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England v West Indies Twenty20 2012 – Only Twenty20
England v West Indies
Sun 24 Jun 2012, 02:30pm BST, 02:30pm local
England win by 7 wickets
| West Indies | 172-4 (20 ovs) |
|---|---|
| England | 173-3 (19.4 ovs) |
Over 20. 4 runs. Bowler: Marlon Samuels. England: 173/3(rr 8.65)
Samuels to Morgan. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed to extra cover for 2 runs, mis-fielded by Bravo. What an excellent win for England. Hales and Bopara were superb and broke the record for the highest partnership by Englishmen in a T20 intertnational. Hales will be distraught for a while, getting out on 99 but will be delighted to have made the highest score by an Englishmen in this format. The West Indies go home without a win, but this was a fairly even game and they still look a good one-day side. England now don't play a T20 match for 3 months, so Broad and his team will be delighted with this win ahead of the World Cup later this year. Great pitch, good crowd and an excellent game today at Trent Bridge.
OUT! Caught. Samuels to Bopara. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off, fielded by Edwards. Great innings from Bopara but it's game on now!
Samuels to Bopara. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, well timed to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Pollard.
Samuels to Bopara. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Sammy.
Over 19. 13 runs. Bowler: Ravi Rampaul. England: 169/2(rr 8.89)
OUT! Bowled. Rampaul to Hales. Yorker, middle stump on the front foot working, missed to slips. Unfortunate for young Hales. Excellent innings but there is still a game to be won here for England.
Rampaul to Hales. Full toss, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed to deep backward point for 2 runs, fielded by Simmons.
Rampaul to Hales. Full toss, off stump on the front foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 2 runs.
Rampaul to Bopara. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Sammy.
FOUR! Rampaul to Bopara. Back of a length, to leg on the back foot pulling, well timed past fine leg for 4 runs.
FOUR! Rampaul to Bopara. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed past deep mid wicket for 4 runs. 50 for Bopara.
Over 18. 6 runs. Bowler: Sunil Narine. England: 156/1(rr 8.67)
Narine to Hales. Quicker length ball, down leg side on the front foot reverse sweeping, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Ramdin.
Narine to Bopara. Off break length ball, outside off stump backing away driving, well timed in the air under control to long off for 1 run, direct hit by Bravo.
Narine to Bopara. Off break length ball, outside off stump backing away driving, well timed to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by Smith.
Narine to Hales. Off break length ball, off stump on the back foot pushing, well timed to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Smith.
Narine to Bopara. Off break length ball, outside off stump backing away pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid wicket for 1 run, dropped catch by Sammy.
Narine to Hales. Off break length ball, off stump backing away cutting, well timed to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Smith.
Over 17. 12 runs. Bowler: Fidel Edwards. England: 150/1(rr 8.82)
Edwards to Bopara. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot glancing, well timed to fine leg for 2 runs, run save by Narine.
Edwards to Bopara. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Ramdin.
Edwards to Bopara. Yorker, middle stump on the front foot working, well timed to deep backward square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Bravo.
Edwards to Hales. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot pushing, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Gayle.
Edwards to Bopara. Yorker, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, well timed to third man for 1 run, fielded by Samuels.
Edwards to Hales. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, well timed to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Gayle.
No ball Edwards to Hales. Full toss, wide down leg side on the back foot pulling, missed to fine leg for no runs.
Over 16. 11 runs. Bowler: Marlon Samuels. England: 138/1(rr 8.62)
Samuels to Bopara. Quicker length ball, off stump on the front foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Samuels.
FOUR! Samuels to Bopara. Off break length ball, off stump down the track driving, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
Samuels to Bopara. Quicker length ball, middle stump backing away pushing, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Samuels.
FOUR! Samuels to Bopara. Off break length ball, outside off stump backing away driving, well timed in the air under control past deep extra cover for 4 runs.
Samuels to Bopara. Off break half volley, middle stump backing away driving, well timed to mid off for 2 runs, mis-fielded by Sammy.
Samuels to Hales. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, well timed in the air under control to deep extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Simmons.
Over 15. 11 runs. Bowler: Fidel Edwards. England: 127/1(rr 8.47)
Edwards to Hales. In-swinging length ball, middle stump on the front foot working, well timed to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Bravo.
SIX! Edwards to Hales. Short, outside off stump on the back foot hooking, top edge in the air under control over fine leg for 6 runs.
Edwards to Hales. Full toss, outside off stump on the back foot driving, well timed in the air under control to long on for 2 runs, fielded by Smith.
Edwards to Hales. Short, middle stump ducked, left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Ramdin.
Edwards to Bopara. Reverse swinging length ball, to leg on the back foot working, inside edge to leg slip for 1 run, fielded by Ramdin.
APPEAL! Edwards to Hales. Reverse swinging yorker, down leg side on the back foot working, hit pad to silly point for no runs, appeal made for L.B.W.
Over 14. 10 runs. Bowler: Darren Sammy. England: 116/1(rr 8.29)
Sammy to Hales. Yorker, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, well timed to third man for 1 run.
Sammy to Bopara. Slower ball full toss, down leg side backing away driving, well timed to long off for 1 run, fielded by Bravo.
Sammy to Hales. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Smith.
Sammy to Hales. Slower ball full toss, middle stump on the front foot working, well timed to mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Samuels.
FOUR! Sammy to Hales. Length ball, off stump backing away Steer, well timed past third man for 4 runs.
Sammy to Bopara. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Narine.
Over 13. 10 runs. Bowler: Sunil Narine. England: 106/1(rr 8.15)
Narine to Hales. Quicker length ball, middle stump on the back foot pulling, bottom edge to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Ramdin.
Narine to Hales. Quicker length ball, to leg on the back foot working, well timed to deep backward square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Edwards.
FOUR! Narine to Hales. Carrom length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, bottom edge past fine leg for 4 runs.
Narine to Bopara. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed to third man for 1 run.
Narine to Bopara. Carrom length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, top edge in the air uncontrolled to mid on for 2 runs, fielded by Sammy.
Narine to Hales. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, well timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Smith.
Over 12. 9 runs. Bowler: Darren Sammy. England: 96/1(rr 8.00)
Sammy to Bopara. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Sammy.
Sammy to Hales. Slower length ball, off stump on the back foot pushing, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Samuels.
FOUR! Sammy to Hales. Slower length ball, outside off stump backing away driving, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs.
Sammy to Bopara. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, mis-timed to point for 1 run, fielded by Gayle.
Sammy to Bopara. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot working, well timed to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Pollard.
Sammy to Hales. Slower length ball, off stump on the back foot working, leading edge in the air uncontrolled to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Edwards.
Over 11. 15 runs. Bowler: Kieron Pollard. England: 87/1(rr 7.91)
Pollard to Hales. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, well timed in the air under control to long off for 1 run.
Pollard to Bopara. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, well timed to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Narine.
SIX! Pollard to Bopara. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
Pollard to Hales. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, mis-timed to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Gayle.
FOUR! Pollard to Hales. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pulling, well timed past deep mid wicket for 4 runs, mis-fielded by Smith.
Pollard to Hales. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, mis-timed to long off for 2 runs.
England v West Indies Twenty20 2012 – Only Twenty20
England v West Indies
Sun 24 Jun 2012, 02:30pm BST, 02:30pm local
England win by 7 wickets
| West Indies | 172-4 (20 ovs) |
|---|---|
| England | 173-3 (19.4 ovs) |
Alex Hales blasted England to a seven-wicket win over West Indies in the one-off NatWest Twenty20 international at Trent Bridge.
Hales proved he can be the match-winner to replace Kevin Pietersen with his display.
Hales fell just one run short of what would have been a deserved century - but still the highest ever score by an England batsmen - when he was bowled by Ravi Rampaul in the penultimate over with just four required to win.
And while Ravi Bopara (59), who shared a 159-run stand with Hales, departed in the last over to cause some nerves, West Indies' difficult-looking 172 for four was finally chased down with two balls to spare.
Pietersen's premature retirement from limited overs cricket earlier this summer has left England relying on a talented if young batting line-up ahead of their World Twenty20 title defence later this year.
But Hales, who at 6ft 5in has the same towering presence at the crease as Pietersen, revealed he was ready to fill the void as a his 99 came from 68 balls, and included four sixes, to deny West Indies a first victory over England in their final game on tour.
The tourists had looked in pole position when, after Chris Gayle's early dismissal left them in trouble, Dwayne Smith blasted 70 before unbeaten pair Dwayne Bravo (54) and Kieron Pollard (23) crashed 63 from the final four overs.
That left an inexperienced England batting line-up, containing four batsmen with less than nine Twenty20 international appearances, under pressure to perform with just four games before they are due to fly out to Sri Lanka for their title defence in September.
The 23-year-old Hales, playing his fifth Twenty20 for England, and Bopara ensured their young team-mates were hardly even required though.
After the early loss of Craig Kieswetter, along with Eoin Morgan the only batsmen left from their World Twenty20 final team, Hales took the lead role as Bopara was content to operate at a run a ball.
Hales swung Rampaul over the leg-side fence for a pair of sixes before his third maximum, this time over mid-on, brought up his half-century from 33 balls.
Bopara had been far more sedate until he used the stiff breeze to clear the ropes off Bravo before they intelligently kept the scoreboard ticking over in the highest-ever Twenty20 second-wicket stand for England - beating the 111 by Pietersen and Kieswetter in the World Twenty20 final.
Hales picked his moments to attack, mostly with some muscular strokes over leg, and had looked certain to be the first Englishman to a first Twenty20 century until Rampaul snuck a Yorker through his defences.
While Bopara then holed out in the last over, with two required from three balls, Morgan hit the winning runs to grab victory.
After England lost the toss and were asked to bowl their immediate hopes of victory were significantly boosted with the early dismissal of danger man Gayle for two.
A Steven Finn short ball tempted Gayle, playing his first Twenty20 international in two years, to swipe at a ball he could only top edge high to Jonny Bairstow who held on well on the fine leg rope.
Gayle's departure served to undermine West Indies' hopes of a fast start and when Chris Broad and Graeme Swann also removed Lendl Simmons and Marlon Samuels the tourists were 30 for three.
With the Windies' powerful middle-order exposed early it was opener Smith who prised them out of trouble with some clean hitting.
He lofted both Swann and Samit Patel straight over the ropes, before his third six - a heave off Broad that went out of the ground - brought up his half-century from 46 balls.
Broad was celebrating his 26th birthday by captaining his country on his home ground, but Smith was intent on crashing his party as he sent him back over his head for another maximum as the slightly-delayed acceleration saw West Indies reach 100 off 91 balls.
The opener pulled Finn for his fifth sixth but was out next ball when the England quick claimed his second important scalp, cleverly firing a wide delivery that Smith chased only to edge behind.
That brought the big-hitting Pollard to the crease and he soon swiped Patel for a straight six before Bravo cleared the ropes from consecutive balls off Jade Dernbach as they added 63 from the last four overs.
England v West Indies Twenty20 2012 – Only Twenty20
England v West Indies
Sun 24 Jun 2012, 02:30pm BST, 02:30pm local
England win by 7 wickets
| runs | balls | 4s | 6s | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR Smith | c C Kieswetter b ST Finn | 70 | 54 | 5 | 5 |
| CH Gayle | c JM Bairstow b ST Finn | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| LMP Simmons | c JM Bairstow b SCJ Broad | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| MN Samuels | c C Kieswetter b GP Swann | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| DJ Bravo | not out | 54 | 36 | 1 | 3 |
| KA Pollard | not out | 23 | 13 | 1 | 2 |
| Extras | 1b, 4lb, 8w | 13 | |||
| Total | (20 ovs) | 172 | for 4 | ||
did not bat: D Ramdin, DJG Sammy, SP Narine, R Rampaul, FH Edwards
fow: 1-10 (CH Gayle, 2.2 ov), 2-24 (LMP Simmons, 5.1 ov), 3-30 (MN Samuels, 6.2 ov), 4-107 (DR Smith, 15.2 ov)
| ovs | mdns | runs | wkts | econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST Finn | 4.0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 5.50 |
| JW Dernbach | 4.0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 11.50 |
| SCJ Broad | 4.0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 8.25 |
| GP Swann | 4.0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 8.00 |
| SR Patel | 4.0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 8.50 |
| runs | balls | 4s | 6s | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C Kieswetter | c DR Smith b R Rampaul | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| AD Hales | b R Rampaul | 99 | 68 | 6 | 4 |
| RS Bopara | c FH Edwards b MN Samuels | 59 | 44 | 4 | 1 |
| EJG Morgan | not out | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| JC Buttler | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | 2lb, 2w, 6nb | 10 | |||
| Total | (19.4 ovs) | 173 | for 3 | ||
did not bat: JM Bairstow, SR Patel, GP Swann, SCJ Broad, JW Dernbach, ST Finn
fow: 1-10 (C Kieswetter, 2.1 ov), 2-169 (AD Hales, 18.6 ov), 3-171 (RS Bopara, 19.3 ov)
| ovs | mdns | runs | wkts | econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Rampaul | 4.0 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 9.25 |
| FH Edwards | 4.0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 8.25 |
| SP Narine | 4.0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 7.00 |
| DJ Bravo | 2.0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 10.50 |
| DJG Sammy | 3.0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 7.33 |
| KA Pollard | 1.0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15.00 |
| MN Samuels | 1.4 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 9.00 |
toss: West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
venue: Trent Bridge, Nottingham

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