- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR12.4 wicket, finally! Short of a good length on the off stump and he tries to bludgeon that into the stands over midwicket, gets the top edge and Matt Prior judges it well running to his left. 72/113.5 run out, Sarwan must take the blame there, short on middle, turned away into the vacant square-leg region, they take an easy single and Sarwan calls for the second, Simmons is halfway down the pitch only to see his partner back away at the last moment, Mascarenhas returns an accurate throw to the keeper who clips off the bails to find him well short 76/215.5 chopped it on! Fraction short on the off stump, tried to guide it to third man, got the inside edge and the sticks behind him take a beating! England have clawed back well here 83/332.2 massive blow! Persisted with that irritating line just outside off, Chanderpaul tried to nudge that down to third man, got a thin edge and Prior made no mistake. England on top! 143/526.2 horrendous shot, that! Not even to the pitch, bowled on a good length on the off stump, went for a massive heave over midwicket, ended up slicing it and Flintoff at mid-on ran a few steps back to complete a well-judged catch. West Indies clearly on the back foot now 126/447.2 gone, identical delivery, attempts an identical shot, connects it this time, but not well enough, finds the substitute fielder Ian Bell who snaps it comfortably at deep midwicket, the end of a valuable innings 225/934.4 excellent catch by Flintoff, but he seems to have touched the ropes! The runs were difficult to come by, Pollard's eyes lit up after he saw that ball pitched up on the off stump, had a wild swing at it, didnt get hold of it and Flintoff at deep midwicket took it above his head with a leap and it just looked, seeing the replays, as if his left foot had just nudged the ropes on his way down. There was definitely some movement, the umpires, though, have given it out 145/640.4 timber! Bowled at 84.6 mph, a hint of inward movement, landed on a good length on the off stump, pushed Sammy back, kept a little low, broke through his defenses to crash into off and middle 173/746.5 gone, deceived by the slower one, bowled full outside off, instead of giving his partner the strike he chips this one straight o Collingwood at long-off, Bravo stranded with the last man now, Fidel's no hitter 224/8Extras9 (nb 2, w 7)TOTAL239/9 (50 Overs, RR: 4.78)Fall of wickets: 1-72 (CH Gayle, 12.4 ov), 2-76 (LMP Simmons, 13.5 ov), 3-83 (RR Sarwan, 15.5 ov), 4-126 (D Ramdin, 26.2 ov), 5-143 (S Chanderpaul, 32.2 ov), 6-145 (KA Pollard, 34.4 ov), 7-173 (DJG Sammy, 40.4 ov), 7-203* (NO Miller, retired not out ), 8-224 (FH Edwards, 46.5 ov), 9-225 (DJ Bravo, 47.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB JM Anderson 10 1 41 1 4.10 42 3 2 2 0 SCJ Broad 10 0 62 3 6.20 34 6 3 0 1 A Flintoff 9 0 58 1 6.44 33 6 2 1 1 SJ Harmison 8 0 42 0 5.25 24 4 1 0 0 AD Mascarenhas 10 1 26 3 2.60 38 1 0 0 0 KP Pietersen 0.5 0 0 0 0.00 5 0 0 0 0 OA Shah 1.1 0 6 0 5.14 1 0 0 0 0 PD Collingwood 1 0 4 0 4.00 2 0 0 0 0
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Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR14.3 gone, but has the wicket come too late? Failed to pick the slower one, was into the stroke too early and failed to get to the pitch, Pollard held it back just a touch compared to the previous delivery, Bopara tried to swing it over square leg, got the direction wrong, ended up lofting it really high towards fine leg where Miller took a well-judged catch 108/1Extras8 (lb 3, w 5)TOTAL136/1 (18.3 Overs, RR: 7.35)Fall of wickets: 1-108 (RS Bopara, 14.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB LS Baker 2 0 24 0 12.00 1 4 0 1 0 FH Edwards 3 0 24 0 8.00 3 2 0 2 0 DJ Bravo 3.3 0 22 0 6.28 7 2 0 1 0 DJG Sammy 4 0 31 0 7.75 7 1 1 0 0 KA Pollard 4 0 20 1 5.00 11 0 1 1 0 NO Miller 2 0 12 0 6.00 4 1 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
England , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
5-match series level 2-2
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
09.30 start, First Session 09.30-13.00 Interval 13.00-13.45, Second Session 13.45-17.15
Match days
29 March 2009 (50-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- West Indies: 50 runs in 9.1 overs (55 balls), Extras 0
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 55 balls (CH Gayle 31, LMP Simmons 22, Ex 0)
- Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
- Drinks: West Indies - 83/3 in 15.5 overs (S Chanderpaul 2)
- West Indies: 100 runs in 18.1 overs (109 balls), Extras 0
- Rain: West Indies - 137/4 in 30.4 overs (S Chanderpaul 25, DJ Bravo 5)
- West Indies: 150 runs in 37.1 overs (225 balls), Extras 2
- Power Play 3: Overs 41.1 - 46.0
- West Indies: 200 runs in 43.0 overs (263 balls), Extras 9
- DJ Bravo: 50 off 61 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- NO Miller retired hurt on 7* from 203/7 (43.6 ov) to 225/9
- England: 50 runs in 5.2 overs (35 balls), Extras 3
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 35 balls (AJ Strauss 35, RS Bopara 12, Ex 3)
- AJ Strauss: 50 off 41 balls (7 x 4)
- England: 100 runs in 13.4 overs (85 balls), Extras 6
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 85 balls (AJ Strauss 65, RS Bopara 29, Ex 6)
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