West Indies managed to keep their nerves to win against England and book a place for themselves in the ICC World T20 semi-finals.

Andrew Fletcher and Chris Gayle depart, chasing a stiff target of 80 runs in nine overs against England.

When West Indies lost Lendl Simmons and Dwayne Bravo, England must have thought that they will win it comfortably.

But Shivnarine Chanderpaul andRamnaresh Sarwan has other plans. The duo just took over the responsibilty and always kept West Indies in the hunt.

West Indies were given a target of 80 to win in nine overs against England in a rain-curtailed match on Monday.

Earlier, Ravi Bopara’s elegant half-century helped England reach 161 for six in a rain-affected crucial ICC World Twenty20 Super Eight match against the West Indies at the Oval.

Bopara (55) looked in excellent touch as he reached his 50 in 43 balls with the help of five boundaries. He also starred in two crucial partnerships, 56 with Kevin Pietersen and another 34 with Owais Shah to help England register a competitive total in this must-win match for both teams.

Knowing that a win would ensure a semi-final spot, England won the toss and opted to bat but lost Luke Wright (6) early, trying to hoist Kieron Pollard out of the park.

Pietersen (31) joined Bopara and the former greeted Pollard with back-to-back fours.

Pietersen seemed in good nick, showing no signs of the Achilles injury that has been plaguing him off late.

He was well complemented by Bopara, who batted with elan. The duo brought in their 50 off 34 balls but Pietersen fell soon after going for a needless shot.

He went for a big heave off Lendl Simmons but found Andre Fletcher at the mid-on boundary, ending his 19-ball stay at the crease that included five boundaries.

Shah (18) joined Bopara and the duo scored at a quick pace before Fletcher plucked the former at the mid-on boundary off Dwayne Bravo.

West Indies captain Chris Gayle then dealt a body blow to England when he trapped Bopara in front of the wicket, ending his 47-ball innings. Collingwood was joined by James Foster when rain intervened with England at 129 for four.

However, with the rain easing off soon, the players were back on the pitch after a 30-minute break without any deduction in overs.

England, though, suffered a jolt almost immediately as Bravo trapped Collingwood (11) in front of stumps.

The West Indies slow bowlers did an excellent job as England struggled to get a boundary towards the end before pacer Stuart Broad (10 n.O.) hit a four and a six off the last two deliveries to push the score past the 160-run mark.