- West Indies vs. England ( 2004 finals)
England was involved in a thrilling match during the finals of Champions Trophy 2004 held at England. The finals between England and West Indies took place on 25th September 2004 at Oval, London. West Indies captain Brian Lara won the toss and fielded first. England were struggling right from the start losing wickets at regular intervals. Marcus Tresthoick was only England batsmen to play with aggressive intent scoring 104 runs in 124 balls with 14 fours. Ashley Giles scored vital 31 runs in 37 balls. The hosts were bowled out for 217 in 49.4 overs.
Chasing the modest target of 218, West Indies too started on a bad note losing the first five wickets for just 80 runs. At the score of 147, Shivraine Chanderpaul was dismissed for 47. Ian Bradshaw and Courtney Browne put up an heroic unbeaten stand of 71 runs for the 9th wicket to help West Indies clinch an impossible 2 wicket win with 7 balls to spare.
West Indies 218 for 8 in 48.5 overs ( Shivnarine Chanderpaul 47, Courtney Browne 35*, Ian Bradshaw 34, Andrew Flintoff 3/38) beat England 217 in 49. 4 overs (Marcus Trescothick 104, Wavell Hinds 3/24) by 2 wickets.
