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Scores: England 191-5 off 20 overs (E. Morgan 55) v West Indies 60-2 off six overs
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Morgan and Wright push England to 191/5
A hard-hitting 95-run partnership between Eoin Morgan (55) and Luke Wright (45 not out) boosted England to an impressive 191 for five against West Indies.
England got off to a flying start, their South African born opening batsmen Michael Lumb and Craig Kieswetter bringing up 50 off just 31 balls.
Medium-pacer Darren Sammy managed to slow England down picking up the wickets of Kevin Pietersen and skipper Paul Collingwood but then Morgan and Wright made hay in the latter overs.
West Indies have skipper Chris Gayle back from injury and now badly need him to produce one of his big scores to have a fighting chance.
West Indies captain Chris Gayle won the toss and elected to field against England in a World Twenty group match here on Monday.
Gayle missed the hosts’ opening 70-run Group D win against Ireland with a muscle strain but was passed fit to take his place at the top of the order.
And tall slow left-armer Sulieman Benn was also recalled by the West Indies after a shoulder injury. England selected left-arm quick Ryan Sidebottom ahead of fellow pace bowler James Anderson for what was their first match of the tourmanent proper, with the team unchanged from the one that beat South Africa in a warm-up match in Barbados last week. Teams West Indies: Chris Gayle (capt), Andre Fletcher (wkt), Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Narsingh Deonarine, Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard, Darren Sammy, Nikita Miller, Sulieman Benn, Ravi Rampaul England: Michael Lumb, Craig Kieswetter (wkt), Kevin Pietersen, Paul Collingwood (capt), Eoin Morgan, Luke Wright, Stuart Broad, Tim Bresnan, Graeme Swann, Michael Yardy, Ryan Sidebottom Umpires: Tony Hill (NZL) and Rudi Koertzen (RSA) TV umpire: Billy Bowden (NZL) Match referee: Alan Hurst (AUS)One stranded expat went three days without eating and survived off water at mosques
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