London: West Indies came back from the dead to scamper home to their first title triumph in more than two decades with a nerve-wracking two-wicket win over England in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy here today.
England appeared to be running away with the game, having pinned down West Indies to 147 for 8 by the 34th over but the tailenders had some other plans.
It was Bradshaw who scored the winning runs, a boundary off Alex Wharf, to overhaul England's total of 217 all out, built around Marcus Trescothick's 104, with just seven balls remaining.
Bradshaw (34) and Browne (35), who both hail from Barbados, flustered packed stands at the Oval, which would be remembered for years to come.
The two umpires offered them light at the end of the 43rd over at 183 for 8 but they continued their chase in near-darkness to record the biggest victory for West Indies since the 1979 World Cup.
Both Browne and Bradshaw are past 30 and play together for Barbados and their maturity and knowledge of each other helped West Indies in one of their greatest triumphs.
England had the match in their grip when the duo of Steve Harmison and Andrew Flintoff first reduced West Indies to 80 for 5 and then the score slipped to 147 for 8 in the 34th over.
Flintoff, the engine which drives the present England one-day side, failed as a batsman but took three wickets including the important scalps of Brian Lara (5) and Ramnaresh Sarwan (14), the captain and vice-captain of the opposition.
The all-rounder took Sarwan out with his very first ball when he forced an edge into the slips and then had Lara poking a catch to wicketkeeper Geraint Jones in his third over
Brief Scores:
England: 217 all out in 49.4 overs
West Indies: 218 for 8 in 48.5 overs (Chanderpaul 47; Flintoff 3/38).
