West beat England in 20/20
Published:Monday | March 16, 2009 | 10:31 AM
West Indies kept England winless on their Caribbean tour when they comprehensively outplayed them by six wickets in the lone Digicel 20/20 International yesterday at Guaracara Park in Trinidad.
West Indies’ bowlers stifled the tourists before dismissing them for a paltry 121 off 19.1 overs, with left-arm spinner Sulieman Benn leading the assault with three for 24.
Ramnaresh Sarwan then hammed a superb 59 off 46 balls to propel West Indies to 123 for four with two overs left in the contest.
Sarwan formed two partnerships that sealed the deal for the hosts.
Firstly, he shared a 34-run, second wicket stand off just 22 balls with Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 12, and then added a further 60 off 61 balls for the third wicket with Lendl Simmons who was unbeaten on 23 at the end.
Amjad Khan was the most successful bowler for England with two for 34 off 4 overs.
The teams will now turn their attentions to the five-match One Day Internationals, which starts in Guyana on Friday.