Skipper Andrew Strauss wins the toss but makes just 15 before he is first out in the opening one-day international in Guyana Kevin Pietersen, batting at three, comes in and hits a brilliant straight six but falls next ball for 17 after dollying a catch to mid-on Ravi Bopara starts patiently before accelerating, only for Nikita Miller to trap him lbw for 43 to leave England 117-3 in the 24th over Owais Shah takes on the attack and completes his 10th one-day half century - hitting just four boundaries on a slow wicket Paul Collingwood continues his good form with the bat and helps England to 190-3 off 37 overs when rain stops play Matt Prior smacks 26 off 21 balls at the death to help England to a challenging 270-7 off their 50 overs at the Providence Stadium Stuart Broad produces an accurate opening spell and dismisses Windies captain Chris Gayle leg before for just two But fellow opener Lendl Simmons frustrates England's bowlers with some clean hitting as the home side recover in style Ramnaresh Sarwan produces a typically composed innings and helps the Windies past 100 in the 26th over before falling for 57 Home fans hail their local Guyanese hero Shivnarine Chanderpaul after the left-hander smashes his first ball to the boundary Chanderpaul hits 26 off one Steve Harmison powerplay over, including one extraordinary shovel-sweep six, but falls next over to Broad Broad's dismissal of Dinesh Ramdin is key - the umpires immediately offer the light and West Indies coach John Dyson calls his men in However, to Pietersen's amusement, Dyson has got his maths wrong and England have won by one run on the Duckworth-Lewis method
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