England beat West Indies by 18 runs to keep their World Cup hopes alive . West Indies fall short of England 's modest total of 226 . Only David Tredwell took four wickets as West Indies were bowled out for 225 . Batting first in Chennai , captain Andrew Strauss got England off to a bright start , hitting 31 , while Jonathan Trott looked in good touch before he was dismissed for 47 . England need other results to go their way in order to make last eight .
England beat West Indies by 18 runs to keep their World Cup hopes alive . West Indies fall short of England 's modest total of 226 . Only David Tredwell took four wickets as West Indies were bowled out for 225 . England need other results to go their way in order to make last eight .