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T20: West Indies cruise to victory March 16, 2009 11:36 IST West Indies [Images] cruised to a six wicket victory over England [Images] in a one-off Twenty20 [Images] international in Trinidad on Sunday. The hosts' excellent bowling and fielding restricted England to a modest 121 in 19.1 overs before Ramnaresh Sarwan's [Images] 59 put them in control and set up victory with two overs to spare. England opener Steve Davies struck a solid 27 but after Kevin Pietersen [Images] was unluckily given out lbw and captain Andrew Strauss [Images] was brilliantly run out by Shivnarine Chanderpaul [Images], England's batting folded meekly. The West Indies coped comfortably with England's mediocre bowling which never threatened to force a result despite the early dismissal of Andre Fletcher. England, who lost the Test series 1-0, continue their tour with the first of five one-day internationals in Guyana on March 20. Scoreboard: England: Extras (lb-7, w-12) 19 Total (all out; 19.1 overs) 121 Fall of wickets: 1-25, 2-55, 3-66, 4-82, 5-95, 6-98, 7-114, 8-117, 9-121, 10-121. Bowling: F Edwards 3.1-0-18-1, L Baker 2-0-12-1, D Sammy 4-0-14-1, D Bravo 4-0-34-1 (3w), S Benn 4-0-24-3 (1w), K Pollard 2-0-12-0. West Indies: Did not bat: D Ramdin, FH Edwards, LS Baker, DJG Sammy, SJ Benn. Extras (b-1 lb-1 w-9) 11 Total (four wickets; 18 overs) 123 Fall of wickets: 1-11, 2-45, 3-105, 4-119. Bowling: J Anderson 3-0-19-1 (3w), S Broad 3-0-26-1 (3w), A Khan 4-0-34-2 (2w), G Batty 3-0-17-0 (1w), A Mascarenhas 4-0-17-0, P Collingwood 1-0-8-0. Result: West Indies beat England by six wickets
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