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Flintoff grabs hattrick to help England beat WI, win series

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GROS ISLET, St Lucia, April 4: England beat West Indies by 26 runs to win the fifth and final one-day international here on Friday and clinch the series 3-2. [break]



Andrew Flintoff grabbed a hat-trick as West Indies, chasing 173 to win, were bowled out for 146 with an over to spare in a game reduced to 29 overs a side after rain had delayed the start at the Beausejour stadium.



It was England´s first limited overs series win in the Caribbean.



"It´s been a long, hard tour and it´s very special to come out of it with a win. We´ve worked very hard," said England captain Andrew Strauss whose side lost the Test series.



West Indies skipper Chris Gayle said: "It´s unfortunate we lost but I have to have give England credit. It was a good wicket to bat on but they bowled well."



Brief scores:



England 172-5 off 29 overs (Kevin Pietersen 48, Ravi Bopara 44, Paul Collingwood 35 not out, Matt Prior 25 not out; Sulieman Benn 2-23, Kieron Pollard 2-31)



West Indies 146 all out off 28 overs (Dwayne Bravo 33, Kieron Pollard 30, Ramnaresh Sarwan 23; Andrew Flintoff 5-19, James Anderson 2-34)



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