Watch the highlights of West Indies vs England 48th Match ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 - ICC Cricket World Cup tournament of the Super Eights 48th ODI match played between England and West Indies at Bridgetown, Barbados in 21st April 2007.
Kevin Pietersen celebrates his century against the West Indies. © Getty Images |
Kevin Pietersen rained on Brian Lara's final international match with a heroic century lead to England to a nail-biting one-wicket victory over the West Indies in a high-scoring thriller of the World Cup Super Eights last match in Bridgetown
A full crowd at the Bridgetown turned up for Brian Lara's epic farewell to international cricket and were treated to one of the greatest matches of the World Cup as England completed a thrilling one-wicket win with one ball to spare.
* First time Kevin Pietersen's 5th ODI hundred comes in winning side in ODIs.
* 301 : England registered second highest successful run-chase in World Cups and their second best run-chase in ODIs.
West Indies scored run-a-ball 300 for all-out in 49.5 overs with top scorer by Chris Gayle hammered a quick-fire 58-balls 79-runs including 10-fours and 3-sixes, Devon Smith struck 61 off consuming 106-balls included six-fours.
Marlon Samuels cracked a rapid 51 off 39-balls included 6-fours and a six, Shivnarine Chanderpaul struck 34 off 39- balls including five boundaries and Brian Lara - who scored 18 off 17-balls with 3-fours on his last ODI match.
England best bowler by Michael Vaughan picked up 3-wickets, Andrew Flintoff takes two-wickets, Paul Collingwood and Liam Plunkett each took one-wickets.
England chased 301-9 in 49.5 overs with top scorer by Kevin Pietersen 100 - which was his 5th ODI hundred and his second century in the tournament.
Michael Vaughan struck 79 off 68-balls including 6-fours and 2-sixes, Paul Nixon cracked a 38 off 39-balls included four-fours, Ravi Bopara scored 26 and Andrew Flintoff 15.
West Indies best bowler by Dwayne Bravo, Jerome Taylor each took two-wickets and one for Ramnaresh Sarwan - Corey Collymore.
Kevin Pietersen named Player of the match for his match-winning 100-runs knocked off facing 91-balls including 10-fours and a six.
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