LONDON, England, CMC – A novice West Indies team were no match for World champions England and slumped to a 10-wicket defeat at the Oval, in the first Twenty20 International of the two-match series here yesterday.
They were gifted a bright start by debutant Johnson Charles (36) and the experienced Dwayne Smith (33) but lost their last eight wickets for 28 runs in the space of 36 balls, to collapse to 125 all out off 19.4 overs.
Medium pacer Ravi Bopara claimed four for 10 to wreck the innings and earn Man-of-the-Match honours while
