Ramnaresh Sarwan and Shivnarine Chanderpaul steered the West Indies into the semi-finals of the World Twenty20 at England’s expense as they beat the hosts by five wickets on the Duckworth/Lewis method on Monday.
West Indies, set a revised target of 80 in nine overs after rain delayed the start of the second innings, finished on 82 for five at the Oval with four balls to spare to triumph in a Super Eights match where the winners knew they were going through to the last four.
Sarwan was 19 not out and Chanderpaul 17 not out; their unbroken stand worth 37 after West Indies had been wobbling at 45 for five in the sixth over.
England made 161 for six in their full 20 overs. Ravi Bopara top-scored with 55 but no other batsman made more than Kevin Pietersen’s 31.
Pietersen, who made 46 against India, pulled his first ball, from Pollard, for four and next ball flicked him behind square for another boundary.
Opener Bopara too showed plenty of class in on-driving Darren Sammy, a late replacement for the injured Fidel Edwards and fellow quick Jerome Taylor for high quality boundaries.
But a stand worth 56 was ended when Pietersen was caught by Andre Fletcher at deep square leg off medium-pacer Simmons for 31.
Bopara, having made a fine fifty, could not press on and was lbw to occasional off-spinner Gayle.
Ramnaresh Sarwan and Shivnarine Chanderpaul steered the West Indies into the semi-finals of the World Twenty20 at England’s expense as they beat the hosts by five wickets on the Duckworth/Lewis method on Monday.
West Indies, set a revised target of 80 in nine overs after rain delayed the start of the second innings, finished on 82 for five at the Oval with four balls to spare to triumph in a Super Eights match where the winners knew they were going through to the last four.
Sarwan was 19 not out and Chanderpaul 17 not out; their unbroken stand worth 37 after West Indies had been wobbling at 45 for five in the sixth over.
England made 161 for six in their full 20 overs. Ravi Bopara top-scored with 55 but no other batsman made more than Kevin Pietersen’s 31.
Pietersen, who made 46 against India, pulled his first ball, from Pollard, for four and next ball flicked him behind square for another boundary.
Opener Bopara too showed plenty of class in on-driving Darren Sammy, a late replacement for the injured Fidel Edwards and fellow quick Jerome Taylor for high quality boundaries.
But a stand worth 56 was ended when Pietersen was caught by Andre Fletcher at deep square leg off medium-pacer Simmons for 31.
Bopara, having made a fine fifty, could not press on and was lbw to occasional off-spinner Gayle.
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