Sarwan sends England out of semi finals

Ramnaresh Sarwan and Shivnarine Chanderpaul steered the West Indies into the semi-finals of the World Twenty20 at England's expense as they beat the hosts by five wickets on the Duckworth/Lewis method here Monday.

West Indies, set a revised target of 80 in nine overs after rain delayed the start of the second innings, finished on 82 for five at the Oval with four balls to spare to triumph in a Super Eights match where the winners knew they were going through to the last four.

Sarwan was 19 not out and Chanderpaul 17 not out, their unbroken stand worth 37 after West Indies had been wobbling at 45 for five in the sixth over.

But the experienced duo got the target down to 16 off two overs.

And that became four off seven balls when left-hander Chanderpaul clipped Stuart Broad off his pads for a boundary.

ENGLAND

R. Bopara lbw b Gayle			55
L. Wright c Ramdin b Pollard		 6
K. Pietersen c Fletcher b Simmons	31
O. Shah c Fletcher b Bravo		18
P. Collingwood lbw b Bravo		11
J. Foster c Pollard b Benn		13
G. Swann not out			10
S. Broad not out			10
Extras: (lb4, w3)			 7
TOTAL (6 wkts)				161

Fall of wickets: 1-8, 2-64, 3-98, 4-121, 5-132, 6-150.

Bowling: Sammy 4-0-24-0; 
	 Pollard 1-0-10-1; 
	 Benn 4-0-30-1; 
	 Taylor 2-0-24-0 (1w); 
	 Gayle 4-0-25-1; 
	 Simmons 1-0-14-1 (1w); 
	 Bravo 4-0-30-2 (1w).

WEST INDIES 
(revised target of 80 in nine overs)

C. Gayle b Sidebottom			15
A. Fletcher c Foster b Anderson		 0
L. Simmons c Sidebottom b Broad		 0
D. Bravo st Foster b Swann		18
K. Pollard b Rashid		 	 9
S. Chanderpaul not out			17
R. Sarwan not out			19
Extras: (lb1, w3)			 4
TOTAL (5 wkts, 8.2 overs)		82

Fall of wickets: 1-6, 2-16, 3-16, 4-41, 5-45.

Bowling: Anderson 2-0-19-1 (2w); 
	 Sidebottom 1.2-0-15-1; 
	 Broad 2-0-20-1; 
	 Swann 2-0-16-1 (1w); 
	 Rashid 1-0-11-1.

LONDON, Monday, AFP