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| June 29, 2007 | Friday | Jamadi-us-Sani 13, 1428 |
West Indies post 208-8 against England
LONDON, June 28: West Indies scored 208-8 in the first Twenty20 international against England at The Oval on Thursday. Devon Smith top-scored with 61 off 37 balls and Marlon Samuels hit the second-fastest half-century in this form of the game, taking just 26 balls over his 51.
Earlier, West Indies captain Chris Gayle won the toss and elected to bat in the first.
Jonathan Trott and Dimitri Masceranhas made their debuts for England as Paul Collingwood took on the captaincy for the first time.
With Ian Bell out with a groin injury, Alastair Cook took the opener's slot alongside wicket-keeper Matt Prior.
Fidel Edwards missed out with Dwayne Smith and Ravi Rampaul called into the line up for only the West Indies's second Twenty20 international.
Teams:
England: Paul Collingwood (captain), Alastair Cook, Matt Prior, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Owais Shah, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Michael Yardy, Ryan Sidebottom, Stuart Broad, James Anderson
West Indies: Chris Gayle (captain), Devon Smith, Marlon Samuels, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Runako Morton, Denesh Ramdin, Dwayne Bravo, Dwayne Smith, Darren Sammy, Ravi Rampaul, Daren Powell.—AFP
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