Australia in New Zealand : 5 oneday, 2 test match series.
5th ODI : Aus retain Chappell & Hadlee trophy, series 3-2.
4th ODI : Australia secure series | 3rd ODI : Haddin ton.
2nd ODI : Aus won by 12 runs | 1st ODI : Kiwis by 2 wkts.
2nd T20 : Tied, Kiwis won in superover | Aus won 1st T20.
England in Bangladesh : 3 onedayer, 2 test match series.
1st test : Graeme Swann bowls England to 181 run victory.
3rd ODI : Craig Kieswetter century completes whitewash.
2nd ODI : Morgan's ton | 1st ODI : English cruised home.
T20 World cup 2010 : starting 30th April in West Indies.
Gayle's 117 is highest individual score | Largest totals.
Yuvraj holds record of fastest T20 fifty | Best T20 bowling.
Most sixes in twenty20 match | Lowest totals | Debutants.
Highest partnerships | Most expensive spells in twenty20.
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5th ODI : England register first ever ODI series win in West Indies

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Andrew Strauss, the captain, and man of the match, lead England to their first ever ODI series win in West Indies! England had never won an ODI series in West Indies and even at the start of this 2009 Digicel 5 ODI series, visitors didn't look the superior team but, everything is well that ends well.

England edged out windies in the last game on tour to win a trophy, at last, after losing test series and the one off T20 game.

Rain shorted fifth and final ODI it was, 29 over per side, at Beausejour Stadium in Sros Islet in St Lucia island, where West Indies invited England to bat first for the 5th time on the tour. Freshness of pitch and moisture in air didn't do too much for Windies fast bowlers as Kevin Pietersen and Ravi Bopara put on 80 runs for the second wicket after early loss of captain Andrew Strauss.

Suliemann Benn and Kieron Pollard bowled accurately in the middle overs to limit England acceleration with 2 wickets each. It was left on Paul Collingwood and Wicket keeper Matt Prior to finish off the 29 over innings, and they did well to propel English total to 172.

Chasing less than run a ball for only 29 overs, Windies had everything in control until James Anderson removed Chris Gayle off an away going delivery which Andrew Flintoff caught easily at the second slip.

Lendl Simmons, Shivnarine Chanderpual, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Dwayne Bravo, Keiorn Pollard and even Denesh Ramdin : all made a start but failed to push on their innings to challenge English target. At the end, a comfortable 25 run victory for visitors and hence, the Digicel Trophy for winning ODI series 3-2.

Mini Scorecard : Eng v WI : 5th ODI : St Lucia.
England (invited in to bat) = 172 for 5 wickets in 29 ovs
R Bopara 44, K Pietersen 48, P Collingwood 35*, M Prior 25*
West Indies (target 172 in 29 ovs) = 146 all out in 28 ovs
K Pollard 30, D Bravo 33, Andrew Flintoff 5 wkts for 19 runs.

Man of the Match = Andrew Flintoff.
Man of the series = Andrew Strauss.

Hat-trick for Andrew Flintoff : which is 25th ODI hat-trick and 3rd by an England bowler.. Interestingly, both James Anderson and Steve Harmisson were playing his match too!

4thth ODI series win for England against West Indies, and the first one in West Indies.. yes, England had never beaten West Indies in West Indies in an ODI series in their own back yard! before this 2009 series.




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