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World Cup Group B, Chennai:
England 243(48.4 overs) beat West Indies 225 (44.4 overs) by 18 runs Match scorecard
England kept their World Cup campaign alive with a dramatic 18-run win over the West Indies in Chennai.
Jonathan Trott (47) gave England a fast start but wickets tumbled in the middle overs and they were dismissed for 243.
The Windies looked to be cruising to victory at 222-6 in the 42nd over, but amazingly collapsed to 225 all out.
The win means England are through to the quarter-finals unless Bangladesh beat South Africa and the West Indies get at least a point against India.
For the sixth match in succession, England were involved in a rollercoaster of a contest, which swung back and forth right through to the end.
Having reduced the Windies to 150-6, they were firm favourites to win the match, only for Ramnaresh Sarwan and Andre Russell to seemingly take the game away from them in a partnership of 72.
But after Russell fell leg-before-wicket for 49 to give man-of-the-match James Tredwell his fourth wicket, the Caribbean side crumbled in alarming fashion.
Two overs later Sarwan was caught at short leg by Ian Bell and Kemar Roach holed out to Chris Tremlett in the deep.
A breathless passage of play was complete when the Windies' final pair attempted a suicidal second run and Sulieman Benn was run out to spark riotous celebrations in the England camp.
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World Cup Group B, Chennai:
England 243(48.4 overs) beat West Indies 225 (44.4 overs) by 18 runs Match scorecard
England kept their World Cup campaign alive with a dramatic 18-run win over the West Indies in Chennai.
Jonathan Trott (47) gave England a fast start but wickets tumbled in the middle overs and they were dismissed for 243.
The Windies looked to be cruising to victory at 222-6 in the 42nd over, but amazingly collapsed to 225 all out.
The win means England are through to the quarter-finals unless Bangladesh beat South Africa and the West Indies get at least a point against India.
For the sixth match in succession, England were involved in a rollercoaster of a contest, which swung back and forth right through to the end.
Having reduced the Windies to 150-6, they were firm favourites to win the match, only for Ramnaresh Sarwan and Andre Russell to seemingly take the game away from them in a partnership of 72.
But after Russell fell leg-before-wicket for 49 to give man-of-the-match James Tredwell his fourth wicket, the Caribbean side crumbled in alarming fashion.
Two overs later Sarwan was caught at short leg by Ian Bell and Kemar Roach holed out to Chris Tremlett in the deep.
A breathless passage of play was complete when the Windies' final pair attempted a suicidal second run and Sulieman Benn was run out to spark riotous celebrations in the England camp.
More to follow.
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