World T20: Johnson Charles, Chris Gayle down England

Gayle bowled an impressive spell of four overs for 27 and took the wicket of Jonny Bairstow.

Ravi Rampaul had earlier derailed the run chase with two wickets off successive balls with England yet to score.

That was an interesting game of T20 cricket. West Indies put the runs on the board and came back to strike early in the chase. England were a bit down and played too many dot balls. Morgan and Hales then put on a fine partnership, which got them close but not close enough to see the win. They had six wickets in hand, but still fell short by 15 runs.

A victory for West Indies but great fight from England after being to down without a run on the board. Alex Hales hung around till the final over with Bairstow giving him nice support. But the real battle came when Morgan arrived at the crease.

The duo hammered a 58-ball 107 for the fourth wicket and almost snatched victory from the jaws of defeat. But it was too much to do for England and they eventually succumbed by 15 runs. So! It is three out of three for England against the Windies in WT20s when it comes to losing.

Morgan finished on a stunning 71 from 36 balls while for the Windies, an expensive Rampaul was ironically the highest wicket-taker for West Indies with 2 scalps. The scorecard shows it to be a close catch but guess West Indies were always comfortable. Stay tuned for the presentation.English skipper Stuart Broad admits that losing two wickets early had forced them to regroup. But praises Eoin Morgan for his wonderful knock. Also says that it is disappointing to lose tonight but feels that there are some positives to look at. Feels that the surface played pretty well and credits his bowlers for stopping the boundaries in the middle overs and coming back well towards the end. Also adds that West Indies got a below par score tonight, so not being able to chase that is even more disappointing!
Victorious West Indian captain Darren Sammy is very happy with the win and says that Ravi Rampaul's opening burst set it up. Admits that his side was a bit nervous as the pitch was good but at the same time, credits his bowlers for pulling it off. On the amount of spinners being used, he says that the bowling combination depends on the pitch. Also has a word of praise for Charles who started slowly but ended up scoring aggressively.

JOHNSON CHARLES HAS BEEN NAMED THE MAN OF THE MATCH. Is very happy to have done well tonight. Feels that the pitch was similar to the ones in England, where the bowlers hit the deck hard. Says that the batsmen need to work hard to get their runs on this pitch.

Okay! End of a fine opening day of the Super Eights. After a thrilling Super Over in the SL-NZ game, the Eng-WI contest threatened to be a one-sided affair but we had a decent game in the end. Tomorrow sees the clash between Pakistan and South Africa at 1000 GMT (1530 IST) while Australia meet India at 1400 GMT (1930 IST).