Cricket: Superstars storm way to $20m

Stanford Superstars' Jerome Taylor, left, jumps in celebration as England's batsman Ian Bell...
Stanford Superstars' Jerome Taylor, left, jumps in celebration as England's batsman Ian Bell reacts after being bowled for 7 runs. Photo by AP
The West Indies-based Stanford Superstars became instant millionaires when they trounced England by 10 wickets in the richest - and probably shortest - cricket match in history.

For a winner-takes-all $US20 million offered by American billionaire Allen Stanford, the Superstars routed England for 99 off 19.5 overs, then scored 101 without loss in the 13th over.

Each of the victorious 11 Superstars - a West Indies all-star side - pocketed $US1 million.

England will go home with nothing.

Scoreboard

England

Ian Bell b Taylor 7

Matt Prior b Taylor 12

Owais Shah c Mohammed b Sammy 4

Kevin Pietersen b Sammy 7

Andrew Flintoff b Pollard 8

Paul Collingwood c Sarwan b Benn 10

Samit Patel run out 23

Luke Wright c Sammy b Pollard 1

Graeme Swann b Benn 1

Stuart Broad not out 8

Steve Harmison b Benn 6

Extras: (2lb, 10w) 12

TOTAL: (all out) 99

Overs: 19.5

Fall of wickets: 1-21, 2-22, 3-29, 4-33, 5-51, 6-54, 7-59, 8-65, 9-92, 10-99.

Bowling: Darren Sammy 4-0-13-2 (1w), Jerome Taylor 4-0-24-2 (1w), Daren Powell 4-0-18-0 (1w), Sulieman Benn 3.5-0-16-3 (1w), Kieron Pollard 4-0-26-2 (3w).

Stanford Superstars

Chris Gayle not out 65

Andre Fletcher not out 32

Extras (1lb, 3w) 4

TOTAL: (for no wicket) 101

Overs: 12.4.

Did not bat: Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Sylvester Joseph, Kieron Pollard, Darren Sammy, Dave Mohammed, Jerome Taylor, Daren Powell, Sulieman Benn.

Bowling: Seve Harmison 3-0-30-0, Stuart Broad 3-0-24-0 (1w), Andrew Flintoff 3.4-0-25-0, Samit Patel 1-0-9-0, Collingwood 1-0-4-0, Graeme Swann 1-0-8-0

Result: Superstars won by 10 wickets.

 

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