8.25pm: Well, England are probably the happier after that. Chris Gayle and Evin Lewis pumped 72 from the Powerplay but they only managed 104 from the subsequent 14 overs, as nine wickets fell and the momentum ebbed away. If the mizzly, murky conditions persist, then it might be tricky for the bowlers, too. Anyway, there are apparently a few spots of rain in the air - but hopefully we'll be back underway, with Gnasher in the hot seat, in 10

Jordan to bowl the final over

So Curran finishes with 1 for 46, not quite as impressive as his figures against SA earlier in the summer. But then Chris Gayle wasn't involved in those

Here come Ashley Nurse and Jerome Taylor again, still seven balls in the innings. West Indies could still get 180, which would be competitive...

8.10pm: Right, it's apparently stopped, so things will be restarting at 8.20pm, once they've mopped up. I can see a tractor on the outfield, over the shoulder of Chris Gayle (who's being interviewed on Sky), which I presume is a good sign. Gayle says he's looking forward to his ODI return against England next week and is hoping to get to the 2019 World Cup. He also mentions playing Tests again - although he's told us that before.

"The Wiindies should have been looking at 220 or more," says Mark. "Right now though England may get away with 175. And this shower does not even show on the rain radar!"

It's now sheeting down at Chester-le-Street - and they're going off! The umpires have stuck it out for quite a while but now the groundstaff have to do their stuff. Sounds like this might just be a passing shower but we'll have to hunker down and sit it out. We've got 15-20 minutes to spare before we lose any overs

While we wait, Hypocaust has some stats magique: "West Indies 10 sixes are the most hit in an international innings at Chester-le-Street beating the 9 England hit in an ODI vs NZ in 2008."

Jerome Taylor, the new batsman, now on strike

"Alan, why is the availability of the highlights dependent on the location of the user? Why cant it be available worldwide?" Have you ever met a TV rights executive, Mahneel? That's why

The rain is getting a touch heavier... and the ball a bit slippery, no doubt. Can West Indies squirt a few more boundaries in the closing two overs?

"All wickets so far have had a Yorkshire player involved - Plunkett completed the run-out of Gayle!" You know what they say, Phil... Strong Yorkshire, strong tea

Chris Jordan changes ends

Here's Prasanna: "In recent past Rashid is the key for England success job ODI and T20. He bowls brilliantly at depth and picks wickets and dents high score from scoring big. Well done Rashid." That's Adil, not Khan - just so we're clear

"Brathwaite. Carlos Brathwaite. Remember the name. b Rashid 2," chortles Bumble

Back comes Tom Curran, four overs to go and West Indies lacking in puff

Ashley Nurse heads out to mop West Indies' brow... and Rashid finishes his allocation with 3-25, a T20I best

Here's Sunil Narine, down at No. 8 rather than pinch-opening today

"Anytime you typed Rashid and legbreak, I'm think of Rashid Khan, Afghanistan legspinner." Yes, he is also called Rashid, eric. Well done

AmericanCricket: "Disappointing from the West Indies, after that start " Still time for them to turn it around, old fruit

Here's Chris Jordan, who got a pasting from Gayle and Lewis earlier

Carlos Brathwaite, the captain, walks out, Powell on strike as they crossed

"Where is Mason crane?? Is he injured??" Not in the squad for this game, sankar4787. England prioritising the Championship, since Mason might be on the boat for the Ashes

Rovman Powell is in at No. 6, slip in place again

"Walton was Man of the Tournament in CPL. I hope he is also a part of ODI squad. Is he? Samuels. What do I say? That was a really shoddy innings. 10 off 13. Just pick him for World T20s. Also had a poor CPL too" Sorry, Kapil, but I think Walton's just in the T20 squad

"As an England fan I'll get worried if they pass 230... ;-)" I think Sam is referring to this match

Adil Rashid comes back on

Kieron Pollard is next in... Morgan has a leg gully in here, interestingly enough

Howdy, folks. Who's for a bit of tonking?

West Indies on for 200 and plenty. Here's Alan

Rashid off. Root back.

A slip in for Samuels

Kapil: "Gayle has missed out on a ton there. Should have just run and he would have been in easily. It's a pain to watch Samuels bat at the start. He is a real slow starter especially for T20s"

Over to Adil Rashid

Marlon Samuels rushes to the middle (not really)

Liam Plunkett's turn

Fair to say that's a handy Powerplay for West Indies...and the first two overs were fairly quiet

Prathamesh Nagn: "Looks like Gayle has relegated Lewis back to supporting act once again. The King lives on!!!" Lewis has heard you

Chris Jordan

Suryateja: "It's going to be a big target if these two get going" Yes

It was just one over for Root. Now it's Tom Curran. He impressed against South Africa

eric: "Just wondering, Gnasher, Do you still think there is any chance for Sunil Narine to open the batting for the West Indies in the future despite his inconsistencies?" Not sure West Indies need him to open!

And it will be Joe Root. This move worked in the World T20 final

Mark: "I think Beaton should have played, he had a very good CPL."

Here come the players on a chilly evening...Gayle and Lewis follow the England fielders. David Willey will send down the first over

6.25pm Almost ready for the action. Strap in, folks. Dylan Mcleish : "It's embarrassing for the selectors that Malan is dropped. And bairstow at five. You need a much bigger hitter there. Bairstows a 3. Malan has a far better career average and strike rate too"

6.15pm Anyway from the international stage for a moment, it's been a special few days for Essex as they clinched their first Championship title in 25 years. Alan Gardner to their homecoming at Chelmsford and spoke to a few of the key names.

Mohan: "Overseas fan. Seated in delayed train to Bangalore. England squad looks good. Tom, Jordan n Plunkett seam attack too good for WI. Guessing Pollard n Narine might rock"

Tabish Qureshi: "Gayle and Lewis, probably the most destructive pair in the world. Waiting to see the blast from them tonight."

6.10pm While we wait for the action, it's a good time to delve into Tim Wigmore's feature on how West Indies have changed T20

Sachin: "Why are Sammy, Badree, Bravo, Russell not part of WI? Understand the WICB vs players tussle had made some progress? Gnasher can you help understand - it is not a T20 WC rematch otherwise!" A variety of reasons...Russell currently banned

6.00pm David Burton: "Am I right in thinking England will be the number 1 T20 side in the world if they win this - big mockers warning" Yes, that does seem right

England have won the toss and will bowl, with a little eye on the weather. "There's a lot on the line," says Eoin Morgan. Malan, Ball and Dawson miss out from the squad. England got with the extra quick. So Malan dropped after his 78 on debut!

Brathwaite says he would probably have bowled as well. He's in town for one game. "It's not ideal, but you have to do it," he says. Ask about Evin Lewis he says "there's too much to say" then compares him to Chris Gayle

England Hales, Roy, Root, Morgan, Bairstow, Buttler, Rashid, Willey, Plunkett, Jordan, Curran

West Indies Gayle, Lewis, Samuels, Walton, Pollard, Powell, Brathwaite, Narine, Nurse, Taylor, Williams

5.40pm Pradeep: "I hope this is the first comment of the day .. By the way whom am I talking to? Gnasher? Miller? Alan?" You are indeed the first, Pradeep. It's Gnasher at the moment. Alan will be here as well

Mayank: "Why is Mason Crane, not in the squad." Suspect to allow him to play Championship cricket

Tom: "What's happened to tymal mills???" He's had some more injury problems

Rahil: "Why Ben Stokes is in the Squad?" He has been rested, Rahil. He's available for the one-day series. Personally I think he should have played this match, help give Durham a boost after their problems. He could easily have sat out an ODI.

5.30pm Hello everyone. The English international season isn't done yet. Today it's Durham for a one-off T20, a re-run of the World T20 final which had a reasonably exciting finish. Quite what a one-off evening game in late-season really means is up for debate, but let's hope there's some absorbing cricket on show - even in the absence of Ben Stokes. Yes, that hasn't gone down well.

West Indies certainly bring some power with them in the batting line-up. A lot of attention is naturally on Chris Gayle, but maybe it's this man we should be watching.

Weather update: there have been some showers during the day, but it's fine at the moment and fingers crossed we get through the match

10.40pm: It's hosing down in Chester-le-Street, which is our cue to push off. Miller's report will be updated shortly and we'll be back for the one-dayers next week. Bye!

10.30pm: Time to hear from the captains, starting with Carlos Brathwaite: [Good record v England?] "This was probably more challenging, the conditions were hard to deal with and I think the umpires were close to calling it off, but I was pleased with the boys. They asked if we wanted to trudge on, we said let's give it a go and no more slip-ups happened. We had a good start and fell away but then the fight from the boys, finishing the game the way we did was fantastic. [Gayle and Lewis?] I played in the same CPL side, Evin has been striking it cleanly. They'r e fantastic to watch, and helped up off to a great start."

England's Eoin Morgan: "Bowling at a pair like Lewis and Gayle was a huge opportunity to test ourselves and we didn't bowl that well. But we were happy chasing what we did, losing three wickets when we did, then Jos and Jonny having to rebuild, I think that cost us. They have full power to push the button and take it on. [Form?] It's always a concern, I don't know when I'm in or out of form. I'm looking forward to the one-day series. [Poor bowling up front] We didn't execute, just come out of playing Championship cricket; and the challenge of bowling to two very good players."

Sunil Narine is Man of the Match: "Yeah, it's good to come out and put on a performance. It was tough conditions but we handled ourselves well. It's difficult with the wet ball and cold conditions, hopefully they continue in the one-day series. It's about getting the right pace and using the variations. Good to see Gayle back and we have a lot of young players. It was a good score, maybe 15 runs short but we came back and bowled well. Performing for your country and being able to win is always the best."

10.25pm: Clinical stuff from the Windies, putting their batting collapse behind them and shackling England with canny variations on a surface that was only conducive to big hitting when Gayle and Lewis were blitzing things early on. Carlos Brathwaite and Kesrick Williams took three wickets apiece and Sunil Narine tied England up with 2 for 15 from his four overs. They were cold, it was wet but West Indies were still too hot for England.

"Ball 18.5... Between his legs - a natmeg?" Only if it's intentional, Sam

Okay, so we're outside even Carlos Brathwaite territory... England needing 26 off the last six balls. And it'll be Brathwaite to bowl 'em

So, two overs to go, England need 32. Still just about in the realms of possibility, though perhaps not with Nos. 9 and 10 at the crease. Kesrick Williams to bowl...

"Why is Willey's batting so incompetent for England?" wonders Burli. "He's class in the Blast. " International cricket, innit

Jerome Taylor returns

Here's Smas: "Maybe it'll come down to 20 from the last over and Braithwaite bowling...." Tom Curran to do the honours?

Last four, England need 50... Carlos Brathwaite back on

Three off the over, a brilliant one for West Indies, Narine finishing with 2 for 15

Sunil Narine is back on, too, just to make things trickier

Now we will see David Willey have a chance to swing for the fences. England need 53 from five overs - so the RRR over 10 now

"Why Rashid over Willey... It doesn't make sense... Willey just had an amazing time in Natwest Blast." He's not really done it for England, Sreenath. Might be best to leave him needing to thrash 15 off seven at the end

Adil Rashid is next man, Bairstow on strike as they crossed

Pollard continues, England needing 69 off seven overs - which is easy maths, at least

Another change, Kesrick Williams back on

Kieron Pollard into the attack now, blowing on his fingers...

"Interesting WI aren't fussed about the ground fielding conditions now they're on top..." Indeed, Robin Ferguson. Although that slip on the rope might suggest they have a point

Evening all. Game on here, I'd say... and it looks like West Indies have successfully petitioned for a change of the ball

West Indies in control at the moment. To take you to the finish it's back to Alan

Lou Roper: "Which 'bright light' is responsible for scheduling a floodlit match in Durham in September--and on a Saturday no less?"

Slip has been removed

Even at night in mid-September in 10 degrees, spin proving key

West Indies now on top. How quickly things can change. They dusted themselves down in the last few overs. Good effort

Change of ends for Narine. Remus: "Re the over rate: half the minutes in the Power Play were spent tending to Walton." Yes, but away from that there was also general slowness. Anyway, good game here

Nurse is replacing Narine. Alex: "Maybe the windies will move a little quicker after that wicket! Braithwaite hopefully wakes up his troop"

That's the Powerplay done. The late wicket a boost for West Indies

Sarfaraz: "Taylor has always been very disappointing. An average bowler with poor performance always" I'll always remember that day at Sabina Park!

havalina: "if this was a football match all of the Windies players would have been booked for time wasting."

This over-rate is shocking, even if conditions a little difficult

England's fastest T20I fifty is off 23 balls (Bopara)

Here's Sunil Narine. Can he get those fingers warm?

Plenty of runs in the Powerplays today

The umpires are having a chat about something. Outfield conditions? A few of the fielders have been slipping around. Brathwaite doesn't seem too happy. The umpires have said play on. All a bit odd, that

Well, Hales is off...anything Gayle can do

Prathamesh Nagn: "Williams must have forgotten his notebook in the Caribbean . That's a solid first over clobbering"

Sreenath: "Looks like that drop of hales gonna be proven costly "

A delay here while Walton is checked out. He's back on his feet. Senior West Indies players having a chat. We are ready to resume. Walton is okay

Will be Kesrick Williams

Players back in the middle. Sure West Indies are looking forward to this fielding stint. Hales and Roy to open. Jerome Taylor with the opening over...