazing down. According to the forecast, it will be 31 degrees at the start of play and 27 by the end. The toss is at 3.30 local time, 7.30pm GMT, so I’ll be back soon after that with the teams.