England v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 – 1st T20 International – Match Recap
West Indies 125 v England 128 - England won by 10 wickets (with 28 balls remaining)
Hosts England won their first Twenty20 match in the two-match series against West Indies by ten wickets after successfully chasing a tally of 125 runs posted by the visitors at Kennington Oval, London on Friday, September 23, 2011.
After winning the toss, England chose to field first in a bid to restrict the opposition on a small total in the day/night fixture to give their batsmen a fighting chance and end the season on a high after having a remarkable summer where they dethroned
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 in the four-match Test series to grab the number one spot in the longest version of the game.
The hosts were captained by spinner http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SCJ-Broad-c2465 who has been ruled out of the series because of an injury to his shoulder.
Meanwhile, the West Indies who are in a rebuild phase wanted to begin the series with a win to help the youngsters in the team gain confidence.
Against all odds, the West Indies openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DR-Smith-c1401 exhibited tremendous form as they played handsomely well against the English bowlers. The two gave the spectators plenty to cheer about by smashing the ball all around the park, taking
the score to 51 runs in the sixth over before http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Samit-Patel-c2426.
It was then Swann’s turn to strike as in the ninth over he shattered the stumps of number-three batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Marlon-Nathaniel-Samuels-c74804, who walked off the field after scoring four runs off seven deliveries. At the time of this wicket, the Windies had posted 62 runs on the
board for the loss of two wickets.
It was then http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Danza-Pacino-Hyatt-c52396 and opener Johnson Charles who took hold of things and prevented the hosts from making further inroads as the two crafted a hefty partnership of 35 runs in the third-wicket stand.
However, the partnership was brought to an end by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ST-Finn-c2566.
It was then a lacklustre performance from the remaining batsmen who failed to counter the bowling offensive launched by Ravi Bopara as the part-time bowler grabbed four wickets in the later stage of the game, leaving the West Indies in complete disarray.
It was then the effort by Hyatt who scored 28 runs, which helped the Windies post 125 runs on the board before becoming the victim of Bopara in the 18th over as at the time of his wicket the side had bolstered 112 runs for the loss of seven wickets.
With a gettable total at hand, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/C-Kieswetter-c1206 unbeaten on 62
and 58 runs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RS-Bopara-c2373 was named as the Man of the Match for his sensational bowling performance.
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