England v West Indies - 1st ODI - England win by 114 runs (D/L method) - Live Score and Update
England 288/6 (50 ov) v West Indies 172 (33.4/48 ov, target 287) - England won by 114 runs (D/L method)
England went one up against rivals West indies in the three-match One Day International (ODI) series on Saturday by winning the first game by 114 runs in a rain interrupted game at The Rose Bowl, Southampton.
After being put into bat by the West Indies, the hosts http://www.senore.com/Cricket/IJL-Trott-c1576 remained the second best with an innings of 42 runs to his name.
Chasing an enormous target, the Windies needed a solid start from their batsmen in order to come through and avenge their Test series defeat.
Openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JM-Anderson-c1705 struck by hitting timber to bowl-out Simmons, who scored 15 runs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/TT-Bresnan-c2711 after crafting an innings of 56 runs.
With 102 runs on the board, Bresnan struck for the second time as he sent home Ramdin, who lost his wicket after bolstering an innings of 22 runs.
The Windies at this time were losing pace, as the required run rate was still climbing and they needed a couple of big overs to take the pressure off.
Star batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 were sitting on a total of 118 runs.
At the end of 23 overs, West Indies had lost five wickets for 127 runs, but the game was then stopped due to rain, and the required score was re-evaluated using D/L method which meant that the Windies would now have to chase 287 runs in 48 overs.
This was another daunting task for the Caribbean team in which they failed to deliver as they faltered after scoring 172 runs in 33.4 overs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/IR-Bell-c1597 was named as the Player of the Match for his outstanding batting performance, while Bresnan was the alpha bowler with four wickets to his name.
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