Gayle leads Superstars to millions

The Stanford Superstars stormed to a 10-wicket win, and with it the US$20 million bounty, thumping England with more than seven overs to spare after bowling them out for 99. In any Twenty20 match this would have been a dominant display, but given the unique prize on offer it was a stunning performance from the 'home' side, as they were cheered on by a packed Independence Day crowd. It won't go down in the official records, but the Superstars won't care. England are probably very grateful.

Chris Gayle, with a 33-ball half-century, and Andre Fletcher capped the evening with a thrilling display of strokes. When Gayle launched Steve Harmison's third over for 22, the Superstars had already overtaken England's meagre tally of seven boundaries. After a week that has rarely been dominated by on-field activities, the Superstars rose above all those other concerns - which, tellingly, haven't really involved them - and produced a million-dollar display. It began with the bowlers, Jerome Taylor taking two in one over followed by a vital brace for Darren Sammy and three for Sulieman Benn, while the fielding was almost faultless as England crashed to their lowest Twenty20 total.