West Indies cricket team in England 2007-1st Twenty20
{{date|June 28, 2007}}

{{w|West Indies cricket team|West Indies}} have beaten {{w|England cricket team|England}} by 15 runs in the first {{w|Twenty20}} international of their {{w|West Indian cricket team in England in 2007|tour of England}} at {{w|The Oval}}, {{w|London}}, {{w|England}}.

The West Indian innings started off badly by losing Gayle early, however they turned their fortunes around with some attacking and aggressive cricket and posted a huge total of 208. A bigger total could have been posted if it had not been for a late innings batting collapse. England started their reply by getting off to a flyer, but lost some early wickets that slowed down the run-rate. Leading the charge was Paul Collingwood with a fast 79 with 5 4's and 4 6's. In the end, England fell short by 15 runs. Had they not have lost the early wickets, England would have probably won the match to take a 1-0 lead in the series. Instead, it is West Indies that have taken a 1-0 lead in the series.

<b>Toss: </b>West Indies won, and chose to bat first.

{{Cricket match batting box begin|title=[[Image:ImageNA.svg|20px]] {{w|West Indies cricket team cricket team|West Indies innings}}}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player={{w|Chris Gayle|CH Gayle}}|status=b Anderson |runs=5|balls=8|4s=1|6s=0|strike_rate=62.50}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player={{w|Devon Smith|DS Smith}}|status=c Yardy b Mascarenhas |runs=61|balls=34|4s=7|6s=3|strike_rate=179.41}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player={{w|Shivnarine Chanderpaul}}|status=c Cook b Mascarenhas |runs=41|balls=26|4s=6|6s=0|strike_rate=157.69}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player={{w|Marlon Samuels|MN Samuels}}|status=c Mascarenhas b Sidebottom |runs=51|balls=26|4s=3|6s=4|strike_rate=196.15}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player={{w|Dwayne Bravo|DJ Bravo}}|status=st Prior b Yardy |runs=1|balls=2|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=50.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player={{w|Denesh Ramdin}}|status=c Mascarenhas b Broad|runs=24|balls=13|4s=2|6s=1|strike_rate=184.61}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player={{w|Dwayne Smith|DR Smith}}|status=run out(Sidebottom)|runs=6|balls=5|4s=1|6s=0|strike_rate=120.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player={{w|Runako Morton|RS Morton}}|status=not out |runs=2|balls=4|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=50.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player={{w|Darren Sammy|DJG Sammy}}|status=b Anderson |runs=1|balls=2|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=50.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player={{w|Ravi Rampaul}}|status=not out |runs=0|balls=1|4s=|6s=0|strike_rate=0.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=Extras|status=(b 1; lb 5; w 9; nb 1)|runs=16|balls=|4s=|6s=|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player='''Total'''|status=('''8 Wickets'''; 20 overs)|runs='''208'''|balls=|4s=20|6s=8|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

<b>Did not bat:</b> DBL Powell

<b>Fall of wickets:</b> 1-13 (Gayle, 1.4 ov), 2-97 (Chanderpaul, 10.1 ov), 3-115 (DS Smith, 12.1 ov), 4-131 (Bravo, 13.2 ov), 5-190 (Ramdin, 17.3 ov), 6-199 (Samuels, 18.2 ov), 7-204 (DR Smith, 18.6 ov), 8-206 (Sammy, 19.3 ov)


{{Cricket match bowling box begin|title=[[Image:Flag of England.svg|20px]] {{w|England cricket team|England bowling}}}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler={{w|Ryan Sidebottom|RJ Sidebottom}}|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=42|wickets=1|econ=10.50}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler={{w|James Anderson|JM Anderson}}|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=37|wickets=2|econ=9.25}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler={{w|Stuart Broad|SCJ Broad}}|overs=3|maiden=0|runs=32|wickets=1|econ=8.75}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler={{w|Michael Yardy|MH Yardy}}|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=35|wickets=1|econ=8.75}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler={{w|Dimitri Mascarenhas|AD Mascarenhas}}|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=39|wickets=2|econ=9.75}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler={{w|Paul Collingwood|PD Collingwood}}|overs=1|maiden=0|runs=17|wickets=0|econ=17.00}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

{{Cricket match batting box begin|title=[[Image:Flag of England.svg|20px]] {{w|England cricket team|England innings}}}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player={{w|Alastair Cook|AN Cook}}|status=c Bravo b DR Smith |runs=15|balls=16|4s=2|6s=0|strike_rate=93.75}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player={{w|Matt Prior|MJ Prior}}|status=c Powell b DR Smith |runs=25|balls=14|4s=2|6s=2|strike_rate=178.57}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player={{w|Jonathan Trott|IJL Trott}}|status=b Sammy |runs=9|balls=9|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=100.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player={{w|Kevin Pietersen|KP Pietersen}}|status=run out(DR Smith/Samuels)|runs=16|balls=11|4s=2|6s=0|strike_rate=145.45}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player={{w|Paul Collingwood|PD Collingwood}}|status=run out(DR Smith/Ramdin)|runs=79|balls=41|4s=5|6s=4|strike_rate=192.68}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player={{w|Owais Shah|OA Shah}}|status=lbw b DR Smith |runs=7|balls=6|4s=1|6s=0|strike_rate=116.66}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player={{w|Dimitri Mascarenhas|AD Mascarenhas}}|status=c Morton b Sammy|runs=2|balls=4|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=50.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player={{w|Michael Yardy|MH Yardy}}|status=not out |runs=23|balls=18|4s=2|6s=0|strike_rate=127.77}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player={{w|Stuart Broad|SCJ Broad}}|status=not out |runs=1|balls=1|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=100.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=Extras|status=(b 1; lb 8; w 7)|runs=27|balls=|4s=|6s=|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player='''Total'''|status=('''7 Wickets'''; 20 overs)|runs='''193'''|balls=|4s=14|6s=6|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

<b>Did not bat:</b> RJ Sidebottom, JM Anderson

<b>Fall of wickets:</b> 1-40 (Cook, 4.2 ov), 2-48 (Prior, 4.6 ov), 3-69 (Trott, 7.5 ov), 4-78 (Pietersen, 9.1 ov), 5-90 (Shah, 10.5 ov), 6-101 (Mascarenhas, 12.2 ov), 7-192 (Collingwood, 19.5 ov)

{{Cricket match bowling box begin|title=[[Image:ImageNA.svg|20px]] {{w|west Indies cricket team|West Indies bowling}}}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler={{w|Daren Powell|DBL Powell}}|overs=3|maiden=0|runs=39|wickets=0|econ=13.00}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler={{w|Ravi Rampaul}}|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=26|wickets=0|econ=6.50}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler={{w|Dwayne Smith|DR Smith}}|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=24|wickets=3|econ=6.00}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler={{w|Darren Sammy|DJG Sammy}}|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=37|wickets=2|econ=9.25}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler={{w|Marlon Samuels|MN Samuels}}|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=52|wickets=0|econ=13.00}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler={{w|Dwayne Bravo|DJ Bravo}}|overs=1|maiden=0|runs=6|wickets=0|econ=6.00}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

<b>England:</b> {{w|Alastair Cook|A N Cook}}, {{w|Matt Prior|M J Prior}}(wkt), {{w|Jonathan Trott|I J L }} , {{w|Kevin Pietersen|K P Pietersen}}, {{w|Paul Collingwood|P D Collingwood}}(capt), {{w|Owais Shah|O A Shah}}, {{w|Dimitri Mascarenhas|A D Mascarenhas}} , {{w|Michael Yardy|M H Yardy}}, {{w|Stuart Broad|S C J Broad}}, {{w|Ryan Sidebottom|R J Sidebottom}}, {{w|James Anderson|J M Anderson}}<br>

<b>West Indies:</b> {{w|Chris Gayle|C H Gayle}}(capt), {{w|Devon Smith|D S Smith}}, {{w|Shivnarine Chanderpaul|S Chanderpaul}} , {{w|Marlon Samuels|M N Samuels}}, {{w|Dwayne Bravo|D J Bravo}}, {{w|Denesh Ramdin|D Ramdin}}(wkt), {{w|Dwayne Smith|D R Smith}}, {{w|Runkao Morton|R S Morton}}, {{w|Darren Sammy|D J G Sammy}}, {{w|Ravi Rampaul}}, {{w|Daren Powell|D B L Powell}} <br>

<b>Result:</b> West Indies won by 15 runs

<b>Twenty20 Debutants:</b>AN Cook, AD Mascarenhas, MJ Prior, OA Shah, RJ Sidebottom and IJL Trott (England); DBL Powell, R Rampaul, DJG Sammy, MN Samuels and DS Smith (West Indies)

<b>Player of the match:</b> {{w|Paul Collingwood|P D Collingwood}}

Umpires: P J Hartley and N J Llong<br>
TV umpire: I J Gould<br>
Match referee: M J Procter (South Africa)<br>
Reserve umpire: RT Robinson<br>

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West Indies have beaten England by 15 runs in the first West Indian cricket team in England in 2007|tour of England at London, .

The West Indian innings started off badly by losing Gayle early, however they turned their fortunes around with some attacking and aggressive cricket and posted a huge total of 208. A bigger total could have been posted if it had not been for a late innings batting collapse. England started their reply by getting off to a flyer, but lost some early wickets that slowed down the run-rate. Leading the charge was Paul Collingwood with a fast 79 with 5 4's and 4 6's. In the end, England fell short by 15 runs. Had they not have lost the early wickets, England would have probably won the match to take a 1-0 lead in the series. Instead, it is West Indies that have taken a 1-0 lead in the series.

Toss: West Indies won, and chose to bat first.
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