England vs West Indies 36th Match,Group-B at Chennai, 17 Mar, 2011

Toss: England, who chose to bat first
England 243/10 (48.4)
West Indies 225/10 (44.4)
England won by 18 runs
Man of the Match: JC Tredwell
  • Devendra Bishoo 0 * (1)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1TT Bresnan bowls a short and rising delivery to DS Smith, who moves back in the crease and defends it towards point and that is a dot ball.

Over 0.2TT Bresnan bowls a short of length delivery to DS Smith, who goes back and punches it through cover and gets a single.

Over 0.3TT Bresnan bowls it back of length to CH Gayle, who moves back in the crease and defends it towards mid-off and that is a dot ball.

Over 0.4TT Bresnan bowls a pitched up delivery to CH Gayle, who gets forward and drives it pass mid-off and gets a single.

Over 0.5TT Bresnan bowls a short of length delivery to DS Smith, who plays a cut shot towards the thirdman region and gets a single.

Over 0.6TT Bresnan bowls a pitched up delivery to CH Gayle, who gets down the track and looks to drive over cover but is Beaten! and that is a dot ball.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1GP Swann bowls a tossed up delivery to DS Smith, who gets forward and defends it towards short-cover and that is a dot ball.

Over 1.2GP Swann bowls a flighted delivery to DS Smith, who gets forward and works it through squareleg and gets a single.

Over 1.3GP Swann bowls a flighted delivery to CH Gayle, who gets forward and pushes it cover and takes a quick single.

Over 1.4GP Swann bowls a tossed up delivery to DS Smith, who gets forward and flicks it through mid-wicket and picks up a couple of runs.

Over 1.5GP Swann bowls it flat in the air to DS Smith, who moves back in the crease and defends it towards point and that is a dot ball.

Over 1.6GP Swann bowls a tossed up delivery to DS Smith, who gets forward and pushes it to the bowler and that is a dot ball.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1TT Bresnan bowls a short of length delivery to CH Gayle, who goes back and flicks it through short fine-leg and that will be a boundary!

Over 2.2TT Bresnan bowls a short of length delivery to CH Gayle, who goes back and flicks it down to deep mid-wicket and picks up a couple of runs.

Over 2.3TT Bresnan bowls a pitched up delivery to CH Gayle, who whacks that away over mid-on and that will be a boundary!

Over 2.4TT Bresnan bowls a short of length delivery to CH Gayle,

who goes back and shoulders arms to leave it outside off to the wicket keeper
and that is a dot ball.

Over 2.5TT Bresnan bowls a pitched up delivery to CH Gayle, who goes back and punches it through extra-cover for a boundary!

Over 2.6TT Bresnan bowls it short and wide outside off to CH Gayle, who plays a cut shot towards the thirdman region and that will be a boundary!

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1GP Swann bowls a flighted delivery to DS Smith, who gets forward and defends it back to bowler and that is a dot ball.

Over 3.2GP Swann bowls a quicker arm ball to DS Smith, who gets forward and works it down the leg-side its off the pad and the ball runs away to the boundary for four lbs!

Over 3.3GP Swann bowls a tossed up delivery to DS Smith, who gets forward and pushes it to the bowler and that is a dot ball.

Over 3.4GP Swann bowls it flat in the air to DS Smith, who gets forward and leaves it down the legside to the wicket keeper And the Umpire signals it a wide.

Over 3.4GP Swann bowls a flighted delivery to DS Smith, who goes back and pushes it to cover and that is a dot ball.

Over 3.5GP Swann bowls a flighted delivery to DS Smith, who gets forward and works it through squareleg and gets a single.

Over 3.6GP Swann bowls a flighted delivery to CH Gayle, who gets forward and drives it down to long-off and takes a single.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1CT Tremlett bowls a short of length delivery to CH Gayle, who goes back and flicks it straight to short fine-leg and that is a dot ball.

Over 4.2CT Tremlett bowls it back of length to CH Gayle, who pulls that down through mid-wicket and that will be a boundary!

Over 4.3CT Tremlett bowls a short of length delivery to CH Gayle, who whacks that away over long-on and that is out of the ground for a six!

Over 4.4CT Tremlett bowls a pitched up delivery to CH Gayle, who gets forward and plays a lofted shot in the air over mid-on and that will be a boundary!

Over 4.5CT Tremlett bowls a short of length delivery to CH Gayle, who pulls that in the air over mid-wicket and that will be a boundary!

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