England miss out on semi-finals

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Five years after losing in the dark at the same ground against the same opponents in the ICC Champions Trophy final, England crashed out of the tournament under the Duckworth/Lewis regulations for a rain-affected match.

England posted 161 for six after opting to bat first with Ravi Bopara hitting a maiden 20-over international 50 and Kevin Pietersen cracking 31 from just 19 ball but following two stoppages for rain, however, West Indies emerged for their reduced chase at 8.25pm.

Set a revised target of 80 in nine overs after showers delayed West Indies' reply, they reached their victory target with four balls to spare to record their first win over England since arriving here in May.

Comprehensively beaten in the Test and one-day series and a warm-up match for this tournament, West Indies survived to enjoy the final conquest and can now redeem a desperately disappointing tour by securing a surprise World Cup success.

Their victory was achieved with Ramnaresh Sarwan driving Ryan Sidebottom through extra cover for four to complete a match-winning partnership of 37 from 20 balls with Shivnarine Chanderpaul just as England appeared to have gained the momentum.

England's hopes of reaching only their second semi-final since being beaten in the 1992 World Cup final - the Champions Trophy was their only other last-four qualification - had been lifted by their three seamers each claiming a wicket inside the first three overs.

Andre Fletcher was caught behind top-edging an attempted pull off James Anderson, Sidebottom struck in the second over to bowl Chris Gayle with a full-length delivery and Stuart Broad struck with the first ball of the next over with Lendl Simmons being caught at third man.

Spinners Graeme Swann and Adil Rashid, surprisingly preferred to all-rounder Dimitri Mascarenhas, also claimed a wicket apiece to leave West Indies needing 29 off the final three overs to knock England out of the tournament and march on into the semi-finals.

But the know-how of West Indies' two most experienced batsmen was crucial, with Sarwan hitting two fours from Anderson's next over and Broad was similarly treated in the penultimate over to leave them needing only three from Sidebottom's final over. Sarwan hit the winning boundary to book a semi-final spot.